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AIM co-founder Eddie Benton-Banai dies
Via: Kavika • Anishinaabe - The First People • 18 Comments • 3 Likes • 6 years ago
“Updated: The Anishinaabe Ojibwe man made a life of promoting sovereignty and connecting tribal citizens with their spirituality”
Of the four original founders of the American Indian Movement (AIM) only Clyde Bellecourt is still with us. To me, this is a difficult death to accept. I've been a member of AIM since the first year of its founding. Edward Benton-Banai was many things, a mide (holy man) teacher, author, and...
'Sistine Chapel of the ancients' rock art discovered in remote Amazon forest | Archaeology | The Guardian
Via: Kavika • Anishinaabe - The First People • 29 Comments • 8 Likes • 6 years ago
“Tens of thousands of ice age paintings across a cliff face shed light on people and animals from 12,500 years ago”
President-elect Biden Adds Navajo Nation Health Director, Dr. Jill Jim, to His Transition Team's Coronavirus Task Force | Currents
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“WILMINGTON, Del. — President-elect Joe Biden announced Saturday he is adding Dr. Jill Jim, the executive director of the Navajo Nation Department...”
The first Indigenous poet laureate in US history discusses the powerful role of poetry right now as we mourn the loss of life during the pandemic
Via: Kavika • Anishinaabe - The First People • 3 Comments • 1 Like • 6 years ago
“Joy Harjo says poetry is a guide to say 'Here's where we're going. Here's how to get there,' and it's the antidote to grief we need right now.”
This 12-Year-Old Boxing Champion is Fighting for Native Women and Girls Outside the Ring | Currents
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“Ayanna O'Kimosh rarely shies away from a challenge. When she was 4, she convinced her dad to let her run a 5K with her mom and older sister to...”
First Ever Land Acknowledgement Happened Today at the 94th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade | Currents
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“NEW YORK — It took until the 94th year, but it happened. On Thursday morning, the first ever land acknowledgement took place at the 94th Annual...”
Natalie Keyssar's photos capture a small-town Native American beauty pageant - Also a history lesson on the Lumbee people
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“The Lumbee Tribe in North Carolina honors several young women as Miss Lumbee each year. It's a celebration of identity for a community that has...”
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Covid Upends a Rural Hospital, Where Staff Know All the Patients - Crow Tribe Montana.
Via: Kavika • Anishinaabe - The First People • 23 Comments • 3 Likes • 6 years ago
“The Crow reservation in Montana has one of the nation's worst recent outbreaks—one of many rural communities now being hit by the virus. The people...”
This article is heartbreaking to read and in many tribes, throughout the US this is happening including mine the Red Lake Ojibwe.