Article is here.
Previous post on the subject is here.
Author: Adrea Korthase
Students at Haskell Indian Nations University Use “Trail of Broken Promises” to Draw Attention to Sacred Sites
The story details the walk from Shawnee, KS to Washington D.C. in an effort to draw attention to threatened wetlands near Haskell, and other sacred sites and is here.
National American Indian Court Judges Association 2012 Conference Request for Proposals and Save the Date
The conference is October 18-19, 2012 at Mystic Lake Resort Casino in Prior Lake, Minnesota.
Native American Mascots Banned in Oregon Public Schools
First part of the article from the Oregonian:
The Oregon Board of Education voted Thursday afternoon to ban Native American mascots in schools across the state. The policy, which represents one of the toughest stances on the issue nationwide, was passed on a vote of 5-1.
“There’s a collective right that exists here,” said board member Artemio Paz. These sorts of mascots produce “racism and unnecessary bullying. We do not allow that to exist for any of our populations.”
All told it will affect at least 15 Oregon schools. Some schools will have to change both their mascots and their nicknames. Others, who call themselves “warriors,” will be allowed to keep their names but must change their mascots. The schools will have to make the changes by July 2017 or risk losing state funding.
Previous post is here.
Department of Interior Approves Wind Project Despite Objection of Tribes
From U~T San Diego here:
Native American tribal officials remain concerned about artifacts as well as the basic visual intrusion on a landscape tied to the creation stories of several nearby tribes.
“That’s part of these people’s spiritual identity, and yet they want to put up turbines and destroy and interfere with that reverence and the serenity of what the creator gave them,” said John Bathke, a historic preservation officer for the Quechan Indian Tribe.
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“We understand that they have those concerns with regard to consultation,” said Erin Curtis, a spokeswoman for the BLM in Sacramento. Federal policy on tribal consultation, she said, “doesn’t necessarily require agreement all of the time.”
The Bureau of Land Management Press Release is here.
The Record of Decision, Final EIS, and other information from the BLM can be found here.
Tim Giago on Reporters in and Around Pine Ridge
The founder of the Native American Journalists Association discusses the way in which reporters have treated recent stories here.
Attorney for Twenty-Nine Palms Band of Mission Indians Indicted for Bribery and Conspiracy
Tribal Friend of the Court Brief Filed in Support of Killing Sea Lions Near Bonneville Dam
Link to the story and brief via OPB here.
County May Attempt to Subject Poarch Band of Creek Indians to Taxation Under Carcieri
Here.
Story on Minnesota State Rep. Susan Allen’s First Session in Office
An excerpt from the Star Tribune:
As the legislative session draws closer to an end, Allen is wrapping up her first season as the state’s first American Indian woman to serve in the Legislature. She’s made history on a national level, too — becoming the first openly gay American Indian woman to serve in any state legislature.
A tax attorney specializing in tribal law, Allen, DFL-Minneapolis, joined the Legislature after winning a special election on Jan. 10. She filled the House 61-B seat vacated by former Rep. Jeff Hayden, who is now a state senator.
Fellow lawmakers describe her as a thoughtful, gracious voice who doesn’t shy away from debates.
The post on her special election win is here.
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