CHEROKEE, NC – Richard Sneed, the Principal Chief of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, released the following statement regarding the House passage of the Lumbee Recognition Act: “The group calling themselves the ‘Lumbee Indians’ has changed their story many times claiming affiliation with multiple unrelated tribes but have
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Center rider (white horse) Chance Clifford (Photo by Jaden Black Elk) Pine Ridge Reservation – In mid-October, an event organized by local members of the International Indigenous Youth Council (IIYC indigenousyouth.org) issued a statement regarding a planned protest at Red Cloud Indian School, formerly known as Holy Rosary Mission, on
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Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe legend Marcella LeBeau (Photo Courtesy of USA Today) Marcella LeBeau, is a 102 year old member of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe, Eagle Butte whose Lakota name is Wignuke Wate Win (Pretty Rainbow Woman). Perhaps one of the oldest Native Americans in the Great Plains, she
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Descendants of the Wounded Knee Massacre with US Congressman Kai Kahele (D-Hawaii), Congresswoman Sharice Richards (D-Kansas), Marcella LeBeau, Buffalo Soldiers society & OST President Kevin Killer (Courtesy Photo) WASHINGTON – As the United States honors National Native American Heritage Month and examines its commitment to Native American communities, United States
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Wind Cave National Park, South Dakota (Photo courtesy of Travel South Dakota) WIND CAVE NATIONAL PARK – Wind Cave National Park will offer free tours on November 11, Veterans Day, to commemorate and honor the service of American veterans. Tours of the Garden of Eden are at 10 a.m.
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General William T. Sherman (third from left) and Commissioners in council with chiefs and headmen, Fort Laramie, 1868 (Courtesy Photo) The dialogue concerning this issue was brought to my attention by Oglala Sioux Tribal Council Healthcare Committee members at the scheduled meeting of the three Tribal Health Committees representatives
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Cheryl Crazy Bull, President and CEO, American Indian College Fund, winner of GlobalMindED’s 2021 Inclusive Leader Award in non-profits. (Courtesy Photo) DENVER – American Indian College Fund President and CEO Cheryl Crazy Bull was named a GlobalMindED 2021 Inclusive Leader on November 3 during a virtual awards ceremony. More
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(Courtesy Photo) WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A sample of Sitting Bull’s hair has helped scientists confirm that a South Dakota man is the famed 19th century Native American leader’s great-grandson using a new method to analyze family lineages with DNA fragments from long-dead people. Researchers said on Wednesday that DNA extracted
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Squaw Island controversial name has officially been changed The Democrat & Chronicle reports Squaw Island, a tiny island located off the City Pier on Canandaigua Lake, has been renamed Skenoh Island. “Skenoh,” pronounced scan-oh, translates to either health or peace in the Onöndowa’ga (Seneca) language. According to the Rochester newspaper,
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(Courtesy Photo) GRAPEVINE, Texas — On the blistering September day that ended Grapefest, a wine festival in Grapevine, outside Dallas, Mayor William Tate pushed up the brim of his cowboy hat and addressed the crowd gathered for the unveiling of a new public work of art: Peace Circle. “It is
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