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  • For these Native American artists, business opportunities arrive by bus

    October 16, 2018 |

    PBS NewsHour |

    Broadcast TV News |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, South Dakota

    In order to help Native artists, the First People’s Fund launched the “Rolling Rez Arts,” a shuttle bus that doubles as an arts center, cell, and business incubator. “Every culture has stories. They have art. They have ways of expressing themselves and telling about their history. And so that's why I think it's very important for artists here on Pine Ridge to be able to express themselves, to tell who we are as a nation of people, and that we have a history as well.”

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  • The California Indigenous Peoples Using Fire for Agroforestry

    October 16, 2018 |

    Pacific Standard |

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    Response Location: United States, California

    The Karuk and Yoruk tribes use prescribed burning to keep land healthy and encourage the growth of traditional foods and medicines. New resources and partnerships are helping to bring back small-scale fires and revive important cultural practices.

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  • Seeds Of Maya Genius Grow In A New Kind Of School

    October 09, 2018 |

    NPR |

    Radio |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: Guatemala, Jocotenango

    A small school in rural Guatemala is challenging the way that Guatemalan children are educated (if they even have the opportunity at all) by focusing on health, education, food, and art. However, although the school's holistic approach has garnered international praise and its diplomas are recognized by the Guatemalan government , the school must rely on donors for funding.

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  • The Hot New Musical Trend In Zanzibar Is From The '80s — The 1880s

    September 29, 2018 |

    NPR |

    Multi-Media |

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    Response Location: Tanzania, Zanzibar

    Teaching folk arts and music helps to keep cultures alive. On the island of Zanzibar, off the coast of Tanzania, the Dhow Countries Music Academy teaches students “taarab,” a form of 19th century music that reflects the island’s role as a hub of trade across the Indian Ocean. The school is supported largely by philanthropic donations from institutions like Swiss Embassy in Tanzania, the Ford Foundation, and others.

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  • How Traditional Food Is Helping Communities in a Changing Arctic

    September 24, 2018 |

    Pacific Standard |

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    Response Location: Canada, Iqaluit, Nunavut

    In Arctic communities where traditional knowledge has faded and intergenerational traumas continue to impact people, food programs are stepping in to help save that culture while also feeding people. The Qajuqturvik Food Centre builds relationships with hunters, offers traditional meals, and emphasizes community to promote well-being.

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  • 'It runs in her culture': Spelling bees transforming one Navajo community

    September 19, 2018 |

    AZ Central (The Arizona Republic) |

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    Response Location: United States, For Defiance, Arizona

    Interest in spelling bees in one Navajo Nation district shot up after Kelly Haven made it to the national stage in Washington D.C., representing children who had never before seen anyone like her make it that far. The increased interest has led to consistent local funding for resources to assist in preparing for the bees, renewed vigor in classrooms and an improvement in test scores as well as graduation rates. Before Kelly made it to the national stage, no one from her school district had made it to the regional bee in a decade. Eight children qualified for the Navajo Nation spelling bee the following year.

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  • This Food Truck Owner Wants to Decolonize Your Diet

    August 28, 2018 |

    Next City |

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    Response Location: United States, Detroit, Michigan

    A food truck in a Detroit Latinx neighborhood offers “decolonized” food—food made up of staples of the Latinx culture before colonization. In this way, the truck—and other community activists working on food issues—hopes to make healthy food available and promote healthier eating.

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  • This Tactical Urbanist Is Pasting Narratives of Enslaved People All over Richmond

    August 27, 2018 |

    Next City |

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    Response Location: United States, Richmond, Virginia

    Untold RVA, a project developed by ‘tactical urbanist’ Free Egunfemi, intervenes in public space to foreground the history of slavery and the lives of the enslaved in Richmond. While work is being done to dismantle Richmond’s commemorations of the Confederacy, Egunfemi and other activists are working to ensure the people survived unimaginably oppression are not forgotten.

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  • Pacific Islanders Look Back on Tradition to Protect Their Future

    August 07, 2018 |

    OZY |

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    Response Location: Samoa

    To combat climate change, some Pacific Islanders are turning to tradition indigenous knowledge upgraded with recent innovations in green technology. Examples includes constructing homes with indigenous building techniques that are more disaster-resilient and farming techniques that emphasize drought-tolerant crops.

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  • Standing Rock Medic Bus Is Now a Traveling Decolonized Pharmacy

    July 27, 2018 |

    Yes! Magazine |

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    Response Location: United States, Frank's Landing, Washington

    Indigenous-led herbalists accompanied a two-week-long canoe gathering along the coast of Washington and Canada. They aimed to decolonize herbalism and support sustainable plant medicine and helped canoe gathering participants find “a deeper healing.” The group rode in a bus that previously served as a kitchen and treatment center during the Standing Rock movement.

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