The National Indian Council on Aging (NICOA) introduced a new toolkit dedicated to increasing awareness and knowledge of the needs of American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) people living with disabilities.
Last week, Monte Fronk joined Native News Online publisher Levi Rickert on an episode of Native Bidaske to talk about his compelling and, at times, tearful testimony at last month’s Not Invisible Act Commission Hearing in Minneapolis. The hearing brought Native family members and survivors impacted by on going Missing and Murdered Indigenous People (MMIP) crisis to testify before the 37-member commission. At the hearing, Fronk testified that May 26, 2021, was the worst day of his life.
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The U.S. Department of Education announced last week more than $8 million in available grant funding across three key initiatives for Native Students. The new grants seek to bolster Native students' exposure to language and culture in their classrooms through three competitive programs to increase access to Native American languages in schools, support Native American teachers, and ensure Tribal Educational Agencies can coordinate grant resources alongside state and local partners. There are now more than 200 tribal communities without living speakers of their native languages.
The Center for Indigenous Health held a graduation ceremony for seven Indigenous scholars receiving advanced degrees from the John Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health last month on May 27. Each recipient was given a handmade blanket from Snoqualmie Tribe-owned brand Eighth Generation and a John Hopkins frame to encase their new diploma.