Skip to content
Take our Native American survey
american indian header logo
  • Tribal History
    • List of Tribes
    • Apache Nation
    • Blackfeet Nation
    • Cherokee Nation
    • Chippewa Nation
    • Choctaw Nation
    • Creek Nation
    • Iroquois Nation
    • Navajo Nation
    • Pueblo Nation
    • Sioux Nation
    • The Indian Removal Act
    • The Trail of Tears
    • The Battle of Wounded Knee
  • Culture
  • Symbols
  • Music, Arts & Jewelry
  • Video Library
  • Why Did I Build This Site?
Menu Close
  • Tribal History
    • List of Tribes
    • Apache Nation
    • Blackfeet Nation
    • Cherokee Nation
    • Chippewa Nation
    • Choctaw Nation
    • Creek Nation
    • Iroquois Nation
    • Navajo Nation
    • Pueblo Nation
    • Sioux Nation
    • The Indian Removal Act
    • The Trail of Tears
    • The Battle of Wounded Knee
  • Culture
  • Symbols
  • Music, Arts & Jewelry
  • Video Library
  • Why Did I Build This Site?

Native America Today

National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day: Tribes Will Participate

National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day: Tribes Will Participate

  • Post author:Ahote Cooper
  • Post published:January 1, 2021
  • Post category:Native America Today

Law Enforcement administration officials for a number of Indian reservations have signed on to support National Drug Take-Back Day this Saturday, October 22. The Drug Enforcement Agency has been encouraging…

Continue Reading National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day: Tribes Will Participate
Cherokee Heritage Center’s Sevenstar Gala

Cherokee Heritage Center’s Sevenstar Gala

  • Post author:Ahote Cooper
  • Post published:January 1, 2021
  • Post category:Native America Today

The Cherokee Heritage Center hosted the Sevenstar Gala on October 22.  The event is held annually, representing an opportunity to recognize those who help to advance the Cherokee National Historical Society's…

Continue Reading Cherokee Heritage Center’s Sevenstar Gala
Therese Martin of Standing Rock Sioux Tribe Celebrates 100 Years

Therese Martin of Standing Rock Sioux Tribe Celebrates 100 Years

  • Post author:Ahote Cooper
  • Post published:December 29, 2020
  • Post category:Native America Today

Therese Martin is the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe's eldest tribal member celebrates her 100 years of life on November 3, 2016. She received kind words and well-wishes, not to mention countless cards…

Continue Reading Therese Martin of Standing Rock Sioux Tribe Celebrates 100 Years
Navajo Nation Reeling Under the Scope of COVID-19

Navajo Nation Reeling Under the Scope of COVID-19

  • Post author:Ahote Cooper
  • Post published:May 12, 2020
  • Post category:Native America Today

Reservation existence is tough. And that's under the best of circumstances. The 2020 assault of Coronavirus (COVID-19) has compounded the difficulty of rez life and Navajo Nation is reeling. There…

Continue Reading Navajo Nation Reeling Under the Scope of COVID-19
Book Review | In the Hands of the Great Spirit

Book Review | In the Hands of the Great Spirit

  • Post author:Ahote Cooper
  • Post published:January 5, 2020
  • Post category:Native America Today

In the Hands of the Great Spirit: The 20,000-Year History of American Indians Author: Jake Page  5/5 I stumbled on this book almost by accident. And while I did…

Continue Reading Book Review | In the Hands of the Great Spirit

The Past & Present of Native American Activist Leonard Peltier

  • Post author:Ahote Cooper
  • Post published:June 9, 2019
  • Post category:Native America Today

The case of Leonard Peltier is perhaps one of the most prominent modern examples of the continued wrongs wrought against the American Indians by the United States Government. He has…

Continue Reading The Past & Present of Native American Activist Leonard Peltier
Coping With Life on Indian Reservations Today

Coping With Life on Indian Reservations Today

  • Post author:Ahote Cooper
  • Post published:June 5, 2019
  • Post category:Native America 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…

Continue Reading Coping With Life on Indian Reservations Today
Do You Understand How Native American Team Names Became Popular in the World of U.S. Sports?

Do You Understand How Native American Team Names Became Popular in the World of U.S. Sports?

  • Post author:Ahote Cooper
  • Post published:May 9, 2019
  • Post category:Native America Today

As a lifelong fan of sports in America, I'm fascinated by the way we select team names. And as a Native American, I am particularly curious about the way organized…

Continue Reading Do You Understand How Native American Team Names Became Popular in the World of U.S. Sports?
Native American Burial Grounds Believed to Date Back to Prehistoric Age: Fully Preserved

Native American Burial Grounds Believed to Date Back to Prehistoric Age: Fully Preserved

  • Post author:Ahote Cooper
  • Post published:March 2, 2019
  • Post category:Native America Today

In June of 2016 a recreational diving trip just off Florida’s Manasota Key discovered what is believed to be human remains.  The bones rested in Gulf of Mexico waters about…

Continue Reading Native American Burial Grounds Believed to Date Back to Prehistoric Age: Fully Preserved
‘Protectors’ At Dakota Access Pipeline Disrupted by Police

‘Protectors’ At Dakota Access Pipeline Disrupted by Police

  • Post author:Ahote Cooper
  • Post published:October 3, 2016
  • Post category:Native America Today

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…

Continue Reading ‘Protectors’ At Dakota Access Pipeline Disrupted by Police
  • 1
  • 2
  • Go to the next page

Recent Posts

  • National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day: Tribes Will Participate
    National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day: Tribes Will Participate
    January 1, 2021/
    0 Comments
  • Cherokee Heritage Center’s Sevenstar Gala
    Cherokee Heritage Center’s Sevenstar Gala
    January 1, 2021/
    0 Comments
  • Therese Martin of Standing Rock Sioux Tribe Celebrates 100 Years
    Therese Martin of Standing Rock Sioux Tribe Celebrates 100 Years
    December 29, 2020/
    0 Comments
  • Looking Back: The Battle of Wounded Knee
    Looking Back: The Battle of Wounded Knee
    September 29, 2020/
    0 Comments

Our Facebook Page

  • Policies & Disclaimers
Copyright 2021 - American Indian COC