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Minnesota teachers renewing their license must now undergo training about Native American history and culture.

The Legislature passed a law this year requiring training for K-12 teachers about the “cultural heritage and contemporary contributions of American Indians, with particular emphasis on Minnesota Tribal Nations,” in order to renew their license.

The requirement goes into effect for less-experienced teachers Tuesday and the remainder of the teaching corps Jan. 1.

Teachers already must fulfill multiple requirements to renew their licenses, including training on suicide prevention and reading preparation. READ MORE — Minnesota Reformer

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The Cherokee Nation’s chief promised his “unyielding loyalty and devotion” to the tribe after being sworn in for a second term on Monday

“My fellow Cherokees, I pledge to you that for this brief time that I serve as your chief, you will get my best effort each and every day,” Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. told the crowd packed into the tribe’s Chota Center, which is part of the Cherokee Casino Tahlequah.

First elected in 2019 with nearly 58 percent of the vote, Hoskin secured a second term in office on June 3 with nearly 63 percent of the vote against three opponents. He was sworn in along with other elected leaders, including his running mate, Deputy Chief Bryan Warner.

“He and I make a great team,” Hoskin said on election night. “I think the margin of victory for both of us shows that we both have some measure of a mandate to continue on what we’re doing.” READ MORE — Cherokee Phoenix

Around the world: The Canadian government hopes to share ownership of the Trans Mountain pipeline, an Aboriginal call center is drawing accolades in Australia, and Vietnam detains activists for distributing UN papers on Indigenous rights

CANADA: Government offers stakes in Trans Mountain pipeline

The Canadian government is planning to sell stakes in the Trans Mountain oil pipeline expansion to Indigenous groups with financial support from the federal government, CBC News reported on Aug. 9.

A letter spelling out the details of the potential purchase was recently sent to Indigenous groups by Finance Minister Chrystia Freeman. The letter was first obtained and reported on by Bloomberg, CBC reported.

The letter outlines a strategy for Indigenous groups along the path of the Trans Mountain pipeline and within the shipping corridor to own a portion of the project. READ MORE — Deusdedit Ruhangariyo, Special to ICT

Sixteen members of the Native American Church gathered and prayed Aug. 12 near a sacred site within San Antonio’s Brackenridge Park. It was a ceremony that predates the park and the city, near a stretch of the San Antonio River that mirrors the pattern of a celestial constellation.

It’s not far from a spring known as the Blue Hole, where the river rises from the aquifer.

They prayed to give thanks for the water, for the life that originated here, for the celestial pattern that seems to serve as the Creator’s signature on a divine plan.

But the prayers were offered near the site, not on it. The city had fenced off the area, citing safety concerns related to proposed tree removal and repair of limestone retaining walls. READ MORE — Richard Arlin Walker, Special to ICT

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Tasha Fridia been picked as an Obama Leader by the former president’s Obama Foundation.

From the Wichita and Affiliated Tribes, she will join the first leadership class of changemakers who are values driven. ICT’s Stewart Huntington has this interview.

Last week, members of the Native American Journalists Association voted to change their name to the Indigenous Journalists Association. ICT’s editor Jourdan Bennett-Begaye serves on the board of directors.

House Republicans could be at the center of a government shutdown in about six weeks, if they don’t work out a plan. The August recess is making it more challenging to work out a path, to pass important government spending bills by the Sept. 31 deadline. ICT regular contributor John Tahsuda has more.

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Alaska tribes and the University of Alaska Fairbanks will receive more than $350,000 in grants as part of the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, known as NAGPRA, the National Park Service announced on Monday, Aug. 7. The groups will put the money towards bringing objects of cultural significance back to Alaska.

NAGPRA requires federal agencies and institutions that receive federal funds, like museums, universities or state agencies, to return Native American, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian human remains and other cultural items to the appropriate owners. The law was passed in 1990.

The Central Council of Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska and Qawalangin Tribe of Unalaska will receive money for the repatriation of remains and significant objects.

The Central Council of Tlingit and Haida President Richard Chalyee Éesh Peterson said the tribe has been receiving NAGPRA grants since the 1990s to support its continued repatriation work. READ MORE — Alaska Beacon

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