Monday, January 3, 2022 – Is social media a threat to sacred places?
People think nothing these days of snapping selfies and sharing it with their followers on social media. But that can be problematic for both non-Native and Native people on tribal land or in places considered sacred. Tribes have a variety of rules and guidelines to help protect places from unwanted exposure. We’ll learn what works and what doesn’t when it comes to social media on tribal land. That’s coming up right after the news.
Tuesday, January 4, 2022 – Oklahoma’s McGirt: the complicated path to sovereignty
The 2020 U-S Supreme Court decision related to the McGirt criminal conviction is forcing significant changes in Oklahoma. State officials describe the scenario as ‘chaos’. In asserting their sovereignty, tribes say the state’s reactions are more than exaggerated. Still, there are a lot of details to be worked out, almost all through the courts. There’s a chance the Supreme Court could reconsider its previous decision.
Wednesday, January 5, 2022 – Fixing Passamaquoddy’s drinking water problem
Some residents of the Passamaquoddy Pleasant Point Reservation have either hauled water or used bottled water for years, even decades. The tribe’s water source is a lake that members say is unsafe despite tests show that it is largely within federal limits. Tribal leaders say a long-term solution requires a change to a 1980 law that limits the tribe’s ability to acquire land where the tribe could establish wells.
Thursday, January 6, 2022 – Yurok’s MMIW emergency
In response to ongoing tragedies and increased reports of human trafficking attempts, the Yurok Tribe declared a missing and murdered Indigenous women emergency. Tribal officials intend to raise awareness in an attempt to fight statistics that Native women are trafficked at disproportionate rates and murders of Native women are much more likely to go unsolved.
Friday, January 7, 2022 – Sooyii: Blackfeet language film sets a new standard
The tragedy of a contagious disease set against the dramatic backdrop of Montana’s Blackfeet reservation, Sooyii tells a story of resilience in the face of devastating loss. With a dialogue entirely in the Blackfeet language, Sooyii is also an exercise in language revitalization.
