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CBC – Toronto honours 215 children found buried at B.C. residential school with vigil, memorial
A makeshift memorial has been set up in front of the Ontario Legislature in memory of the 215 children whose bodies were recently discovered on the grounds of a residential school in Kamloops, B.C. (Michael Charles Cole/CBC)
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New Republic – Indigenous Land Management Is the Best Answer to the Wildfire Crisis
As drought and climate change make fires worse, officials are returning to Native nations’ time-tested techniques. Returning the land would be better. Photo credit: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
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Please join the Institute for Tribal Environmental Professionals and the Desert Research Institute for an upcoming film screening and panel discussion, featuring the documentary, Inhabitants: An Indigenous Perspective.
This film follows five Native American Tribes across deserts, coastlines, forests, and prairies as they restore their traditional land management practices. For more information on the film, click here. Participants will be given exclusive access to the film at no cost to watch prior to the panel discussion. The live panel discussion will be on Tuesday, June 1st.
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Cronkite News – Muscogee Nation drops colonial era name in rebranding
Leaders of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation are dropping “Creek” from the tribe’s name. One official says the new brand still will be rooted in history and tradition. Photo courtesy of the Muscogee Nation.
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The website for the National Tribal Forum on Air Quality has been updated!
Now, registered attendees can view recorded presentations ahead of the live sessions held the week of May 17th. You can also read more information on the NTFAQ presenters and register for the NTFAQ now! Also, you can learn to bead during a 5/17 workshop at NTFAQ. Check out the flyer below and contact NTAA’s Mariah Ashley if you have any questions!
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Registration is free by clicking here!
Indian Country Today – White House convened first Native affairs meeting
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Vox – Climate change is making your allergies worse
The trend is real: Allergy risk is getting worse over time. The length and intensity of pollen seasons are growing, largely due to climate change. And as the planet continues to warm, more misery is in store.
2021 is poised to be yet another brutal year for people with allergies. Angelika Warmuth/Picture Alliance via Getty Images
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Between 2.5 and 6 million Indigenous people live in the United States, where generations of systemic abuses have often led to chronic poverty, poor health care, substandard housing, and inadequate protection from sources of pollution. Air pollution causes or exacerbates almost all of the major health disparities experienced by Indigenous people, making it especially urgent to improve air quality on tribal lands.
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Washington Post – Carbon dioxide spikes to critical record, halfway to doubling preindustrial levels
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Indianz.com – Advisory Council on Historic Preservation letter on Oak Flat
Citizens and supporters of the San Carlos Apache Tribe, including former Chairman Wendsler Nosie Sr., far left, rallied at the U.S. Capitol on March 11, 2020, to call attention to the effort to protect Oak Flat in Arizona from development. Photo by Indianz.Com (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)
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