Today the Sinixt, or Lake Indians, as they are also known, live primarily on the Colville Indian Reservation in Washington State, where they form part of the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation, which is recognized by the United States…
In order to encourage more Native students to enter the teaching field, the University of Oregon and the nine federally recognized tribes of Oregon partnered to create a master’s degree program. Once students are accepted into the program, their tuition…
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A partial human skull and bone fragments found near a site known for its American Indian petroglyphs, pictographs and ancient graves may be the remains of a Nez Perce ancestor.
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AUTHOR: Claudia Parsons Most of the past 400 years have been miserable for the Mashantucket Pequot. Almost annihilated by English settlers and the smallpox, the survivors were enslaved and scattered. Reduced to just a few dozen members by the 1970s,…
Internet access is being restored to the Office of the Assistant Secretary – Indian Affairs, the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) and the Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) via the BIA’s network following a recent court order. This means that…
AUTHOR: Darren Meritz / El Paso Times The Ysleta Del Sur Pueblo, or Tigua Indians, are preparing for one of their most important holidays this weekend, the feast day of their patron, St. Anthony.Continue to Ysleta Del Sur Pueblo prepares…
AUTHOR: Pam Sohn A new PBS series will feature a segment on the Cherokee Trail of Tears.Continue to Film crew documents drama of Cherokee tears →
The Minnesota Sesquicentennial Commissioners haveacknowledged that Minnesota committed ethnocide andgenocide against Native Americans during its early history. “Minnesotans pride themselves today on living in astate that is forward-thinking and compassionate. Wehave become a haven for refugees from countries wheregenocide still…
AUTHOR: Lorna Thackeray Sitting Bull didn’t come to Montana to fight at the Little Bighorn, says his great-grandson, Ernie LaPointe. The great Sioux spiritual leader and former war hero came to dance. With others who had rejected treaties that confined…
AUTHOR: Adrian Jawort If elected, Obama promises to host an annual summit at the White House with tribal leaders to come up with an agenda for tribal communities while making sure treaty obligations are met while honoring the tribal and…
Here are the top 10 things american indian people say to white folks.Continue to Top 10 Things Native Americans Can Say To A White Person →
AUTHOR: Aaron Clark Grass-roots efforts to preserve and teach youngsters native languages are intensifying around the Pacific Northwest and British Columbia as about 40 indigenous tongues are in danger of disappearing within the next decade.Continue to Some 40 indigenous languages…
AUTHOR: Bill Brown Something new is coming to Zion Canyon this summer. The people who brought you the Zion Canyon Art and Flute festival, are now proud to present the first Zion Canyon Native Flute School. The school will be…
The Makah Indian Nation's proposal to hunt gray whales has fewer negative impacts than five of six alternatives considered in a draft federal study released May 9. The National Marine Fisheries Service conducted the study of the possible impacts of Makah resuming gray whale hunts, in response to the nation's request for a waiver of the U.S. Marine Mammal Protection Act. It is accepting public comment on the study until July 8.
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