Students at Siletz Valley School objected to the school’s refusal to observe Indigenous Peoples’ Day. The school principal later berated them for walking out in protest, but in the end, they were successful: the school board voted to designate the day an official holiday.
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School Principal Investigated after Seventh Complaint
Students at Siletz Valley School objected to the school’s refusal to observe Indigenous Peoples’ Day. The school principal later berated them for walking out in protest.
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Annual Gala Celebrates Indigenous Excellence
The Northwest Native Chamber aims to uplift Indigenous economies. On Thursday, it celebrated Native entrepreneurs, students, chefs and designers with an epic party.
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California Gold Rush Outpost Now in Native Hands
After nearly two centuries, the Salmon River Outpost has become a hub for Indigenous community members.
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Leading in an Indigenous Way
Executive Director of Friends of Tryon Creek Gabe Sheoships, Cayuse and Walla Walla, is a recipient of the 2023 Ecotrust Indigenous Leadership Awards.
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NW Native Fashion Show a Hit
The second annual Northwest Native Fashion Show was a festival of cultural celebration. Organizers see it as a way to merge traditional and Western culture, using skills passed through countless generations to build community wealth.
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Celebrated Spokane Activist Shot at New Mexico Protest
Protesters were celebrating a county decision to postpone replacement of a statue of a notoriously brutal conquistador when a man in a MAGA hat shot Spokane, Wash. artist and activist Jacob Johns.
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Denialism Marks Holiday of Remembrance of Residential School Abuses
Canada is approaching its third official Truth and Reconciliation Day, known as Orange Shirt Day. Hate speech and confrontations are growing there over the truth about missing children, graves and genocide.
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Elder Profile: John Bravehawk
A Sundance chief and Portland-area nonprofit founder, 74-year-old John Bravehawk has mentored youth and advised Sundance leaders for decades.
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Message of Powwow in Washington Prison: ‘You are not Forgotten’
The Washington Corrections Center for Women Sisterhood Powwow brought imprisoned women together with family and friends for a day of celebration.