Happy Monday!
Here are some of the articles you may have missed this past weekend:
NCAI Seeks Tribal Support For Action On Traditional Language Revitalization ‘State Of Emergency’‘
Native American traditional language programs are in a state of emergency and need a friend in Congress to address reform, according to The National Congress of American Indians.
The Inter-tribal lobbying group has its eyes set on making this declaration its official stance to begin a process to secure permanent funding for tribal language programs.
“I think one of the takeaways is the transmission of our Native languages used to be parent to child, grandparent to grandchild, in a household, and I think in a majority of tribes that doesn’t exist so much as it did even a generation ago,” NCAI President Marc Macarro said. “You go back two generations and the difference is even more stark. So we have to look to our own tribal institutions as a way of transmitting, not only language, but everything that comes with it.”
National Native Youth Essay Contest Deadline Extended
As the United States celebrates the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, Native News Online believes it is essential that Native perspectives are included in the national conversation. To that end, Native News Online will present America 250: A Republic Built on Native Land throughout June and into the first week of July.
To engage Native youth, Native News Online is partnering with the Center for Native American Youth at the Aspen Institute to launch a national Native youth essay contest. We encourage you to spread the word to your family, friends, and community organizations.
The top three winners will receive cash prizes and their essays will be published in Native News Online.
HHS Announces $10.7M for Clean Water Infrastructure at Santo Domingo Pueblo
Senior leaders from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) joined Tribal leadership at Santo Domingo Pueblo to announce a $10,735,000 federal investment aimed at expanding reliable sanitation services for the community.
The funding, administered through the Indian Health Service, will support a major wastewater treatment project that includes the construction of four lift stations and force mains to transport wastewater to a new treatment facility currently being built by the Pueblo. The investment is part of a broader effort to complete the community’s wastewater system and strengthen essential infrastructure.
