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Here’s the announcement and information from the Committee of 500 Years of Dignity and Resistance, another active Native group here in Cleveland: (http://committeeof500yearsofdignityandresistance.com/newsletter.html – a reminder that this is not an AISES-sanctioned event, but rather a community one and National social justice issue) COMMITTEE OF 500 YEARS OF DIGNITY AND RESISTANCE P O BOX 110815, CLEVELAND, OHIO 44111   The Committee of 500 Years Presents:   “100 Years is Long Enough” 23rd Annual Demonstration to Protest Racism Against Indigenous Peoples in Sports and Media and Conference   “Please support the Indigenous Peoples” Friday, April 10, 2015 – Demonstration Saturday, April 11, 2015 –Conference Friday, April 10,Read More →

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This weekend, AISES chapter students at Cornell University hosted the Region 6 Regional Conference, bringing in students from all over Northeast US and Eastern Canada despite the snowy weather.  The Conference theme was SUSTAINABILITY IN OUR SOCIETY.  Events were held in the Africana Center and the Akwe:kon Native American residential hall on campus. Akwe:kon, decorated with a style reflecting the Haudenosaunee flag. (Photo by Kayla DeVault.) The Lake Erie Professional Chapter is the only Professional Chapter currently representing Region 6.  Joseph Connolly, LEPC president, and Kayla DeVault both represented the chapter this past weekend at the Regional Conference. Saturday was by far the busiest day.  Breakfast inRead More →

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This year’s Women in Leadership Conference will focus on how activism is shaped by women’s diverse spiritual practices. The event, organized by Kent State University Libraries, the Women’s Center and the Division of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, will be held at University Library on the Kent Campus on Wednesday, Feb. 25, from 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Author and activist Mona Polacca will give the keynote speech at the event. Polacca is a member of the International Council of 13 Indigenous Grandmothers, which is a group of spiritual elders and wisdom keepers. Polacca is recognized for her authorship in the social sciences, her service asRead More →