Before they died, Jennifer Kirk and Sue Sue Norton were both victims of domestic violence, but the men involved — the ex-mayor’s sons — faced few consequences despite a long history of similar allegations. Source: Two Women Died on an Alaska Mayor’s Property. No One Has Ever Been Charged. — ProPublica
A call to bring back matriarchy in Indigenous communities to rebuild and decolonize the foundation of Native community life. Source: Indigenous Feminism Is Our Culture (SSIR)
You’re invited to a workshop featuring a multidisciplinary panel of experts to discuss the different dimensions of race and ethnicity and how they are measured, which will include time for open dialogue with the panelists. Source: NIH HDIG Workshop 2023
The purpose of this notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) is to support research on interventions to improve health in Native American populations. This includes 1) etiologic research that will directly inform intervention development or adaptations, 2) research that develops, adapts, or tests interventions for health promotion, prevention, treatment, or recovery, and 3) where a sufficient…
Police believe the remains of four indigenous women murdered by a serial killer were dumped in a landfill. But officials have yet to recover their bodies, leaving it up to the victims’ family members to keep the search alive, reports Brandi Morin. Source: Winnipeg: A daughter’s quest to find her mother’s remains
As I tied, I whispered prayers, surrounding her, protecting her. I imagined the generations of Indigenous mothers before me who similarly laced babies up in mossbags with love and prayers, knowing that colonialism could never take our traditional child-rearing and kinship practices away. I picked my daughter up, supporting her back and head, and placed…
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican prosecutors announced Saturday night that they are withdrawing a case against a woman who was sentenced to six years in prison for killing a man as he raped and attacked her.In a ruling last week that touched off a public outcry, a court in Mexico State said that while it…
Detroit, Michigan -Wayne State Law School – December 6, 2022Alternatives To Policing – live and virtual event0:00 Welcome1:44 Jeffrey Edison reads “Come Just…
Detroit, Michigan -Wayne State Law School – December 6, 2022 Alternatives To Policing – live and virtual event 0:00 Welcome 1:44 Jeffrey Edison reads “Come Justice” by Dr. Aneb Kgositsile 4:27 Julie Hurwitz introduces the event and panelists 10:20 Erin Keith presentation “Alternatives to Policing” 23:59 Rashida Tlaib 31:24 Andrea Ritchie 40:25 Stephanie Chang 51:21…
Des représentants de la société civile ont organisé une conférence de presse hier au Palais du peuple pour dénoncer l’opération «Wuambushu» à Mayotte. Le Comité Maore a appelé les responsables étatiques à se joindre à leur cause pour empêcher cette opération. La présidente de l’Ong Hifadhu a mis l’accent sur « les abus perpétrés à…
Over the last 50 years, Māori and Pasifika students with their eyes on a career in medicine have had the chance of getting a hand from MAPAS at the University of Auckland’s School of Medicine.That’s the Māori and Pacific Admissions Scheme which was set up to help ensure that New Zealand’s doctors would, bit by…
