Jarrette Werk
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February 7, 2025 at 2:28 AM
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January 29, 2025 at 3:05 AM
On Memorial Day, dozens of volunteers, including descendants of Native American boarding school survivors, Native community members, allies, and former Chemawa Indian School staff and students gathered to clean up the neglected Chemawa Cemetery, as it had become an overgrown dumping ground.
Honoring the Lost Kids of Chemawa Indian School - Underscore Native News
Volunteers gathered on Memorial Day to clean the neglected Chemawa Cemetery, which had become an overgrown dumping ground.
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January 28, 2025 at 9:13 PM
On Memorial Day, dozens of volunteers, including descendants of Native American boarding school survivors, Native community members, allies, and former Chemawa Indian School staff and students gathered to clean up the neglected Chemawa Cemetery, as it had become an overgrown dumping ground.
“We are the future,” Maize Countryman, 20, Northern Arapaho, Navajo and Eastern Shoshone of Idaho, said. “We are what our ancestors prayed for. Being able to see the happy Native youth and the smiles while at the Nike Headquarters, it’s just really exciting to see.”
Largest Native Youth Gathering in Nike History - Underscore Native News
UNITY brought thousands of Native youth from across the country to Nike World Headquarters for a day of empowerment and fun.
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January 28, 2025 at 9:13 PM
“We are the future,” Maize Countryman, 20, Northern Arapaho, Navajo and Eastern Shoshone of Idaho, said. “We are what our ancestors prayed for. Being able to see the happy Native youth and the smiles while at the Nike Headquarters, it’s just really exciting to see.”
Dancers filled the powwow circle for the grand entry of the 55th Annual Pi-Ume-Sha Treaty Days Powwow and celebration. Hundreds of families gather every year from near and far to participate in the powwow, traditional parade, rodeo, endurance horse races, stick game and more.
‘Pi-Ume-Sha Means Celebration’ - Underscore Native News
The 55th Annual Pi-Ume-Sha Treaty Days honors past, present and future.
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January 28, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Dancers filled the powwow circle for the grand entry of the 55th Annual Pi-Ume-Sha Treaty Days Powwow and celebration. Hundreds of families gather every year from near and far to participate in the powwow, traditional parade, rodeo, endurance horse races, stick game and more.
As a Two-Spirit spoken word poet, storyteller, Indigenous rights activist, internationally recognized self-published author, and U.S. Navy veteran, Shuína Skó is committed to uplifting and celebrating the Indigenous LGBTQIA2S+ experience.
Becoming Shuína Skó - Underscore Native News
How a Klamath tribal citizen embraced their Two-Spirit identity and became an international author, spoken word poet, storyteller, veteran and Indigenous rights activist.
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January 28, 2025 at 9:13 PM
As a Two-Spirit spoken word poet, storyteller, Indigenous rights activist, internationally recognized self-published author, and U.S. Navy veteran, Shuína Skó is committed to uplifting and celebrating the Indigenous LGBTQIA2S+ experience.
In October, the nine federally recognized Native nations in Oregon, in collaboration with Oregon State University, announced the opening of what they believe is a first-of-its-kind facility dedicated to the repatriation of ancestral remains.
A Collaborative Model for Repatriation - Underscore Native News
Partners say the OSU-NAGPRA Facility, created through consultation between Oregon’s nine federally recognized Native nations and Oregon State University, could set a better precedent for safeguarding ...
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January 28, 2025 at 9:13 PM
In October, the nine federally recognized Native nations in Oregon, in collaboration with Oregon State University, announced the opening of what they believe is a first-of-its-kind facility dedicated to the repatriation of ancestral remains.
PSU officials say the center is unique in the college’s history due to its emphasis on incorporating the perspectives of BIPOC students throughout the planning and building process. They say it’s also unique on a national level in its uplifting of Indigenous knowledge alongside Western science.
‘A Nationally Distinctive Model of Community Science Design’ - Underscore Native News
BIPOC student perspectives heavily influenced the creation of Portland State University’s Vernier Science Center, which uplifts Indigenous knowledge alongside Western science as part of a philosophy o...
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January 28, 2025 at 9:13 PM
PSU officials say the center is unique in the college’s history due to its emphasis on incorporating the perspectives of BIPOC students throughout the planning and building process. They say it’s also unique on a national level in its uplifting of Indigenous knowledge alongside Western science.