June 05, 2023
The Ohio History Connection is seeking state legislation to authorize an intertribal cemetery to lay to rest the more than 7,000 Native American ancestors in the museum’s possession.
Currents
A Missing and Murdered Indigenous People (MMIP) installation in Alaska was vandalized late last month, a local radio station reported .
From Our Partners
Section 184 loans can make buying a house—or accessing home equity—more affordable for Native Americans
The Litchfield Park Gathering is a celebration of Indigenous arts and cultures. Now in its 32nd year, participants look forward to this festival each year to “gather” and reconnect with family members and friends. This year’s festival, which is free and open to the public, is scheduled for Jan. 13-14, 2024.
Opinion
Opinion . After George Floyd’s death in 2020, a shift occurred in mainstream attitudes about race and some of the dark eras in our country’s history. During the aftermath, statues of wayward explorer Christopher Columbus were toppled and Indigenous communities moved to rename the federal holiday that honored him.
Guest Opinion. At Cherokee Nation, we have built the largest health care system in Indian Country, providing excellent care to our citizens. However, the foundations of good health don’t start in hospitals and clinics. Many of the most powerful health and wellness tools are found in what we do before we need medical care.
Sovereignty
MILLE LACS INDIAN RESERVATION — The seventh listening session of the year-long Road to Healing tour of Native communities stopped at the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe in Onamia, Minnesota on Saturday, June 3, 2023.
The Ohio History Connection is seeking state legislation to authorize an intertribal cemetery to lay to rest the more than 7,000 Native American ancestors in the museum’s possession.
Education
High school graduate Lena’ Black, an enrolled member of the Otoe-Missouria Tribe and of Osage descent, filed a lawsuit on May 15 against the Broken Arrow School District for violating her rights to free exercise of religion and freedom of speech.
Little Priest Tribal College (LPTC), located in Winnebago, Nebraska, received a National Science Foundation (NSF) Equity for Excellence (EES) for science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM).
Arts & Entertainment
On May 17 at 8:34 am Nepal time, against the backdrop of Tibetan prayer flags, Dr. Jacob Weasel, a 36-year-old citizen of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe, made history. Perched atop the Himalayas, Weasel became the first recorded Native American to summit Mount Everest.
NBC News and MSNBC contributor Alyssa London joined Native News Online ’s editor Levi Rickert and senior staff reporter Jenna Kunze on this week’s Native Bidaské to discuss this coming Sunday’s The Culture Is; Indigenous Women that premieres Sunday, June 4 at 10 p.m.- EDT. on MSNBC.
Health
Environment
Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland took action last week to protect the cultural and historic resources in the Chaco Culture Historical Park from encroaching new oil and gas leasing and mining.
In a letter on Tuesday, May 30, Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs urged President Biden to use the Antiquities Act to designate the tribally proposed Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni Grand Canyon National Monument.
