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@underscore-news.bsky.socialTwo initiatives on the ballot this November in Washington state have been called anti-2SLGBTQIA+ by opponents of the measures, including the Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians. www.underscore.news/justice/wa-p...
@underscore-news.bsky.socialOur second-ever audience survey is coming to a close tomorrow, October 9, and we’re offering anybody who fills out the survey before the deadline the chance to enter into a raffle to win an Underscore hat and sticker.
Survey: www.surveymonkey.com/r/5VTMLZH
@underscore-news.bsky.socialAt Seattle’s Daybreak Star Indian Cultural Center, volunteers can care for Native plants as a way to regain their kinship with nature’s bounty. www.underscore.news/land/food-so...
@underscore-news.bsky.socialPortland’s newest Native owned bookstore will be a community hub filled with tutoring, cultural classes, community events and books from Indigenous authors. www.underscore.news/people-profi...
@underscore-news.bsky.socialAfter 170 years, a partnership between the Siletz Tribe, land trusts and conservation groups has restored some coastal land back to Native ownership.
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@underscore-news.bsky.socialVoting concerns central theme at Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians annual convention. www.underscore.news/justice/trib...
@underscore-news.bsky.socialThousands of people across Turtle Island will gather to remember, grieve, educate, mourn those who survived and are victims of Indian boarding and residential schools. www.underscore.news/culture/even...
@underscore-news.bsky.socialCowlitz comedian Joey Clift’s book, “We’ve Been Here the Whole Time” is a primer with the mission of correcting misconceptions about Native people.
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@underscore-news.bsky.socialIHS director outlines request for a departmental increase in funding; assistant secretary of the Interior looks to hire 400 new BIA employees; tribal leaders share concerns about AI; and federal legislation is outlined during annual ATNI convention.
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@underscore-news.bsky.socialTraditional knowledge keepers from across the Pacific Northwest came together for two days to explore food sovereignty, culture plants, medicines and politics.
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@underscore-news.bsky.socialSeattle’s first Indigenous Civic Engagement Day is this Friday. Organizers want urban Natives to come learn how officials can serve them better.
@underscore-news.bsky.socialTheo Wright and his dad, Asa Wright, have both served as Two-Spirit head dancers at NAYA’s annual Neerchokikoo powwow, creating more visibility for Two-Spirit people in powwow settings.
@underscore-news.bsky.socialFor journalists, self-care and trauma sensitivity are as essential as diligence.
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@underscore-news.bsky.socialSept. 9 and 10 at Portland State University, attendees can take part in knowledge sharing through dozens of workshops centering Indigenous food sovereignty.
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@underscore-news.bsky.socialA new report shows a lack of federal investment and philanthropic giving to Indian Country, which troubles Native and tribal advocates. www.underscore.news/justice/repo...
@underscore-news.bsky.socialFans of the Twilight Saga are coming together to raise funds to move the village of the Quileute Tribe to higher ground which is at risk due to climate change. www.underscore.news/land/climate...
