In many ways, westernized medical practices are lacking in regard to cultural competency, especially towards Indigenous people and traditional practices. Stereotypes and misconceptions are reinforced by overworked and understaffed professionals.
Read MoreThis article is the beginning of a deep dive analysis of information that is absolutely pertinent to an ongoing breaking story in New York State. On Tuesday, the Department of the Interior issued draft regulations which could potentially impact the dispute between New York State (NYS) and the Seneca Nation of Indians (SNI).
Read MoreThe report documents that in the six years since the Paris Agreement was adopted, the world’s 60 largest private banks financed fossil fuels with USD $4.6 trillion, with $742 billion in 2021 alone. 2021 fossil fuel financing numbers remained above 2016 levels, when the Paris Agreement was signed.
Read MoreThis past Monday, Seneca Nation of Indians tribal councilors voted unanimously to pay the State of New York a reported $564 million from casino revenues. This decision comes just days after New York State Governor Kathy Hochul subpoenaed KeyBank, successfully freezing Seneca bank accounts.
Read MoreA South Dakota hotel owner’s social media post banning Native Americans has prompted a federal civil rights lawsuit as well as calls for the Attorney General to open a racial discrimination investigation.
Read MoreNew York’s unjust actions go far beyond the restricted account in which Compact-related funds have been kept. That account has more than adequate funds to satisfy any Compact-related court rulings and judgements. The State knows this, as we have had to demonstrate that fact several times in our various court proceedings.
Read MoreThrough hosting drum circles for healing, to providing medicines, and grass-roots organizing Unkitawa exemplifies the spirit of giving and selflessness. They have grown from one man’s good intentions into an organization recognized for their selfless acts.
Read MoreThe Democratic National Committee Native American Caucus calls on President Biden to release political prisoner Leonard Peltier.
Read MoreAs a sovereign Tribal nation and treaty signatory, the Snoqualmie Tribe is requesting the Canadian government directly meet with its leadership on a sovereign government-to-government basis. The Tribe will request that the Canadian government respect the rights of the Wet’suwet’en and protect the climate and ocean from the threats the pipeline presents.
Read MoreBeginning in 1790 and concluding in 1834, the U.S. Government adopted six federal statutes to regulate commerce with Indian Nations and to clearly establish the rules for the purchase of tribal property. The Court has found the State did not follow those rules. Known as the Non-Intercourse Act, the federal law specified that only legislation ratified by the U.S. Congress could transfer title to a purchaser.
Read MoreLast summer, the United Indians of All Tribes Foundation announced a new project aimed to reach as many reservations and Indigenous homelands as possible, bringing that signature Daybreak Star experience to your home. Via the internet, the newly established Daybreak Star Radio Network brings music, stories, news and on-air interviews, podcasts and conversations to Indigenous people throughout the world.
Read MoreUnceded Gidimt’en territory, so-called Smithers, British Columbia, Canada – On Friday, February 25, Wet’suwet’en Hereditary Chiefs met with Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) and City National Bank (CNB) executives demanding the bank withdraw financing for the Coastal GasLink pipeline by March 11.
Read More“ Weaving instills in us a quest for beauty, a balance of energy, harmony, and acceptance of our current state from birth to old age—the beauty of the circle of life.”
Read MoreToday American International Group, Inc. (NYSE: AIG) announced new company-wide policy, which rules out providing insurance and investment to “any new Arctic energy exploration,” among other climate commitments.
Read MoreThe U.S. Supreme Court announced today it will not take up a case brought by Energy Transfer, operator of the Dakota Access Pipeline. The pipeline operator sought to challenge a legal victory won by the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, invalidating a key federal permit and requiring a complete environmental review.
Read MoreThere are so many things that’re cool about being Indian. In fact, that’s why the overwhelming numbers of Non-Indians couldn’t handle us, I think, because we were just too cool. It made them jealous, jealous enough to decide to kill us all.
Read MoreAs the winter sun sets on a Tacoma, Washington neighborhood, a community gathers before a large wooden cross. They bring flowers, balloons, and a pack of menthols to lay at an urban shrine, erected six years ago when Puyallup Tribal Member Jacqueline Salyers was shot and killed by police.
Read MoreThe Winnemucca Indian Colony filed a motion to intervene in the lawsuits against Lithium Americas Corporation’s planned Thacker Pass lithium mine on Friday, February 11th, stating that “to build that Thacker Pass lithium mine on lands held sacred to Colony members would be like raping the earth and their culture.”
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