The latest Tribal College Blanket Design, Drum Keepers, is now for sale. For more than 20 years, the American Indian College Fund has teamed up with Pendleton Woolen Mills’ to raise funds for annual Native students scholarships. During the past two decades, more than $2.5 million have been raised. This year’s winner Drum Keepers was designed […]
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The son of Stewart Rhodes, founder of the extremist Oath Keepers, has decided to enter politics as a Democrat
Dakota Adams, son of Oath Keepers militia founder Stewart Rhodes, is running as a Democrat. Rhodes is serving an 18-year sentence linked to his involvement in the Capitol riot. Adams described growing up in a “toxic” household and living in “extreme isolation.” Dakota Adams, the son of a right-wing Oath Keepers militia leader, is running as a […]
Keepers find ‘surprise bundle’ in arms of endangered primate, zoo says. See the baby
Malana, the female siamang, was acting funny. Noticing her unusual behavior, keepers at the Virginia Zoo in Norfolk thought about running tests but decided to hold back. On March 15, staff arrived to find a “surprise bundle” with Malana, according to a March 19 Facebook post. She had given birth. Malana, the siamang, holds her […]
Brickbat: Finders, Keepers
Gov. Janet Mills has appointed former Maine Supreme Judicial Court Justice Donald Alexander to overhear a request by Oxford County commissioners to remove Sheriff Christopher Wainwright. Wainwright sold dozens of firearms from evidence without recording the transactions or notifying commissioners. Wainwright said he used the proceeds from the sales to buy equipment for the sheriff’s […]
Legacy Keepers emphasize sharing, documenting stories
Feb. 13—Genealogist Rikisha Harrison shared a startling statistic at the Legacy Keepers R. Us bruncheon Saturday. “Can you believe each one of us has 1,024 eighth-great-grandmothers?” Harrison said. “What an honor.” And each eighth-great-grandmother, and each descendant since them, has a story to tell, she said. The bruncheon honored area residents as Legacy Keepers, Legends […]