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The National Congress of American Indians announced Wednesday that Executive Director Jacqueline Pata will resign—but not right away—over her handling of misconduct allegations against another top official. Pata, a citizen of the Tlingit and Haida Tribes, was placed on leave in October after John Dossett, a non-Native lawyer, was fired from his post as NCAI’s general counsel following multiple allegations of verbal and sexual harassment. Despite the disturbing details spurring her suspension and resignation, Pata will be allowed to...
Toronto police have opened a first-of-its-kind conference with a focus on helping Indigenous women and girls from falling victim to human trafficking. The two-day event, which opened Wednesday, features speakers and survivors of human trafficking with the goal of creating more awareness and educating frontline police officers about the issues facing Indigenous community members. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/toronto-police-indigenous-human-trafficking-1.5026874...
The death of a 48-year-old woman is raising serious concerns about the housing and mould crisis in a northern Ontario First Nation. Nashie Oombash died on Monday, three weeks after she left the Cat Lake First Nation to seek medical care in Thunder Bay. Oombash's cause of death is unknown pending an autopsy. But her sister said she believes exposure to mould contributed. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/thunder-bay/cat-lake-death-1.5026582...
BEMIDJI, MN -- Watermark Art Center will host two upcoming events associated with the exhibit Madwewe - It Is Heard, currently on display in the Miikanan Gallery. Kent Estey is one of the artists featured in the exhibit. On February 28 at 6 p.m., Estey will give a presentation titled, "Picking Sweetgrass with Ma." The presentation will focus on the story of his grandmother, Josephine Robinson. Robinson was an Ojibwe Black Ash basket maker who lived on the White Earth Reservation during the time...