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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 #41 – Voter Suppression
Articles “Until recently that would hardly have mattered. Many properties, from government buildings to small homes, have no…
Indian Country 52 #40 – Child Welfare System
Articles “A Manitoba First Nations children’s advocate says the child-welfare system is designed to keep Indigenous families at…
Indian Country 52 #39 – Justin Schneider (White Privilege)
Articles “An Anchorage man walked out of court a free man Wednesday after changing his plea in the…
Indian Country 52 #38 – Mass Incarceration II
Article “I currently work for Southern Plains Tribal Health Board (SPTHB) in Oklahoma City. As part of acquiring…
Indian Country 52 #37 – Suspensions
Article “California has made strides to reduce student suspensions for minor classroom disruptions, but a new study concludes…
Indian Country 52 #36 – Indigenous Studies
Article “But Jo Chrona, the curriculum co-ordinator for the First Nations Education Steering Committee (FNESC), says her organization…
Indian Country 52 #35 – Youth Smoking
Articles “Tobacco use remains higher among American Indian/Alaskan Native teens than among other racial and ethnic groups in…
Indian Country 52 #34 – Assaults Concealed
Articles “In 2010, a Seattle-based survey co-produced by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the…
Indian Country 52 #33 – Reclaiming the Truth
Articles “In 2009, a group of determined parents in Toronto knew that the outdated curriculum was not helping…
Indian Country 52 #32 – Incarceration Rates
Articles “The organizers behind the Gladue Awareness Project in Saskatchewan hope it will help reduce the overrepresentation of…
Indian Country 52 #31 – Nestles Pure Greed
Articles “Two years ago today Nestlé’s Aberfoyle permit expired. Yet the multi-billion dollar water corporation continues to pump…
Indian Country 52 #30 – Yuma Homicide 10
Articles “William Kerkes, the Deputy County attorney representing the parties the claim was presented to, called News 11…
Indian Country 52 #29 – Opioids Life Expectancy
Articles “Life expectancy can reflect how healthy a country’s general population is, taking into account things like health…
Indian Country 52 #28 – Incarcerated Youth
Articles “Nearly half of all youth who end up in custody across Canada are Indigenous, a statistic that…
Indian Country 52 #27 – Self-Harm
Article “Adolescents of both sexes reported injuring themselves at rates above 20 percent in Idaho, Kentucky, Nevada and…
Indian Country 52 #26 – Two-Spirit
Articles “Beverly Little Thunder remembers her community’s reaction when she first came out on the Standing Rock reservation…