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  • Restaurant Revolution

    April 01, 2023 |

    City Journal |

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    Response Location: United States, Sacramento, California

    Small, local restaurants in Orange County, California, are thriving by taking advantage of the entrepreneurial and ethnic food culture to fill market gaps and appeal to diverse customer bases.

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  • 'POTENTIALLY SENSITIVE, LIKELY STOLEN': Native Nonprofit Educating Buyers About Indigenous Artifacts on Auction

    March 18, 2023 |

    Native News Online |

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    The Association on American Indian Affairs alerts community members when they learn of potentially sensitive cultural items going up for auction so they can take action to retrieve them. Many of these sensitive items were stolen from tribal nations, bands, or communities.

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  • These Japanese mothers banded together through a support group to talk about mental illness

    March 14, 2023 |

    Los Angeles Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

    The Japanese-speaking family support group under NAMI South Bay formed in 2012 to provide people — mostly first-generation Japanese mothers — with a safe space where they can share their experiences and learn how to talk about mental illness and how it effects their children. Since 2012, over 100 people have reached out to the group, with about eight to 12 participants joining the discussions each month.

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  • In the Extinction Capital of the World, A Native School Is Restoring Indigenous Forests

    March 11, 2023 |

    Native News Online |

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    Response Location: United States, Hawaii

    Led by Native Hawai’ians, Kamehameha Schools owns thousands of acres of land dedicated to stewardship and conservation. The school partners with Native Hawaiian organizations and conducts eco-cultural education programs for students and members of the community to foster connections between them and the environment.

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  • Indigenous youths keep ancient forestry traditions alive in the Philippines

    March 06, 2023 |

    Mongabay |

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    Response Location: Philippines, Misamis Oriental

    A forest management tradition practiced by the Indigenous Higaonon in the Philippines called panlaoy helps to protect the local ecosystems from threats. In this practice tribal elders teach young volunteers to immerse in, observe, assess, and document the condition of the ecosystem.

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  • To Empower Youths, this Nigerian is Teaching Digital Skills in Yorùbá

    March 06, 2023 |

    The Solutions Paper |

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    Response Location: Nigeria

    A data analyst who is a Microsoft-certified trainer uploads videos on social media teaching digital technology skills in the Yorùbá language. The videos are free to watch and break the language barrier that arises with most English-only tech information available online.

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  • New Fire Mountain Fabrics store offers Indigenous fabric and motifs

    March 01, 2023 |

    Sahan Journal |

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    Response Location: United States, Brooklyn Park, Minnesota

    Fire Mountain Fabrics and Supply is a Native-owned fabric shop in Minnesota that sells materials used to make the regalia worn in different ceremonies that can often be difficult to find.

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  • L.A. high school's AP African American Studies course fills a void prohibited elsewhere

    February 28, 2023 |

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    Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

    Susan Miller Dorsey High School is the first school in California to pilot a new advanced placement African American studies course, which covers the history of Black social movements, societal achievements, and in the United States. Students in the course say it has exposed them to deeper knowledge about their communities and helped them express themselves.

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  • Finding forgotten Indigenous landscapes with electromagnetic technology

    February 20, 2023 |

    MIT Technology Review |

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    Response Location: United States, Ohio

    The Heartland Earthworks Conservancy finds and works to preserve ancient, Indigenous earthworks in Ohio. They use a device called a magnetometer to find electromagnetic remnants in the soil that reveal buried and disassembled structures like walls, ditches, and mounds.

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  • Indigenous Foodways Are the Focus in a Growing Number of Classrooms

    February 15, 2023 |

    Civil Eats |

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    Response Location: United States, Great Falls, Montana

    Montana's Indian Education for All program ensures that both Native and non-Native students have the opportunity to learn the history and culture of local Indigenous peoples, such as through an experiential bison harvest.

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