April 21, 2025
Opinion. In late May 2021, news broke from British Columbia of the discovery of 215 remains of innocent school children at the Kamloops Indian Residential School. The news of the mass grave caught the attention of the national and international media.
Currents
A bill to establish California Native American Day—celebrated annually on the fourth Friday of September—as a paid holiday for state employees advanced unanimously today in the Assembly Committee on Public Employment and Retirement. Introduced by Assemblymember James C. Ramos (D-San Bernardino), AB 989 had previously passed the Assembly Governmental Organization Committee.
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Opinion
Opinion. The United States commemorated the first Earth Day 55 years ago on April 22, 1970, as a means to galvanize Americans around protecting an increasingly polluted environment. Earth Day was the brainchild of the late Sen. Gaylord Nelson (D-Wisc.), who recruited activist Denis Hayes to help organize nationwide teach-ins and demonstrations on college campuses.
Opinion. In late May 2021, news broke from British Columbia of the discovery of 215 remains of innocent school children at the Kamloops Indian Residential School. The news of the mass grave caught the attention of the national and international media.
Sovereignty
The Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians of Montana officially broke ground today on its long-anticipated Ceremonial Center, marking a significant milestone in the Tribe’s ongoing journey of resilience, cultural renewal, and self-determination.
Last week in Detroit, Michigan, legal rights to the Fort Wayne Burial Mound were returned to the rightful caretakers, the Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi (NHBP).
Education
Tribal Agriculture Fellowship (TAF) announced its 2025 cohort on Friday. TAF is committed to empowering Native American students who are seeking degrees in agriculture.
A massive overnight fire destroyed the Student Union Building at Diné College, located on the Navajo Nation Reservation in Tsaile, Arizona.
Arts & Entertainment
The Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art will make its debut at EXPO CHICAGO this week, bringing contemporary Native art to one of the most prominent art fairs in North America.
Kaya Johnson has been creating art since she was old enough to hold a pencil.
Health
Environment
ZUNI, NM — The Zuni Youth Enrichment Project announced today that it will be hosting an Earth Day trash cleanup event on Tuesday, April 22. Scheduled to take place from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m., the cleanup efforts will focus on the northeast side of Ho’n A:wan Park along the Zuni River bed and at ZYEP’s adopt-a-road location at Chimoni Drive and Shalako Drive.
The Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa in northern Wisconsin has filed two legal challenges to protect water resources in the Bad River and coastal wetlands. The re-route of Line 5 would go through at least 186 waterways and 101 acres of high-quality wetlands that drain into Lake Superior.