News

NYTs: “Maori Language, Once Shunned, Is Having a Renaissance in New Zealand”

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here.

NYT: Interest Groups [Alaska Native Tribes Mostly] Turn Up Pressure on Senators Before Kavanaugh Vote

Kate Fort

From the New York Times

“We view ourselves in solidarity with our native Hawaiian brothers and sisters,” said Richard J. Peterson, the president of the Tlingit and Haida Indian tribes. “The fact that he questions their validity tells us that he is going to do the same with us.”

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Alaska Natives have been strong supporters of Ms. Murkowski. The Alaska Federation of Natives, the largest statewide Native organization in Alaska representing 186 federally recognized tribes, raised $1.6 million dollars and grass-roots support for her in 2010, when she ran a write-in campaign for re-election after a Tea Party challenger beat her in the Republican primary.

“We helped most Alaskans learn how to spell ‘Murkowski,’” Mr. Peterson joked.

Michigan Radio Articles on Line 5

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is “Commenters oppose new Line 5 anchor supports, accuse state of ignoring concerns.”

And “Animation: Watch Line 5 accumulate 147 anchor supports in 16 years.“

ICT: “Special report: Poison air at sheep camp”

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here.

“‘You’ve gotta do it yourself’: Grand Traverse Tribe collects sonar images of Line 5”

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

From Michigan Radio, here.

The Cut: “94 Percent of Native Women in Seattle Survey Say They’ve Been Raped or Coerced Into Sex”

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here.

NYTs: “Cost of New E.P.A. Coal Rules: Up to 1,400 More Deaths a Year”

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here.

News Coverage of Line 5 Camp at Cross Village

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is “Protesters set up camp near Line 5.“

Sherry Treppa on Tribal Role in California Wildfire Response

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is “Emergencies highlight critical tribal role.”