Covid-19 is killing Native Americans and Alaska Natives at rates that are more than three times higher compared to white people in Washington according to the data from the State Department of Health
Read MoreWhat impressed me about these young people is none of them let their fear cripple them. Instead working with Sarah Sense-Wilson as volunteers they reached out to help and protect others. They came together as a collective to protect our Elders and families.
Read MoreOver the past century, thousands of American Indian and Alaskan natives have been kidnapped and murdered. Oklahoma has the highest rate of missing and murdered indigenous women in America.
Read MoreAccording to the Seattle Indian Health Board, 94% of Native women have been raped, coerced, or assaulted in their lifetime but only 8% of the victims' cases have been convicted.
Read MoreThe first Canoe Journeys took place in Seattle on July 21, 1989. Washington was celebrating the 100th anniversary of their statehood but the Tribes said “not today” because we were here first.
Read MoreEducation systems were created to benefit European settlers. History classes are written by and for them. Most curriculum taught in schools comes from a European perspective. They even teach that Columbus “discovered” America. How can you discover a land where peoples already lived?
Read MoreTo me, balance means finding a way to have stable and equal footing in your body, mind, spirit, and emotions. In order to feel grounded in any of the four aspects, you need to feel stable in all of them.
Read MoreOur vision is for our urban Native youth to have a multitude of platforms for elevating their voice and strengthen their connections with their culture and traditions, academic success and socio-economic-political empowerment is the result.
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