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To read more of the SOURCE article, please click here. Local Native Americans are about to complete the longest indigenous prayer run in U.S. history. “Run with the Sun” is the brainchild of Lakeside resident Bobby Wallace, a member of the Barona Band of Mission Indians, in hopes of protecting waters across America. “It’s been awesome making changes in people’s minds about water everywhere,” Wallace told East County Magazine in an interview. “We started running, traveling with the water over...

When the Evolved Nest is provisioned to children and to adults, our full humanity is developed and expressed. Through the Evolved Nest we develop the Kinship Worldview. Reimagining Humanity gives us a taste of the kind of lifeways that nestedness promotes.

Demonstrators outside the US supreme court in November. Joe Biden said: ‘I stand alongside tribal nations as they celebrate today’s supreme court decision.’ Photograph: Mariam Zuhaib/AP To read more of Maya Yang's article, please click here. Native Americans, tribal leaders and top Democrats hailed the US supreme court’s decision on Thursday to uphold federal protections for Native American children against removal from their tribal communities for fostering or adoption. Following the...

Light illuminates part of the Supreme Court building in Washington on Nov. 16, 2022. Patrick Semansky/AP To read Nina Totenberg and Meghanlata Gupta's article, please click here. In a major victory for Native American rights, the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday upheld key provisions of the Indian Child Welfare Act, a law enacted 45 years ago to remedy decades of past government abuse. By a 7-2 vote, the court ruled that the law does not impermissibly impose a federal mandate on traditionally...

(Stock photo) To read more of Kaili Berg's article, please click here. Intergenerational trauma and violence has led to increased cardiovascular disease in American/Alaskan Native (AI/AN) women in childbearing years, according to a scientific statement published by The American Heart Association (AHA) this week. The scientific statement highlights pregnancy risk factors related to cardiovascular health for Native women, Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes, by a peer-reviewed AHA...

Students participate in an afterschool education program in this undated photo provided by Bristol Bay 4-H. Housed at the Bristol Bay Native Association, the Bristol Bay Federally Recognized Tribes Extension Program supports 4-H and positive youth development activities in Dillingham, Alaska, and other communities. To read more of Brian Rinker's article, please click here. Native American families nationwide have a need for afterschool programs that outpaces current community resources,...

PACEs Connection is excited to kick off our 2023 Creating Resilient Communities (CRC) Annual Accelerator Program.

PHOTO: Courtesy of IllumiNative To read more of KC Baker's article, please click here. American Genocide: The Crimes of Native American Boarding Schools spotlights the atrocities Indigenous children endured for decades at these schools — and how survivors are trying to heal From 1819 through the 1970s, tens of thousands of Indigenous children were removed from their homes and placed in institutions across the nation where they were housed, educated and clothed. But they were also forced to...

(photo: Jenna Kunze) To read more of Darren Thompson's article, please click here. NEW YORK — Indigenous scholars presented a report on Tuesday on Indigenous determinants of health at the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII) 22nd session. The study was delegated during UNPFII 21st session and aims to create positive health and wellness outcomes for Indigenous communities worldwide. The study also responds to the U.N.’s adopted 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development...

Image: Pendleton Woolen Mills in Pendleton, Ore. CBS NEWS To read more of Conor Knighton's article, please click here. A mill in Eastern Oregon that has been weaving wool for more than a century is, quite literally, part of the fabric of the community. The town's name – Pendleton – is stitched into every product. The company was started in the early 1900s by the Bishop brothers, who came to town to try their hand at the blanket business. Their blankets' patterns were designed to appeal to...

SDCOE and CIEFA's Native Ways of Knowing Book List: Decolonizing and Indigenizing Classrooms and Libraries To help educators and parents choose high-quality Indigenous authored books, the San Diego County Office of Education (SDCOE) and California Indian Education (CIEFA) have designed this Native Ways of Knowing Book List: Decolonizing and Indigenizing Classrooms and Libraries. These books have been vetted by Native American scholars, CIEFA, and SDCOE staff. Please consider adding these...

To listen to the podcast, please click HERE. In this episode, Michael Yellow Bird speaks with cohost Fleet Maull on his experiences working with indigenous youth, and his research focused on "Neurodecolonization". The systemic impacts of Colonization and abolishing indigenous sacred meditative practices “Neurodecolonization” The conceptual mindfulness framework and healing trauma in incarcerated, indigenous groups Building cognitive resilience in indigenous youth MICHAEL YELLOW BIRD Michael...