Month: October 2019

Lloyd M. Elm knew firsthand what it was like to be a struggling Native American student. “I was in the fourth grade, in the Syracuse public school system, when I was tracked into the slow […]

So, as climate change causes the oceans to rise, tribal land is disappearing. Climate change also threatens the fish and shellfish … He remembers a time when there were a lot more clams. But, …So, […]

“If it has happened to the Navajo Nation, then I’m certain it is happening all across Indian Country.” Hopi Tribal Council Chairman Timothy Nuvangyaoma said his tribe, too, has been fighting to …“If it has […]

The National Congress of American Indians (NCAI), the largest and most representative American Indian and Alaska Native organization in the country, applauds today’s vote by the Washington, D.C. City Council to celebrate Monday, October 14, […]

Radiation exposure still affects residents today, including a disproportionate number of Native Americans. On Monday … The office is prioritizing cancer screenings and a centralized database of …Radiation exposure still affects residents today, including a […]

At its height, the mobilization against the Dakota Access Pipeline, beginning in 2016, was a historic Native-led movement … projects or public or tribal land grabs. Six years later, Clinton …At its height, the mobilization […]

It is at: https://bit.ly/2LTUEpo An Indian family purchasing a $140,000 home on a reservation could pay $107,000 more over the course of a 30-year loan than a non-Native American purchasing a home …It is at: […]

Tanya Warner Cameron, graduated from MSU in 1978 with a degree in business management … Schurz gave $1.2 million to MSU to create an endowment to support three Native American students in the …Tanya Warner […]

On Friday, Oct. 4, some participating in the mini session visited the Prairie Island Indian Community. When about 15 lawmakers and House staff arrived in Welch, they and four of the five members of …On […]

(CBS 58) — A high school in Wisconsin is apologizing after video of students performing a Native American-style skit was posted online … During a lunchtime homecoming dance off, Non-American Indian …