Attorney General William Barr announced a $1.5 million plan to recover Native American people who have gone missing. He unveiled the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons Initiative Friday at a meeting with tribal and law enforcement officials at the Flathead Reservation in Montana. Indigenous people — especially women — go…
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President Ignores Native American Heritage Month, Makes It About White Founding Fathers Instead
November is Native American Heritage Month, meant to honor the ancient cultures of native people in the United States as well as bring awareness to the atrocities brought against them by colonists, politicians and soldiers. But last week, President Donald Trump decided to make November “National American History and Founders…
Native American Boys Are Suspended More Than Other Students in Sacramento Area and California, Report Says
A report by the Community College Equity Assessment Lab at San Diego State University (CCEAL) and the Sacramento Native American Higher Education Collaborative revealed that Native American boys are suspended and expelled at higher rates than students from other demographics in both the Sacramento area and throughout the entire state…
Christopher Columbus Statue Defaced in San Francisco’s Little Italy With The Words ‘Kill All Colonizers’
On Sunday, a statue of Christopher Columbus was defaced in San Francisco, according to a report from KPIX News. The statue on Telegraph Hill in the city’s Little Italy section had been covered in red paint with the words “Destroy all monuments of genocide” and “Kill all colonizers” scrawled at the…
Women in Tech Positions have Increased to Nearly 30%, According to AnitaB.org
The number of women working in tech positions is growing, according to the 2019 Top Companies for Women Technologists Insights Report by AnitaB.org. AnitaB.org is a nonprofit that works to increase representation of women working in tech, and their annual report serves as a benchmark on how the industry is…
LA Times Finds White Contractors Claiming to be Native American Made Millions Under Supplier Diversity Efforts
Contractors with white ancestry earned $311,000 two years ago — as a minority-owned company, the Los Angeles Times reports. When the St. Louis, Missouri mayor announced the contract the town made with a Native American-owned company to demolish an old shoe factory, the community welcomed it. The area was still…
During Suicide Prevention Week, People of Color’s Mental Health Struggles Cannot be Forgotten
National Suicide Prevention Week runs from Sept. 8–14 to raise awareness about suicide and the resources available to help those struggling with mental health crises. However, certain demographics seem to consistently slip through the cracks of mental health education, advocacy and care. People of color in the United States suffer…
Kimberly Teehee Appointed First Delegate from Cherokee Nation to House of Representatives
Kimberly Teehee has now been appointed as the first delegate from the Cherokee Nation to join the U.S. House of Representatives. Her nomination was approved by the tribe’s council Thursday. The Treaty of New Echota that created the nonvoting position was established in 1835, but until now, the spot has…
Elizabeth Warren Apologizes for Ancestry Claims, Outlines Proposals to Aid Indigenous Communities at Native American Presidential Forum
Last year, Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren came under fire for claiming she was Native American based on family lore and trace amounts of Indigenous DNA an ancestry test detected. This week at a forum in Sioux City, Iowa she apologized for her previous statements and pledged she would…
Police Brutality a Leading Cause of Death Among Young Men
A new study from Rutgers University-Newark has found that police are a leading cause of death among young — especially Black — men in America today. The study, which compiled data on police-involved deaths in the U.S., estimated the risks of being killed in a law enforcement encounter by age,…