After a half century of activism, many Native Americans thought a bitter debate over the capital’s football mascot was over two years ago when the team became the Washington Commanders. The organization left behind the racist slur “redskins” as its name and retired the logo that was closely tied to that name: the profile of […]
A group that aims to support Indigenous communities in Idaho spoke out on Tuesday about the “reprehensible … firing” of Johanna Jones, the state’s longtime Indian Education coordinator. After spending over a decade as the state’s Indian Education coordinator, Johanna Jones is no longer with the Idaho Department of Education, EdNews confirmed Thursday. Jones departed the position […]
In Kevin Costner’s first installment of his four-part epic Horizon: An American Saga, bands of settlers head west in search of a so-called promised land, where they can park their wagons and set up a new town. The only problem is that they’re trespassing on Apache land, and the Indigenous inhabitants aren’t happy about it. […]
WEST YELLOWSTONE, Mont. — Sage burned on the banks of Hebgen Lake as Indigenous tribal leaders marched in procession Wednesday morning to honor the birth of a white buffalo calf. They sang songs and danced in a sacred ceremony under cloudy skies as hundreds of onlookers watched in silence. The arrival of the rare white […]
Erlin Centeno’s family has feared being permanently separated since the father of three children was detained four months ago following a routine check-in with immigration authorities in New York City. The lives of Centeno and his family were endangered after four of his cousins were killed and he started receiving many letters and text messages […]
Did you know that the Palmetto State has its own state amphibian? South Carolina has an official amphibian that represents the Palmetto State and it is the only amphibian that is indigenous to the state. This famous amphibian is none other than the spotted salamander. A pair of spotted salamanders, cousins to red-spotted newts, have […]
Did you know that the Palmetto State has its own state amphibian? South Carolina has an official amphibian that represents the Palmetto State and it is the only amphibian that is indigenous to the state. This famous amphibian is none other than the spotted salamander. A pair of spotted salamanders, cousins to red-spotted newts, have […]
NICE, France (AP) — Members of a pro-independence movement in the French Pacific territory of New Caledonia demanded on Monday the “release and immediate return” of the Indigenous Kanak leader who was flown to mainland France for pretrial detention after recent deadly unrest. Christian Tein, a leader of the movement known as The Field Action […]
NICE, France (AP) — A pro-independence leader in the French Pacific territory of New Caledonia was transferred to a prison facility in mainland France to await trial on charges relating to two weeks of unrest in May that left nine people dead, the public prosecutor in the territory said Sunday. Christian Tein, an Indigenous Kanak […]
This article was originally published in Arizona Mirror. Indigenous students enrolled in schools run by the Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) will have access to more comprehensive, culturally relevant agricultural training and education as part of a new partnership the BIE established with the Native American Agriculture Fund (NAAF). “This partnership furthers BIE’s commitment to […]
Each monthly virtual meeting for Native Americans voting in Arizona is an hour long and focuses on a theme. It features three to four guest speakers with various backgrounds related to the month’s theme. The theme for June is Native Voter Outreach: Surveying Rural and Urban Strategies. (Getty Images) The Arizona Secretary of State’s Office is […]
For Māori conservationist Mere Takoko, “losing one whale is like losing an ancestor.” The animals “taught our people about navigation across the Pacific, particularly across the Milky Way… And this is information that was given to our ancestors.” The environmental activist from the small town of Rangitukia, on New Zealand’s east coast, is spearheading a […]