Teachers and kids join in teaching Lushootseed online by Kalvin Valdillez

Over the course of the school year, the Lushootseed language warriors develop a strong connection with their students as they are in the classrooms weekly, some teachers daily. When schools began to close, naturally the instructors began to miss their students, as well as preparing lesson plans and growing the minds of future Tulalip.

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Retire the Rxdmen: Long Island High School Alumni Challenge Indian Mascot

Merrick, Massapequa, Patchogue, Manhasset, Montauk — the town names of Long Island, New York, are a patchwork of the Native American tribes who first inhabited the land. Today, few other indications of those richly cultured indigenous peoples remain. Centuries of colonization, genocide, and assimilation have eroded their presence from the public sphere.

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First Nations leaders speak out against Canada's refusal to allow appeal of Trans Mountain Pipeline approval

Kinder-Morgan’s application for approval of the Trans Mountain Pipeline expansion (TMX) has been bouncing around in Canada’s federal courts like a pinball since 2013. First Nations tribes and environmental groups have valiantly worked the flippers of the judicial pinball machine for years, filing lawsuits and appeals, to keep that shiny ball from rolling down the drain of approval.

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Annual Cedar harvest proves tradition perseveres despite challenging times by Michael Rios

These teachings have survived genocide, colonialism, forced assimilation and untold traumatic experiences. Even now, amongst a global pandemic, many tribal members look to their cultural foundations for hope and strength. Armed with ancestral knowledge, they know regardless of the adversary, tradition will always persevere.

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Dealing with Stress and Anxiety in 2020 by Linda Black Elk

It is more important than ever that we break free of this corrupt system and the corrupt people who run it...and that we move forward with open hearts and open minds...but what do we do about all of this pent up rage? What do we do when we are too sad or too anxious to get up in the morning? How do we fight the depression that threatens to consume us?

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Urban Indian organizations demand removal of Seattle police officers from outreach team supporting homeless

“Police officers are not the best suited to respond to our homeless community’s needs,” said Mike Tulee, executive director of United Indians of All Tribes Foundation. “There has always been distrust between the Native community and police officers, and our community looks elsewhere for support when it’s needed.”

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Judge Orders Dakota Access Pipeline to Shut Down

Owners of the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) must halt operations while the government conducts a full-fledged analysis examining the risk DAPL poses to the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, a federal judge ruled today. The court decision delivered a hard-fought victory to the Tribe, which has been engaged in a high-profile struggle against the Dakota Access Pipeline since 2016.

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Happy 4th of July, Who's got the Gasoline?

Wearing a face covering has become a political issue thanks to American exceptionalism. The loonies are storming city and town halls, yelping that "freedoms" are compromised because they can't get a manicure or chug Miller Lite on a lake. Back in "Normal Times," we'd let these dummies take their lives into their own hands, but we can't because we don't want to die. Kids in Alabama don't believe the Coronavirus hype so they're throwing parties with zero social distancing. The first one to get sick wins a cash prize. The future is bright.

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