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How would Project 2025 affect Native communities?
Analysis: A look at the possible impacts of the conservative road map on Indian CountryBy Staff | on November 18, 2024
Amelia SchaferICT + Rapid City Journal
Besides promising federal recognition to the Lumbee Tribe in North Carolina, Trump’s campaign has not established a solid plan for Indian Country. However, Project 2025, a nearly 1,000-page book, does have some rough ideas for Indian Country. While the president-elect has publicly distanced himself from the conservative think tank Heritage Foundation’s highly controversial Project 2025, the project was written by […]
Native American Heritage Month: resources for celebrating
By Staff | on November 18, 2024
By Grace TerryNative Sun News Today correspondent
WASHINGTON, DC – According to the U.S. Department of Interior Office of Indian Affairs, Native American Heritage Month in November provides a designated time and space to celebrate the traditions, languages, and stories of Native American, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and affiliated Island communities and ensure their rich histories and contributions continue to thrive with each passing generation. HISTORY of […]
Renewed drilling means huge costs for taxpayers
By Staff | on November 18, 2024
By Marnie CookNative Sun News Today Correspondent
BLACK HILLS – A Trump Administration means prosperity for the energy industry. Capitalists have been poised to reap the benefits of an upcoming boom fortified by even fewer regulations. The implications for the mineral-rich Black Hills in South Dakota are enormous. South Dakotans typically line up to take advantage of these mining booms, but the recent election may show waning […]
FREE ‘Rethinking Thanksgiving’ webinar offered
By Staff | on November 18, 2024
By Grace TerryNative Sun News Today correspondent
SAN FRANCISCO, CA – The Catalyst Project invites any and all to join the This story was filed on from Bismarck, N.D. As North Dakota prepares to celebrate First Nations Day, tribal citizens are calling for a transformative shift to Indigenous Peoples’ Day, aiming to honor the state’s rich American Indian heritage while challenging the narratives tied to Columbus Day. Indigenous Peoples’ Day is not a legal holiday, but for the last three years, President Joe Biden has issued a federal proclamation recognizing the day in honor of American Indians across the United States. It is observed annually on the same date as Columbus Day, the second Monday of October, which falls on Oct. 14 this year. To honor the Indigenous peoples of North Dakota and their contributions to the state, the governor delivers an annual proclamation designating the Friday before the second Monday in October as First Nations Day, which North Dakota celebrates instead of Indigenous Peoples’ Day. Help us hire a new full-time journalist for Buffalo's Fire! As discussions about holiday recognition continue to evolve, advocates in North Dakota are pushing for a change from First Nations Day to Indigenous Peoples’ Day, emphasizing the need for a more accurate representation of the state’s Indigenous communities and their contributions, while also challenging the longstanding narratives associated with Columbus Day. The holiday was introduced as Senate Bill 2410 in 2003 by then Senator Dennis Bercier, a citizen of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewas. Former senators April Fairfield, Ron Nichols, David O’Connell, Harvey Tallackson and Representative Merle Boucher co-sponsored the bill. Cheryl Kulas, an Oglala Lakota citizen who was the Executive Director of the ND Indian Affairs Commission at the time, also pushed for First Nations Day. Prairie Rose Seminole, an MHA citizen and film director, recalled that, at the time, this was a Indigenous affairs coverage has been growing in recent years, as more news publications (ahem) discover the value of hiring Native reporters and editors, and as the public awakens to the richness, complexity and importance of current events in Indian Country. And yet the sheer volume of urgent and untold stories far outweighs the number of reporters and editors working to publish them. Which makes it exciting to watch this field grow. At HCN, we like to think this beat requires a certain panache — an acumen that can’t really be taught but can be learned over time. Few non-Native writers in America, for example, would dare to mention that George Washington dallied in ethnic cleansing; it takes an Indigenous gall to acknowledge that historical fact. But non-Native reporters can still do excellent work by immersing themselves in the worldviews and stories of the people living outside of America’s most ludicrous assumptions about itself. Here’s a sampling of Indigenous affairs stories from other publications that we’ve admired over the past year. I’ll Show You My Indian If You Show Me Yours I loved this piece about blood quantum by Morgan Talty. Talty, who is Penobscot, weaves the many threads of blood quantum — its colonial history and contemporary usage, and its many repercussions — into one braid: Native identity, and what it can, and might, and will mean for his child to wear it. — McKenna Stayner, features director Rez dogs are feeling the heat from climate change Who doesn’t love a dog story? Good ones abound, but this piece by former HCN intern Taylar Dawn Stagner (Arapahoe and Shoshone) pursues a unique angle on our best friend, highlighting how human-caused climate change affects shelter pups on reservations. It could be an entirely sad tale, but Taylar leaves us with hope. —Gretchen King, executive editor Four-year-old Oregon report identifies missing Native .Calls for change: Advocates in North Dakota urge transition from First Nations Day to Indigenous Peoples’ Day
By Morgan Talty for Esquire
By Taylar Dawn Stagner for Grist