News: AIM has new leadership; U.S. tries to force Indian schools to reopen during coronavirus, and more

In this blog:

• American Indian Movement (AIM) has new leadership
• U.S. Bureau of Indian Education tries to force Indian schools to reopen, despite coronavirus concerns
• Indian Country’s take on Kamala Harris
• California Tribe sues Trump administration, saying border wall would desecrate traditional burial site

Weekend Reads: Trump wall blasting destroys sacred sites; South Dakota poised to approve Oceti Sakowin schools; and more

In this blog:

• Trump wall blasting destroys sacred sites
• Native nations can’t afford to lose National Environmental Policy Act
• Lakota Law Project finds threats of uranium, mercury in surface ground water in western South Dakota
• South Dakota Senate passes bill for Oceti Sakowin schools
• South Dakota again kills bill to extent time period allowing Indigenous survivors of Catholic school abuse to sue

News and Events: Interfaith rally to stop Line 3 at the Capitol Feb. 19; Trump’s border wall construction threatens disturbs sacred Indigenous graves

In this blog:

• Interfaith rally to stop Line 3 Feb. 19 at Gov. Walz’s office
• Trump’s border wall construction harms sacred Indigenous grave sites
• Corporate capture: Canadian energy company pays for Sheriff’s unit in North Bend Oregon that monitors pipeline opponents