How the defeat of a nuclear waste dump by Tribal nations in the California desert, 25 years ago, set the stage for Avi Kwa Ame National Monument, via :
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I’m so honored to take over as president of NAJA, which has been such an important part of my life and career. And I’m thrilled that it’s because of how much we are expanding as an organization. Wado to our members and the rest of the board for believing in me.
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@FrancineCompton joins @najournalists staff as associate director; @grahambrewer fills presidency - tinyurl.com/NAjournos
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Today Biden designated Avi Kwa Ame a national monument at ~500,000 acres, protecting it from solar and wind development, and included tribal co-stewardship in the proclamation.
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An amicus brief that’s firmly grounded in Diné bi beehaz’áanii, or traditional Diné worldviews and Navajo law, provides more context for the Navajo Nation water rights case that came before SCOTUS today.
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Highly recommend giving it a read yourself — it's very accessible & a thoughtful blend of legal, historical & cultural writing that serves as a good reminder that treaties are living documents, with through-lines from time of signing (and before) to today. sct.narf.org/documents/ariz
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I spoke with about an Arizona v. Navajo Nation amicus brief he co-wrote that highlights how understanding Diné worldviews of water, thinking, planning etc. is critical to understanding the US treaty obligations in the SCOTUS water rights case:
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High Country News covers tribal co-stewardship of federal public lands in an article by
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Last year, the USDA signed co-stewardship agreements with 20 tribal nations, and it says another 60 are in progress.
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ASME Awards 2023: nominated in Feature Writing category for “Underwater Legends,” by B. Toastie hcn.org/issues/54.10/i #ASMEawards
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🚨 JOB ALERT: Open ICT positions!
— Audience Development Director
— Video Production Editor
— Anchorage Bureau Reporter/Producer (Alaska)
— Deputy Managing Editor
— Indigenous Affairs Reporters (Rapid City, SD & Tulsa, OK)
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🔍 sets Jan. 18 webinar for reporting on Native American remains; Vice President & former NAJA president to speak on investigative series The Repatriation Project - tinyurl.com/2s3ftvbw
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James Cameron can do the “research” and hire Indigenous film legends, but he can’t escape who he is: a filmmaker who told the Guardian that his inspiration for the first Avatar were the Lakota "because they were hopeless and they were a dead-end society."
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If the Supreme Court rules that the Indian Child Welfare Act is unconstitutional, the law will once again be aligned with the same conservative Christian interests that tore apart Native nations, cultures and families in the first place.
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If this winter is dry -- which it is forecast to be -- the federal government's models say Lake Powell's dam will stop producing hydropower one year from now.
Newest 24-month study minimum prob. has Powell at 3,488 ft in Nov. 2023. Hydro cut off is 3,490. usbr.gov/lc/region/g400
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Put this on your required reading lists, journos!
I'm so excited for this book that since Oct 1st I've been hitting refresh for the second this book drops. Can't wait to require this text here to my Montana Native News Honors Project class this spring!
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Writing a journalism textbook is a thing I've wanted to do for a long time. It's finally happened.
'Decolonizing Journalism: A Guide to Reporting In Indigenous Communities' will be available from @OUPCanada this fall. pages.oup.com/he/can/mccue1ce
Let me tell you a l'il bit about it.
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Only 17% of global climate funding intended for Indigenous peoples actually goes to them. Indigenous women get even less - about 5%. Now, Indigenous-led funds and finance mechanisms are trying to change the model
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The outstanding question ahead of the Brackeen hearings is not whether SCOTUS will strike down #ICWA but how far they will go — at the furthest reaches it would open the door for every federal law concerning Native peoples and nations to be challenged.
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Unlike their grandparents who heeded the call of Manifest Destiny and headed into Indian Territory with horse and plow to redeem and remake land, land artists viewed the terrain as an empty canvas to be cut, blasted and reshaped to their liking.
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Really excited for another term as Vice President alongside President . And congrats to on her re-election and to our newest board members and !
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@grahambrewer and @FrancineCompton share their NAJA journeys and how it’s felt “like a big family”.
I’m so grateful to have had the opportunity to meet such amazing people and gain so much knowledge that inspires me to keep writing.
#najf22 #naja #nnmc2022
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Joy Harjo is the author of nine books of poetry, several plays, children’s books, and two memoirs. She has
also produced seven award-winning music albums and edited several anthologies.
This conversation is part of a livestream series hosted by ⬇️
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Since will not allow reporters to ask questions at the town hall, and hasn't sincce announcing furloughs in 2020, we are asking them to explain how repeated layoffs show an "unrelenting commitment to journalism." #AnswerUsMike
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. wanted today's Tier 2 shortage declaration to look like they were coming down hard on the states. But they did not. This shortage was spelled out in agreements signed in 2007 and 2019. It was expected. For months.
No federal hammer was dropped.
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NEWS: Colorado River Basin states fail to meet federal deadline to submit plans to get to 2-4 maf in conservation.
Absent state agreement, the federal government is also not detailing how it plans to achieve that unprecedented level of conservation needed to protect reservoirs.
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NEWS: Colorado River Basin states fail to meet federal deadline to submit plans to get to 2-4 maf in conservation.
Absent state agreement, the federal government is also not detailing how it plans to achieve that unprecedented level of conservation needed to protect reservoirs.
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Writing a journalism textbook is a thing I've wanted to do for a long time. It's finally happened.
'Decolonizing Journalism: A Guide to Reporting In Indigenous Communities' will be available from this fall. pages.oup.com/he/can/mccue1ce
Let me tell you a l'il bit about it.
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Jody Porter exemplified the care & attention that all journalists need to take when covering Indigenous communities. Not only a colleague, but a friend. Prayers to her on her journey, condolences to her family. 🙏🏾 twitter.com/dsouzamichaelc
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I know it's shouting into the void but journalists: *please* use specific tribal affiliations over "a Native American." It's clearly outlined in best practices. That Jim Thorpe was Sac and Fox should be up top in this piece. nytimes.com/2022/07/15/spo
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To my mind, the far more interesting question is why don’t other #SCOTUS justices approach issues of Native people and American colonialism with empathy and expertise? Liberal and conservative alike struggle. Gorsuch is not a savior; he simply shows us what competence looks like. twitter.com/imillhiser/sta
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20 years ago today, the Chinook Nations federal status was revoked. They continue to fight for recognition today. “We just need them to honor the treaty our ancestors signed.” Feature by from 2021:
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After years & years of Indigenous people, and Indigenous journalists, asking NPR to stop reading this document every year, they finally put a stop to it. For the first time in over 30 years, Native listeners don’t have to wake up today and hear an NPR host call them a slur.
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This July 4th we break with tradition. Instead of a reading of the Declaration of Independence @NPRinskeep examines what equality means and has meant in this document. Important segment about our past and future...produced by @marcarivers and @bgordemer npr.org/2022/07/04/110
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"I would not trust this Court much at all, but that’s been true for the entire history of the U.S. What makes this Court worse, however, is the extremity of its radicalism and lack of discipline." on #SCOTUS & #CastroHuerta implications
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To try and make some sense of SCOTUS undermining tribal sovereignty, I heard from , ,, and for HCN. The consensus: This bench is a dangerous one for Indian Country.
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Hard to overstate what a radical step this would be, given that many swing-state legislatures are gerrymandered in ways that self-perpetuate GOP control. Would decimate checks and balances.
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The Supreme Court has granted cert to Moore v. Harper (the "independent state legislature doctrine" case), meaning it will decide next term whether state legislatures (and not courts) have sole jurisdiction over election law.
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I spoke to several federal Indian law experts and tribal leaders in the wake of yesterday's SCOTUS decision, and they expressed deep concern about what the decision means for tribal sovereignty across Indian country.
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Just heard 's SCOTUS correspondent call Gorsuch, the only justice with any meaningful judicial experience with federal Indian law, “a passionate voice for the protection of Native American rights.” Let's stop casting anyone who actually understand Indian law as an advocate!
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All of yall who were so vocal about Native Nations being a loophole for abortions, where's the same outrage as the Supreme Court just took another swing at our tribal sovereignty by granting states jurisdiction over crimes committed by non Natives on tribal lands #CastroHuerta
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Against hundreds of years of congressional action, against solid #SCOTUS precedent, and hundreds of years of history, the Supreme Court held today that states have jurisdiction over certain crimes in Indian Country by judicial fiat. A devastating result for our democracy.
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UN experts warn of escalating violence in #Tanzania amidst plans to forcibly evict some 150,000 #Maasai from their ancestral lands in the Ngorongoro Conservation Area and Loliondo & urge 🇹🇿 to immediately halt plans for #indigenouspeoples relocation.
👉ow.ly/Rq2w50JyeFz
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Honestly, I’m heartbroken. Beyond my quotes here, I don’t know what else to say.
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Super interesting workshop today on Indigenous issues & how to cover them at #SEJ2022. Even though we've got all over this beat , I learned great tips for inclusive coverage. 🙏to , , , , & June Lorenzo.
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