Unique Native American Graduation Ceremony Held at Fort Lewis College
Durango hosts special graduation ceremony honoring 14 Native American students from local high schools with Pendleton blankets and stoles.
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Fatal Shooting of Tohono O’odham Tribal Member by US Border Patrol Under FBI Investigation
FBI investigates fatal shooting of Tohono O’odham tribal member Raymond Mattia by US Border Patrol agents in southern Arizona.
Wisconsin Library Upholds Native Truth Amid Nationwide Book Bans
Potawatomi’s Crandon Library is determined to preserve Native truth as libraries across America ban books from Indigenous authors amid a nationwide culture war.
Chief Standing Bear Forever Stamp Unveiled by US Postal Service
US Postal Service unveils Chief Standing Bear Forever stamp commemorating the Native American icon’s landmark civil rights court victory.
Havasupai Tribe Reconnects with Ancestral Homeland at Grand Canyon
The Havasupai people celebrate their revitalized relationship with their ancestral homeland, rededicating a Grand Canyon campground under its original name.
‘Student of the Year’ at Western Dakota Technical College is a Native American Set to Graduate Soon
Native American graduate Julius Morris wins ‘Student of the Year’ at Western Dakota Tech for exemplary leadership, service, and academics in Criminal Justice.
Peterson Zah, Celebrated Former Leader of Navajo Nation, Has Died at 85
The Navajo Nation is in mourning following the death of Peterson Zah, the former chairman and president of the Navajo Nation, who passed away on Tuesday evening at the Tséhootsooí Medical Center in Fort Defiance, Arizona. Zah, who was 85, had been struggling with cancer for a long time. Zah was an influential figure in…
Lake Superior Chippewa Sued Over the Placement of Roadblocks
Northern Wisconsin landowners have filed a lawsuit against the Lac Du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians after the tribe set up barricades to block roads it claims were illegally built on tribal land. The suit, filed on Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Madison, seeks to remove the roadblocks, which have prevented 21…
National Congress Rights a Wrong | Pulls the Plug on “Crying Indian” Ad
In a move that could have significant implications for the way Native American culture is represented in popular culture, the National Congress of American Indians has been given ownership of the 1970s “Crying Indian” public service announcement (PSA). The ad, which has been criticized for perpetuating stereotypes of Native Americans, was originally commissioned by Keep…
Native Healing Coalition Demands Action: Congress Must Acknowledge the Atrocities of Indian Boarding Schools
The National Native American Boarding School Healing Coalition (NABS) is calling on tribal leaders to support the reintroduction of the Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies Act. During the previous Congressional session, the bill received broad support from various Tribal Nations, Tribal regional organizations, the International Indian Treaty Council, and national Native…