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'Homecoming': 100 years after forceful removal, Nez Perce people celebrate reclaimed land

https://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/2021/07/29/oregon-nez-perce-tribe-celebrate-reclaimed-reservation-land-history-treaty-chief-joseph-amsaaxpa/5424269001/

'Homecoming': 100 years after forceful removal, Nez Perce people celebrate reclaimed land More than 100 years after their forceful removal from the area, the Nez Perce people came together to bless the recently reclaimed land in Joseph.

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IU scientist to study pollutants' effects on Indigenous Alaskans

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IU scientist to study pollutants' effects on Indigenous Alaskans Researcher Amina Salamova was awarded a $2.9M NIH grant to explore the prevalence of toxic chemicals near two former defense sites in Alaska.

Reckoning with the theft of Native American children

Reckoning with the theft of Native American children Deb Haaland is investigating the history of hundreds of boarding schools that tried to "Kill the Indian, save the man."

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Native American Artists-in-Residence to Focus on Jingle Dress, Canoe Making and Quillwork

Native American Artists-in-Residence to Focus on Jingle Dress, Canoe Making and Quillwork The Minnesota Historical Society (MNHS) announced today three recipients for the 2021 Native American Artist-in-Residence program. This is the sixth year of the program which is designed to help revitalize traditional forms of Native American art. Artists will serve a six-month paid residency to stu...

@illuminative Cleveland will officially change their team name to the Guardians!

Cleveland @indians was the first team to begin the process of eliminating harmful mascots and team names. It’s proof that eliminating the use of Native American imagery in sports is possible. Both Cleveland and @washingtonnfl are proof that it’s not a matter of IF mascots can change, it’s WHEN.

The Kansas City @chiefs, Atlanta @braves, and Chicago @nhlblackhawks must recognize change is inevitable!

Fans, the @nfl, @mlb, and @nhl must urge these franchises to stand on the right side of history.

#TheTimeIsNow to #ChangeTheName.

#NotYourMascot

Cleveland Indians changing name to Cleveland Guardians | CNN

https://www.cnn.com/2021/07/23/us/cleveland-major-league-baseball-name/index.html

Cleveland Indians changing name to Cleveland Guardians | CNN The Cleveland Indians are changing their name next season to the Cleveland Guardians, the Major League Baseball club announced Friday morning, after the old moniker drew criticism for decades from Native Americans.

The job posting will be closing soon. Please submit and application if you are interested.

The FNECC is looking to hire a new Native Education & Programs Assistant. Job posting will be open until end of July. Please see listing below for more info.

Preferred experience and skills include:
- 2 years of professional experience in student affairs or work within Native American and Indigenous communities.

- Ability to speak on the diversity of contemporary Native identities and cultures, and have a working and active knowledge of what issues and concerns are facing modern Native communities in North America.

To Apply:

· Applications may be submitted before 7/19/2021

· Follow the link to https://jobs.iu.edu/: Go to Staff Positions then “All external candidates” and search for Job ID# 294978

· Complete the application including your resume and cover letter. · Questions? Please contact FNECC at 812-855-1994 or e-mail [email protected] with any questions.

Remothering the Land - Patagonia

Remothering the Land
Regenerative practices and knowledge come from Indigenous and Black farmers, and support healthy soil, animals and people.

Remothering the Land - Patagonia Patagonia is a designer of outdoor clothing and gear for the silent sports: climbing, surfing, skiing and snowboarding, fly fishing, and trail running

Attention Tribal Youth in High School and College!! Emerging Tribal Writer meet-and-greet with Joseph Marshall III at this year's OLWS Tribal Writers' Retreat. Please share everyone. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScI6aMM_cvS2i8JPxBqmLCwMWaU0_Lmo-D… See More

Attention Tribal Youth in High School and College!! Emerging Tribal Writer meet-and-greet with Joseph Marshall III at this year's OLWS Tribal Writers' Retreat. Please share everyone. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScI6aMM_cvS2i8JPxBqmLCwMWaU0_Lmo-DNi2oDMCbIMGCGNA/viewform

Excited that campus is opening up!

Ready to make a visit back at IU? Stay at the Biddle Hotel in the IMU.

Plan your stay 👉 https://bit.ly/3kqi7jr

The most famous Olympian from every state

Shout out to our friend Billy Mills, who made the list as the most famous Olympian from South Dakota!!

The most famous Olympian from every state Every state has sent homegrown talent to the Olympics.

Native in the Arts Spotlight: Visual Artist Andrea Carlson Talks About Her Chicago "You Are on Potawatomi Land" Mural

Native in the Arts Spotlight: Visual Artist Andrea Carlson Talks About Her Chicago "You Are on Potawatomi Land" Mural CHICAGO —The “Windy City” is undergoing a cultural reckoning, especially within the public art scene, and Native people are making their presence known. Just below the city’s ever-changing skyline is its RiverWalk that caters to tourists by offering architectural boat tours and restaurants/b...

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The FNECC is looking to hire a new Native Education & Programs Assistant. Job posting will be open until end of July. Please see listing below for more info.

Preferred experience and skills include:
- 2 years of professional experience in student affairs or work within Native American and Indigenous communities.

- Ability to speak on the diversity of contemporary Native identities and cultures, and have a working and active knowledge of what issues and concerns are facing modern Native communities in North America.

To Apply:

· Applications may be submitted before 7/19/2021

· Follow the link to https://jobs.iu.edu/: Go to Staff Positions then “All external candidates” and search for Job ID# 294978

· Complete the application including your resume and cover letter. · Questions? Please contact FNECC at 812-855-1994 or e-mail [email protected] with any questions.

Watecha Bowl to appear on 'Good Morning America'

Watecha Bowl to appear on 'Good Morning America' Native American restaurant Watecha Bowl is getting national attention with an upcoming segment on ABC’s “Good Morning America.”

Huu-ay-aht First Nations begin process of reclaiming cultural artifacts from Royal B.C. Museum

Huu-ay-aht First Nations begin process of reclaiming cultural artifacts from Royal B.C. Museum The Huu-ay-aht First Nations are beginning the process of reclaiming some of their cultural artifacts from the Royal B.C. Museum following the award of a repatriation grant.

Paradigm shift: Tribe is now an owner of the power grid

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Paradigm shift: Tribe is now an owner of the power grid A news release includes some almost hidden news. The lede: “Southern California Edison, one of the nation’s largest electric utilities, has completed its West

Click here to read Chief Barnes's latest message to citizens: https://www.shawnee-nsn.gov/who-we-are/message-from-the-chief-1

A previous version of this letter was published in the June issue of the Shawnee Journal.

Presbyterian camp land in Oklahoma returned to Cherokee Nation

Presbyterian camp land in Oklahoma returned to Cherokee Nation On paper, this might have seemed like a straightforward property transaction: On June 23, Cherokee Nation acquired about 200 acres in Sequoyah County in eastern Oklahoma, land on which since the early 1950s the Dwight Mission Camp and Conference Center has operated a Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)-rel...

DOI returns more than 18k acres of land to Native American tribes

DOI returns more than 18k acres of land to Native American tribes The National Bison Range was transferred to tribal leadership.

The FNECC is looking to hire a new Native Education & Programs Assistant. Job posting will be open until end of July. Please see listing below for more info.

Preferred experience and skills include:
- 2 years of professional experience in student affairs or work within Native American and Indigenous communities.

- Ability to speak on the diversity of contemporary Native identities and cultures, and have a working and active knowledge of what issues and concerns are facing modern Native communities in North America.

To Apply:

· Applications may be submitted before 7/19/2021

· Follow the link to https://jobs.iu.edu/: Go to Staff Positions then “All external candidates” and search for Job ID# 294978

· Complete the application including your resume and cover letter. · Questions? Please contact FNECC at 812-855-1994 or e-mail [email protected] with any questions.

The FNECC is looking to hire a new Native Education & Programs Assistant. Job posting will be open until end of July. Please see listing below for more info.

Preferred experience and skills include:
- 2 years of professional experience in student affairs or work within Native American and Indigenous communities.

- Ability to speak on the diversity of contemporary Native identities and cultures, and have a working and active knowledge of what issues and concerns are facing modern Native communities in North America.

To Apply:

· Applications may be submitted before 7/19/2021

· Follow the link to https://jobs.iu.edu/: Go to Staff Positions then “All external candidates” and search for Job ID# 294978

· Complete the application including your resume and cover letter. · Questions? Please contact FNECC at 812-855-1994 or e-mail [email protected] with any questions.

A seat at the table: NM hosts first-ever indigenous youth summit - Navajo Times

https://navajotimes.com/edu/a-seat-at-the-table-nm-hosts-first-ever-indigenous-youth-summit/

A seat at the table: NM hosts first-ever indigenous youth summit - Navajo Times “Make no mistake, your state needs you and respects you!” Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham told tribal youth during the opening session of the first-ever indigenous youth summit held via Zoom June 11 and 12.

Meet the 23-year-old Ho-Chunk farmer who inspired Olbrich Botanical Gardens’ indigenous installation

Meet the 23-year-old Ho-Chunk farmer who inspired Olbrich Botanical Gardens’ indigenous installation The garden is growing traditional Native American crops such as corn, squash, beans, to***co, gourds and milkweed.

Deb Haaland on Being the First - and the Future

https://www.instyle.com/news/deb-haaland-the-first

Deb Haaland on Being the First - and the Future "I wanted to be a leader, and I felt like I could be," the Secretary of the Interior says. "It says a lot that we're working to give opportunities to folks who haven't had them in the past."

Hundreds of Unmarked Graves Found at Former Residential School in Saskatchewan

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Hundreds of Unmarked Graves Found at Former Residential School in Saskatchewan COWESSESS, Saskatchewan — Donning a Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls pin on Thursday, Chief Cadmus Delorme of the Cowessess First Nation in Saskatchewan announced the discovery of as many as 751 unmarked graves on what was formerly the Marieval Indian Residential School.

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Mark your calendar, this Sunday, June 27 | 4 p.m. EST

At the Movies | Monkey Beach
Followed by Q & A with filmmakers | 6:30 p.m. EST

In partnership with The Americas Film Festival New York, the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian presents Monkey Beach as the closing film of the 2021 festival.

Based on the novel by award-winning author Eden Robinson (Haisla/Heiltsuk), Monkey Beach is a supernatural coming-of-age story that layers tragedy, humor and redemption.

https://nmai.brand.live/c/monkeybeach

Schools bar Native students from wearing traditional regalia at graduation

“Preventing Native students from wearing their traditional regalia as they exit the education system reinforces the same messages they’ve often received throughout their education, said Cournoyer.

“You have to look at what the education system is about. And it’s about assimilation. And it’s about acculturation,” she said. “It is not a place that allows us to embrace who we are.”

Schools bar Native students from wearing traditional regalia at graduation Even in school districts like Anchorage, Alaska, that have recently enacted policies allowing Native students to wear traditional regalia at their high school graduation ceremonies, implementation has been uneven due to a lack of understanding of indigenous history and culture.

Virtual Indian Market and Festival

Virtual Indian Market and Festival June 14-28

Celebrating Juneteenth

Yakama Nation celebrates ‘resounding victory’ for treaty lands

“In a unanimous decision on Friday, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the 1.4-million acre Yakama Reservation includes a parcel known as Tract D. The land was set aside by treaty more than 150 years ago in recognition of its importance to the tribe and its citizens.

Yakama Nation celebrates ‘resounding victory’ for treaty lands The Yakama Nation is celebrating after a federal appeals court confirmed that the tribe has been right all along about its treaty lands.

Indigenous Youth, Fully- Funded Backpacking Trip
August 17-23, 2021
Ages 19-25

This is a great opportunity to learn the tools to lead your community in protecting wild places for the future.

To register or for more information:
https://obcgroups.campbrainregistration.com/
[email protected]

Can I Buy & Wear Eighth Generation Products if I’m Not Native?

https://eighthgeneration.com/blogs/blog/can-i-buy-wear-eighth-generation-products-if-i-m-not-native

Can I Buy & Wear Eighth Generation Products if I’m Not Native? Many Indigenous artists and Native-owned businesses are often asked if non-Native folks can purchase and style our products designed by Native artists. The answer is YES, absolutely! But make sure you understand why: You Are Supporting Native People When you purchase from Eighth Generation, you’re...