April 2022

Photo by Alon Koppel Photography, courtesy of The Forge Project From its Hudson Valley headquarters, Project Forge supports members of the state's scheduled tribes and honors native stories. Founded in 2021 by Zach Feuer and!-->…

Freddie Bitsoie never imagined a career in food when he was younger, although in retrospect it has always been an underlying theme in his work, he says The Independent. In fact, it wasn't until an impromptu conversation with his professor…

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OKLAHOMA CITY — Lawyers litigating on behalf of the State of Oklahoma on…

The founder of a California law school helped carry out genocide against Native Americans. Now lawmakers are working to involve tribal leaders in choosing a new name for the college. Assemblymen James Ramos, D-Highland, and Phil…

The EPA announced that it has awarded grants to three tribes in Virginia for community garden and composting projects.The three recipients are the Upper Mattaponi Indian Tribe of King William, the Chickahominy Indian Tribe and the Eastern…

Auction in Santa Fe, NM SANTA FE, NM – Gillian Blitch and her team at Santa Fe Art Auction hosted a two-session sale on April 15-16 offering works and multiples in a wide range of styles and media, including…

Last week, Governor Phil Scott signed a bill exempting Native American tribes from property taxes. The governor also wrote a letter to lawmakers when he signed the bill saying, in part, "I am signing this out of…

April 25, 2022 3:23 p.m. Post : April 25, 2022 3:23 p.m. WISC-TV/Channel3000.MADISON, Wis. – The Madison Metropolitan School District held a land acknowledgment…

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Enoch Kelly Haney, a Native American artist, Seminole Nation leader and Oklahoma state legislator, has died at age 81.Haney's death was announced Saturday by Brian Palmer, Deputy Chief of the Seminole Nation. A cause…

Mississippi, once home to a wider variety of native tribes than any other southeastern state, celebrates its Native American heritage July 13-16 for the 72nd Annual Choctaw Indian Fair. The fair takes place on their…

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Seven proposed designs for the 2023 Native American $1 coin were reviewed this week by the Citizens' Advisory Committee on Currency (CCAC) and the Fine Arts Commission (CFA). Each features Maria Tallchief, the country's first…

OWITH AN AIR efficiency Judge Amy Page walks through the day's docket. The defendants stand sheepishly before her to face their charges: assault and battery, harassment, theft, drunk driving. Most accept a plea deal and a reprimand, and…

SALAMANCA, NY (WKBW) - New York State still hasn't developed plans for cannabis retail. Adult recreational cannabis is legal for people 21 or older.But the retail marijuana market is still on hold. However, sales of cannabis products are…

Archaeologists and members of the Muwekma Ohlone tribe worked…

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DENVER — The Colorado Indian Affairs Commission met with six school districts on Friday to discuss the districts' progress toward removing Native American mascots.In 2021, Governor Jared Polis signed Senate Bill 21-116 in law, prohibiting…

CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) – The Cleveland baseball team will make history Friday night when the players take to the field.The occasion will mark the first time the Cleveland Guardians will play a home game since the team's name change.For…

By Simon Spichak, MSc | April 15, 2022 Ka`imi A. Sinclair talks about the challenges of educating Native Americans about cognitive health and engaging Native communities in Alzheimer's disease and dementia research. This article is…

Members of the Lenape people gathered on an unrecorded date, probably in the 18th century, to bury one of their dead atop a peaceful hill overlooking the West Branch of Brandywine Creek.They dug 4ft 7in and gently placed the 6ft 1in frame…

The money will be spent over five years to help tribes cope with rising sea levels, rising temperatures and potential drought conditions. OLYMPIA, Wash. — Nearly half a billion dollars will help Native American tribes…

SIOUX CITY — After working as a waitress at virtually every restaurant in town, Lena Dunbar knew that hard work, imaginative menu items and excellent customer service were the key ingredients to success in the food…

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Ute Mountain Ute President Manuel Heart and Southern Ute Council member Lorelei Cloud spoke about protecting Native American water rights in the Colorado River Basin at the Southwestern…

Published on April 6, 2022 at 3:12 p.m. As Native Americans cautiously welcome Pope Francis' historic apology for abuses at Catholic residential schools for Indigenous children in Canada, American churches are preparing for an…

The Cherokee Nation Film Office partners with the Native American Media Alliance to help increase Indigenous representation in film and television. The collaboration, which includes support from key industry allies and the Motion…

Download PDF A number of Native American organizations and tribes have submitted proposed amendments to the Federal Power Act (“FPA”) to the United States Congress and the White House for consideration. The FPA authorizes the Federal…

Finally, Native American tribes, environmental activists and the hydroelectric power industry have reached agreement on a legislative package that could "increase the production, conservation and storage of hydroelectric energy". The Wall…

CNN — California is calling on Native American tribes to bring back the once-banned practice of setting controlled burns to help prevent…

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ALBUQUERQUE, NM (AP) — It was a quick trip for U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland with stops to hike through the desert scrub near the U.S.-Mexico border and marvel at the jagged mountains from Organ before soaking up…

The city asked the community to comment on four possible redistricting maps that will affect politics and culture over the next decade, and a group of nonprofits Longtime Mission spoke up: Pick Map 4D , with…

A Native American panel covered cultural appropriation, the invisibility of Indigenous peoples in the media, and the lasting effects of the Mount Pleasant residential school at Moore Hall on March…