voter suppression
Voter Discrimination against Native Americans Has Deep Roots
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Once again, a portion of the Native American population will be denied a right of citizenship due to circumstances accumulated over years of suppression and oppression.
museum ethics
Donors Force a Point at the Met That Never Should Have Had to Be Made
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Museums in the United States have done an unusually thorough job of curating Native Americans out of this country’s history.
history
Columbus Day and Indigenous People’s Day: A Short History
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A growing number of US states and cities celebrate Indigenous People’s Day to honor the original inhabitants of our land. But the United States did not celebrate Columbus Day as a federal holiday until 1937. The story behind it is worth a look.
Native journalism and storytelling
Alaska Governor Declares a Native Languages Emergency
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The notion of cultural justice has as a core tenet language reclamation and revitalization. This newswire has many implications for other fields of work.
Native Americans
First American Indian College Turns 50
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Diné College, with six campuses in Navajo land, turned 50 this year. It was the first official “tribal college” and helped launch a movement that has created a national network of 38 tribal colleges.
helping the homeless
American Indian Nonprofits Partner with Minneapolis to Address Homelessness
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In Minneapolis, nonprofits, government, and local American Indian leaders have come together for a well-rounded approach to finding homes for American Indian residents who are homeless.
Voices from the Field
Busting Philanthropy’s Myths about Native Americans
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As a series of reports from the First Nations Development Institute has documented, philanthropy has systemically underinvested in Native American communities. But why? One reason, suggests Institute vice president Raymond Foxworth, is that subconsciously philanthropy has often imbibed the same myths as has US society as a whole that marginalize American Indians.
Native Americans
The Difficult Birth of a New American Indian Fund
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The nation’s largest foundation devotedly solely to American Indians launched this month. How this fund emerged speaks to how the federal government continues to neglect Indian Country.
Native Americans
Native American Farmer Trust Fund Established but Falls Far Short of Need
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After over a decade of litigation, the USDA will disburse $266 million in funds from the Keepseagle v. Vilsack settlement through a Native American-run trust that will be empowered to support economic development in Indian Country.
violence against women
The Tweet Is Mightier than the (Legislative) Pen
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How social media amplifies the gaps in justice for indigenous women, and what nonprofits can learn from it.