Category: Communal Healing

Communal Healing The Unheard

Tribal citizens brace for trauma, hope for healing with federal report on boarding schools

Five Michigan schools for Native Americans identified in historic Interior Dept. findings BY: LAINA G. STEBBINS – MAY 26, 2022 3:48 AM Source: https://michiganadvance.com/2022/05/26/tribal-citizens-brace-for-trauma-hope-for-healing-with-federal-report-on-boarding-schools/     Mt. Pleasant Indian Industrial Boarding School opening day, June…Continue readingTribal citizens brace for trauma, hope for healing with federal report on boarding schools

Communal Healing Indigenous Stewardship

How a Native Californian Tribe Is Fighting to Reclaim Its History and Presence in Los Angeles

Source: https://www.travelandleisure.com/lost-cultures-living-legacies-podcast-season-1-episode-4-gabrielino-tongva-los-angeles-7494545 “As Gabrieleno-Tongva people, we see ourselves as caretakers of our relatives and that includes the plants, the animals, the water, the land, the rocks.” Desiree Martinez, a member…Continue readingHow a Native Californian Tribe Is Fighting to Reclaim Its History and Presence in Los Angeles

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Los Angeles City Council backs rewrite of city codes to remove male gender

Mayor Karen Bass and City Attorney Hydee Feldstein Soto are assumed to be men in city code Source: https://www.dailynews.com/2023/02/10/la-city-council-backs-rewrite-of-city-codes-to-remove-male-gender/ By CITY NEWS SERVICE | news@socalnews.com PUBLISHED: February 10, 2023 at 1:53 p.m. | UPDATED: February 10,…Continue readingLos Angeles City Council backs rewrite of city codes to remove male gender

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LA city council designates street section as Oaxacan Corridor

Source:https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/la-city-council-designates-street-section-as-oaxacan-corridor/3241279/ By City News Service • Published October 11, 2023 • Updated on October 11, 2023 at 12:28 pm The Los Angeles City Council Wednesday designated a section of Pico Boulevard between Arlington Avenue and Westmoreland Avenue as…Continue readingLA city council designates street section as Oaxacan Corridor

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Historic Unveiling of Native American Monument at California State Capitol Set for Tuesday

Source: https://nativenewsonline.net/currents/historic-unveiling-of-native-american-monument-at-california-state-capitol-set-for-tuesday BY LEVI RICKERT  NOVEMBER 04, 2023 Native American Heritage Month. Tribal leaders, lawmakers, students, and other dignitaries will be on hand on Tuesday, November 7, 2023 for the unveiling of a…Continue readingHistoric Unveiling of Native American Monument at California State Capitol Set for Tuesday

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The Collateral Damage from Urban Planning

Source: https://iexaminer.org/the-collateral-damage-from-urban-planning/ This piece first published by the Northwest Asian Weekly in print and online on Aug. 4, 2022. It is republished here without permission. Original Source: https://nwasianweekly.com/2022/08/commentary-the-collateral-damage-from-urban-planning/ AUGUST 4, 2022 BY NORTHWEST ASIAN…Continue readingThe Collateral Damage from Urban Planning

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”