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[NBC News] U.S. counts Indian boarding school deaths for first time but leaves key questions unanswered

The Interior Department documented more than 500 deaths of Indigenous children, but it’s far from a complete count. “We have a long way to go,” one expert said. At least 500 Native American, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian children died while attending Indian boarding schools run or supported by the U.S. government, a highly anticipated … Read more

[UCLA] Mercedes Dorame: Making Art on Tongva Land

June 9, 2022May 10, 2022 News AISC, alumni, ethnic studies at ucla, graduate, indigenous, indigenous peolpes rights, indigenous peoples, Indigenous Peoples Day, Native Americans, native bruin, Tongva, Tongva Artist, UCLA, UCLA AISC

Native American Indigenous artist and UCLA alumna Mercedes Dorame will deliver the keynote address at the UCLA School of the Arts and Architecture’s 2022 commencement on Saturday, June 11th at 4 p.m. This will be the first commencement ceremony to be held in-person since 2019. Dorame is a member of the Tongva people, and her heritage … Read more

[High Country News] Two Southwest tribes raise concerns over uranium storage

May 19, 2022May 10, 2022 News indigenous, indigenous peolpes rights, indigenous peoples, Native Americans, Tribal Justice, Tribal Safety

Tribal communities in Arizona and Utah face environmental problems connected to the same radioactive resource: uranium. In White Mesa, Utah, at America’s last uranium mill, a pool of toxic waste is emitting dangerous amounts of radon to the surrounding communities, among them the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe. This isn’t news: In November 2021, High Country … Read more

[PBS] Sec. Haaland announces panel to focus on Native American missing, slain cases

May 12, 2022May 5, 2022 News Deb Haaland, indigenous peolpes rights, indigenous peoples, Native Americans

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Nearly 40 law enforcement officials, tribal leaders, social workers and survivors of violence have been named to a federal commission tasked with helping improve how the government addresses a decades-long crisis of missing and murdered Native Americans and Alaska Natives, U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland announced Thursday. The committee’s creation means … Read more

[The Nature Conservancy] Significant Washington Land Returned to the Colville Tribe, its Original Stewards

May 12, 2022May 3, 2022 News indigenous, indigenous peolpes rights, indigenous peoples, native american lands, reclaiming land, Washington

In Washington state, nestled in a habitat corridor linking the Cascades to the Rockies, in the heart of the Tunk Creek Valley, there’s a conservation story that is closely tied to the peoples connected to this land—and continues to breathe with the transfer of Indigenous lands back to the original stewards. It takes place on … Read more

Indigenous Peoples’ Rights in the International Human Rights Framework: A Comfortable Fit?

January 11, 2021January 22, 2010 Events indigenous peolpes rights, james anaya, native nations law and policy center, symposium, tribal learning community and educational exchange

Event Information Friday, January 22, 2010 ▫ 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m Location: School of Law, Room 1430 The UCLA American Indian Studies Center in conjunction with The Journal of International Law and Foreign Affairs at UCLA School of Law and The UCLA Tribal Learning Community and Educational Exchange with additional support from the Sanela … Read more