Scrutinizing whether enslavers should be honored in U.S. Capitol art, and other news

In this post:

• U.S. Capitol artwork reviewed for connections to slavery, Confederacy
• Hennepin County Board approves ‘Dakota Land and Water Acknowledgment Statement’
• Social Services disproportionately terminate parental rights for Black, Native American families
• Higher levels of heavy metals found in BIPOC communities’ drinking water
• Winter storm hits Pine Ridge hard

News: MN gets federal office for MMIW cold cases; ski resort changes name derogatory to Native women, and more

In this blog:

• Feds to open seven cold case units to investigate Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, including one in Minnesota
• California ski resort says it will changes its name, which was derogatory to Native women
• Oglala Sioux Tribe declares state of emergency in response to suicides
• RNC passes resolution backing Columbus Day
• From the files of “Really crazy things federal law enforcement does”