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A clash between reality and the absurd in the Indigenous comedy, “Acting Good,” piles up to the point where you don’t know whether the joke is funny because it is outrageous or funny because it’s true.
Or both.
Based on the semi-autobiographical story of Anishinaabe comedian Paul Rabliauskas, the television series is the top-rated show on top-rated CTV Comedy, drawing rave reviews and laughs among Indigenous viewers and others with its look at the fictional northern Manitoba community of Grouse Lake.
The show isn’t just dropping F-bombs left and right. It is also dropping some Indigenous curse words like weenuck and geed. (I’m not explaining, but it’s pretty basic potty humor).
Let’s be real — getting laughs in the language is the ultimate inside joke.
Sometimes the show goes deep for that laugh. READ MORE — Miles Morrisseau, ICT
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A federal appeals court denied a request on Friday to delay a judge’s decision that North Dakota’s legislative map violates the Voting Rights Act in diluting the voting strength of two Native American tribes.
The denial by the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals comes a week before the deadline set by the judge for the state to adopt a new map of legislative districts.
Last month, U.S. District Chief Judge Peter Welte ruled that the map violated the Voting Rights Act of 1965 in that it “prevents Native American voters from having an equal opportunity to elect candidates of their choice.” He gave North Dakota Republican Secretary of State Michael Howe and the GOP-controlled Legislature until Dec. 22 “to adopt a plan to remedy the violation.”
The Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians and the Spirit Lake Tribe brought the lawsuit early last year. They alleged the 2021 redistricting map “simultaneously packs Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians members into one house district, and cracks Spirit Lake Tribe members out of any majority Native house district.” — Associated Press
Visitors who enter the Sunrise Park Resort are greeted with the Apache word, Dagot’ee, meaning welcome. The resort is believed to be one of the only two tribally owned and managed ski areas in the country.
The White Mountain Apache Tribe has owned and operated Sunrise Park Resort in Arizona since 1970, originating from former and longtime chairman Ronnie Lupe and several other tribal citizens. It’s the only ski resort on tribal land, located north of the tribe’s sacred Mount Baldy.
The Mescalero Apache tribe owns and operates Ski Apache in south New Mexico. They are set to open Dec. 9 on weekends until Dec. 21. It will then be open daily after Dec. 21 until Jan.1, 2024.
The Sunrise Park Resort receives nearly 21 feet of snow annually with 20,000 to 25,000 guests visiting during December. Although peak snowfall isn’t until January, Sunrise Park Resort ensures an early opening by employing the use of an advanced snowmaking infrastructure at the end of October.
“The WMAT (White Mountain Apache Tribe) takes great pride in offering guests from around the world the opportunity to visit the tribe while also enjoying world-class outdoor recreation. On opening day this season, Sunrise featured a local group of Apache Crown Dancers, who performed a ceremony at the base of the mountain,” according to the resort. READ MORE — Kalle Benallie, ICT
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TULSA, Okla. — While the sheriff’s sale of Bacone College was canceled Thursday morning, the NAACP is conducting a plan to help end the sale permanently.
The Oklahoma NAACP has protested against the sale of Bacone, arguing that it is not only a legal matter, but a matter of racial justice.
NAACP is a civil rights organization that advocates for people of color in Oklahoma. Their president, Bernard Allen-Bey, has stated the lack of public engagement over saving Bacone is concerning.
Allen-Bey said the NAACP plans to assemble a “think-tank” that would focus on a permanent solution to the financial crisis many Oklahoma minority-serving institutions find themselves in.
“How did this happen? Why is it that a college of that history is in danger of being lost?” Allen-Bey said in a Dec. 14 ICT + Tulsa World interview.
“We just need to find out who to talk to help create a permanent solution, so these types of institutions are not at risk, and to ensure they are providing a proper environment for Indigenous students and faculty.” READ MORE — Felix Clary, ICT and Tulsa World
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