The Stronghold Society is a Native American organization seeking to support youth through suicide intervention. They have been utilizing skateboarding as a key tool in this project. Stronghold Society supports a "Skate for Life" Program and several skateparks - Wounded Knee 4-Directions Skateparks. Check out this video of the 2014 One Gathering Skate for Life Event held in Denver, CO. The story of the women of the Haudenosaunee and the Creator's Game in Lacrosse Magazine. We Got Next: Rise of the Haudenosaunee by Megan Schneider  Image from Lacrosse Magazine Port Gamble S'Klallam Tribe unveiled their Be the Change Skatepark in April 2014. Check it out. Nationally there has been a call to #changethemascot of the Washington Redskins. The US Patent and Trademark Office just took a giant step to do just that - revoking the trademark for the football team and bringing Washington and the nation one step closer to #changingthemascot. The office called the mascot "disparaging to Native Americans." Check out The Washington Post's coverage here... And revisit the NCAI.org video : This is a video made by the National Congress of American Indians originally shared near the Super Bowl. After watching - dig a little deeper into the organization to see what they are about: http://www.ncai.org |
