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Chile’s Atacama Desert becomes dumping ground for fast fashion leftovers At least 39,000 tons of discarded fast fashion is being left in rubbish dumps in Chile’s Atacama, the driest desert in the world. Every year, around 59,000 tons of secondhand and unsold clothing, often from China or Bangladesh, reaches Chile after passing through Europe, Asia or the United States, according to a report by AFP. The clothes are sent to the Iquique port in the Alto Hospicio free zone in northern Chile from where some of the clothes are resold around Lat...
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), operating under the Department of Commerce, has made a groundbreaking announcement. An impressive sum of approximately $811 million is being allocated for grants aimed at bolstering high-speed internet access and digital literacy across states, territories, and Native American entities. This funding, drawn from the Digital Equity Act within the comprehensive Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, is a critical component of the “Internet for All” initiative, which aligns with Pre...
Given the impending world crises in the areas of food and energy, a comprehensive strategy for survival will include a concept of liberation technologies which free people from dependency on economics which are controlled by external interests. Liberation technologies have political cousins, just as colonizing technologies have, and those political cousins need careful consideration. Liberation technologies are accompanied by liberation political structures and liberation theologies. Of these two entities, colonized peoples in the West would...
In a disheartening act of disrespect, a large rock adorned with Native American petroglyphs at Indian Memorial Park, situated near Ice Harbor Lock and Dam east of Pasco, Washington, has been defaced with pink spray paint. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, who discovered the damage on March 28, believes the vandalism occurred that day. This ancient rock, bearing the cultural narratives and histories of Native American tribes, represents a sacred connection to the past for many indigenous...
The Shark Lounge, located on Rt. 37, started its inaugural pool season in September with a total of nine teams. The 'Shark Lounge' team earned first place in their league standing and first place in the best of three game playoffs. The league standings: Shark Lounge - 176 Fort Legion - 167 37 west 1 - 163 Brass 1 - 145 Brass 2 - 142 Legion Auxiliary - 140 37 west 3 - 137 Hogan Legion - 133 37 west 2 - 110 Playoffs Standings 1st Place: Shark Lounge 2nd Place: 37 West 1 3rd Place: Fort Legion 4th...
From a groundbreaking study by the Strong Heart Family Study (SHFS), researchers have uncovered alarmingly high levels of dyslipidemia, a condition characterized by abnormal amounts of cholesterol in the blood, among Native American adolescents and young adults. The study, encompassing participants aged 15 to 39 from 12 communities across central Arizona, southwestern Oklahoma, and the Dakotas, highlights a concerning trend that could have significant implications for the future health of this population. Conducted between 2001 and 2020, the...
By: Cristen Hemingway Jaynes. Ecowatch. Levels of the three “most important” greenhouse gases – methane, carbon dioxide and nitrous oxide – in the atmosphere reached record highs again in 2023, according to research conducted by scientists with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)’s Global Monitoring Laboratory (GML). Air samples taken by GML indicated that levels of the heat-trapping gases did not rise as fast as the record leaps of recent years but were still in accordance with sharp increases recorded in the past deca...
Story by Jenna Kunze. PORTLAND, ORE – The souls of more than 300 Alaska Native people who died throughout the 20th century at a psychiatric hospital more than 1,700 miles from their homes were released on their journey into the afterlife this month. Alaska Native relatives and allies, seated around a circle in an all-day ceremony on March 9, donned regalia, prayed, sang songs, shared stories, and danced in honor of their ancestors who never came home. Tlingit elder Bob Sam, 70, a lifelong repatriation expert and cemetery caretaker in Alaska, l...
The Social Security Administration announced it will decrease the default overpayment withholding rate for Social Security beneficiaries to ten percent (or $10, whichever is greater) from 100 percent, significantly reducing financial hardship on people with overpayments. “Social Security is taking a critically important step towards our goal of ensuring our overpayment policies are fair, equitable, and do not unduly harm anyone,” said Martin O’Malley, Commissioner of Social Security. “It’s unconscionable that someone would find themselve...
South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem was banned from a second Native Nation in her own state this week after alleging that drug cartels were using Indigenous land to facilitate crime. Noem, a Republican floated as a potential vice-presidential running mate for ex-President Donald Trump in November, was criticized by tribal leaders after saying at a town hall meeting in March that some Native American leaders were “personally benefitting” from Mexican cartels operating in their territory. Noem also claimed that children living on Indigenous reserva...
By Emily Schwing. HCN. In late summer, Alaska’s tundra is littered with little round dark purple berries the size of pencil erasers. In the Cup’ik dialect, they’re known as kavlakuaraq. Botanists call them Empetrum nigrum. English speakers in Alaska call them blackberries or crowberries. Last October, Victoria Hill went looking for the berries, which normally cover the tundra behind Hooper Bay, a Bering Sea coastal village of about 1,300 people. She found a few, but not nearly enough to fill a berry bucket. “There’s almost next to nothing,...
The community and fans across the nation are mourning the loss of Cole Brings Plenty, a promising young actor and beloved member of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe. On April 5, the Johnson County Sheriff's Office in Kansas confirmed the devastating news that Brings Plenty, aged 27, had been found deceased in a secluded wooded area, merely days after his disappearance triggered widespread concern and a fervent search effort. Brings Plenty, a citizen of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe and a student...
In a significant legal battle with wide-ranging implications for Native American voting rights, the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians, the Spirit Lake Tribe, and individual plaintiffs have filed a brief in the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. They are seeking to uphold a lower court’s decision that North Dakota’s legislative redistricting efforts diluted Native American voting strength, in violation of the Voting Rights Act (VRA). The case, Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians et al. v. Michael Howe, Sec...
After so many months of winter whiteness, it’s a relief to watch the snow recede at last. We’re always grateful for the spring melt, even though the loss of snow cover gives way to a mostly brown world: brown grass, sand everywhere along the roads, and brown needles under the pines. Not to mention the brown leaves we missed last fall, and maybe the dog poop that had built up, mercifully hidden under the snow. The few sepia-toned weeks after the white stuff disappears, but before trees and grass wake up, can be visually bleak. That’s proba...
by Melinda Myers Have fun and enjoy picking fresh fruit right outside your door thanks to compact varieties you can grow in containers. Just clear some space on your patio, deck, balcony, or front steps that receives at least six hours of sunlight and get busy planting. Consider starting with strawberries. They provide seasonal interest with their white flowers, red berries, and brilliant fall color. Day-neutral and everbearing strawberries produce fruit throughout the summer and grow well in...
STRAUSBURG, France – The association of the Swiss Senior Women for Climate Protection, whose members took action against Switzerland for violating their human rights by failing to set sufficient climate targets have won a historic victory at the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR). Co-President of the Swiss Senior Women for Climate Protection Rosmarie Wydler-Wälti said: “This ruling is not just a victory for the Senior Women for Climate Protection. Our victory is a victory for all generations. Especially for the Portuguese youth, whose gene...
ʔaq̓am (Aq’am), BC – The Government of Canada is working to renew the relationship between the Crown and Indigenous Peoples in Canada based on the affirmation of rights, respect, co-operation, and partnership. A new era guided by the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act is underway in Canada. Nasuʔkin Joe Pierre Jr. of ʔaq̓am and the Honorable Gary Anandasangaree, Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations, announced the settlement of ʔaq̓am›s 1942 Timber Surrender Specific Claim. The efforts of ʔaq̓am and Canada to...
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