Along with the many elections that took place last fall, former tribal judge Mary Peltola was officially sworn in to represent Alaska’s congressional district. This election not only makes Peltola the first woman to represent the state of Alaska, but the first Alaskan Native to serve in Congress. Her presence also gives full representation in Congress to the three major indigenous groups in the United States. Mary Peltola brings Alaskan Native representation alongside Native Hawaiian, Kaiali’i Kahele, and six Native American representatives. Pelota takes on the title of representative after former congressman Don Young passed away in March of 2022. …
Author: Native Origins Community
Indigenized Energy Initiative (IEI), the Native-led nonprofit that aims to diminish energy poverty, mitigate climate change and create thriving American Indian communities with the clean and regenerative power of solar, has announced its relaunch as Indigenized Energy Initiative. It was formerly known as Covenant Tribal Solar Initiative. IEI is bringing together for the first time renowned Indigenous solar leaders Chief Henry Red Cloud of the Oglala Lakota Sioux Tribe, founder of Red Cloud Renewable and Lakota Solar Enterprises; Otto Braided Hair, tribal member and traditional leader of the Northern Cheyenne Tribe, and co-founder of IEI and ecoCheyenne; Robert Blake, tribal citizen of the Red Lake Band of Ojibwe, and…
The Land: Meaning, Perception and Worldviews on Earth Day, by Kai Teague-Language is a means of communication and can take many forms, shapes, colors, and sounds. Language is essentially a code embedded with meaning. Meaning is derived from our
