Relative of Wounded Knee gun inventor apologizes

19th. Century Calvary soldiers pose with Hotchkiss guns like those used at the Wounded Knee Massacre of 1890 to murder hundreds of mostly unarmed Lakota men, women, and children. (photo courtesy of Jeffrey Hotchkiss) PORTLAND ME – Jeffrey Hotchkiss of Portland, Maine, learned in 2009 that his relative invented the

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Backing kids with backpacks and bison burgers

Registration line can be seen on both the left and the right beyond the food truck vendors and their patrons in the foreground. (Photo by Marnie Cook) MINILUZAHAN – The lonely parking lot behind the Journey Museum came alive on Friday as NDN Collective hosted their Fifth Annual Backpack Giveaway

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Wounded Knee Massacre victims’ descendants urge feds to go beyond review, rescind soldiers’ honor medals at last

Stephan Curran colorized this 1930s photo showing the family of HAWK 1890 member Marlis Afraid of Hawk at Pine Ridge Reservation. Left to right, her great-grandmother “He Ska Win”/White Mountain Woman; grandmother Mabel Cetan Kokipa/Afraid of Hawk; grandfather Richard Cetan Kokipa/Afraid of Hawk; and their two sons, Bert and Cain

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Community steps up to help kids

Miriam Iams (L), Evelyn Vinson (M), Joe Polaski (R) RAPID CITY – Officials reported a tremendous turnout for the annual ‘Fill a Patrol Car with School Supplies’ event at local Walmart stores on Friday, with five carloads of supplies donated. They also collected nearly $1,000 in cash donations to purchase

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Artist Mary Sully receives recognition she deserves

The “Indian Church” depicts a gathering of people assembled in front of an altar, which is surrounded by structures resembling tipi walls for protection. “This is truly modern art, modern design, with its cross-racial themes, its fascination with celebrity and popular culture. There were moments when I thought, ‘Andy Warhol.

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Healing the disconnect:  Penobscot Indian Nation collaboration restores Maine sea-run fish habitat

Although the river’s salmon and other migratory fish have encountered numerous challenges, including polluted waters and rising ocean temperatures, none have been as detrimental as the aging hydro dams that prevent sea-run fish from accessing vital spawning habitats. PENOBSCOT INDIAN NATION —  Indigenous communities, like many minority and low-income communities,

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