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Marchers perform a Stomp Dance in Pilgrim Memorial State Park during the 48th National Day of Mourning in Plymouth, Mass., on Nov 23, 2017. Since 1970, Indigenous people have gathered at noon on Cole's Hill in Plymouth to commemorate a National Day of Mo

Educators And Native Leaders Recommend Bringing Anti-Racism To The Thanksgiving Table

Nov 25, 2020
This year the beloved holiday comes on the heels of a national movement demanding racial justice. One Native American leader says that "people want to resolve the burdens of our history."
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Houses on the Navajo Nation sit near sandstone cliffs north of Many Farms, Ariz. New Census Bureau estimates show a low rate of high-speed internet access among Native Americans who live on tribal land.

Native Americans On Tribal Land Are 'The Least Connected' To High-Speed Internet

Dec 06, 2018
New Census Bureau estimates underscore the digital divide facing Native Americans living on reservations or other American Indian land in the U.S.
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The Salt
A garland of greenthread. The dried bundles are brewed with sugar or honey.

For Navajos, Desert 'Tea' Fosters Kinship With Heritage And Nature

Aug 29, 2017
Some Navajo are trying to bring back their traditional food culture, including drinking Navajo "tea." It's brewed with a plant called greenthread that thrives in the mid-summer heat of the Southwest.
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Daniel Begay found that one gram of juniper ash contained about as much calcium as a glass of milk.

To Get Calcium, Navajos Burn Juniper Branches To Eat The Ash

Aug 21, 2017
Most American Indians are lactose intolerant, which means they need to find nutrients outside of dairy sources. It turns out that a return to traditional cooking methods can be key to good health.
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Seminole women wear patchwork skirts in an archival image.

Seminole Patchwork: Admiration And Appropriation

Feb 18, 2017
Native American symbols have long caught the eye of non-Native fashion designers. But when it comes to Seminole patchwork designs, where is the line between inspiration and appropriation?
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10,000-Year-Old Remains Returned To Nevada Tribe's Control

Nov 25, 2016

FALLON, Nev. (AP) — Formal control of a mummified set of tribal remains believed to be some of the oldest in North America has been transferred to a Nevada tribe.

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A road through the Gila River Indian Community in 2014. The tribe is one of 17 tribal governments the U.S. government announced Monday it had settled lawsuits with, over alleged mismanagement of land and resources.

U.S. Government To Pay $492 Million To 17 American Indian Tribes

Sep 27, 2016
The settlement resolves lawsuits alleging the federal government mismanaged tribal land, resources and money. The Obama administration says it has now settled more than $3.3 billion in such suits.
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U.S. officials and members of Native American Nations attend an "emergency meeting" at the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian, in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday. They were gathered to object to a Paris auction house's upcoming sale of objec

Native Americans Protest A Planned Auction Of Sacred Objects In France

May 25, 2016
It's illegal to sell such ceremonial items in the U.S., but they're popular (and profitable) in France. The art and artifacts are due to hit the auction block Monday.
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Officials, Tribal Leaders Marking Work Done At Sloan Canyon

May 19, 2016

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Native American leaders, local and federal officials and conservation area backers are marking the opening of a paved road and visitor contact station at a petroglyph-rich area designated for preservation south of Las Vegas.

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17 Nevada Tribes To Get $15 Million For Affordable Housing

Feb 18, 2016

RENO, Nev. (AP) — Seventeen tribes in Nevada are receiving more than $15 million in federal funds to support affordable housing projects.

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Violence Against American Indian Women

Mar 12, 2013
Violent crime is rampant on Indian reservations across the country, and crimes against women are frighteningly common. The recent passage of the Violence Against Women Act included changes that will help tribal police and courts pursue people who commit crimes against women and girls.
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