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The humanities and the organizations that support them. These stories center on the enjoyment and understanding of the humanities and visual, performing, and folk arts, as well as on organizations that promote the appreciation of historical events. Topics include museums and halls of fame; historic preservation; groups of artists, performers, entertainers, writers, and scholars; and programs that promote artistic and cultural expression.
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https://www.usnews.com/news/healthiest-communities/articles/2020-10-08/minneapolis-medical-clinic-embraces-native-american-cultural-healing-during-coronavirus?utm_source=Solutions+Story+Tracker
Cole Premo
U.S. News & World Report
8 October 2020
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The Native American Community Clinic in Minneapolis is utilizing telehealth practices to treat both the medical and spiritual needs of the community and its patients. Although the "spiritual-meets-traditional care program" was already in place and had received funding before the coronavirus pandemic, it is now being implemented as a telehealth system with patients reporting that it has helped to create a sense of connection despite the adherence to physical distancing.
https://www.secondwavemedia.com/metromode/features/MusicVenuesDetroit.aspx?utm_source=Solutions+Story+Tracker
Kate Roff
Metromode
7 October 2020
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The music industry has been uniquely impacted by the coronavirus pandemic, as described by the co-owner of a boutique music venue in Lake Orion who says, "We were the first to close and will be the last to re-open." To adapt to the constraints of the pandemic and generate revenue, artists and businesses have turned to livestreaming performances and partnering with entities such as the Downtown Development Authority and a local hotel to host concerts that respect the social distancing guidelines.
https://www.vice.com/en/article/akzxza/india-folks-artists-and-dancers-using-technology-and-zoom-to-survive-in-pandemic?utm_source=Solutions+Story+Tracker
Mahima Jain
Vice
30 September 2020
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Shaale.com is an online platform that hosts performances and learning content on classical and folk arts from India. The coronavirus pandemic meant lost income for most of the country’s performers, especially those in rural areas. So many have figured out ways to monetize their arts by putting them online where overseas and domestic subscribers pay to access the performances. Other platforms, such as the nonprofit Kalbeliya World, provides performers with a chance to earn money by offering classes to people from around the world. Most of the students are from the Europe and the Americas.
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/09/26/opinion/harvard-medical-student-knocks-down-big-barrier-covid-19-info?utm_source=Solutions+Story+Tracker
Julia Sklar
The Boston Globe
26 September 2020
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A volunteer organization is helping to address a language barrier as it pertains to COVID-19 by translating and distributing public health information in the native languages of tribes. Although this is not as simple as translating word-for-word since some of the words do not exist in the local dialects and because some of the guidelines are not practical for the communities, the organization has translated the health sheets into 45 different languages and has worked with "schoolchildren in the tribe to act as conduits for the information."
http://nycreopens.com/drag-queens-and-restaurateurs-an-unlikely-partnership-amid-the-pandemic?utm_source=Solutions+Story+Tracker
Eli Rallo
NYC Reopens
25 September 2020
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In New York, restaurateurs who have struggled to stay open amid the coronavirus pandemic are partnering with drag performers who have lost work due to the pandemic to offer patrons a new dining experience while also trying to increase business. The dining performances are offered outdoors and some restaurant owners are hoping to continue the partnership even after COVID-19 restrictions have been lifted.
https://thetyee.ca/News/2020/09/24/Big-Dance-Saving-Great-Bear-Rainforest?utm_source=Solutions+Story+Tracker
Andrew MacLeod
The Tyee
24 September 2020
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Finding common ground between environmentalists, logging companies, and indigenous communities to protect the Great Bear Rainforest in Canada took years of discussion and even a dance at an Elton John concert. But these groups were able to negotiate an agreement to make 3.1 million hectares of rainforest off limits to logging, allow 500,000 hectares available for forestry, and strengthen First Nations rights. The process could be a model for what reconciliation can look like among competing interests.
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