Native americans This State is Giving Native American Tribes a Say in Mascots That Depict Them Youth organizer Ivy Pete helped Washington state pass a bill that would limit schools’ usage of Native American mascots. Schools will have to change their mascot unless they can get a local tribe involved. The bill is “not saying ‘no more representing Native American culture, no more talking about Native Americans,’ but how can we do it in an authentic...
pine ridge indian reservation Inside an Indian Reservation Reeling From Poverty and the Pandemic The Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota is home to the Oglala Lakota nation — people whose ancestors survived generations of oppression and violence. Today, half live below the poverty line and many go without basics like running water. Life expectancy for Lakota men is 47 and for women is 53, lower than any country in the world. That...
department of the interior Biden Is Nominating a Historic Interior Secretary: Here's Why This Underappreciated Cabinet Post Matters President-elect Joe Biden has decided on the historic choice of Rep. Deb Haaland of New Mexico to head the Department of the Interior. The appointment would make her the first Native American Cabinet secretary. But why should we care about the Interior secretary? As NBCLX’s Fernando Hurtado explains, this underappreciated federal agency is more important than you think.
Native americans A Native American Tribe Says the Trump Administration's Border Wall is Destroying Their Land and Legacy The chairwoman for the Native American tribe Hia C-ed O’odham, which means Sand People, shares her story about how the Trump administration’s border wall has hurt her community. Chairwoman Christina Andrews said construction has already destroyed a children’s shrine and sacred trails.
true crime tuesday This True Crime Podcast Is Giving a Voice to Voiceless Indigenous Crime Victims “Invisible Choir” is shedding light on crimes against Native Americans that often don’t get the attention they deserve. NBCLX welcomed the founder of the true-crime podcast, Michael Ojibway, to talk about a shocking case of murder and fetal abduction featured in one of the episodes.
2020 Elections Why The Native American Vote Could Be Critical in Swing State Arizona In the 2020 election, the Native American vote could play an important part in a key swing state like Arizona. In 2016, President Trump claimed victory in the state by a little over 91,000 votes, and there are about 67,000 eligible voters living in the Arizona portion of Navajo Nation. In size, Navajo Nation is larger than ten U.S. states and stretches over 27,000 square miles.
early voting What This Year's Record-Breaking Surge in Early Voting Could Mean for the Presidential Election With 28.1 million votes already cast, nearly five times the number of people have voted so far in the 2020 election than at this time in 2016. NBCLX storyteller Chase Cain explains what this surge in early voting means for the presidential race.
Columbus day Explaining the Push to Ditch Columbus Day and Observe Indigenous Peoples' Day Instead As the mythology around Christopher Columbus has been corrected, many are pushing to replace Columbus Day with a celebration of Indigenous Peoples’ Day. A cultural strategist and diversity expert, Lauren Wesley Wilson, joined LX News to discuss the importance of recognizing the oppressed rather than celebrating their oppressors.
Wildfires One Way to Prevent Massive Wildfires? Burning Forests Intentionally Prescribed burning consists of intentionally setting parts of a forest on fire so that when a wildfire does strike, it has less “fuel” to grow. Kristen Shive, director of science at Save the Redwoods League, says that’s a practice that could help with relentless wildfire seasons exacerbated by climate change.
oklahoma How Recent Supreme Court Ruling Regarding Tribal Sovereignty Impacts Oklahoma Attorney James Meggesto who specializes in Native American law speaks on matters of tribal sovereignty now that more than half of state of Oklahoma is considered tribal land following recent Supreme Court ruling.
