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Communal Healing One Heart

Descendants of two government-sanctioned atrocities gather in Colorado, bond over “shared identity”

Source: https://coloradosun.com/2023/05/23/amache-camp-sand-creek-massacre/ Relatives of Japanese Americans incarcerated in Amache find common threads with descendants of the Sand Creek Massacre — which occurred just 46 miles away — during annual pilgrimageKevin…Continue readingDescendants of two government-sanctioned atrocities gather in Colorado, bond over “shared identity”

One Heart

Nation of Hawai’i and Yurok Tribe Sign Historic Peace and Friendship Treaty

Source: https://nativenewsonline.net/sovereignty/nation-of-hawai-i-and-yurok-tribe-sign-historic-peace-and-friendship-treaty BY DARREN THOMPSON  OCTOBER 17, 2023 The Nation of Hawai’i and the Yurok Tribe announced on Monday a historic ratification of a Peace and Friendship Treaty between the two sovereign…Continue readingNation of Hawai’i and Yurok Tribe Sign Historic Peace and Friendship Treaty

The Unseen

What is Indigenous Peoples Day? A day of celebration, protest and reclaiming history

Source: https://local12.com/news/nation-world/columbus-day-name-what-is-indigenous-peoples-celebration-protest-reclaiming-history-native-americans-monday-holiday (AP) – From Alcatraz Island to a park in New York City, Native American people will celebrate their centuries-long history of resilience on Monday with ceremonies, dances and…Continue readingWhat is Indigenous Peoples Day? A day of celebration, protest and reclaiming history

Ark Tech

USDA invests $1 billion for nearly 400 projects to expand access to trees and green spaces in communities and neighborhoods nationwide through Investing in America agenda

Source: https://www.fs.usda.gov/news/releases/usda-invests-1-billion-nearly-400-projects-expand-access-trees-and-green-spaces USDA Press Release WASHINGTON,September 14, 2023 – Today, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service is awarding more than $1 billion in competitive grants…Continue readingUSDA invests $1 billion for nearly 400 projects to expand access to trees and green spaces in communities and neighborhoods nationwide through Investing in America agenda

Indigenous Stewardship

Not All Green Space Is Created Equal: Biodiversity Predicts Psychological Restorative Benefits From Urban Green Space

Republished from: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2018.02320/full By: Emma Wood1 Alice Harsant1 Martin Dallimer2 Anna Cronin de Chavez3 Rosemary R. C. McEachan3 Christopher Hassall1* 1School of Biology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom 2Sustainability Research…Continue readingNot All Green Space Is Created Equal: Biodiversity Predicts Psychological Restorative Benefits From Urban Green Space

Indigenous Urban Planning One Health, One Heart

Coping with Stress in Deprived Urban Neighborhoods: What Is the Role of Green Space According to Life Stage?

Source: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2017.01760/full Jenny J. Roe1* Peter A. Aspinall2 Catharine Ward Thompson2 This study follows previous research showing how green space quantity and contact with nature (via access to gardens/allotments) helps mitigate stress…Continue readingCoping with Stress in Deprived Urban Neighborhoods: What Is the Role of Green Space According to Life Stage?

Living Water

Senate Committee on Indian Affairs Hears 30% of Navajo Nation Homes Lack Running Water

Source: https://nativenewsonline.net/currents/senate-committee-on-indian-affairs-hears-30-of-navajo-nation-homes-lack-running-water BY LEVI RICKERT  SEPTEMBER 28, 2023 Navajo Nation Council Speaker Crystalyne Curley on Wednesday, September 27, 2023,  made testimony before the U.S. Senate Committee on Indian Affairs’ “Water as a…Continue readingSenate Committee on Indian Affairs Hears 30% of Navajo Nation Homes Lack Running Water