The winter holidays and especially Christmas have different meanings to tribes and Native individuals across Indian Country as they commune with friends and family Dennis Zotigh Beckham Barehand (Dine ...
Native American students at BYU said they see Native American Heritage Month as an opportunity to share, represent and educate others about their native culture. Savanna Silversmith standing in nature ...
American writer, double Pulitzer Prize finalist, publishes 'There There', delving into the harsh past of Native Americans and what this heritage means today. "Many of my ancestors had to abandon their ...
The Washington Redskins were the subject of controversy for years due to their supposedly offensive name. And yet, the controversy was not primarily driven by outrage from Native Americans, but from ...
Back in 1973, activist Sacheen Littlefeather famously appeared at the Academy Awards on behalf of Marlon Brando to advocate for the rights of Native Americans. It turns out, Littlefeather was not ...
(SOUTH DAKOTA NEWS WATCH) — South Dakota education officials have struggled to revise social studies standards that include guidelines for teaching Native American history and culture, but a new poll ...
When Isabella Marquez, a high school senior from the Pueblo of Laguna in New Mexico, was applying to colleges, two criteria were important to her: cost and culture. Marquez said wanted to attend a ...
Earlier this month, a Massachusetts museum finally returned some 150 Native American artifacts to Lakota Sioux peoples. The museum was in possession of these items for more than a century and ...
LEHI — Chauma Kee-Jansen, who heads Lehi-based American Indian Services, thinks Native American culture and history merit more attention in U.S. history books and classes. "Native American culture ...
Native Americans in Kansas can often face barriers when seeking help for their recovery. A Wichita group is hoping to change that. Two drums sit to the north and south in the Gallery of Nations at the ...
When River Kerstetter was asked about three years ago to help curate an exhibit at the Newberry Library about Native Americans and pop culture called “Native Pop!,” she said getting involved with the ...