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Indian Country 52
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Indian Country 52 is a weekly series of artworks by Ihanktonwan Dakota artist David Bernie that promotes issues and stories in Native American and First Nations communities.
Indian Country 52 #5 – Daily Racism
Articles “On the steps outside the Lincoln Memorial in Washington DC, a white teenager sporting the red cap…
Indian Country 52 #4 – Sixties Scoop Apology
Articles “Moe’s apology was also meant to be an encouraging change of course from his first months in…
Indian Country 52 #3 – White Nationalist
Articles “On Sunday, Mr. Trump said the senator, a 2020 presidential hopeful, should have filmed a commercial “from…
Indian Country 52 #2 – Equal Education
Articles “The population is also among the most at risk: Underachievement and limited emotional support at school can contribute…
Indian Country 52 #1 – Government Shutdown
Articles “The federal government funds or provides many services to Indian Country — including law enforcement, healthcare programs,…
Indian Country 52 #52 – Savanna’s Act II
Article “Savanna Greywind was 22-years-old and 8 months pregnant when she was murdered in 2017. In the year…
Indian Country 52 #51 – ICWA Attacks
Articles “After raising Mason for a year and a half, Buckley and Becker moved to adopt. It was…
Indian Country 52 #50 – Inherited Pain
Articles “First Nations children and youth are experiencing more pain than non-First Nations children, but do not access…
Indian Country 52 #49 – Starving Health Care
Articles “The federal government’s refusal to adequately fund the Indian Health Service is slowly killing two South Dakota…
Indian Country 52 #48 – DNA Tests
Articles “Amid the barrage of racist, anti-immigrant, and other attacks launched by President Trump and his administration in…
Indian Country 52 #47 – Hates Crimes
Articles “The number of hate crimes reported in the US increased by 17 percent in 2017, with a…
Indian Country 52 #46 – Forced Sterilizations
Articles “When she was 17 years old, Liz was coerced by a Children’s Aid worker into having an…
Indian Country 52 #45 – Diabetes Epidemic
Articles “Diabetes experts say Canada could prevent another million type 2 diabetes diagnoses in the next decade if…
Indian Country 52 #44 – Children at Risk (ICWA)
Articles “A Northern Texas federal district court struck down portions of the Indian Child Welfare Act last Thursday,…
Indian Country 52 #43 – Sexualized Costumes
Articles “Three weeks ago, I was threatened with arrest for presenting a petition with more than 14,000 signatures…
Indian Country 52 #42 – Boarding School Deaths
Articles “From 1883 to 1998, nearly 150,000 indigenous children were forcibly separated from their families and sent to…