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  • The race to put Indigenous land on the map

    Liani MK

    June 20, 2023 |

    Rest of World |

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    Response Location: Malaysia, Sarawak

    Organizations like the Society for Rights of Indigenous People of Sarawak combine oral history interviews, GPS data, and GIS software to create visual maps of Indigenous lands in danger of being encroached on. While court cases around land rights are still ongoing, Indigenous people trained in the data collection say the mapping process has helped empower them and made them feel involved in protecting their communities’ rights.

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  • First cohort completes new nsyilxcən degree at UBCO: ‘our language is very strong'

    Aaron Hemens

    June 13, 2023 |

    IndigiNews |

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    Response Location: Canada, British Columbia

    The first eight graduates of a new program run by the University of British Columbia Okanagan, the En’owkin Centre, and the Nicola Valley Institute of Technology received their bachelor's of nsyilxcən language fluency degrees. The program is one of the ways the syilx Nation is revitalizing their language, which is critically endangered. Students spend their first two years learning from fluent speakers in the community and the second two years working on a capstone project that includes an internship.

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  • Immersive Language School Renews Generational Dreams of Cherokee Culture

    Lynn Liu Pingping Yin

    June 10, 2023 |

    Native News Online |

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    Response Location: Cherokee Nation, United States, Cherokee, North Dakota

    New Kituwah Academy Elementary provides immersive language education for members of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, helping to keep the band’s language and culture alive. Students speak exclusively in Cherokee until third grade and then use both English and Cherokee throughout the school day to build proficiency in both languages.

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  • Oakland University becomes 1st US campus to return land use to Native American community

    Joseph Goral

    May 25, 2023 |

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    Response Location: United States, Rochester, Michigan

    After Indigenous students and faculty advocated for stolen land at Oakland University to be returned to the native community, the university made the land a heritage site, bypassing legal issues tied to development requirements and ensuring that the institution would have no say in the future of the site. The land is now home to a pawpaw orchard, a wildflower garden, and a fire pit for cooking and ceremonies.

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  • Protecting children and healing families, one Native auntie at a time

    Nancy Marie Spears

    May 24, 2023 |

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    Response Location: Luiseño, United States, San Diego, California

    My Two Aunties assists Indigenous families to help keep children out of foster care. The group provides parenting support and education, seeks to build relationships between families and their culture and also works to repair intergenerational trauma that can lead to creating an unsafe environment for children. In 2022, the program served 97 families and held 411 parenting classes and interest in the program is continuously growing.

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  • Justice at the Tap

    Torsheta Jackson

    May 18, 2023 |

    Yes! Magazine |

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    Response Location: Navajo Nation, United States, Flint, Michigan

    In response to the water crisis, grassroots organizers and community members are stepping up to provide aid and fill the gaps left by government authorities. Organizations like Flint Rising and DigDeep collect and donate bottled water and send volunteers door-to-door to ensure residents have access to clean drinking water. There is also the Navajo Water Project, which installs home water systems in those without access to running water or sewer lines, providing 1,200 gallons of water to homes in need, as well as jobs for members of the Navajo Nation.

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  • A journey of healing

    Nika Bartoo-Smith

    May 16, 2023 |

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    Response Location: United States, Tulalip, Washington

    The Native and Strong Lifeline aims to provide culturally relevant mental health care services and support to members of the Native community. Since launching, the lifeline has received over 1,200 calls from across the state, handled by its team of tribal crisis counselors, many of whom have their owned lived experiences with mental health struggles.

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  • To Fight Deforestation, Amazon Guardians Embrace a Tech Boom

    Gabriela Barzallo

    May 16, 2023 |

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    Response Location: Indigenous A’i Kofán of Sinangoe, Ecuador

    Members of the A’i Kofán de Sinangoe Indigenous guard keep watch over the part of the Amazon rainforest their community resides in. With the help of technological tools like drones and camera traps, they are able to prevent invasions and illegal activity on their land — which often goes hand-in-hand with preventing deforestation and pollution.

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  • The Matriarchs Who Helped Seattle's Urban Native Population

    Frank Hopper

    May 11, 2023 |

    Yes! Magazine |

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    Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

    The Seattle Indian Center, originally started by the matriarchs of the American Indian Women’s Service League, provides Native people in need with resources like food, clothing, financial and employment assistance, community outreach services and a sense of community where their heritage and culture are recognized.

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  • Indigenous-led farm, Tea Creek, leads the way in food sovereignty

    Kim Kimberlin

    May 09, 2023 |

    Keremeos Review |

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    Response Location: Tsimshian Nation, Canada

    Tea Creek is a holistic approach to food sovereignty and economic development that provides community, trades training and land preservation, with an emphasis on reaching indigenous people. Tea Creek also provides a Food Sovereignty Training Program that includes courses in horticulture, carpentry, first aid, and more that graduated 108 people in 2021.

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