News

Grand Ronde Declares Juneteenth a Tribal Holiday

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here. And here.

NYTs: “Video of Arrest of Indigenous Leader Shocks Canada”

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here.

ProPublica: “A Hospital’s Secret Coronavirus Policy Separated Native American Mothers From Their Newborns”

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here.

Bleacher Report: “Washington D.C. Mayor Says It’s ‘Past Time’ for R*dskins to Change Nickname”

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Thought this was a creature report at first….

Here.

NYTs: “Christopher Columbus Statues in Boston and Virginia Are Damaged”

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here.

NYTs: “On Tribal Lands, a Time to Make Art for Solace and Survival”

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here.

Frank Pommersheim on Checkpoints

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is “Prof Pommersheim Talks Checkpoints” on South Dakota Public Broadcasting.

Mary Smith on COVID in Indian Country

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

On Medium, here is “COVID-19 in Native American Communities: A Quiet Crisis That Has Become an Ear-Deafening Emergency.”

HCN Profile of Sterlin Harjo’s New Doc, “Love and Fury”

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is “‘Love and Fury’ documents Indigenous artists at the vanguard.”

NYTs News Profile on the Yakama Nation’s Fisheries

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is “For This Tribe, Saving a River Means Saving the Sturgeon: The Yakama Nation has been raising fish to release back into the Columbia River for more than a decade. Now, its hatchery is also producing caviar.”