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.
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‘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.
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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…
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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…
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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,…
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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…
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Pechanga Tribe Donates $100K Toward GoFundMe For Monterey Park Mass Shooting Victims
Yesterday, an Indigenous tribe in California made a generous donation of $100K to a GoFundMe page set up to support the victims of the recent mass shooting in Monterey Park, California. The Pechanga Band of Indians made this donation in response to the outpouring of support and affection shown for…
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History of Cherokee Chief John Ross
Chief John Ross was a pivotal leader of the Cherokee Nation who played an important role in the history of the United States. In this blog post, we will explore his life, from his birth and early political aspirations, to his eventual leadership of the Cherokee Nation and his fight…
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‘Protectors’ At Dakota Access Pipeline Disrupted by Police
About 300 protectors from the Oceti Sakowin, Red Warrior, and Sacred Stone camps, along with other supporters from some surrounding camps, decided that strong prayers were needed at the site where construction continues on the Dakota Access Pipeline. “WE CAME HERE TODAY TO OFFER PRAYERS TO OUR CREATOR TO STOP…
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Coping With Life on Indian Reservations Today
The modern Indian reservation is at once a far cry from what these set-apart lands were once intended to accomplish as well as an unfortunate continuation of decades of neglect toward the American Indian people by the U.S. Government. To hear the Bureau of Indian Affairs talk about ‘life on…
