Tri-City InterTribal Organization

10/16/2026

Stoodis!

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ROCK YOUR MOCS 2026! 🌎
November 8–15, 2026
🌐 Official Website: www.RockYourMocs.org

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FAQ’s

Why a week?
To create more opportunities for participation, especially for schools, people who work Monday through Friday, and community members organizing events.

Do we have to wear our moccasins all week?
Nope! Choose one day, several days, or rock your mocs all week long.

Is there a main day?
Yes! November 15 remains the original Rock Your Mocs celebration day.

Where is RYM held?
Everywhere! Wherever you are and wherever your day takes you. You can also participate in an event in your community or organize one of your own.

Why do we celebrate RYM?
As Indigenous Peoples, we stand united through our individual tribal identities. We symbolically wear our moccasins to honor our ancestors, celebrate our cultures, and recognize Indigenous Peoples worldwide during Rock Your Mocs and National Native American Heritage Month.

Graphics: Emergence Greeting & Christmas Cards

10/16/2026

PENDLETON — Cairnspring Mills celebrated the opening of Blue Mountain Mill on Thursday, marking a ...Read More

10/16/2026

The National Archives plans to close records centers near Chicago and San Francisco and move some records out of Seattle, meaning Native communities and Tribal Nations could face new barriers to accessing records of their lands, families, and histories.

These archives hold documents documenting Tribal lands, federal actions, and Native children’s experiences in boarding schools. Moving them farther away could make it harder and more expensive for Tribal Nations and families to find answers.

Native organizations have sent a joint letter to the U.S. National Archives and Records Administration calling for meaningful Tribal consultation following these proposed moves.

Tribal consultation, clear public plans, and meaningful access should be central to any transition.

10/15/2026

“For Native Americans, there can be no better remedy for the theft of land than land,” David Treuer wrote in our May 2021 cover story. “And for us, no lands are as spiritually significant as the national parks.”⁠ https://theatln.tc/niOL3j1P

“The national parks are sometimes called ‘America’s best idea,’ and there is much to recommend them. They are indeed awesome places, worthy of reverence and preservation, as Native Americans like me would be the first to tell you,” Treuer wrote.
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But many national parks were created only after Native people were forcibly removed, by an invading army or following a treaty signed under duress, Treuer continued: “Apostle Islands National Lakeshore, in Wisconsin, was created out of Ojibwe homelands; the Havasupai lost much of their land when Grand Canyon National Park was established; the creation of Olympic National Park, in Washington, prevented Quinault tribal members from exercising their treaty rights within its boundaries; and Everglades National Park was created on Seminole land that the tribe depended on for food. The list goes on.”⁠⁠
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“Many of the landscapes that became national parks had been shaped by Native peoples for millennia,” Treuer wrote. “Indians should tend—and protect and preserve—these favored gardens again.”

Revisit the story at the link.
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📸: Katy Grannan

10/14/2026

10/14/2026

Happening this Saturday, 10/17
AISES National Conference is the premier event for Indigenous STEM professionals and students, attracting attendees from the United States and Canada
Location
Oregon Convention Center
777 NE Martin Luther King Jr Blvd
Portland, OR 97232
AISES Powwow is October 17 from 9 PM to 12 AM

10/12/2026

Silent allies are useless.

Invest your time in learning & stop asking us for private tutoring.