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Various Alaska Native groups say they've worked for years to get state and local law enforcement to address the state's high rate of missing and murdered Indigenous people. They're hoping SB 151, passed in the final hours of the session, will help solve outstanding cases and prevent new ones.
Photo by Rhonda McBride.
Photo by Rhonda McBrid
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The Mashantucket Pequot Museum and Research Center has reopened after construction in Connecticut. The museum’s organizers say it uses Westernized museum practices and Indigenizes them. -
The Alaska Native Heritage Center gets funding to expand cultural tourism. -
When the Moment Comes is a play that brings light to a dark chapter in history, based on the true story of Baha'is, who were persecuted for their religious beliefs after the Islamic Revolution in Iran. A story that is both haunting and inspiring — that honors the memories of a group of men and women, executed in 1983 after they refused to renounce their faith. -
Zooming across the Navajo Nation, a new non-profit called NDN Girls Book Club is bringing books written by Indigenous authors to various locations in the Navajo Nation.The team hopes they create community-wide change and education on the extensive world of Indigenous-written literature. -
The national media dubbed the case the “Memory Card Murders,” because of the gruesome video Brian Smith recorded of his killings. During the trial, prosecutors raised another troubling possibility – that Smith had allegedly confided in others about his crime, including an Anchorage musician named Ian Calhoun. Activists have staged several protests, calling for Calhoun’s arrest.
