Early Woodland Indians grew corn, beans and squash that were also known as the Three Sisters. These grown vegetables were well stored throughout the winter months allowing the Shawnee plenty of food throughout the year. Native American elders remember when there was no word for diabetes in indigenous North American
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Shared by Native Sun News Today January 26, 2023
Yale Psychology Professor, Dr. Laurie Santos, is offering an online 6-week course designed to help teens make wiser choices and live a life that’s happier and more fulfilling. In this course, teens explore what the field of psychology teaches about how to be happier, how to feel less stressed, and
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Shared by United Resource Connection January 24, 2023
Martin Luther King Jr. Day is the only federal holiday designated as a day of service, to encourage all Americans to volunteer to take action toward the improvement of their community. In observance of the national holiday, schools, government agencies, businesses and banks are closed each year on the third Monday
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Tatanka Ptecela (Short Bull) who brought the Ghost Dance to the Lakota People. (Courtesy photo) During his lifetime Tataŋka Ptečela (Short Bull) was instrumental in bringing the Ghost Dance to the Lakota People. After hearing about a new religion that promised to rid the earth of the scourge that befell
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Keith Regier Every tribe knew that eventually state legislatures would move to eliminate Indian reservations. During the Termination Era of the 1950’s and 1960’s, the federal government vigorously pursued a policy bent on terminating tribal recognition and treaty status. Congress passed Public Law 280 in 1953 dividing states into two
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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Few students of history are aware that Dr. Marin Luther King Jr., celebrated by a federal holiday on January 16 of this year, was a dedicated and effective activist for Native American rights as well as African American civil rights. He specifically advocated for the
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A photo of Abbey Lynn Steele on display during a vigil on Dec. 6, 2022, outside the Pennington County Jail in Rapid City. (Photo by A.J. Etherington/Rapid City Journal) A group of Native American activists and their supporters have refined their demands for Pennington County officials following the death of
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Mark Vargo, right, shakes hands with members of the Wambli Ska Society on Sept. 13, 2022, in Pierre. (Courtesy of SD Attorney General’s Office) Attorney General Mark Vargo stepped away from his post on Friday with a six-month legacy he hopes will serve as a building block to stronger relations
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WASHINGTON, DC – A diverse coalition of religious groups, native tribes and legal experts filed half a dozen friend-of-the-court briefs yesterday in Apache Stronghold v. United States, asking a federal appeals court to protect Oak Flat, the spiritual lifeblood and sacred site of the Apache people in Arizona. The
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Drew Zinecker (photo Courtesy Montana State Legislature) MONTANA—A legislative aide with aspirations of representing House District 80 in the 2023 Legislature questioned in public remarks last month whether members of tribes living on reservations in Montana should be able to vote in state elections. “If the reservations want to say
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