October 2021

Diana White is getting ready for the canoe trip. (Photo by Larry Vogel) Paddling in a traditional Coast Salish open canoe 144 miles of the Salish Sea is not an adventure that everyone would like. “We had several wake-up…

MISSOULA - A new exhibition at the Missoula Art Museum features artist Neal Ambrose-Smith, descendant of the Confederate Salish and Kootenai tribes.With a double title in Salish and English, č̓…

Russ Florence When the Chickasaw Nation announced plans for a $ 300 million resort in Oklahoma City last month, community leaders hailed it as "world class," "transformational" and something that "will add significantly to the…

Harvard-NPR poll finds American Indians and Alaskan natives have been hit the hardest by the emotional toll of the pandemic. Indigenous researchers say tribal groups have responded with resilience and force.…

This article was originally published here Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. September 1, 2021: S0360-3016 (21) 02731-0. doi: 10.1016 / j.ijrobp.2021.08.038. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: Racial and ethnic minorities in…

Daniel GrizeljGetty Images Like any cultural perspective, the Native American experience is not a monolith, nor is the literature written by Native authors. Even the…

A tweet posted by an account disseminating historical and cultural information about Colombia has met with great rejection among its followers, who believe that an inappropriate term has been used to warn of the danger to indigenous…

Two days before the World Series takes place in Cobb County for Game 3, the National Congress of American Indians Published A declaration on the use of team mascots, logos and symbols that parody and stereotype Indigenous peoples,…

Native American groups on Wednesday rebuffed Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred's claim that Indigenous communities support the Atlanta Braves tomahawk chop.Manfred told reporters at the World Series on Tuesday that Native…

The National Congress of American Indian responded to MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred on Wednesday regarding his comments on the Braves and their use of Native American culture. On Tuesday, Manfred defended the Atlanta team's name and its use!-->…

The Atlanta Braves and Houston Astros kick off the 2021 World Series Tuesday night. Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred is at Minute Maid Park for Game 1…

The Atlanta Braves have stopped handing out foam tomahawks to fans, but the vocals and the action ... offended many Native Americans. After Commissioner Rob Manfred's World Series comments, the nation's largest Native…

Lilly Library staff and IU professors challenged the intentions and interpretations of several historical documents relating to Native American history Monday afternoon for the…

CANYON, Texas (KAMR / KCIT) - Officials from West Texas A&M University announced Monday that Marc Yaffee, an accomplished Native American comedian, will perform on the university's Canyon campus to celebrate Native American…

During the Corvallis School Board October 21 virtual meeting, Co-Vice President Luhui Whitebear presented Resolution number 21-1003, “Recognition of Native American Heritage…

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There are over 550 federally recognized tribal governments and over 300 Indian reservations in the United States. Tribal reserves are sovereign nations and are not required to comply with many…

By EMILIE APPLEYARDCapital Information Service LANSING - What started as a personal search for Theresa Weller to learn more about an ancestor's Anishinaabe name has turned into a book, "The Founding Mothers of Mackinac Island:…

A bill promoting visibility among Native American students by allowing them to feel heard during their graduation ceremonies was passed in April. HB 2705 prohibits schools from establishing a dress code policy that prohibits…

In order to recognize the six Native American nations of the United States represented by students enrolled at the University of Southern Mississippi, each nation's flag is now on display at the RC University Union.“In…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ch-yoCP29NgLast weekend, in a wooded area outside Eugene, a group of Native American firefighter trainees performed a prescribed burn. It is a deliberate and controlled fire, often referred to as a…

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Schools and sports teams across the country have ditched Native American mascots and imagery, but in Michigan, several K-12 districts continue to use questionable nicknames like warriors, chiefs and braves.And three Michigan schools still…

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It's happening this week at the annual conference of the National Congress of American Indian - the same week President Joe Biden declared the first-ever presidential proclamation of Indigenous Peoples Day.…

Tim Houseberg's ambitions for hemp are almost as vast as the opportunities for the plant itself.After a nearly 30-year career with the Cherokee Nation in environmental protection and financial services, Houseberg has spent the…

Courtney Flatt of Northwest News Network reports. Salmon are now spawning in the waters blocked by the Grand Coulee Dam. This is the start of a larger effort to reintroduce the salmon to the…

Many events these days begin with land recognitions: serious statements acknowledging that activities are taking place, or that institutions, businesses and even homes are being built, on land that…

Salmon now spawn in waters blocked by the Grand Coulee Dam. This is the start of a larger effort to reintroduce salmon to the blocked area. A salmon splashes its tail in a shallow part of the…

United States President's Special Climate Envoy John Kerry addresses the National Congress of American Indian on October 13, 2021. Kerry, a former U.S. Senator from Massachusetts, delivered a video…

Fawn Sharp of the Quinault Nation was sworn in for a second term as President of the National Congress of American Indian on October 14, 2021. National Congress of American Indians elects its leaders Thursday, October…

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Due to the distrust of the federal government, the tribes of North Carolina find it difficult to get shot in the arms of everyone. While Native Americans have a high rate of coronavirus infection and death, they are…

Wien speaking at the 78th annual convention of the National Congress of American Indian in Portland, Oregon, Vice President Kamala Harris declared her commitment to tackle the "shameful past" of European exploration . Harris…

Home Secretary Deb Haaland addresses the National Congress of American Indians on October 12, 2021. NCAI, the nation's largest intertribal advocacy organization, welcomes its 78th annual convention this…

Minneapolis-based shoe company Minnetonka is not actually run by Native Americans, its CEO admitted Monday. David Miller released the statement on Indigenous Peoples Day, apologizing for benefiting from Indigenous culture and…

Vice President Kamala Harris addressed the annual convention of the National Congress of American Indian on Tuesday, highlighting the Biden administration's commitment to tribal sovereignty and pledging to invest in…

BLACKSBURG, Va. (WFXR) - Members of the Indian nation of Monaco - along with a few other Native American tribes - gathered at Virginia Tech on Monday as a celebration rang throughout campus, honoring those who came ahead of Day of…

On Friday, President Joe Biden officially declared today, October 11, 2021, Indigenous Peoples Day, "a holiday dedicated to Native Americans, their rich histories, their art, their literature and their irreplaceable general cultures."…

TILT Holdings Inc. (NEO: TILT) (OTCQX: TLLTF) formed a new partnership with the Shinnecock Indian Nation, a federally recognized Native American tribe living on their traditional lands in Long Island, New York, to establish vertical…

SEATTLE (AP) - The Senate confirmed Seattle lawyer Lauren King on Tuesday as the first Native American…

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This story was first published in KCUR's Creative Adventure newsletter. You can sign up to receive stories like this in your inbox every Tuesday.The Kansas City area is home to a large number of…

Perry Ground '91 could not find a place in Rural Sociology 175. So he sat on the floor, like he did when he was a kid when his great-grandfather and grandmother told Native American stories around the woodstove or picnic table at…

While there remains much debate about when and how beer was first introduced to Native Americans, many believe that the tribes of North America!-->…

When Stacie Lawrence began teaching kindergarten in the Salt Lake City School District six years ago, the material she inherited from the previous teacher included a unit on the First Thanksgiving told through a European lens. It…

As humans strive to protect the environment and sustain life amid intensifying climate problems, universities in the Saint-Louis area and other local institutions are looking for proven approaches…

“Honestly, I didn't think that was going to change in my lifetime,” says Philip Yenyo, executive director of the American Indian Movement of Ohio. CLEVELAND - Sunday is a…

Twice this year Manuel Heart, president of the Ute Mountain Ute tribe, met with new US Home Secretary Deb Haaland. Not once, he said, has the first Native American woman to hold a federal cabinet post mentioned her intention to move the…

The Indigenous Advocacy and Student Support Team's Fall 2021 film series will continue with an exploration of the influence of Indigenous musicians on popular culture in the film. To scold: The American Indians who rocked!-->…

It's hard to miss the vibrant mural that now decorates a wall inside the Joe Crowley Student Union at the University of Nevada, Reno.The mural, like no other on campus, depicts the history of Native American women and their struggle to…

A new California education law signed by Governor Gavin Newsom will allow Native American students to be exempted from school so they can participate in cultural ceremonies. The law emerged in the northern state, as schools continue to…

About 150 people in Bismarck and more than 120 in Fargo gathered on National Residential Schools Remembrance Day to commemorate residential school survivors, victims and those living with generational trauma…

To put together his new show, “Idhago Manipi: Clay County at 150,” the staff had to dig a little deeper and go a little deeper. Rather than looking at the past 120…