While events in Indian Country sometimes make the front page of major newspapers and online news outlets, many important items remain buried in the back pages or distributed only on specialized web sites. Here are just some of things that happened over the summer in the lives of indigenous people in the Western Hemisphere:
Tribal canoes converge on Tacoma for songs, stories and renewal of culture
The News Tribune of Tacoma, WA reports that the Puyallup Tribe of Indians welcomed some 120 canoes from a variety of tribal nations to the Salish Sea this July as part of the Tribal Canoe Journey event that takes place every year, featuring an itinerary that begins in the Puget Sound and ends at the Strait of Georgia in British Columbia.
Canoes from more than 108 tribes and nations make their way through Commencement Bay.
Since 1989, when only 20 boats participated, the event has grown steadily, representing the many tribes’ contributions to the region. This year canoe from as far away as Alaska made the trip to Tacoma. The theme of this year’s journey, “Honoring our Medicine,” was chosen to underscore the tribal communities’ efforts to heal both their own nations and the environment that share with non-Native peoples in the coastal Northwest.
ReadMore: https://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/article215683535.html
Narragansett Elder Eleanor Spears Dove celebrates her 100th Birthday
On August 1, 2018, Eleanor Spears Dove turned one hundred!
Interior Department: Mashpee tribe doesn’t qualify for land in trust
“After more than two years of legal uncertainty, the U.S Department of the Interior on Friday found that it could not keep land in trust for the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe “
TV Show ‘Anaana’s Tent’ Teaches Kids Inuktitut Language And Inuit Culture
“We did some research and thought maybe we could use it as a positive tool to help us strengthen language, knowledge and cultural identity.”
https://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2018/09/15/anaanas-tent-inuktitut-english_a_23527607/
