Category: The Unseen

The Unseen

Whales and dolphins now have legal personhood in the Pacific – but one treaty won’t be enough to protect them (from the Conversation)

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Source: Whales and dolphins now have legal personhood in the Pacific – but one treaty won’t be enough to protect them By: Elliot Doornbos, Senior Lecturer of Criminology, Nottingham Trent…Continue readingWhales and dolphins now have legal personhood in the Pacific – but one treaty won’t be enough to protect them (from the Conversation)

Community Identity The Unseen

Skid Row, Gallery Row and the space in between: cultural revitalisation and its impacts on two Los Angeles neighbourhoods

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Authors: Brady Collins collins.bradyj@gmail.com and Anastasia Loukaitou-Sideris sideris@ucla.eduAUTHORS INFO & AFFILIATIONS Publication: Town Planning Review. Research Article: 6 January 2016. Volume 87, Number 4 https://doi.org/10.3828/tpr.2016.27 Summary As a means for neighbourhood improvement, cultural urban revitalisation seeks to draw business growth and…Continue readingSkid Row, Gallery Row and the space in between: cultural revitalisation and its impacts on two Los Angeles neighbourhoods

The Unseen Urban Indian Crisis

An Intertribal, Urban Cultural Core for San Francisco (2020)

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Source: https://www.sfexaminer.com/archives/native-american-hub-planned-for-mission-district/article_277438ac-a11d-57d5-80bd-7cea5272d77c.html “[T]o create visibility and create more options for our people is honoring the work that our past generations have already done and creating a home for our further…Continue readingAn Intertribal, Urban Cultural Core for San Francisco (2020)

Housing Justice The Unseen Urban Indian Crisis

Housing for Urban Indigenous Peoples, Tribal Residents, and Tribal Nations

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Source: https://www.nlc.org/article/2022/11/29/housing-for-indigenous-peoples-tribal-nations/ NOVEMBER 29, 2022 by Samantha Steeves for the National League of Cities. *Note: There are many different naming conventions for Native American and Indigenous communities, who are in no…Continue readingHousing for Urban Indigenous Peoples, Tribal Residents, and Tribal Nations

The Unseen

Invisibility as an Asterisk Nation: One Tribe’s Challenge to Find Data About its Population

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Andy Krackov & Sarah MarikosFebruary 18, 2021 Source: https://nightingaledvs.com/asterisk-nation-one-tribes-challenge-to-find-data-about-its-population/ The Yurok Tribe in far northern California needs to address a condition plaguing numerous rural communities in the United States: addiction and substance…Continue readingInvisibility as an Asterisk Nation: One Tribe’s Challenge to Find Data About its Population

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

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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

The Unseen

UN denounces new attacks on Indigenous people in Nicaragua’s largest reserve

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by Maxwell Radwin on 21 March 2023 Original Source: https://news.mongabay.com/2023/03/un-denounces-new-attacks-on-indigenous-people-in-nicaraguas-largest-reserve/ A wave of violence against Indigenous people in Nicaragua this month has drawn international outcry over the government’s lack of action against…Continue readingUN denounces new attacks on Indigenous people in Nicaragua’s largest reserve