“I have faith that, as evidence mounts on the impacts of boarding school attendance...[we] will develop solutions that improve health and healing for all of our people.” – U of North Dakota prof. Ursula Running Bear (Sicangu Lakota) via The Conversation U.S. loom.ly/n5PHQGQ

On this day, July 7th, 1912, at the Stockholm Olympics, Jim Thorpe (Sac & Fox) placed 1st in the broad jump, 200-meter sprint, discuss throw and the 1,500 meters, and finished 3rd in the javelin throw to win the gold medal in the Pentathlon #NativeAthlete #SacFox #GOAT #Olympian

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Paiute Elder Dean Barlese is being charged in a civil suit by Lithium Americas Corp (a Canadian mining company) with acts including civil conspiracy, trespassing and tortious interference. That’s “trespassing” in his own ancestral lands. He was protecting a sacred site in

“The US government excluded Navajo tribal citizens from receiving a share of water ... & today’s #SCOTUS decision for AZ v. Navajo Nation condoned this lack of accountability.” - NARF Executive Director John Echohawk. More: ow.ly/L4Lk50PfALN

Congress passes legislation to place 720 acres of sacred Pala Band land into trust. TribalBiz reports. tribalbusinessnews.com/sections/sover…

Only by exposing the truth of the abuses at #IndianBoardingSchools can we work toward healing. As our hearts go out to the families of the victims, we reassert our fight for reconciliation and for justice (via The Salt Lake Tribune). loom.ly/OaVDqxg

The Navajo Nation is once again becoming a resource development zone for the benefit of companies off the reservation. bit.ly/3DkzeLQ #LandBack #EverythingBack #Native #NativeAmerican #Indigenous #news

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The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations is voicing their support for a search of Winnipeg-area landfills for the remains of Indigenous women. A delegation from Saskatchewan that included a motorcycle group made the trek to support in person.

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Attorney John Echohawk, a founder of the Native American Rights Fund, will receive the American Bar Association's Thurgood Marshall Award for his contributions to Native American rights. cpr.org/2023/07/28/joh…

Congratulations to this year’s Siletz Law Clerk Grant winner, Alyson White Eagle-SoundingSides! Alyson is Northern Arapaho from the Wind River Reservation. She is a rising 3L at UW School of Law and we are thrilled to have her in our CO office this summer: narf.org/alyson-white-e…

What does it mean when we say, “LandBack by any means necessary?" On episode 4 of the #LANDBACKFTP, our host, NDN Collective President + CEO Nick Tilsen, discuss how the legal system has served as an avenue for #LANDBACK Stream latest episodes, visit: ndnco.cc/lt

Destroying families destroys cultures. Hear more from Dr. Sarah Kastelic about the immense importance of #ICWA by watching “Member Education Sessions: Protecting ICWA” ➡️ youtube.com/watch?v=U83Ytc… #ProtectICWA #IndianChildWelfareAct

Chula Vista Fast Pitch is not a real charity but has been operating as such at Petco Park and San Diego State’s Snapdragon Stadium. voiceofsandiego.org/2023/08/29/the…

SUPPORT #healing and #LandBack by donating to protect sacred sites! Donate here: bit.ly/3Zcy7YZ #Native #NativeAmerican #Indigenous #EverythingBack

Wow! Elmo is glad he asked! Elmo learned that it is important to ask a friend how they are doing. Elmo will check in again soon, friends! Elmo loves you.❤️ #EmotionalWellBeing

I know how hard it is some days to sweep the clouds away and get to sunnier days. Our friend Elmo is right: We have to be there for each other, offer our help to a neighbor in need, and above all else, ask for help when we need it. Even though it's hard, you're never alone.

Kaiser San Diego Donates $90k To Increase Healthy Eating http://bit.ly/fv8lBc cc: San Diego Food Bank Feeding San Diego