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Whether it's avocado toast, guacamole, or your favorite sushi roll, we all have Indigenous ancestors from Central America to thank for the delicious avocado on this National Avocado Day! What are your favorite ways to eat avocados? 🥑🥑

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Please contact the Lawrence Police Department at 785-832-7509 or KBI 785-296-4017 if you have any information.

Eugene Black Crow of the Lakhota Woglakapo Project shared with CBS Philadelphia "It makes me feel good because you know, teaching these youngers how to come back to their language, how to re-learn their language, because, you know, we have to preserve it, We got to keep this language going because it's our culture, you know, it's our history"

Read the article here:
https://www.cbsnews.com/philadelphia/news/how-a-philadelphia-man-made-it-his-mission-to-keep-the-lakota-language-legacy-alive/

Check out what our partners at the Institute for Indigenous Studies will be doing this month with Buy Fresh Buy Local of the Greater Lehigh Valley!

Hope to see you there!

We have VERY exciting news for this month's Food and Farm Forum and !

We will be hosting a hybrid screening of the film, Gather, at the Nurture Nature Center with help and support from Lehigh University's Institute for Indigenous Studies.

Join us for a FREE screening of this powerful film that portrays the growing movement amongst Native Americans to reclaim their spiritual, political, and cultural identities through food sovereignty. The first 1hr 15mins of this forum will be dedicated to watching the film and the last 45+ mins will be reserved for reflection and conversation around indigenous food systems and the lessons of gratitude and intention we can learn from Native American culture. Please register through this link: https://evt.to/asaddoduw.

We hope you can make it in person, but if you cannot, you can find the zoom link in the registration details. Please email [email protected] with any questions.

We look forward to seeing you for this important discussion! 🤗
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Exciting things happening at Lehigh University!

Delaware Nation Returns to Lenape Homelands with New Tribal Historic Preservation Office in Eastern Pennsylvania The Delaware Nation is bridging a 1,400-mile gap to reclaim its heritage with a new Tribal Historic Preservation Office on the ancestral homelands of its Lenape ancestors.

Statement from Principal Chief Geoffrey Standing Bear:

"Killers of the Flower Moon" is an Osage story of trust and betrayal as directed by Martin Scorsese. While watching, you need to know that this is a true story. Many Osage lives were lost, and whole family trees were forever altered. The film lays bare the truth and injustices done to us, while challenging history not to be repeated.

We honor our ancestors who endured this time by continuing to survive and ensuring our future, guided by our Wahzhazhe culture and traditions.

Excited to see what this partnership brings!

Lehigh and Delaware Nation Announce Partnership The agreement will aid in Indigenous research opportunities and establish a historic preservation office on campus. Lehigh is situated on Delaware Nation’s ancestral lands.

Institute for Indigenous Studies researchers recently received a grant to work with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to develop experiences based on Indigenous heritage throughout the state. Watch the full press conference here!

Shapiro Administration Announces The Shapiro Administration announced the Pennsylvania Tourism Office has been awarded an (ARC) Area planning grant to develop experiences based on Indigenous heritage across the Commonwealth. Through a partnership with the and members of federally recognized tribal nations, the Tourism Office will u...

Today, the Delaware Nation published an official resolution denouncing claims made by Lenape Nation of Pennsylvania, a 501(c)(3) whose members claim to be of Lenape descent, of their nationhood and attempts to seek state recognition.

As a recognized Corporation posing as an Indigenous Nation (CPAIN), this 501(c)(3) and its efforts to gain governmental recognition "undermines the sovereign rights of the Lenape Nations and authority of their governments to self-determine their own citizenship requirements, religious leader, histories, and cultural narratives."

Here at AIHREA, we stand with the Delaware Nation in their efforts to set the record straight on CPAINs in the northeast and across the country.

Read the complete resolution below.

We are very excited to announce that AIHREA members recently published a book based on our project Native 24/7. You can find their book The Complexities of American Indian Identity in the Twenty-First Century from Rowman & Littlefield anywhere books are sold!

The Complexities of American Indian Identity in the Twenty-First Century Drawing on data and stories from Native 24/7, a 5-year, 700-particpant social investigation of Indigenous identity, the authors document what Native people believe characterizes, constitutes, and ...

Don't miss your chance next Wednesday to learn about how you can participate in our quit smoking program for Native peoples!

Join us next Wednesday in Lawrence, KS to learn about how you can participate in a quit smoking program for Native peoples!

ICC is recruiting for our farm fellowship. We are looking for four people over the age of 16 to participate in a fellowship to Co-design an Indigenous Farming Book. The fellows will receive a stipend of $450, authorship, and the experience of farm-to-table practices.

Send resume to [email protected]

Do you want to quit or reduce your smoking? We are conducting a research project that may help do that. We are looking for any Native/Indigenous/American Indian people who would like to participate. The link to our eligibility form can be found here (https://redcap.link/vdjroav9)

Welcome back to campus, Lehigh University! Yesterday, our academic partners at the Institute for Indigenous Studies welcomed students back to campus with information about their research and opportunities for students, like the Indigenous Health minor offered through the Lehigh University College of Health!

Mitakuyapi! (Relatives)
We at the KCIC are hosting a baby moccasin workshop! We will be focusing on the Nothern Plains style moccasins and starting off with making baby moccasins to ensure that you learn the technique to make all sizes of moccasins! Smoked hide, beading supplies and beads are provided for you! However, there is a $25 fee to join in on the fun. You may make your payments at kcindiancenter.org/donate and also write a comment stating "for the moccasin class", or you may also pay with cash. This fee is PER PERSON and non-refundable. If you cannot make it the first day, then feel free to come out at another time! Just be aware that you need to pay beforehand and that there are ONLY 10 SPOTS AVAILABLE for this opportunity!

The teacher is our very own Head of Youth and Family services, Tokeya Waci U (TK). He is a member of the Oglala Lakota and an artist by trade. You might recognize his works from the pop-up First Friday markets in KC and also at the events/powwows within the local area.
For more info on the artist, please visit his social media websites:
Facebook: Coup Count Designz
Instagram: .designz
For more info and general questions about the event, email [email protected] or call 816-421-7608 ext. 232.

Join us at Heart of America Indian Center d/b/a Kansas City Indian Center next week to learn how you can become smoke free!

Don't miss your chance to start your journey to being smoke free at one of our educational sessions next week at Heart of America Indian Center d/b/a Kansas City Indian Center!

Red Dresses Raise Awareness of Violence Against Indigenous Women Students honor REDress Project in effort to inform Lehigh community about international issue.

Don't miss your change to learn about our quit smoking program for Native peoples!

Start your smoke free journey with us this Wednesday at the Boys & Girls Club of Lawrence at 7p!

Join us THIS Wednesday at 7p to start your journey to being smoke free at the Boys & Girls Club of Lawrence!

American Indian Health Research and Education Alliance, Inc. updated their business hours.

Support the Lehigh University Institute for Indigenous Studies, our primary academic partner, and future student trips to reservation communities this Lehigh Giving Day!

All donations help the Institute to continue to partner and collaborate with Indigenous peoples, nations, communities, and organizations to improve the physical, mental, emotional and spiritual well-being of this population throughout the Western Hemisphere.

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Give to Institute for Indigenous Studies in #lehighgivingday! | Lehigh University Giving Day I’m ready to support Institute for Indigenous Studies on April 27, 2022 during Lehigh University Giving Day. Learn more about Institute for Indigenous Studies

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Prairie Band Potawatomi Citizen "Pyet" Wins "Next Level Chef" Competition, $250k Prize Potawatomi and Mexican-American Chef Stephanie “Pyet” Despain won the "Next Level Chef" competition on Wednesday night's season finale on FOX television. The 30-year-old private chef is a tribal citizen of the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation.

Don't miss this great opportunity for Indigenous high school students interested in food and agriculture in their communities!

Native Youth Summit | Indigenous Food and Agriculture Initiative Native Youth in Food and Agriculture Leadership Summit The Next Generation of Food and Agriculture Leaders   Native Youth in Food and Agriculture Leadership Summit July 19 – 26, 2022 Open to Native American, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian youth ages 18 – 23. Summit participants will develop ...

Don't miss your chance to change your life in 2022 by quitting smoking! Join us tomorrow at the Lawrence-Douglas County Public Health building at 6pm or Thursday at 8pm to learn about our Native-focused quit smoking program, All Nations Breath of Life and how it can help you stay quit!

Stick to that New Year's resolution to quit smoking with the help of All Nations Breath of Life! Join us tomorrow at the Lawrence-Douglas County Public Health building for an educational session about the program and how it can help you quit!