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Literature

Fiction in a Time of Pandemic

Authors nominated for the Aspen Words Literary Prize discuss writing when the real world became stranger than fiction.

BY Aspen Words

Blog Post

04.23.2021
Literature

Louise Erdrich Is Fighting for Our Democracy

Her novel The Night Watchman is based on the life of her extraordinary grandfather who fought against Native dispossession.

BY Aspen Words

Blog Post

03.23.2021
Identity and Equity

What It Means to Be Both Black and Indigenous

Thousands of people in the United States identify as Black-Indigenous or Afro-Indigenous. Meet three members of this community.

BY Center for Native American Youth

Blog Post

02.18.2021
Identity and Equity

Native Youth Policy Recommendations for Biden-Harris Administration

Biden administration makes commitment to fulfilling Federal trust and treaty responsibilities to Tribal Nations.

BY Center for Native American Youth

Of Interest

01.26.2021
Climate Change

Water: The Giver and Sustainer of Life

How are climate change and a history of inequity posing problems for Native American tribes in the Western United States?

BY Moira Mcdonald

Blog Post

09.24.2020
Racial Equity

10 Movements and Moments to Help You Confront Systemic Racism

To be literate in American identity and ideals you must understand the various forms of racial injustice in this country.

BY Seth Henderson

Blog Post

07.02.2020
Public Health

Leading on the Frontlines: Arizona Governor Doug Ducey

Republican Governor Doug Ducey speaks with CNN’s Suzanne Malveaux about his support for peaceful protests, and how the state is addressing a recent spike in Covid-19 cases since businesses reopened.

BY Aspen Ideas Now

Video

05.29.2020
Public Health

How is COVID-19 Impacting Indian Country?

The Aspen Global Innovators Group and the Center for Native American Youth held a live conversatio

BY Center for Native American Youth & 1 more

Video

04.23.2020
Literature

Beth Piatote Writes Native Stories for Native Readers

Piatote’s The Beadworkers is an inventive, mixed-genre debut collection that draws on Indigenous aesthetics and forms.

BY Aspen Words

Blog Post

02.18.2020
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