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Native American Health Center Closer to Bringing New Health Center and Affordable Housing to Oakland

February 2, 2024February 2, 2024admin

Source: https://vitals.sutterhealth.org/native-american-health-center-closer-to-bringing-new-health-center-and-affordable-housing-to-oakland/ Oct 16, 2023 Monique Binkley Smith NAHC Receives Significant Investment from Sutter Health to Support New Space Planned for Dental Care, Social Services, Cultural Events and 76 Affordable…Continue readingNative American Health Center Closer to Bringing New Health Center and Affordable Housing to Oakland

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Indigenous Planning: from Principles to Practice

January 29, 2024January 31, 2024admin

Source: https://doi.org/10.1080/14649357.2017.1380961 in Planning Theory & Practice, 2017Vol. 18, no. 4, 639–666 By Libby Porter Notes on Contributor: Libby Porter is Associate Professor in planning and urban geography, based at…Continue readingIndigenous Planning: from Principles to Practice

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California Indian Tribes Denied Resources for Decades as Federal Acknowledgement Lags

December 21, 2023December 21, 2023admin

Source: https://www.sfpublicpress.org/california-indian-tribes-denied-resources-for-decades-as-federal-acknowledgement-lags/ 08.11.2022 | by YESICA PRADO | This article is adapted from an episode of our podcast “Civic.” Click the audio player below to hear the full story. In 1978, the U.S.…Continue readingCalifornia Indian Tribes Denied Resources for Decades as Federal Acknowledgement Lags

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

December 13, 2023December 13, 2023admin

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

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Using “ancient wisdoms and techniques” can lead to carbon-neutral buildings says Yasmeen Lari

November 25, 2023November 25, 2023admin

Source: https://www.dezeen.com/2021/07/01/carbon-neutral-architecture-yasmeen-lari-interview/ Jennifer Hahn | 1 July 2021 Leave a comment A return to traditional materials and construction techniques could help eliminate carbon emissions, says Pakistani architect Yasmeen Lari, who has built more than 45,000 homes…Continue readingUsing “ancient wisdoms and techniques” can lead to carbon-neutral buildings says Yasmeen Lari

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California becomes the first state in the U.S. to tackle embodied carbon in its building codes

November 25, 2023November 25, 2023admin

By Daniel Roche • August 8, 2023 Source: https://www.archpaper.com/2023/08/california-becomes-first-state-us-tackle-embodied-carbon-energy-codes The California Building Standards Commission (CBSC) and the Division of the State Architect (DSA) updated California’s building codes last week, putting into effect measures…Continue readingCalifornia becomes the first state in the U.S. to tackle embodied carbon in its building codes

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

November 19, 2023November 19, 2023admin

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

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

November 18, 2023November 18, 2023admin

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

November 18, 2023November 18, 2023admin

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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Corredor del pueblo maya en la ciudad de Los Ángeles

November 16, 2023November 16, 2023admin

Fuente: https://www.yucatan.com.mx/imagen/2022/12/06/corredor-del-pueblo-maya-en-la-ciudad-de-los-angeles-366920.html 6 de diciembre de 2022, 1:30 amÚltima actualización 9 de septiembre de 2023, 9:56 am La cultura maya tendrá mayor visibilidad en Los Ángeles con el proyecto del Corredor…Continue readingCorredor del pueblo maya en la ciudad de Los Ángeles