Australians voted no on a constitutional referendum that would’ve formally recognized the rights of Aboriginal people in Australia and Torres Strait Island. The amendment would have created a national advisory board to evaluate legislation, however, there was no formal path for a direct say in lawmaking.
Good news for tribes of the Upper Columbia River Basin as salmon restoration efforts get a boost. Since 1982, five Pacific Northwest tribes have worked to restore salmon, steelhead and other species to the upper reaches of the river. The Biden administration announced that more than $200 million will flow to the tribally-led effort.
An all Indigenous model agency is increasing representation in the fashion industry. Based in Canada, Supernaturals Modelling is the world’s first and only all-Indigenous modeling agency to focus on healthy and high-end representation of Indigenous cultures and designs. Co-founder and Cree and Dane-zaa citizen Joleen Mitton created the agency to create a safe space for Indigenous people to explore the fashion industry.
In the over $1.7 trillion dollar fashion industry, Indigenous designers and models have been largely absent or appropriated.
Last weekend, the National Native American Hall of Fame added six inductees to its ranks. The hall is based at the First American Museum in Oklahoma City and it honors and tells the stories about how its inductees have shaped the story of Indigenous America. The organization behind the hall of fame is also developing a comprehensive curriculum to share those stories with schools and young people. Santee Dakota attorney Richard Trudell speaks about the honor.
What’s in a name? In Denver, there is a mountain now known as Mount Blue Sky. It was previously named Mount Evans after Colorado’s territorial governor. Evans is sometimes referred to as the “architect” of the 1864 Sand Creek Massacre where around 230 Cheyenne and Arapaho people, including women, children and elders, were killed by the American military. Journalists Darren Brown and Adam Youngbear from Cheyenne and Arapaho Productions attended the peak’s renaming ceremony.
Five years ago, social justice organization IllumiNative began a groundbreaking quest to document the state of Native peoples in the U.S. As we head into another presidential election, IllumiNative has a new project that is exploring Indigenous viewpoints. Michael Johnson is its interim managing director.
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