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Nez Perce Wallowa Homeland @nezpercewallowah.bsky.social · Mar 10

Hi! I can recommend reaching out to Crow's Shadow Institute the Arts in Pendleton, OR. They have access to so many native artists. Their website is www.crowsshadow.org and reach out to them.

Crow's Shadow Institute of the Arts | Crow's Shadow Institute of the Arts

Unique nonprofit arts organization supporting Native American artists through residencies, workshops, and fine art printmaking.

www.crowsshadow.org

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Nez Perce Wallowa Homeland @nezpercewallowah.bsky.social · Feb 28

#Oregon Oregonians have the ability to speak up!

Josh Baker @joshbaker.bsky.social · Feb 22

Oregon law prohibits building nuclear reactors unless 2 criteria are met: a statewide vote of the people AND a national waste repository.

Neither of these criteria have been met and this bill is one of 11 currently in Salem designed to undercut these democratic & safety protections.

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Josh Baker @joshbaker.bsky.social · Feb 22

Oregon law prohibits building nuclear reactors unless 2 criteria are met: a statewide vote of the people AND a national waste repository.

Neither of these criteria have been met and this bill is one of 11 currently in Salem designed to undercut these democratic & safety protections.

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Nez Perce Wallowa Homeland @nezpercewallowah.bsky.social · Feb 28

The 50th Year Anniversary Powwow at Eastern Oregon University May 16th & May 17th 2025! We hope you can make it to support Indigenous vendors and appreciate the gathering of dancers, drummers and MCs. calendar.powwows.com/events/easte...

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Fromthemixedupdesk @fromthemixedupdesk.bsky.social · Feb 27

#booksky #diversebooks I’ve got physical Indigenous book bingo cards! Want one? Here’s how: 1. Paid members of my Bindery will receive both cards. Please support an Indigenous publishing imprint 2. Buy something from my Pango shop and get a card with your order! boozhoo.binderybooks.com

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Los Angeles Times @latimes.com · Feb 27

After suppression of Indigenous cultural burning, the state agrees Northern California's Karuk Tribe may practice the burns more freely than it has in over 175 years.

California tribe enters first-of-its-kind agreement with the state to practice cultural burns

After suppression of Indigenous cultural burning, the state agrees Northern California's Karuk Tribe may practice the burns more freely than it has in over 175 years.

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Jenn Chávez @jennchavez.bsky.social · Jan 14

If you haven't heard about how bad things have gotten with nitrate pollution of people's well water in the Lower Umatilla Basin, listen to this episode of The Evergreen we did last year unpacking it all with Monica Samayoa & @antoniosierra.bsky.social, who've been covering this story for years:

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Alt US Forest Service @altusfs.altgov.info · Feb 24

“Without the proper workforce, you can and should expect that national forests will NOT be able to provide you the goods and services the American public deserves and have a right to from OUR public lands.”

Please continue to engage Congress.

🗣️ Tell a friend:

🔎 www.congress.gov/members/find...

Terminated Forest Service employee in protective NOMEX firefighting gear and Forest Service hard hat, with soot.

Terminated employee assists with posting fire information during an incident.

There are lots of things going on in each of our personal lives and the greater world right now, but I wanted to share a personal moment that I think is important for folks to be aware of. It may not be the top news story of your day, but it's an incredibly important moment to reflect upon.
On Friday, February 14th, I was wrongfully terminated by the US Forest Service. I was one of thousands of Forest Service probationary employees, as part of a larger government-wide job purge, wrongfully terminated, effective immediately, and asked to gather our belongings and leave. We were wrongfully terminated simply because we hadn't been in our positions for a full year. This illegal direction came directly from the Trump administration.
Being a public servant has been the honor of my young life. I had the opportunity to be an intern for 8-months with the Forest Service and then was offered a permanent position in April 2024. My probationary period would have ended in April 2025. For a year and a half I lived by
"Caring for the land and serving people". Providing goods, services, and support for Oregon's most rural communities will be an honor and privilege I intend to not ever forget, and I hope one day return to do.

I worked for the Umatilla National Forest and had the privilege of serving the Malheur and Wallowa-Whitman National Forests too. These three forests, referred to as the Blue Mountains, primarily serve our nations ranchers and agricultural communities. They are also homes to some of the most pristine and beautiful wilderness areas that are home to many unique flora and fauna. The impact of these mass wrongful terminations will soon ripple throughout these rural communities, the state of Oregon, and our Nation. Without the proper workforce, you can and should expect that national forests will NOT be able to provide you the goods and services the American public deserves and have a right to from OUR public lands.
Multnomah Falls, Blue Pool, Three Sisters, Mount Hood, and many more places are all spots where most of us in the Northwest have had the opportunity to learn about or visit. On the east side of Oregon: Jubilee Lake, the Strawberry Mountains, Hells Canyon, and the Eagle Cap Wilderness are near and dear to our hearts. All of these places are managed by the US Forest Service. Not only will the communities surrounding these places face the impacts of this purge, but as members of the American public, you will too. Hunting, fishing, grazing, access to clean water, camping, timber, wildfire management, and much more are now all in jeopardy.
I firmly believe personally and as a public servant that we need to spend my and your tax dollars efficiently and effectively. Gutting one of the cornerstones of our nation's workforces is not the way to do it. Thank you for taking a moment out of your day to learn about this.
In solidarity

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Josh Baker @joshbaker.bsky.social · Feb 22

Next Thursday, the Oregon House Committee on Climate, Energy, and Enviro is having a hearing on a bill that would allow a certificate permitting a small modular nuclear reactor project to take place in Umatilla County.
Submit opposition testimony here: olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/T...

Oregon Legislative Information System

olis.oregonlegislature.gov

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Lee Klinger PhD @suddenoaklife.bsky.social · Feb 25

Eville Gorham, a famed scientist who studied the ecology of peatlands and whom I had the great fortune to meet, once wrote that #Sphagnum #mosses contain more carbon than any other genus of plants in the world. This fact spurred my early research into the origins of Sphagnum bogs in #Alaska. 🌎🌲🍁🔥🌳🧪🌐

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(numunu, quahadis band) - Sky Kwihnai Pihi (name) @anarcho.bsky.social · Feb 24

now.humboldt.edu/news/cal-pol...

Cal Poly Humboldt Native American Studies Professors Recognized as Exemplary Leaders

The Rou Dalagurr: Food Sovereignty Lab & Traditional Ecological Knowledges Institute at Cal Poly Humboldt is honored to announce that co-directors and Native American Studies professors Cutcha Risling...

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Lillian Mongeau Hughes @lmonghughes.bsky.social · Feb 25

“The goal is not to grow this system (of shelters),” Kotek told the House Committee on Housing and Homelessness. “Shelter is not the goal. Rehousing is the goal.” www.oregonlive.com/politics/202...

Tina Kotek asks Legislature to create a statewide homeless shelter system

The proposed new statewide homeless shelter system would cost $218 million over the next two years.

www.oregonlive.com

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Jackson Frishman @jfrishman.bsky.social · Feb 24

The falls were great this morning, even if my phone video is not.
#Palouse #Washington

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Nez Perce Wallowa Homeland @nezpercewallowah.bsky.social · Feb 24

Lillian Pitt is a truly amazing artist. Learn more about her here:

www.opb.org/article/2025...

Artist Lillian Pitt discovers and shares her identity through art

Renowned contemporary artist Lillian Pitt creates art for public installations and galleries in clay, glass and mixed media, informed by the stories and iconography of her ancestors.

www.opb.org

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Nez Perce Wallowa Homeland @nezpercewallowah.bsky.social · Feb 24

If you want to support an amazing Indigenous jazz artist look no further than Julia Keefe and the Indigenous Big Band! We have been so grateful to have had them perform here in Wallowa county!

Rob Schmidt (Blue Corn Comics) @robschmidt.bsky.social · Feb 20

"The contributions of Indigenous musicians to the quintessentially American art of jazz have long been neglected or utterly ignored. Vocalist Julia Keefe, an enrolled member of the Nez Perce tribe, has set about changing the conversation, one gig at a time."

Native American singer Julia Keefe brings her Indigenous Big Band back to Bay Area

Inspired by influential big band singer Mildred Bailey, Julia Keefe is looking to enhance Native American presence in the jazz world.

www.mercurynews.com

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Nez Perce Wallowa Homeland @nezpercewallowah.bsky.social · Feb 24

In Winter of 2024 we were very grateful to have Julia Keefe and members of the Indigenous Big Band come to play at the Josephy Fest in Joseph, OR. Julia calls the Wallowa valley as part of her heritage homeland. She's an amazing Nimipuu jazz singer!

Nez Perce Wallowa Homeland @nezpercewallowah.bsky.social · Feb 21

Glad you are speaking about this. More people really need to know its not "ancient history" as some people want it to be seen.

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Nez Perce Wallowa Homeland @nezpercewallowah.bsky.social · Feb 21

I just put this into our reading list.
Thank you! 🙌

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Dr. Merciless NDN Savage @ecohugger.bsky.social · Nov 13

Super excited that this amazing book is finally available for preorder. It was written by over 50 Indigenous Peoples from around the world and contains stories, poetry, and critical thought pieces on how TEK is used and extracted from our communities and what folks are doing to protect it.

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Nez Perce Wallowa Homeland @nezpercewallowah.bsky.social · Feb 21

And it was happening even just decades ago. text-message.blogs.archives.gov/2022/08/25/a...

An Indigenous Woman’s Legal Fight After Forced Sterilization

Special thanks to Rose Buchanan and Cody White, Subject Matter Experts for Native American Related Records, for their feedback and expertise during the process of writing this post. The following p…

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AuntE @elenasilver.bsky.social · Feb 20

#MMIWG 💔🪶
Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls
MAY 5th is National Day of Awareness of MMIWG aka
‘Red Dress Day’. 😢😢

Brown Eyed Susan @browneyedsusan.bsky.social · Feb 20

In honor of all the Native women who "vanished" without a trace, and yet no one did a thing about it. 😡

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Nez Perce Wallowa Homeland @nezpercewallowah.bsky.social · Feb 21

The year of 1877 sticks out very clearly to us,its the year of the flight of the Wallowa band of the Nez Perce happened & forced the exile of the Wallowa Band to include the young Chief Joseph, men, women and children from their homeland which is one of the reasons we exist as an org to repatriate.

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ARC COE for Indigenous and Environmental Histories and Futures @ciehf.bsky.social · Feb 20

This week on Larrakia Country, the Nth Aust Savanna Fire Forum brought together over 500 attendees to discuss the future of Indigenous-led fire management.

CIEHF’s Distinguished Professor Michael Bird presented on how Indigenous fire management practices sequester carbon as charcoal in soil.

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Nez Perce Wallowa Homeland @nezpercewallowah.bsky.social · Feb 21

This is a great resource for learning about what is going on and where when it comes to learning about Powwows and even ones where you might be visiting or living.

www.powwows.com/learn-explore/

Learn & Explore

www.powwows.com

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Nez Perce Wallowa Homeland @nezpercewallowah.bsky.social · Feb 21

The Pacific Lamprey is an amazing creature. We promote this species & its recovery efforts here at NPWH. Indigenous Peoples have been relying on the lamprey for thousands of years. This fish is older than dinosaurs & trees.
#pacificlamprey #firstfoods #indigisky
therevelator.org/bringing-bac...

Bringing Back the Pacific Lamprey • The Revelator

The 450-million-year-old fish is crucial for the Yakama Nation’s health and culture — and the region’s ecology.

therevelator.org

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