AP story here.
Slate Article including video of the song is here.
NPR story here.
Maori Party Speech/Press Release here.
Author: Adrea Korthase
Audio of Casey Family Programs Press Briefing
Last Monday, the Casey Family Programs held a press briefing on the amicus brief in support of ICWA in Adoptive Couple v. Baby Girl. The audio is here.
The press release and other information is here and can also be found through a previous posted blog here.
One of the organizations that signed onto the brief was National Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA), which was holding their annual conference last week. As a CASA volunteer and volunteer coordinator, I had the opportunity of attending the conference. I also assisted in the presentation of an ICWA workshop to other CASA volunteers and staff. If anyone would like the handout we used in the presentation or more information let me know.
Washington and Oregon Governors Ask for Review of Coal Export Consequences
This week, the governors of Washington and Oregon asked the Obama Administration to review proposed coal export terminals. The Seattle Times article is here and the Huffington Post article is here. The letter linked in the Seattle Times article is here.
An excerpt from the Seattle Times
Western coal producers, saddled with low prices and weak demand in U.S. markets, are eager to send more coal from the Powder River Basin in Montana and Wyoming to Asia. Much of that coal is on federal lands, but some is on tribal, private or state lands.
The proposals include two export terminals in Washington to be in Cherry Point, which is near Bellingham, and in Longview. There are also proposals for terminals in Oregon.
The prospect of using the Pacific Northwest as a launch point for coal exports has triggered intense controversy in both Oregon and Washington.
Seattle Human Rights Commission’s official comments are here. The Commission’s resolution on coal and the impact on Indian tribes is here. (Thanks to C.S.)
Finally, here is a Northwest Public Radio story about the potential effects of the proposed export plans on the Lummi Tribe.
NPR on Brazil’s Surui Tribe
Here. An excerpt:
Chief Almir Surui, 38, has built alliances with American technology companies, environmental groups and lawmakers in the capital, Brasilia, and in cities far beyond Brazil. And the Surui reserve, called Seventh of September for the date in 1969 when the outside world made its first sustained contact with the tribe, has become a hotbed of technology designed to protect the jungle.
The Indians use smartphones to monitor illegal logging and Google Earth Outreach to show the world what their reserve is like.
“Our model calls for saving the forest and fighting for sustainable development,” says Chief Almir, as he stands in the middle of the forest surrounded by chirping birds and many species of trees. “It’s a challenge because it’s very important to do all this. But other countries do not always pursue responsible policies.”
First Same Sex Couple Married by Little Traverse Bay Band
AP Article here features a quote from Cherie Dominic, who is pictured below today (on her birthday!) with the newly married couple. Congratulations to Mr. Barfield and Mr. LaCroix!
Effect of Sequester on Reservation Schools
Washington Post article here.
Hanford Nuclear Site Leaks and Possible Environmental Impacts
AP story is here.
An article about the history of the site and its proximity (and potential danger) to the Columbia River is here.
Finally, here is an article from two years ago, which discusses the results of the contamination and the Yakama Nation’s repeated attempts to get the U.S. government to acknowledge the problem.
National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges Bulletin to Improve Compliance with ICWA
Two-Spirit Groups Endorse Including Native Women in VAWA Re-Authorization
ICT published the press release from the groups here.
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