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The rolling green mounds of Ah-Nab-Awen Park in Grand Rapids, Mich., glimmered red on Friday, May 03, as hundreds of tribal citizens, leaders and allies gathered to demand justice for the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Peoples (MMIP) crisis. The gathering, organized by the state's MMIP task force, was one of hundreds that took place around Indian Country for National MMIP Awareness Day, proclaimed by President Joe Biden as Sunday, May 5. Red is the official color commemorating MMIP, drawn from the common Native belief that red is the only color spirits can see.

The Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR) on Thursday, April 25, welcomed Oregon Governor Tina Kotek for a visit that included a ceremonial signing of a bill calling for Oregon and Washington states to collaboratively resolve water issues facing the Walla Walla River. Kotek began the day at the Nixyáawii Governance Center for an invocation and welcome reception from the Board of Trustees (Board) and CTUIR staff. “We are honored by Gov. Tina Kotek’s visit to the Umatilla Indian Reservation,” CTUIR Chairman Gary I. Burke said.

(COLORADO) — From now until June 4, Colorado Parks & Wildlife (CPW) is offering grants to organizations working to connect kids to the outdoors. The Colorado Outdoor Equity Grant Program (OEGP) will award $3 million in Outdoor Equity Grants this December. The funding is being offered to any organization that is helping to instill excitement […]

Three years ago, Valeria Atanacio urged state lawmakers to pass a bill aiming to increase Indigenous families’ access to early learning and child care programs. When the Oregon Legislature embraced the proposal — called the Tribal Early Learning Hub — she considered it a victory. “That was really impactful because it was delivering on a […]

A Senate bill is expected to provide nearly $8 million total each year for the 29 federally recognized tribes in Washington