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In 2016 the Vatican, recognizing the need to understand Indigenous religious protocols, invited Indigenous spiritual leaders from around the world to Rome. On May 4, eleven leaders met outside of Rome to prepare for their visit with Pope Francis. JoDe Goudy, as chairman and a longhouse spiritual leader of the Yakama Nation, began with a song and prayer to honor his peers and the occasion. Each leader followed with a similar honoring and mission: revoke the Doctrine of Discovery. The Doctrine of Discovery is the institutional pillar and origin of systemic racism and the global oppression of In...

Tribal nations ramp up, reflect on language preservation efforts after American Rescue Plan allocation Nancy Marie Spears - Gaylord News Justin Neely, director of language for the Citizen Potawatomi Nation, grew up among elders who told him that if the Potawatomi language is lost, so are the Potawatomi people. Now, the tribal elders who speak those Native American languages are dying from COVID-19 and COVID-complications at much higher rates than white populations. Neely compared the death of a speaker to a library burning down. He said there are seven unique tribes of Potawatomi in the Unite...

Mobile dining room, Gladys Knight, virtual dance marathon: News from around our 50 states From USA TODAY Network and wire reports, USA TODAY Alabama © Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP Actress Julie Andrews sent a personal letter to Prattville Christian Academy theater students after the death of their director Joey B. Fine. Prattville: Mary Poppins is well-known for swooping in unexpectedly to lift the spirits of young people in need – just what the woman who played her in 1964 has done for a group of Prattville Christian Academy students in mourning. Joey B. Fine, 48, who di...

The December 31, 2020 Livingston County News article, “Horseshoe Solar Removes Acreage to Protect ‘Culturally Significant’ Sites,” made extensive use of a Horseshoe Solar Energy LLC. (HSS) news release and