Kenah Consulting LLC

10/10/2022

Today is Indigenous Peoples’ Day, a day we celebrate the vibrant cultures, traditions and histories of our people and of all Indigenous peoples across the nation and world.

Our ancestors fought hard to protect our way of life and keep our cultures and languages alive. Their strength and resilience is every reason why we must continue to advocate for our people, our lands and future generations.

Just like a tree, when we have strong roots grounded in our culture, we know who we are and can be the unwavering strength for future generations. We are Indigenous. We are proud.

02/08/2022

In a statement this week, Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nation Chairman Mark Fox said “We are pleased the federal government has chosen to follow the law and once again reaffirm the Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nation’s ownership of the Missouri riverbed within the Fort Berthold Reservation". Kenah was honored to contribute to the historical documentation that helped lead to this decision, with special recognition to ML Kiel and Ashley Spivey who worked on this project, and to Mike Lawson of MLL Consulting LLC for bringing us onto this project.

News Release Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nation The Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nation (MHA Nation) said it is pleased to see the Department of the Interior’s

12/13/2021

A great list of Indigenous creators!

The holiday season is here, and here’s a collection to help make the busy season that much easier while at the same time supporting Indigenous creators

12/09/2021

“Sometimes it seems exotic, that there's an American Indian person in New York,” Tayac said. “But that’s a Native place...it's called Manhatta. Let’s get real. And having that understanding is really important. I think it's really important for Native kids who live in New York City...to be seen. It shouldn't be so strange that you live in an urban space... at all. That's not foreign. It's all there.”

NEW YORK—In 2012, the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian staff asked its employee Gabrielle Taya— a member of the Piscataway Nation born and raised in downtown Manhattan—to curate its upcoming exhibit on Native New York. “Yeah,” she said, recounting her response to Nati...

11/16/2021

Wednesday's webinar "Archaeology, Social Relevance, and Community Engagement" features Chief Anne Nelson Richardson, elected Chief of the Rappahannock Tribe. Chief Richardson is the first woman to lead a tribe in Virginia since the 18th century and is a fourth generation chief in her family. During her tenure, the Tribe received Federal recognition, and Chief Richardson spearheaded efforts to purchase 140 acres of land in Indian Neck, Virginia, to establish a land trust, cultural center and housing development. Under Chief Richardson's leadership, the Rappahannocks are currently engaged in a number of projects ranging from cultural and educational to social and economic development programs, including the "Return to the River Project" youth leadership program.

Tune in Wednesday to hear from Chief Richardson and additional panelists about archaeology's role in community engagement. The webinar is free but registration is required:

https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_0_1lltF_SYGXJgThgVAWFw

11/11/2021

"One by one, eight members of the Chief Plenty Coups Honor Guard from Pryor, Montana, placed a flower down in front of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and saluted the unknowns Tuesday morning. The eight members are descendants of Chief Plenty Coups."

Chief Plenty Coups descendants and Crow Nation representatives were the first to lay down flowers at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in approximately a century

11/01/2021

"Erdrich, Turtle Mountain Band of Ojibwe, has had quite the career, publishing more than 25 books and winning the Pulitzer Prize in Fiction in 2021 for her novel, “The Nightwatchman.” The book is loosely based on her grandfather and information from letters he wrote during the termination era."

The award-winning author has a new book coming out

10/14/2021

"She mentors younger illustrators and is hopeful that the vast experiences within Indigenous communities will be better reflected across children’s literature, where only around 1% of main characters are Native. “I’m excited for the time when there’s a whole range of Indigenous illustrators,” she says."

Only around 1% of main characters are Indigenous in children's literature. Illustrator Michaela Goade wants to change that

10/12/2021

History was made last Friday afternoon on Shelter Island, when Sylvester Manor welcomed members of the Shinnecock Nation at a ceremony both honoring and blessing the Indigenous people and the enslaved who were buried at the manor when it was a large plantation in the 17th and 18th centuries.

While “history” has been studied and written about and put on display on eastern Long Island for generations, the stories of the enslaved and the fate of the Indigenous people after Europeans arrived in the mid-17th century has been left largely untold, if not ignored outright.

Sylvester Manor, under executive director Stephen Searl, is far ahead on Long Island in terms of learning the truth of the land the manor sits on. History, the whole story, is not circumscribed here, or prettied up for the benefit of those who prefer a different version of the past.

http://ow.ly/Zlsz50GnNNL