A Nevada grassroots organization has launched its inaugural endorsement process for the 2024 elections in an effort to champion indigenous voices in the Silver State. Taylor Patterson, executive director of the Native Voters Alliance Nevada, said the state is getting better about tribal and indigenous representation but contended there is still a long way to go. Nevada is home to 21 federally recognized tribes and 28 reservations, but only one Native legislator. .
Next week, Native American leaders from the Midwest will go before a United Nations panel with their concerns over a controversial oil pipeline they say is trespassing on tribal lands. Enbridge s Line 5 operation in the Great Lakes region is expected to be a topic when the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues convenes Monday in New York. In the Midwest, the law firm Earthjustice represents some Tribes contesting the rerouting of Line 5 in Wisconsin. .
The Nebraska Winnebago Tribe s Ho-Chunk Community Development Corporation has been awarded $2 million through MacKenzie Scott s Yield Giving company. Some 6,300 nonprofits applied to Yield Giving s open call for grants the Ho-Chunk were among 279 to receive a top tier rating. In the next-highest tier, 82 organizations each received $1 million. .
In addition to a vendor fair Saturday with about 20 businesses and artists, Indigifest included two nights of fashion, comedy and music. Organizers hope to make it an annual event.