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Thursday, Oct 03, 2019Posted in: Economic issues, Featured News, Louis Martin
Rural America faces rising suicide rates
A recent University of Ohio study raises important questions about suicide in rural communities. The study correlated suicide rates based on where victims lived. Rural areas had notably higher rates, 22 per 100,000 people, compared to 17.6 in large metropolitan areas.
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Monday, Sep 30, 2019Posted in: California, Featured News, Native communities
Gatherers in Mendocino County risk fines and jail time to keep Tribal traditions alive
In Mendocino, California, a group of Indigenous people from the Sherwood Valley Band of Pomo Tribes are defying a bevy of state and local laws. Intended to crack down on poachers who over-harvest local sea resources, the laws also criminalize Native traditions of sustainable harvesting, which stretch back hundreds of years.
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Friday, Sep 27, 2019Posted in: Featured News, Native communities, New Mexico
RCAC funds Major Market in New Mexico
Construction began this month on Major Market in New Mexico. Using a $1 million Kellogg Foundation grant and PRI (program related investment) RCAC helped to fund the organic market and deli in New Mexico. The market is owned and operated by Darrell Tsabetsaye and his family, all Zuni Tribe members.
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