Mousewoman

Feds greenlight $2B renewable energy project on Yakama Nation sacred site Federal regulators have approved a $2 billion renewable energy project on a culturally sacred Yakama Nation site in Washington, drawing tribal opposition and legal challenges.

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FISH WAR bonus content: Warren King George from the Muckleshoot Tribe Warren King George, historian for the Muckleshoot Tribe, was interviewed for the documentary FISH WAR, which tells the story of the tribes in the Pacific Northwest from treaty times to the modern age of co-management.

This week marks the anniversary of the 1974 Boldt decision in U.S. v. Washington.

Hear more about the history of tribal fishing rights from Muckleshoot historian Warren King George.

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"There Is Light In Darkness" Robert Davidson Acrylic on Canvas formline blue, yellow, red, black

"There Is Light In Darkness"
Robert Davidson
Acrylic on Canvas

Now at Timmins, Ontario: Last stop on the Ontario tour - People of the Watershed: Photographs by John Macfie

Now at Timmins, Ontario: Last stop on the Ontario tour - People of the Watershed: Photographs by John Macfie

Featuring 100+ powerful images from the 1950s–60s, this exhibition captures life in Anishinaabe, Cree, and Anisininew communities across Northern Ontario and the Hudson’s Bay watershed.

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photo: ocean, mountains, and sky along the coast of Prince of Wales Island, Alaska. Two killer whales cruising by. There is a long story here about a land otter and myself and these killer whales.

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Preston Singletary (Tlingit), “Feast Bowl,” 2002, blown and sand carved glass on metal stand. Available at Stonington Gallery, Seattle, WA.

The Chinook are a living Nation.
Recognition delayed is justice denied.

#ChinookJustice #WeAreStillHere #WeStandTogether #IndigenousSolidarity

The Tsimshians are a Northwest Coast Native people known for their dazzling works of art and rich array of social, religious, and oral traditions that have captured the attention of scholars for over a century. Jay Miller brings together for the first time a wealth of material about the Tsimshians, presenting an unforgettable picture of their cultural universe. That universe is built around the metaphor of light, which was brought into the world by Raven; its refraction forms the chief social, religious, and symbolic institutions of Tsimshian culture. Family heraldic crests express light in one way, masks in another. Miller argues convincingly that the genius of Tsimshian culture, and one of the main reasons for its continuing vitality, is that its people are sensitive to different, and often creative, ways of capturing and embodying light.

Miller argues convincingly that the genius of Tsimshian culture, and one of the main reasons for its continuing vitality, is that its people are sensitive to different, and often creative, ways of capturing and embodying light.

Raven as depicted in formline. Wood panel, black, red, and tan.

Raven and Bright Cloud Woman - Tsimshian - David A. Boxley, 2005

Yes, good fortune follows suffering.

Yes, good fortune follows suffering.

From: Raven and Fire as told by Austin Hammond, in Adventures of Raven, Tlingit Raven Stories.

Do they still kiss on main street there? Amour, mama, not cheap display?

The Mouse Woman of Gabriola David E Young The Mouse Woman of Gabriola is an image carved into a boulder on the small island of Gabriola, off the west coast of Canada. The “grandmother” spirit depicted in the image is important to west coast native groups who believe that this spirit is dedicated to restoring order and rectifying injustices, particularly those involving young people. The Mouse Woman also appears to have healing powers that defy normal scientific explanation. This article attempts to understand this type of “spontaneous healing” by exploring factors such as the role of healers, the role of faith, mind/brain/body interactions, the placebo response, the ability of individuals to tap internal and external sources of healing energy, and the role of religious icons in healing. The arguments made in this article will come as no surprise to most Aboriginal medicine people who are quite aware that a healer must have a good understanding of not only plants and their medicinal qualities, but human psychology, the power of suggestion and ritual, and even the worth of dramatic elements. Thus traditional healers are often more sophisticated than mainstream medical researchers who have only recently begun to appreciate the significance of phenomena such as role of the mind in healing.

The Mousewoman of Gabriola Island

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photo: Sea Otter Sound, Prince of Wales Island, Alaska, over cast and conifer clad islands in a grey/blue sea.

Sea Otter Sound

Indigenous-Led Collectives Are Keeping Minnesotan Communities Safe From ICE Members of the American Indian Movement and the Many Shields Warrior Society are patrolling the streets of Minneapolis.

Members of the American Indian Movement and the Many Shields Warrior Society are patrolling the streets of Minneapolis.

Bear - house front - Ketchikan - Alaska

A grave injustice in Sitka has galled Alaska police for decades Michael Silka is buried in a place of honor, despite killing nine Alaskans, including a state trooper. A similar Texas case has raised hopes that Silka might be disinterred.

Michael Silka is buried in a place of honor, despite killing nine Alaskans, including a state trooper.

A similar Texas case has raised hopes that Silka might be disinterred.

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The Craig Tribal Association’s (CTA) tribal council aimed to revive the culture within the Káaws Tláay (Craig, Alaska). This two-day event brought renewed hope, as they had not experienced a traditional totem pole raising in nearly 30 years.

Work begins to remove massive North Slope oil rig that toppled last month “The Beast” crashed to the tundra near a ConocoPhillips Alaska camp, spilling about 4,000 gallons of diesel on the snow. Bad weather has delayed emergency response.

Work has begun to remove the wreckage and remediate damage after a massive oil rig tipped over and crashed to the tundra near the North Slope village of Nuiqsut last month.

The Flora and Fauna of the Pacific Northwest Coast The Flora and Fauna of the Pacific Northwest Coast is an extensive, easy-to-follow resource guide to the plant and animal life of the vast and diverse bioreg...

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Haida Gwaii Haida Gwaii, ancestral home of the Haida Nation, was once as inaccessible and mysterious as it is beautiful. The tight cluster of islands off British Columbi...

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Haa Tuwunáagu Yís, for Healing Our Spirit Haa Tuwunaagu Yis, for Healing Our Spirit is the first publication of Tlingit oratory recorded in performance. It features Tlingit texts with facing English ...

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“It was a terrible disaster, but the story is a good one even so.”

-Sghaagya, Haida Gwaii

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Frog
Cecilia Adams (Gitxsan)

Let us go closer to the fire and see what we are saying.

Indigenous concerns surface as Trump calls for seabed mining in Alaskan waters “It really feels like another false solution.”

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“No law will eliminate crimes, but at least you can assert to the world that you recognize the evil of the present situation.”

- Elizabeth Wanamaker Peratrovich