Indigenous Affairs
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United Nations Faces Calls to Investigate Violence Against Indigenous Women in Canada
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International attorney J.R. Howell has filed a formal complaint urging the United Nations to investigate systemic violence against Indigenous women and girls in Canada. Families of victims say law enforcement has failed them, and international oversight is now essential.
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Circles, Spokes, Zigzags, Rivers: Grace Rosario Perkins Wins 2025 Emerging Native Arts Grant
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Grace Rosario Perkins, a Diné/Akimel O’odham painter known for her layered Indigenous abstractions, has been awarded the 2025 Walker Youngbird Foundation Emerging Native Arts Grant. The $15,000 award supports her project Circles, Spokes, Zigzags, Rivers—a monumental, collaborative work merging ritual, environmental reflection, and youth engagement.