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New Indigenous children’s series brings language to life

From Indian Country Today (by Miles Morrisseau) – With his ‘Six Seasons of the Asiniskaw Īthiniwak’ series of books, Rocky Cree author William Dumas hopes to keep his peoples’ language and stories alive.

Indigenize the Airwaves

From Tulalip TV – An introduction to Daybreak Star Radio Network and how they’re using music education to reconnect Indigenous, Native American, and First Nations people to their heritage.
Side profile of a woman in a feathered hat and a red blanket.
Still of Ammin Acha-ur in The Headhunter's Daughter, winner of the Short Film Grand Jury Prize in the 2022 Sundance Film Festival's Awards.

Indigenous film takes top honors at Sundance

From Indian Country Today (by Carina Dominguez) – Among nine Indigenous-made pieces selected for the Sundance Film Festival, Don Josephus Raphael Eblahan’s film “The Headhunter’s Daughter” received the Short Film Grand Jury Prize.

Language Keepers Podcast Series

From Emergence Magazine – As Indigenous languages struggle to survive, this six-part podcast series investigates four vulnerable languages in California and the communities working to revitalize them.

Celebrating Pride Month

From Indian Country Today – A daily digest of Indigenous news and culture, here featuring an interview with a leader in the gay and drag communities, Vee Newton, Diné.

New Intertribal Parenting Group Offers Indigenous Families a Way to Reconnect with Tradition

From South Seattle Emerald (by Alexa Peters) – Formed just before the pandemic, Native Newborns+ continues to help Indigenous parents connect to their culture and community.

Seattle urban Natives look to have a neighborhood to call their own

From Crosscut (by Luna Reyna) – Na’ah Illahee Fund is conducting a survey on a possible Indigenous neighborhood in Seattle.

Learning Nisqually history starts with building a sense of place

From The Seattle Times (by Jenn Smith) – As more Washington schools introduce tribal learning curricula, the Nisqually Cultural Center provides a place to experience its history and culture.

Cultivating community and tradition among the crops at the Native Garden

From UW College of the Environment – At the UW Farm, the wǝɫǝbʔaltxʷ Native Garden is a gathering place for Indigenous students and faculty.

Stand Up For Your Community: We Are Changing the Tide

“We Are Changing the Tide” is a new exhibit at the Wing Luke Museum highlighting stories from communities of color fighting for environmental justice.

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