October 14, 2024
On Monday, Americans will celebrate the millions of people who have lived on this land since time immemorial instead of a lone man who never stepped foot on North American soil.
Currents
The Native American Guardian Association has teamed up with the Joint Civic Committee of Italian Americans to celebrate Christopher Columbus in the annual Chicago Columbus Day parade in Chicago.
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Opinion
Opinion. On Monday we celebrate Indigenous Peoples’ Day in the United States. Well, some of us do.
Opinion. Indian Country lost an American Indian Movement (AIM) warrior on Monday night. Many of us knew him as Wounded Knee, a nickname given to him by AIM co-founder Dennis Banks (Ojibwe). He wore that name with great pride. Those who got close to him called him simply “Wounded.” His real name was Norman DeOcampo (Tuolomne Miwok), He was 82.
Sovereignty
SULPHUR, Okla. – Chickasaw Nation Governor Bill Anoatubby said the tribe’s cultural evening, hosted Oct. 3 at the Chickasaw Cultural Center as part of the Chickasaw Annual Meeting and Festival, demonstrated an inherent cultural unity shared by all Chickasaws.
After Hurricane Helene ravaged parts of the southeastern U.S., the Cherokee Nation has stepped up to assist recovery efforts for the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI) in North Carolina. Cherokee Nation Emergency Management, along with students and staff from the Cherokee Nation Immersion School, traveled to the area to provide essential aid.
Education
The American Indian College Fund is launching a new virtual learning series in collaboration with two of its programs, Ihduwiyayapi: Advancing Indigenous Early Childhood Education and Wounspekiya Unspewicakiyapi Native Teacher Education. The series, titled Dreaming Beyond the Classroom , will begin on October 22 and is designed for early childhood educators as well as elementary and secondary teacher candidates in Indigenous communities. This 5-part series is specifically aimed at supporting new teachers and students at tribal colleges and universities who are preparing to become educators within their communities.
A survey conducted by the American Indian College Fund (College Fund) revealed that 75% of transfer students surveyed had either not met with a staff or faculty member at their current college or were unsure of whom to contact for guidance during the transfer process. To better support these students and future transfer students, the College Fund is joining National Student Transfer Week, organized by the National Institute for the Study of Transfer Students.
Arts & Entertainment
Today, Oct. 14, the second annual Modern Matriarch Skate Jam will bring Navajo girls and women together in a celebration of sisterhood, sports, and community.
ADA, Okla. – Keegan Bellefeuille’s study of art and artistic disciplines at the Chickasaw Arts Academy has launched a promising career for the Chickasaw citizen.
Health
Environment
Building on the success of the winter planting, the Yurok Tribe’s Fisheries Department has launched the second phase of a large-scale revegetation project along the recently restored river section, as salmon make their way to the Upper Klamath Basin for the first time in over 100 years.
The Biden-Harris Administration announced on Friday the designation of 4,543 square miles of coastal and offshore waters along 116 miles of California’s central coast as the Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary, making it the 17th national marine sanctuary in the United States. This new sanctuary will protect the region’s rich marine biodiversity while honoring the cultural and historical connections of Indigenous peoples to the area. It is now the third-largest sanctuary in the National Marine Sanctuary System.