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Writing to belong

Geetanjali Krishna

June 01, 2023 |

Asia Democracy Chronicles |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Bangladesh, Cox's Bazar

To help preserve important cultural knowledge in the face of genocide, Rohingya Project digitized and designed a font for the Hanifi Rohingya alphabet, which was developed in the 1980s. The script has now been released as a Unicode and is taught to displaced Rohingya around the world in refugee camps, classrooms, Zoom meetings, and WhatsApp groups.

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Oakland University becomes 1st US campus to return land use to Native American community

Joseph Goral

May 25, 2023 |

WDIV-TV |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Rochester, Michigan

After Indigenous students and faculty advocated for stolen land at Oakland University to be returned to the native community, the university made the land a heritage site, bypassing legal issues tied to development requirements and ensuring that the institution would have no say in the future of the site. The land is now home to a pawpaw orchard, a wildflower garden, and a fire pit for cooking and ceremonies.

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Protecting children and healing families, one Native auntie at a time

Nancy Marie Spears

May 24, 2023 |

The Imprint |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Luiseño, United States, San Diego, California

My Two Aunties assists Indigenous families to help keep children out of foster care. The group provides parenting support and education, seeks to build relationships between families and their culture and also works to repair intergenerational trauma that can lead to creating an unsafe environment for children. In 2022, the program served 97 families and held 411 parenting classes and interest in the program is continuously growing.

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Slow but steady progress on removing offensive place names in Oregon

Melanie Henshaw

May 24, 2023 |

Street Roots |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Portland, Oregon

The U.S. Board of Geographic Names and the Oregon Geographic Names Board are changing offensive and racist geographic place names in the state. When looking to change a name, the boards reach out to community members and experts for recommendations. They also review new name proposals that locals submit for both unnamed and named locations.

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Si los libros hablan de Costa Rica, ¿la niñez leerá más?

Mónica Quesada Cordero

May 18, 2023 |

El Colectivo 506 |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Chile

The Fundación Cámara Mágica works to create culturally relevant books for children to promote reading. By partnering with local writers and illustrators, the group creates stories rich in culture and diversity for youth to relate to, encouraging them to read more. Since 2020, the foundation has delivered more than 4,000 books to different communities throughout the country.

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Justice at the Tap

Torsheta Jackson

May 18, 2023 |

Yes! Magazine |

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Response Location: Navajo Nation, United States, Flint, Michigan

In response to the water crisis, grassroots organizers and community members are stepping up to provide aid and fill the gaps left by government authorities. Organizations like Flint Rising and DigDeep collect and donate bottled water and send volunteers door-to-door to ensure residents have access to clean drinking water. There is also the Navajo Water Project, which installs home water systems in those without access to running water or sewer lines, providing 1,200 gallons of water to homes in need, as well as jobs for members of the Navajo Nation.

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To Fight Deforestation, Amazon Guardians Embrace a Tech Boom

Gabriela Barzallo

May 16, 2023 |

Reasons to be Cheerful |

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Response Location: Indigenous A’i Kofán of Sinangoe, Ecuador

Members of the A’i Kofán de Sinangoe Indigenous guard keep watch over the part of the Amazon rainforest their community resides in. With the help of technological tools like drones and camera traps, they are able to prevent invasions and illegal activity on their land — which often goes hand-in-hand with preventing deforestation and pollution.

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A journey of healing

Nika Bartoo-Smith

May 16, 2023 |

ICT News |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Tulalip, Washington

The Native and Strong Lifeline aims to provide culturally relevant mental health care services and support to members of the Native community. Since launching, the lifeline has received over 1,200 calls from across the state, handled by its team of tribal crisis counselors, many of whom have their owned lived experiences with mental health struggles.

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The Matriarchs Who Helped Seattle's Urban Native Population

Frank Hopper

May 11, 2023 |

Yes! Magazine |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

The Seattle Indian Center, originally started by the matriarchs of the American Indian Women’s Service League, provides Native people in need with resources like food, clothing, financial and employment assistance, community outreach services and a sense of community where their heritage and culture are recognized.

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With 1.6M followers, TikTok influencer Miriam Ezagui teaches the masses about her Orthodox lifestyle

Elizabeth Karpen

May 09, 2023 |

Jewish Telegraphic Agency |

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Response Location: United States, New York, New York

Miriam Ezaugi is a Brooklyn-based labor and delivery nurse who shares videos about her life as an Orthodox Jew with her 1.6 million TikTok followers. Her content varies from sharing her day-to-day life to explainers on Orthodox customs. All with the goal of educating more people with information directly from a Jewish person.

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