Nation Nov 19 First Indigenous American confirmed to lead National Park Service By Andrew Selsky, Associated Press
World Jul 08 Watch 6:30 Indigenous survivor describes her ‘haunting experience’ of boarding school abuse For more than a century, native children sent to Canadian Christian boarding schools were banned from speaking their languages or practicing their traditions. Hundreds died but their families were never told and bodies never returned — only found in unmarked… By John Yang
World Jul 02 Trudeau denounces church burnings, vandalism in Canada Several Catholic churches have recently been vandalized or damaged in fires following the discovery of more than 1,100 unmarked graves at the sites of three former residential schools run by the church in British Columbia and Saskatchewan. By Jim Morris, Associated Press
Arts Apr 29 Watch 7:45 ‘This IS Kalapuyan Land’: Museum in Oregon has local communities tell their own story Museums have been hit hard over the past year during the pandemic, with a fall survey finding more than 30 percent remain closed and a third were at risk of permanently closing. But one museum on the outskirts of Portland,… By Cat Wise
Nation Apr 23 Watch 6:22 Why Native Americans are excited about the American Rescue Plan, and their future Last month, Congress approved a record amount of money for Native American tribes in the American Rescue Plan. On Friday, First Lady Jill Biden spent the second of two days meeting with Navajo officials and hearing about their needs, after… By Stephanie Sy, Casey Kuhn
Feb 23 Why Indigenous people in cities feel ‘invisible’ as pandemic wears on By Casey Kuhn 14 states don’t publicly keep track of COVID-19 data for American Indians/Alaska Natives. “We know who we are, and these are our homelands, so to be rendered invisible is another incidence of historical trauma.”… Continue reading
Nov 25 Could Bolivia’s current politics be fueling indigenous discrimination? By Bryan Wood In the backlash against former President Evo Morales, some Bolivians have used the moment to express anti-indigenous sentiments. Continue reading
Sep 19 Watch 7:23 U.S. poet laureate Joy Harjo on opening a ‘doorway of hope’ for indigenous artists By Jeffrey Brown, Kira Wakeam Joy Harjo, the new poet laureate of the United States, is the first Native American to achieve that honor. Jeffrey Brown recently sat down with Harjo, a member of Oklahoma's Muscogee Creek Nation, in Tulsa to discuss how arts shaped… Continue watching
Sep 02 Facebook adds Alaska’s Inupiaq as language option By Rachel D'Oro, Associated Press A new Inupiaq language option recently went live on Facebook for those who employ the social media giant's community translation tool. Continue reading
Jul 23 This new poetry anthology honors the scope of native writers By Jennifer Hijazi There is “grass and apologies, bones and joy, marching bands and genocide, skin and social work” and much more in the work of the 21 native writers featured in the collection. Continue reading