Writing WrongsThis Indigenous Scientist Helped Save Lives as Covid Devastated the Navajo Nation - Scientific Americanscientificamerican.com - Tulika Bose“How do you tell a community in the United States that has no running water or electricity to wash their hands?” Crystal Lee drives hours through dust …
Writing WrongsWounded Knee artifacts highlight slow pace of repatriationsAssociated Press - Philip MarceloBARRE, Mass. (AP) — One by one, items purportedly taken from Native Americans massacred at Wounded Knee Creek emerged from the dark, cluttered display cases where they’ve sat for more than a century in a museum in rural Massachusetts. Moccasins, necklaces, clothing, ceremonial pipes, tools and other …
Writing WrongsDepartment of Interior releases first report detailing US Indian boarding schoolsReligion News Service - Emily McFarlan MillerThe Roman Catholic Church and a number of Protestant denominations are beginning to investigate their own roles in those boarding schools. (RNS) — The …
Writing WrongsReport on American Indian boarding schools reveals horrible treatment of Indigenous childrenverified_publisherCBS News - By Bo Erickson, Cara KorteThe U.S. is acknowledging the large-scale and violent treatment of Indigenous students at more than 400 Indian boarding schools run by the federal …
Writing WrongsThe Indigenous tribe fighting back against the addiction epidemicverified_publisherGuardian US - Hallie Golden with photographs by Jovelle TamayoThe Lummi Nation, on the US west coast, has faced addiction issues for decades. Now they are utilizing a combination of culturally-based healing and western approaches Harold Plaster had been awake for nine days when he noticed his face in the mirror. It was January 2017, and he was on his latest …
Writing WrongsMore than 600 geographic sites across the US will be renamed, replacing a derogatory term for Indigenous women used for decadesverified_publisherCNN - Sara SmartCNN — The Department of the Interior is moving forward with removing and replacing a derogatory term for Indigenous women used for decades across the US, the department said Tuesday. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland issued an order declaring “squaw” derogatory in November. The term has historically …