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Harvard Native Alums, including Robert Odawi Porter, write Letter on the Harvard Steering Committee on Human Remains in University Museum Collections Report

Oct. 12, 2022 | turtletalk.blog Mr. Robert Odawi Porter states “Honored to co-author this letter with other Harvard Native alums and students to keep the heat on Harvard leadership to repatriate all Indigenous human remains in the university’s possession. Nya-weh to Judge Greg Bigler for spearheading the effort.” View their letter to the Harvard University […]

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Friday, November 11th – Commemoration of the Canandaigua Treaty

Photo: Pictured: “The Great Treaty of Canandaigua” by Robert Griffing This year’s 228th anniversary of the historic, federal Canandaigua Treaty of 1794 Commemoration began at Noon at Ganondagan’s Seneca Art & Culture Center with a meal and speaker. The commemoration continued at 2pm on the front lawn of the Ontario County Courthouse. The annual commemoration […]

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We Are Healers Fellowship Application Is Open

Apply Now! We Are Healers is now accepting applications for the 2023 Fellowship cohort. Applications will close on November 15, 2022. They are offering up to 10 Fellowship opportunities for Native students on their path toward a health profession. Program activities include providing summer enrichment program fee assistance, along with stipends for standardized examination test […]

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In a first for AFN, opening ceremonies recognize Indigenous women who have served in the military

October 21, 2022 | By Emily Schwing | alaskapublic.org Photo: Alaska Native female veterans Juanita Mullen, Annie Dickson, Flossie Davenport, Wanda Solomon and Emily Downey were honored with a standing ovation at the Alaska Federation of Natives convention’s Oct. 20, 2022 opening ceremony. (Photo credit: Emily Schwing/KYUK) For more than a decade, Alaska Native veteran […]

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Etsy Highlighted Indigenous Artisans This Indigenous Peoples Day

Extraordinary Handcrafted Designs From the Indigenous Artisans Collective October 10, 2022 | by Stephanie Moise | etsy.com Mary & Samantha Jacobs are featured in Etsy’s all-new Indigenous Artisans Collective, launched Friday, October 10th, 2022 in honor of Indigenous People’s Day. A few paragraph’s from the article: Indeed, the introduction of the Indigenous Artisans Collective on […]