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Prior to the Indian Child Welfare Act, 80% of Native families living on reservations lost at least one child to the foster care system. 85% of those children were placed outside of the family and community, even when willing and able family members were available.
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On this episode, we talk about a food associated now with Oklahoma but which has its origins in earlier indigenous communities in North America, and which is often featured at events such as regional powwows or fairs.
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The Indian Child Welfare Act was challenged in the Supreme Court last week.
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As part of a social media campaign, they are highlighting Utah places whose names come from Indigenous languages.
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Tau Dance Theater, a Hawaiian dance company, and members of the Northwestern Band of the Shoshone Nation held a land recognition ceremony to connect their Native Hawaiian culture to local Shoshone culture.
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The department found 50 sites within Utah with insulting names, including a spring near Provo which has been a traditional gathering place for the Shoshone.
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Native people have lived in the Southwest for millennia and have traditional ways to manage water that have worked for them. When settlers arrived, they upended that system. Now, tribes in the Colorado River Basin are trying to elevate indigenous approaches to water management.
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For decades, American Indians and native Alaskans have had a shorter lifespan that other U.S. populations, and the pandemic contributed to reducing longevity still further, according to a new study.
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A new research snapshot released by the Utah Women & Leadership Project revealed the economic, health-related and overall wellness status of Indigenous women in Utah.
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How do we heal from the traumas of the past, without forgetting the events that happened? Today on Access Utah we explore the Hyrum City Museum's newest exhibit and ongoing events commemorating the 159th anniversary of the US Army’s massacre of Shoshone at Boa Ogoi.