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Early risers set up chairs and blankets along the shore at Alki Beach in Seattle Sunday morning, preparing for the arrival of hundreds of canoes from all across the Salish Sea and beyond.
One by one, each canoe family took turns asking for permission to land from this year’s host, the Muckleshoot Indian Tribe.
“Traditionally, you have to ask permission to come ashore into another nation’s territory,” said Jolene Lozier, Muckleshoot and Yakama. “When you see the canoes coming in, you’re gonna see them raise their paddles up three times. And that means, ‘I come in peace.’” READ MORE. — Nika Bartoo-Smith, Underscore News + ICT
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ICT Anchor Aliyah Chavez is among the 22 young professionals named a Current Rising Star of 2023.
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What began as a means of survival has turned into a labor of love.
Two Cheyenne River Lakota and Laotian sisters Mali Souksavath and Kahomy Weston are using their traditional and cultural knowledge to create unique dishes, combining hallmarks of both for their new business, Oyul Fusion-LaoKota Cuisine in Rapid City.
After spending time apart, the sisters came together in Rapid City and decided to put their degrees and experience in the food industry to work, making their own business, which is currently in its early stages with weekly pop-up food sales. READ MORE. — Amelia Schafer, ICT + Rapid City Journal
If you’re expecting a robust discussion of economic data that addresses whether tribes’ next silver bullet is cannabis, so was I. That means that we’re all going to be disappointed, but not for lack of trying.
The data is not there, but opinion abounds. So, off we go!
It’s no secret that tribes are looking for their next economic silver bullet. It’s also no secret that many believe that cannabis, also referred to as The Green Rush, is that silver bullet. But the economics of the cannabis market tell a different story, one that tribes should dissect carefully before jumping on this latest bandwagon to easy money. READ MORE. — Renae Ditmer, Special to ICT
At least two tribal nations are expected to open Minnesota’s first recreational marijuana dispensaries in August as recreational marijuana becomes legal to possess and grow in the state on Tuesday.
Following a council vote on Friday, the White Earth Nation in northwestern Minnesota legalized recreational cannabis and will begin selling it sometime in the first half of August, Minnesota Public Radio reported. Both tribal citizens and non-tribal adults 21 years and older would be able to purchase from the nation’s dispensary.
Weeks earlier, NativeCare — a tribal-run medical marijuana provider — announced a recreational marijuana dispensary expected to open shortly on Red Lake Nation once the new law takes effect, the Star Tribune reported.
The band could’ve started selling recreational marijuana at that time but decided to wait until Minnesota’s new marijuana law legalizes possession statewide. READ MORE — Associated Press
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Standing in a circle, tribal youth opened the Columbia River Indian Fisher’s Expo with a traditional Umatilla prayer song.
Open to Nez Perce, Umatilla, Warm Springs and Yakama tribal members, the event provided resources designed at addressing issues unique to fishing in the Columbia River. This year marks the return of the expo, hosted by the Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission (CRITFC), for the first time in five years.
Roughly a dozen organizations set up booths at Skamania Lodge, where CRITFC held the expo. The U.S. Coast Guard and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers each had a booth providing education on water and boating safety. Other groups offered marketing help and fishing supplies, such as coolers and scales. Numerous booths were geared toward health and access to healthy food. READ MORE.— Nika Bartoo-Smith, Underscore News and ICT
- Keller George left lasting impact on Indian Country: The former Oneida Indian Nation leader leaves behind an Indigenous business and policy legacy. He died at age 85.
- Supreme Court ruling won’t affect tribal colleges, universities: Tribal colleges and universities will remain open-door institutions despite court’s decision to strike down affirmative action in higher education.
- Enbridge oil pipeline construction ruptured an aquifer: It’s the fourth confirmed breach along the Line 3 pipeline route in Minnesota.
- Nottawaseppi Huron Supreme Court gains new court justice: ‘I wanted to see how I could make a contribution to the world in addressing some of the inequities that I saw around me.’
- Best of July ICT reads: Catch up on the stories that made headlines in this last month.
- Intertribal canoe journey lands at Seattle’s Alki Beach.
- How Native American police are fighting the crisis of missing people.
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