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Real Story of Quileute Wolves depicted in "Twilight" Books and Movies to Open
Native News Network Staff in Entertainment »
WASHINGTON - As a counterpoint to the supernatural storyline depicted in the popular "Twilight" books and movies, "Behind the Scenes: The Real Story of the Quileute Wolves" is an exhibition at the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian that brings together rare works of Quileute art. Read More »
Discussion »
Navajo President Ben Shelly Highlights 2011 Successes
Native News Network Staff in Native Currents »
WINDOW ROCK, ARIZONA - With nearly one year in office, Navajo President Ben Shelly last week looked back on the accomplishments of his administration during 2011. Read More »
Discussion »
American Indian Twins Born in Old & New Year
Levi Rickert, editor-in-chief in Native Currents »
RAPID CITY, SOUTH DAKOTA - Twins born to John and Jolene Anthony present a new twist to the adage "the last shall be first and the first shall be last."
Baby Kylee Anthony was last and first; her twin brother, John, was first and last. Read More »
Discussion »
Guest Commentary
The Commercialization of Native Spirituality
Corine Fairbanks in Native Condition »
The selling of sacred medicine and the commercialization of Native spirituality has been going strong now for a few decades, but it seems to have hit its pinnacle recently with people paying as much as $9,000 to participate in a sweat lodge ceremony. Read More »
Discussion »
2011 - YEAR IN REVIEW
Editor's Note: As 2011 rapidly comes to an end, the Native News Network will re-publish some material from previous editions. Today we are featuring stories that helped to set the record straight.
Native News Network Staff in Native Briefs »
Sometimes the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth becomes clouded in the politics and celebrity of the storytellers. Minutes, years and sometimes generations can pass with non-Indians learning only a portion of our truth. All too often these incomplete truths come to be taken as the whole truth, or worse they are taken as historical fact. Read More »
Discussion »
Commentary
2012 Poses Challenges and Opportunities for Indian Country
Levi Rickert, editor-in-chief in Native Condition »
New Year's Day is a transition into the unknown. This New Year's Day ushers in an important year in Indian Country. Read More »
Discussion »
NMAI New York Director John Haworth to Provide Guided New Year Tours Monday
Native News Network Staff in Entertainment »
NEW YORK - John Haworth, Cherokee, the director of the National Museum of American Indian's George Gustav Heye House will provide guided tours of the Infinity of Nations exhibit on Monday, January 2. Read More »
Discussion »
2011 - YEAR IN REVIEW
Editor's Note: As 2011 rapidly comes to an end, the Native News Network will re-publish some material from previous editions. Today we are telling stories behind photographs that have been featured during the year.
Native News Network Staff in Native Briefs »
As the Longest Walk 3 - Reversing Diabetes northern route made its way through the Windy City, they decided to make a quick detour of a few blocks to go by President Obama's Chicago residence in the upscale Hyde Park neighborhood. Read More »
Discussion »
2011 - YEAR IN REVIEW
Native News Network Staff in Native Briefs »
On Day 4 of the Longest Walk 3 - Reversing Diabetes left the Soboba Band of Luiseno Indians reservation on its way to the Morongo Band of Mission Indians. Accompanying the Long Walkers on a leg of its daily journey were some 350 people. Read More »
Discussion »
2011 - YEAR IN REVIEW
Native News Network Staff in Native Briefs »
It was a bright Tuesday morning this past March when the Longest Walk 3 - Reversing Diabetes left the San Carlos Apache Indian Reservation.
The Long Walkers had just walked into the Tonto National Forest on US 60 past Globe, Arizona on its way to the White Mountain Apache Indian Reservation. Read More »
Discussion »
2011 - YEAR IN REVIEW
Native News Network Staff in Native Briefs »
The US Attorney's office public relations spokesperson in West Michigan promised a 20 minute interview for the Native News Network with Navajo Code Talker Samuel Sandoval. Somehow 20 minutes turned into 40 minutes. And, what a treat it was to interview someone of such valor. Read More »
Discussion »
Lakota Warrior Society Serious About Zero Tolerance of Alcohol - Blockage Underway Today
Native News Network Staff in Native Currents »
PINE RIDGE, SOUTH DAKOTA - The Strong Heart Warrior Society is serious about the zero tolerance ban of alcohol on the Oglala Sioux Indian Reservation - especially during this New Year's weekend. Read More »
Discussion »
2011 - YEAR IN REVIEW
Native News Network Staff in Native Briefs »
Historically American Indians have been very talented artists in various art forms.
Jason Quigno, a tribal citizen of the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan, is one talented contemporary American Indian artist. Read More »
Discussion »
2011 - YEAR IN REVIEW
Native News Network Staff in Native Briefs »
This past Fall, Dirk Whitebreast, Sac & Fox, ran ten marathons in 30 days.
Eight years ago, Whitebreast's sister, Darcy Jo Keahna, committed suicide. He took up running as a coping mechanism to endure the tragedy. Read More »
Discussion »
2011 - YEAR IN REVIEW
Editor's Note: As 2011 rapidly comes to an end, the Native News Network will re-publish some material from previous editions. Today we are telling stories behind photographs that have been featured during the year.
Native News Network Staff in Native Briefs »
The Longest Walk 3 - Reversing Diabetes was the brainchild of Dennis Banks, co-founder of the American Indian Movement. Three years ago, he was diagnosed with the disease and has controlled it with diet and exercise. Read More »
Discussion »
POWWOW Calendar
New Years Powwows: Bringing in the New Year Sober
Native News Network Staff in Native Currents »
SAULT STE. MARIE, MICHIGAN - For several years, several American Indian tribes and community organizations have held powwows to bring in the New Year. Most of the powwows were created to offer an alternative to celebrating with alcohol. They have turned into a nice way for family and friends to say bid farewell to the old and welcome in the new. Read More »
Powwow Calendar »
Discussion »
Commentary
DECEMBER 1890 - Remembering Wounded Knee: The Pictures are Embedded in My Mind
Levi Rickert, editor-in-chief in Native Condition »
The pictures of frozen Sioux ancestors savagely killed by the US Calvary on this date in 1890 are embedded in my mind. Read More »
Discussion »
Native News Network Staff in Native Currents »
WASHINGTON - In the lead up to the 2010 Census, the National Congress of American Indians and many tribal partners conducted a significant outreach campaign, called "Indian Country Counts," to increase Native political participation and government investment in American Indian and Alaska Native peoples. In analyzing the latest 2010 Census data, one thing is very clear about Indian Country: Native young people do count, and will count in the future. Read More »
Discussion »
Navajo Code Talker Billy Crosby Laid to Rest
Native News Network Staff in Native Currents »
CHINLE, ARIZONA - Flags are flying at half-staff across the Navajo Nation in honor of Navajo Code Talker Billy Crosby, who laid to rest in Chinle yesterday. Read More »
Discussion »
Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation to Offer American Indian Studies Courses
Native News Network Staff in Native Briefs »
Native Brief: MAYETTA, KANSAS - The Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation will offer two new courses at the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation Government Center on Tuesdays beginning January 10. Read More »
Discussion »
Cherokee Nation Creates Online Scholarship Presence
Native News Network Staff in Native Briefs »
Native Brief: TAHLEQUAH, OKLAHOMA - Cherokee students in search of scholarships for the spring semester now have a little help. The Cherokee Nation College Resource Center is an online resource, offering students access to a wide variety of scholarships by creating a single online profile. Read More »
Discussion »
Leonard Peltier Walk to DC
Danny Glover Commits to Meet Peltier Walkers in DC - May 18
Levi Rickert, editor-in-chief in Native Currents »
OAKLAND - The long walkers from the Leonard Peltier Walk for Human Rights on their way to Washington DC gained support in their efforts on Monday from award-winning actor Danny Glover. Read More »
Discussion »
Hopi Tribe Lose in Lawsuit to Stop Flagstaff Selling Sewer Water to Make Fake Snow
Native News Network Staff in Native Challenges »
FLAGSTAFF, ARIZONA - The Hopi Tribe suffered a defeat last Friday before the Coconino County Superior Court in its attempt to stop the City of Flagstaff from selling reclaimed wastewater - sewer water - to Arizona Snowbowl. Read More »
Discussion »
Guest Commentary
New Agers Need to Put Money Where Their Mouths Are to Free Leonard Peltier
Native News Network Staff in Native Briefs »
I attended the Leonard Peltier Walk for Human Rights on Sunday December 18 in San Francisco and I appreciated the messages of unity, peace and hope from the Elders that spoke on Alcatraz Island and again at the press conference on Pier 33. However, sometimes I find myself becoming angry at these types of events and these are a few reasons why. Read More »
Discussion »
Leonard Peltier Walk to DC
Actor Danny Glover to Hold Press Conference for Leonard Peltier
Levi Rickert, editor-in-chief in Native Briefs »
Native Brief: OAKLAND - Award-winning actor Danny Glover will participate in a press conference at 12 noon at Occupy Oakland today to voice his belief that Leonard Peltier should be let free. Read More »
Discussion »
Native News Network Staff in Native Briefs »
Whether you are Christian, an American Indian traditionalist, Jewish or other type of believer, the message of Peace on Earth is universal and should resonate in our hearts at Christmas and throughout the entire year. Read More »
Discussion »
Holiday Book Selection
Time for the Fog to Lift: Time for Americans to Relook at "In the Spirit of Crazy Horse"
Native News Network Staff in Native Briefs »
Even with the enthusiasm among the American Indians who want Leonard Peltier free, many Americans simply do not know who Leonard Peltier is or why so many American Indians are interested in his freedom. Read More »
Discussion »
A Look at the Holiday Season 2011
Native News Network Staff in Native Currents »
WASHINGTON - The holiday season is a time for gathering and celebrating with friends and family, gift-giving, reflection and thanks. While many American Indians and Alaska Natives are not practicing Christians, many still celebrate Christmas with gathering of family and friends and the exchange of gifts. Read More »
Discussion »
Holiday Food Handling Safety Tips
Native News Network Staff in Native Health »
WASHINGTON - Enjoying the holidays with family and friends is an exciting and fun time of the year. Don't let the fun turn to illness because of lack of proper food handling. Read More »
Discussion »
Native Vote 2012
Arizona Congressional Redistricting a Plus for Navajo Candidate
Levi Rickert, editor-in-chief in Native Currents »
FLAGSTAFF, ARIZONA - The newly reconfigured Arizona Congressional districts may prove to be a winning formula for Wenona Benally Baldenegro, Navajo, who is seeking the Democratic Congressional nomination in Arizona’s First Congressional District. Read More »
Discussion »
Cherokee Nation Funding Available for Community Projects
Native News Network Staff in Native Currents »
TAHLEQUAH, OKLAHOMA - The Cherokee Nation has funding available for community-based organizations that would like to participate in self-help projects aimed at improving Cherokee communities. Awards are made through a competitive process and applications are due by January 27. Read More »
Discussion »
Keystone Provision Remains as Payroll Tax Cut Passes Congress
Levi Rickert, editor-in-chief in Native Challenges »
WASHINGTON - Americans could breathe a sigh of relief after House Republican leaders agreed to a two-month extension of the payroll tax that keeps $40 per payroll check in the pockets of taxpayers. Read More »
Discussion »
Dr. Jessica A. Rickert in Entertainment »
TRAVERSE CITY, MICHIGAN - The Potawatomi know the circle of life exists - we are all connected here, right now. As importantly, we are connected to the seven generations preceding us. It is what they did that brings us here. And, what we do today will have an impact seven generations hence. Read More »
Discussion »
Thousands of Navajo Jobs and Revenue at Risk Due to EPA Regulations
Native News Network Staff in Native Challenges »
WASHINGTON - On Wednesday, the US Environmental Protection Agency issued its final Maximum Available Control Technology, or MACT, regulation. The regulations enforce tough environmental standards designed to reduce air pollutants from coal and oil burning power plants. Read More »
Discussion »
First Nations Development Institute Receives $500,000 from Walmart
Native News Network Staff in Native Briefs »
Native Brief: LONGMONT, COLORADO - Nations Development Institute received a $500,000 grant from Walmart to support the availability of healthy and affordable fresh foods in American Indian communities. Read More »
Discussion »
"Scars and Bars" Scores in Middle
Nake Nula Waun
RL in Entertainment »
Hip Hop has a long history of chronicling the day to day life of the underprivileged class. Nake Nula Waun, adapted from Nah-Kay New-Lah Wah-OOhn, a Lakota phrase that means "I am always ready, at all times, for anything," have tapped into this tradition. Read More »
Discussion »
Commentary
Peltier and Mikkanen: It Does Not Feel Like Christmas
Levi Rickert, editor-in-chief in Native Condition »
Read More »“As long as Leonard is in prison, we are all in prison,”
Discussion »
Making Snow is Power Reserved for Creator
Native News Network Staff in Native Currents »
WINDOW ROCK, ARIZONA - The Navajo Nation Human Rights Commission has voiced its opposition to the use of groundwater use for artificial snowmaking on the San Francisco Peaks on religious premise. Read More »
Discussion »
White House Wants to Know What $40 per Paycheck Means to You
Levi Rickert, editor-in-chief in Native Currents »
WASHINGTON - With the House of Representatives stalling passage of a bill that would extend the payroll tax cut for Americans, the White House is asking Americans what $40 per paycheck means to you. Read More »
Discussion »
Native Reps Testify before Michigan Senate Committee on Economic Development
Native News Network Staff in Native Briefs »
Native Brief: LANSING - Some of the nation's leading experts on the Native 8(a) program testified before Michigan's Senate Economic Development Committee on December 14 about the importance of Native 8(a) as part of the state's "Reinventing Michigan" initiative. Read More »
Discussion »
Snow Shoveling Can Prove to be Risky
Native News Network Staff in Native Health »
BETHESDA, MARYLAND - With the beginning of winter upon us, it is good to remind those of us who live in wintry climates, the risks of heart attack from overdoing it when shoveling snow. Read More »
Discussion »
Cherokee Nation Accepting Low Income Energy Home Energy Assistance Applications
Native News Network Staff in Native Briefs »
Native Brief: TAHLEQUAH, OKLAHOMA - The Cherokee Nation is again providing funding through the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program for eligible Cherokees and other area Native Americans this winter. Read More »
Discussion »
Leonard Peltier Walk
Open Letter from Leonard Peltier at Launch of the Walk
Leonard Peltier in Native Challenges »
Editor's Note: This message was released by Leonard Peltier at the beginning of the Leonard Peltier Walk for Human Rights that began Sunday on Alcatraz Island. The walk is currently making its way to southern California. The walk will conclude on May 18. Read More »
Discussion »
LA Clippers to Host Native American Heritage Day
Native News Network Staff in Entertainment »
LOS ANGELES - The Los Angeles City/County Native American Indian Commission is seeking sponsorships to send low-income families to a NBA game between the Los Angeles Clippers and the Memphis Grizzlies. Read More »
Discussion »
Oren Lyons: "There is No Alternative to Water"
Deborah Mendzef in Native Challenges »
AUBURN, NEW YORK - Environmental wellness focuses on appreciating and protecting the natural beauty that surrounds our lives. It also includes having healthy and safe surroundings everywhere, whether it is your home, where you work or even where you play. Read More »
Discussion »
Keweenaw Bay Indian Community Gains Nod to Build New Casino
Native News Network Staff in Native Briefs »
WASHINGTON - Michigan's Upper Peninsula-based Keweenaw Bay Indian Community received good news yesterday from the Assistant Secretary-Indian Affairs Larry Echo Hawk. The Tribe, based at Baraga, Michigan was granted approval to a proposed gaming facility in Marquette, which is 72 miles from Baraga. Read More »
Discussion »
American Indian College Fund President is Honored
Native News Network Staff in Native Briefs »
Native Brief: DENVER - Richard B. Williams, President and CEO of the American Indian College Fund, was given the Distinguished Service Award from the University of Colorado Board of Regents in recognition of his dedicated service to American Indian students. Read More »
Discussion »
Leonard Peltier Walk
A Conversation Decades Ago with Leonard Peltier Prompted Walk
Levi Rickert, editor-in-chief in Native Currents »
SACRAMENTO - Dorothy Ninham, from the Oneida Nation in Wisconsin, remembers a conversation she had with Leonard Peltier and other fellow employees back in the 1970s. Back when they worked together in Milwaukee at a substance abuse counseling center. Read More »
Discussion »
Lily of the Mohawks' Miracles Certified by Pope Benedict
Native News Network Staff in Native Briefs »
Native Brief:VATICAN CITY - The Holy Father, Pope Benedict, authorized the Congregation for the Causes of Saints certification of a second miracle through Kateri Tekakwitha's intercession. This removes the last hurdle, increasing the likelihood that “the Lily of the Mohawks” will be canonized as the first Native American Saint. Read More »
Discussion »
Leonard Peltier Walk
Slideshow - Leonard Peltier Walk for Human Rights
Levi Rickert, editor-in-chief in Native Currents »
ALCATRAZ ISLAND - Before the fog burnt off on Sunday morning, a group of two hundred American Indians and other protesters took the first two ferries to Alcatraz Island to launch the Leonard Peltier Walk for Human Rights. Read More »
Discussion »
Kiowa Arvo Mikkanen Nomination Returned to President Without Benefit of a Hearing
Levi Rickert, editor-in-chief in Native Currents »
OKLAHOMA CITY - Without as much of the courtesy of a hearing by the Senate Judiciary Committee, the nomination of US Attorney Arvo Mikkanen is dead. It was returned to the White House by the US Senate on Saturday. Read More »
Discussion »
Leonard Peltier Walk
"Unlock Leonard! Bring Him Home" Declares Dennis Banks
Levi Rickert, editor-in-chief in Native Currents »
ALCATRAZ ISLAND - Before the fog burnt off on Sunday morning, a group of two hundred American Indians and other protesters took the first two ferries to Alcatraz Island to launch the Leonard Peltier Walk for Human Rights. Read More »
Discussion »
Sexual Violence, Stalking and Intimate Partner Violence Widespread
Native News Network Staff in Native Health »
ATLANTA - One in three American Indian women will face sexual violence in her lifetime.
On average, 24 people per minute are victims of rape, physical violence, or stalking by an intimate partner in the United States Read More »
Discussion »
Cherokee Arts Center Showcases Pottery, Metalwork Tonight
Native News Network Staff in Native Briefs »
TAHLEQUAH, OKLAHOMA - The Cherokee Nation will host an art show tonight from 6:30 - 9:30 pm at the new Cherokee Arts Center, 212 S. Water Street. The show will feature selected works by students of potter Jane Osti and metalsmith Steve Mashburn Read More »
Discussion »
Nady Protesters Met with Taunting by His Daughter's High School Friends
Native News Network Staff in Native Briefs »
PIEDMONT, CALIFORNIA - American Indian protesters who are opposed to business magnate John Nady constructing a vacation home on Rattlesnake Island were met with taunting and heckling on Saturday as they braved the steep terrain walking up to Nady's residence in the wealthy suburb of Piedmont. Read More »
Discussion »
UPDATE
Senate Overwhelmingly Passes Bill
89 to 10
US Senate Bill to Vote on Keystone: NOW a Native Nations Issue
Levi Rickert, editor-in-chief in Native Challenges »
WASHINGTON - The US Senate is expected to vote today on the bill that will extend the payroll tax cut for two months. The bill contains a Keystone XL pipeline provision that would require President Obama to speed up a decision to begin its construction. Read More »
Discussion »
Holiday Book Selection
Leonard Peltier: A Private Man who Only Wants to Go Home
Levi Rickert, editor-in-chief in Entertainment »
"For too long, both Leonard's supporters and detractors have seen him as a metaphor, as a public figure worthy of political rallies and bumper stickers, but very rarely as a private man who only wants to go home. I pray this book will bring Leonard home." --SHERMAN ALEXIE
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Leonard Peltier Walk to Begin Tomorrow on Alcatraz Island Led by Dennis Banks
Levi Rickert, editor-in-chief in Native Challenges »
SAN FRANCISCO - The Leonard Peltier Walk for Human Rights will begin on Alcatraz Island. The purpose of the walk is to bring attention to the imprisonment of Leonard Peltier, Turtle Mountain Ojibwa, who has been in prison for over 35 years. Read More »
Discussion »
BIE-Funded Schools Can Participate in Green Ribbon Schools Program
Native News Network Staff in Native Briefs »
Native Brief: WASHINGTON - Bureau of Indian Education funded schools across Indian Country will have the opportunity to participate in the US Department of Education's Green Ribbon Schools program Read More »
Discussion »
Saginaw Chippewa Tribe to Hold Repatriation Ceremony on Monday
Native News Network Staff in Native Challenges »
MT PLEASANT, MICHIGAN - United States repatriations are rare - International repatriations are even rarer.
International Repatriation Reburial Ceremony on Monday, December 19 at 2:00 pm est, at the Tribe's Nibokaan Ancestral Cemetery. Read More »
Discussion »
Blackfeet Zachary Running Wolf Provides American Indian Presence to Occupy Oakland
Levi Rickert, editor-in-chief in Native Currents »
OAKLAND - Occupy Oakland sits right at the Oakland City Center. What is left is trampled grass where some 1,000-plus protesters set up tents in mid-October as the Occupy Wall Street movement swept across the country. Read More »
Discussion »
Slideshow
Klamath Tribes and Kla-Mo-Ya Casino Float Wins 1st Place
Native News Network Staff in Entertainment »
CHILOQUIN, OREGON - In an event that is billed as the largest night parade in the Northwest, with over 100 float entries, the Klamath Tribes and Kla-Mo-Ya Casino Read More »
Discussion »
Litefoot to Giveaway 4,000 Native Style T-shirts at Lakota Nation Invitational
Levi Rickert, editor-in-chief in Entertainment »
RAPID CITY - Award winning American Indian actor and singer Litefoot, Cherokee, will highlight an evening of celebration at the 35th Annual Lakota Nation Invitational at the Rushmore Plaza Civic Center with a speech of hope to Native youth. Read More »
Discussion »
Klamath Tribes and Kla-Mo-Ya Casino Float Wins 1st Place
Native News Network Staff in Entertainment »
CHILOQUIN, OREGON - In an event that is billed as the largest night parade in the Northwest, with over 100 float entries, the Klamath Tribes and Kla-Mo-Ya Casino Read More »
Discussion »
Emergency Protest to Stop Nady Called for Saturday
Levi Rickert, editor-in-chief in Native Challenges »
OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA - Protesters are being mobilized by the Elem Tribe to protest John Nady, who has begun construction on a vacation home on Rattlesnake Island part of the tribe's Ancestral Homeland. Read More »
Discussion »
Cherokee Angel Tree Receives $20,000 from Tribal Business Enterprises
Native News Network Staff in Native Briefs »
Native Brief: CATOOSA, OKLAHOMA - The Cherokee Nation Angel Tree program will play Santa to more children this Christmas than ever, thanks to contributions from Cherokee Nation Businesses and its employees. Read More »
Discussion »
REMINDER: Time Running Out to Comment on Klamath River Basin Dam Removal
Native News Network Staff in Native Challenges »
CHILOQUIN, OREGON - The Klamath Tribes of Chiloquin are reminding the their tribal citizens and others interested parties that time is running out to make public comment on the proposed removal of dams in the Klamath River Basin. Read More »
Discussion »
URGENT NEED
Christmas Gifts for Native Children Needed at American Indian Center of Chicago
Levi Rickert, editor-in-chief in Native Challenges »
CHICAGO - The plea came in an email posted as an "Urban" Smoke Signal from the American Indian Center of Chicago: Read More »
Discussion »
Senate Committee on Indian Affairs Approves SAVE Native Women Act
Native News Network Staff in Native Briefs »
Native Brief: WASHINGTON - Last week, the US Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, chaired by Senator Daniel K. Akaka, D-Hawaii, approved S.1763, the Stand Against Violence and Empower Native Women (SAVE Native Women) Act. Read More »
Discussion »
Cherokee Nation joins International Language Consortium
Levi Rickert, editor-in-chief in Native Currents »
TAHLEQUAH, OKLAHOMA - Cherokee is now represented in a global organization that impacts the way people use computers. The Cherokee Nation was recently named a liaison member of the Unicode Consortium. Read More »
Discussion »
Celebrating 10 Years of Scottsdale's Native Trails
Native News Network Staff in Entertainment »
SCOTTSDALE, ARIZONA - Native Trails, presented by the Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation and produced by the Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts, is celebrating its 10 year anniversary with an extended season of 19 performances Read More »
Discussion »
Lakota Nation Invitational Underway Today: Over 10,000 Expected
Native News Network Staff in Entertainment »
RAPID CITY, SOUTH DAKOTA - The 35th Lakota Nation Invitational is underway this week. While the invitational tournament began with American Indian basketball teams competing against each other in the mid-1970s, it has grown into a sports tournament, and really a cultural event, that draws over 10,000 Read More »
Discussion »
Judge Rules in Favor of Klamath Tribes in Water Rights Case
Levi Rickert, editor-in-chief in Native Challenges »
OKLAHOMA CITY - Water rights are important to most Indian Nations. The legal battle by one Indian tribe to establish and quantify its water rights took a significant turn last week. A 36-year water rights dispute in Southern Oregon recently produced a milestone victory when an Administrative Law Judge Read More »
Discussion »
facebook Provides Assistance to Prevent Suicides
Native News Network Staff in Native Health »
MENLO PARK, CALIFORNIA - Help may on its way via social media giant facebook in prevention of the suicides. Read More »
Discussion »
American Indian Law Center's Pre-Law Summer Institute Honored
Native News Network Staff in Native Briefs »
Native Brief: ALBUQUERQUE - The Pre-Law Summer Institute for American Indians and Alaskan Natives today announced that it will be recognized by the American Bar Association Council Read More »
Discussion »
KEYSTONE XL Pipeline in House Bill Passes, Moves to Senate for Debate
Levi Rickert, editor-in-chief in Native Challenges »
WASHINGTON - The US House of Representatives by a 234-193 vote on Tuesday passed legislation to extend the payroll tax cut for one year with a provision that will force a decision by President Obama to approve the Keystone XL pipeline. Read More »
Discussion »
Film Review
Monica Whitepigeon in Entertainment »
In general, any film not in English is usually considered "foreign." Little does the public remember that "foreign" speakers have always been around in America and have their own stories to tell. The film industry, in particular, is thought of only to commence in Hollywood. But this did not stop a young Navajo woman with a vision of sharing her native language through film. Read More »
Discussion »
US Supreme Court to Hear Gun Lake Case that will Reverberate Throughout Indian Country
Levi Rickert, editor-in-chief in Native Challenges »
WASHINGTON - The Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish of Pottawatomi, most commonly known as the Gun Lake Tribe, is a small tribe in terms of tribal citizens, but strong in terms of resiliency and stamina. Read More »
Discussion »
Notah Begay III Foundation Creates Game Changer Awards
Native News Network Staff in Native Currents »
ALBUQUERQUE - The First Annual Game Changer Awards, a Notah Begay III Foundation initiative to recognize individuals making positive contributions to youth in underrepresented communities in New Mexico. Read More »
Discussion »
NATIVE HEALTH
Less Medication is Best for Preschoolers with Asthma
Native News Network Staff in Native Health »
Read More »“In medicine, our goal is always to treat children with the smallest amount of a drug that is still effective.”
Discussion »
Guest Commentary
FEMA Tribal Liaisons & Homeland Security Contractors Develop Tribal Implementation Guide
Sufficient and persistent representation from the 565 Native Sovereign Nations seems to be bearing fruit in interesting and surprising ways. Early this December, representatives from a number of tribal nations' emergency management organizations met with FEMA Tribal Liaisons and Homeland Security contractors to Read More »
Discussion »
Bailey for Congress Fundraiser at Saginaw Chippewa Tribe Thursday
Native News Network Staff in Native Briefs »
MT. PLEASANT, MICHIGAN - The Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan is hosting a fundraising reception for Derek Bailey, who is running for Congress, this Thursday, December 15 at the Ziibiwing Cultural Center, located at 6650 East Broadway Street. Read More »
Discussion »
Commentary
White House Education Initiative is Challenging Yet Poses Opportunities
Levi Rickert, editor-in-chief in Native Condition »
On December 2, with leaders representing the 565 federally recognized American Indian tribes in town for the White House Tribal Nations Conference, President Barack Obama announced and signed a Presidential Executive Order on "Improving American Indian and Alaska Native Educational Opportunities and Strengthening Tribal Colleges and Universities." Read More »
Discussion »
House Set to Vote Tomorrow: Debate on Keystone XL on Its Way to Senate
Native News Network Staff in Native Briefs »
WASHINGTON - With the House expected to vote Tuesday on the payroll tax break with the Keystone XL pipeline provision attached to it, Senate leadership have begun to exchange barbs on the controversial project. Read More »
Discussion »
"There is More Fish in the Sea"
Strong Message for a Future for American Indian Youth
Levi Rickert, editor-in-chief in Native Health »
RED MESA, ARIZONA - The suicide rate among American Indian and Alaska Native teens is two and half to three times the national average. Suicides are the second leading causes of death of American Indian and Alaska Native youth between the ages of 10-25 year olds. Read More »
Discussion »
Lakota William Mendoza Named to Lead White House Native Education Initiative
Native News Network Staff in Native Briefs »
Native Brief: WASHINGTON - US Education Secretary Arne Duncan today announced the appointment of William Mendoza, an Oglala and Sicangu Lakota, to lead the newly created White House Initiative on American Indian and Alaska Native Education. Read More »
Discussion »
Holiday Book Selection
Levi Rickert, editor-in-chief in Entertainment »
Read More »“Culture provides the lens that lends meaning to what we see.”
- - John Mohawk
Discussion »
Intertribal Friendship House to Host Leonard Peltier Walk for Human Rights Reception
Leonard Peltier Walk
Levi Rickert, editor-in-chief in Native Currents »
OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA - Participants of the Leonard Peltier Walk for Human Rights that kicks off on Alcatraz Island on Sunday, December 18 are invited to a reception the Saturday evening before the walk. Read More »
Discussion »
NATIVE VOTE 2012
Navajo Wenona Benally Baldenegro Wants to Be 1st American Indian Woman to Congress
Levi Rickert, editor-in-chief in Native Currents »
FLAGSTAFF, ARIZONA - Equipped with a law degree from Harvard Law School, two master's degrees, a whole lot of energy and sheer determination, 34 year-old Wenona Benally Baldenegro is first Navajo woman to ever run for Congress. Read More »
Discussion »
House Republicans Insert Keystone Provision in Payroll-Tax Cut Extension Bill
Levi Rickert, editor-in-chief in Native Challenges »
WASHINGTON - Ignoring President Obama's threat to veto a payroll-tax cut extension with the Keystone XL pipeline tied to it, House Republicans on Friday evening released a 369 page bill titled the "Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2011." Read More »
Discussion »
Panel Endorses Monitoring and Delay of Treatment for Low-risk Prostate Cancer
Native News Network Staff in Native Health »
BETHESDA, MARYLAND - American Indian and Alaska Native men have an incidence rate of 71.1 for every 100,000 to get prostate cancer. Regardless of race or ethnicity, Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men. Read More »
Discussion »
American Indian and Alaska Native Languages At RISK of Extinction
Levi Rickert, editor-in-chief in Native Challenges »
WASHINGTON - A report with estimates of the American Indians and Alaska Natives who speak their Native languages at home was released yesterday by the United States Census Bureau. Overall, the report's findings indicate American Indian and Alaska Native languages are highly at risk of extinction Read More »
Discussion »
Trickster Gallery Hosts Holiday Gift Drive to Assist Needy Families
Native News Network Staff in Entertainment »
SCHAUMBURG, ILLINOIS - With Christmas two weeks away, the Trickster Gallery will be open on Sunday to host a holiday arts market, with ornament making, free hot chocolate and a potluck. Read More »
Discussion »
Congressional Candidate Derek Bailey Gets More Tribal Endorsements
Levi Rickert, editor-in-chief in Native Currents »
TRAVERSE CITY, MICHIGAN - Congressional Candidate Derek Bailey, who also serves as the chairman of the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians, based in Peshawbestown, Michigan, has received more endorsements from American Indian tribes. Read More »
Discussion »
Indian Oil Valuation Committee Formed
Native News Network Staff in Native Briefs »
Native Brief: DENVER - The US Department of the Interior's Office of Natural Resources Revenue on Thursday published a Federal Register Notice establishing an Indian Oil Valuation Negotiated Rulemaking Committee Read More »
Discussion »
Cherokee Nation Walks to Prevent Diabetes
Native News Network Staff in Native Health »
TAHLEQUAH, OKLAHOMA - The Cherokee Nation celebrated the end of American Diabetes Month on Wednesday, November 30 with a 30 minute walk at the tribe's main complex in Tahlequah. Read More »
Discussion »
President Threatens Veto if Republicans Attach Keystone XL Pipeline to Payroll Tax-cut
Levi Rickert, editor-in-chief in Native Challenges »
WASHINGTON - Republicans are playing hard ball on the Keystone XL pipeline. They want to attach it to the payroll tax-cut extension vote. Read More »
Discussion »
Leonard Peltier Benefit Concert
Bluedog, Red Ponie Band & Tatanka Ohitika
Levi Rickert, editor-in-chief in Entertainment »
MINNEAPOLIS - The Minneapolis American Indian Center will come alive on Saturday for a solidarity concert for Leonard Peltier. The benefit concert will be Saturday, December 10 at 7:00 pm cst at 1530 East Franklin Avenue. Read More »
Discussion »
Keepseagle v. USDA Claims Filing Assistance Available at Cherokee Nation
Native News Network Staff in Native Briefs »
Native Brief: TAHLEQUAH, OKLAHOMA - The Cherokee Nation is inviting American Indian farmers to Tahlequah on December 19-21 to receive free assistance with claims filing for the Keepseagle settlement Read More »
Discussion »
Senate Committee on Indian Affairs Hearing on State & Federal Tax Policy: Building New Markets
Native News Network Staff in Native Currents »
The hearing will commence after a business meeting that is scheduled to begin at 2:15 pm. The business at hand involves two Senate bills Read More »Discussion »
Duke University Study Reveals American Indian Teens Use Drugs at Highest Level
Native News Network Staff in Native Health »
DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA - A recently released report on racial/ethnic variations in substance-related disorders among adolescents in the United States conducted by Duke University indicates that American Indian teens had the highest level of drug use among all other groups Read More »
Discussion »
USDA Establishes Advisory Board for Native American Farmers and Ranchers
Native News Network Staff in Native Briefs »
Native Brief: WASHINGTON - To help United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) officials ensure American Indians participate in and benefit from USDA programs, Agriculture Secretary Vilsack today announced the establishment of a special advisory board. The board is being put in place as part of the Keepseagle settlement. Read More »
Discussion »
FEMA Supports Legislation to Allow Tribes to Directly Apply for Federal Disaster Aid
Native News Network Staff in Native Briefs »
Native Brief: WASHINGTON - Today, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, FEMA, under the direction of President Obama and Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, announced that it supports amending federal law to allow federally recognized tribal governments to make disaster declaration requests directly to the president. Read More »
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Commentary
DECEMBER 7, 1941 - A Date that Will Live in Infamy
Levi Rickert, editor-in-chief in Native Condition »
WASHINGTON - Today is known as Pearl Harbor Day. Some 1,500 were killed that day when the United States was attacked.
President Franklin Roosevelt, appearing before a joint session of Congress, declared: "December 7, 1941, a date that will live in infamy." It was 70 years ago today. Read More »
Discussion »
Special Run of Vans Pendleton Powwow Shoes
Native News Network Staff in Entertainment »
ADRIAN, MICHIGAN - Even with brisk sales of the "hottest shoes in NDN Country" at the 58th Annual Chicago Powwow last month, Todd Harder, Creek, still has a supply of the limited edition Vans Pendleton shoes left to sell. Read More »
Discussion »
Carcieri Decision: Large Hurdle to Economic Development & Job Creation in Indian Country
Native News Network Staff in Native Briefs »
Native Brief: WASHINGTON - US Senator Daniel K. Akaka, D-Hawaii, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, held an oversight hearing last Thursday to examine how federal agencies play a role in deficit reduction and job creation in Indian country. Read More »
Discussion »
Number of Incarcerated Down in Indian County
Native News Network Staff in Native Currents »
WASHINGTON - At midyear 2010 a total of 2,119 inmates were held in Indian country jails, down 2.6 percent from 2,176 at midyear 2009, the Justice Department's Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) announced today. Read More »
Discussion »
WANTED: Native High School Students to Apply for Crazy Horse Journalism Workshop
Native News Network Staff in Native Currents »
NASHVILLE - American Indian and Alaska Native high school students planning to attend college and who are interested in having a career in the media are encouraged to apply for the Crazy Horse Journalism Workshop. Read More »
Discussion »
Tahnee Robinson Featured in Big Brothers Big Sister Public Service Announcement
Native News Network Staff in Native Currents »
PHILADELPHIA - Starting in January, Big Brothers Big Sisters affiliates serving American Indian youth will work with local television stations and social media friends to share the Public Service Announcement featuring Tahnee Robinson. Read More »
Discussion »
National Influenza Vaccination Week Underway:
Did You Get Your Shot Yet?
Native News Network Staff in Native Health »
ATLANTA - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has declared this week as National Influenza Vaccination Week to highlight the importance of continuing influenza vaccination, as well as fostering greater use of flu vaccine after the holiday season into January and beyond. Read More »
Discussion »
White House American Indian Staff Review Tribal Nations Conference Week
Native News Network Staff in Native Briefs »
WASHINGTON - On December 2 following the White House Tribal Nations Conference, President Obama met with a small and regionally diverse group of tribal leaders from across Indian Country. Read More »
Discussion »
American Indian College Fund Receives $50,000 from Ford Motor Company Fund
Native News Network Staff in Native Briefs »
Native Brief: DENVER - Ford Motor Company Fund has granted $50,000 to The American Indian College Fund for the Ford Motor Company Blue Oval Scholars Program for the 2011-2012 academic year for American Indian students attending tribal colleges and mainstream universities. Read More »
Discussion »
Sault Tribe Teams Up to Receive Smoke-Free Housing Project
Native News Network Staff in Native Currents »
SAULT STE MARIE, MICHIGAN - The Chippewa County Health Department and the Sault Ste Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians were among the recipients of Michigan Cancer Consortium Spirit of Collaboration Award through their collaborative work on the Michigan Smoke-Free Housing Project. Read More »
Discussion »
Free Peltier! Leonard Peltier Committee Takes Their Message to Washington
Native News Network Staff in Native Challenges »
WASHINGTON - With the tribal leaders and several Obama administration officials meeting inside the US Department of Interior for the White House Tribal Nations Conference last Friday, members of the Leonard Peltier Defense Offense Committee held a vigil outside. Read More »
Discussion »
Video of Native Youth Champions of Change at White House
Native News Network Staff in Native Currents »
WASHINGTON - On Thursday, eleven Native American Youth leaders were honored at the White House as Champions of Change. These young people are Champions in their tribes and communities as they work to improve the lives of those around them through innovative programs Read More »
Discussion »
Tribal Clean Energy Deployment Underway
Native News Network Staff in Native Briefs »
Native Brief: WASHINGTON - The US Department of Energy launched today the Strategic Technical Assistance Response Team (START) initiative aimed at advancing clean energy generation in Indian Country and providing federally recognized American Indian and Alaska Native governments with technical assistance to accelerate clean energy project deployment. Read More »
Discussion »
Klamath Basin Tribes Claim Victory in Court Decisions
Native News Network Staff in Native Challenges »
CHILOQUIN, OREGON - Friday was a milestone in the lengthy Klamath Basin Water Rights Adjudication. The judge hearing the part of the Adjudication that deals with the claims of the Klamath Tribes issued six Proposed Orders quantifying the Tribes' water rights. In each case he ruled largely in favor of the Tribes' claims. Read More »
Discussion »
Guest Commentary
President's Executive Order on Education is Timely and Needed
Jolene Aleck in Native Condition »
CHICAGO - This past Friday, President Barack Obama issued an Executive Order called "Improving American Indian and Alaska Native Educational Opportunities and Strengthening Tribal Colleges and Universities." Read More »
Discussion »
Book Review
Overcoming Obstacles to Find Their Music Groove: Stories about Native Musicians
Levi Rickert, editor-in-chief in Entertainment »
Music is universal and transcends language barriers. From flute music, country music to drumming, American Indian music comes in a variety of styles.
This point is illustrated well in "Native Musicians in the Groove," a book Read More »
Discussion »
Dennis Banks to Kickoff Leonard Peltier Walk on Alcatraz Island to Demand Clemency
Levi Rickert, editor-in-chief in Native Challenges »
ALCATRAZ ISLAND - Dennis Banks, Ojibwe, will kickoff "The Leonard Peltier Walk for Human Rights." The Walk will leave Alcatraz Island on Sunday, December 18 Read More »
Discussion »
President Obama Executive Order Creates American Indian Education Initiative
Levi Rickert, editor-in-chief in Native Currents »
WASHINGTON - With tribal leaders in town for the White House Tribal Nations Conference, President Barack Obama on Friday issued an Executive Order on "Improving American Indian and Alaska Native Educational Opportunities and Strengthening Tribal Colleges and Universities." Read More »
Discussion »
Grammy Winner Joanne Shenandoah to Perform at NMAI in New York
Native News Network Staff in Entertainment »
New York - The National Museum of the American Indian venues in New York and Washington are featuring holiday shopping at Art Markets this weekend, December 3 and 4.
In New York, Grammy winner Joanne Shenandoah, Oneida, will provide special performances on both days Read More »
Discussion »
President Obama to Tribal Leaders- "Our Work Together is Far from Over"
Levi Rickert, editor-in-chief in Native Currents »
WASHINGTON - To thundering applause, President Barack Obama addressed over 500 tribal leaders who journeyed from their respective tribes to attend the third White House Tribal Nations Conference held at the US Department of Interior. Read More »
Discussion »
Webcast
President Barack Obama Addresses the Tribal Nations Conference
Native News Network Staff in Native Currents »
WASHINGTON - The third White House Tribal Nations Conference hosted by the Obama administration is underway. Tribal officials from the 565 federally recognized American Indian tribes have been involved with top administration officials about further the development of programs that can positively impact the lives of American Indians in Indian Country. Read More »
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"Voice on the Water" Reading at Ziibiwing Center in Mt Pleasant
Native News Network Staff in Entertainment »
MT. PLEASANT, MICHIGAN - Several American Indians who contributed to the new book "Voice on the Water: Great Lakes Native America Now" will be at the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan's Read More »
Discussion »
USA and Canadian Officials Voice in Opposition to Keystone XL Pipeline
Native News Network Staff in Native Currents »
WASHINGTON - Tribal leaders who have signed the "Mother Earth Accord" - including signatories from American Indian tribes and Canadian First Nations - intend to present the accord to the Obama Administration.
Several of the tribal leaders were in town for today's White House Tribal Nations Conference. Read More »
Discussion »
Tribal Consultation Policy Announced by US Interior Department
Native News Network Staff in Native Currents »
WASHINGTON - Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar and Assistant Secretary-Indian Affairs Larry Echo Hawk Thursday announced a Tribal Consultation Policy for the Department of the Interior, launching a new era of enhanced communication with American Indian and Alaska Native tribes. Read More »
Discussion »
American Indian & Alaska Native Governments Receive $15 Million for Transportation
Native News Network Staff in Native Briefs »
Native Brief: WASHINGTON - US Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today announced $15 million to help American Indian and Alaska Native tribal governments invest in public transit to help improve access to employment centers and promote economic development on tribal lands. Read More »
Discussion »
National Museum of the American Indian Hosts Veterans Symposium
Native News Network Staff in Native Currents »
WASHINGTON - Since the time of the American Revolution, American Indians have served in the United States military and by percentage serve more than any other ethnic group in the armed forces. Read More »
Discussion »
Native News Network Staff in Native Health »
WASHINGTON - Today is recognized as World AIDS Day.
The following statistics provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are blunt reminders that HIV/AIDS is a sad reality among American Indians: Read More »
Discussion »
POWWOW Calendar
University of Maryland Powwow on Saturday
Native News Network Staff in Native Currents »
COLLEGE PARK, MARYLAND - For the past six years, the University of Maryland community has embraced their annual powwow as being one of the most successful social action programs. Read More »
POWWOW Calendar »
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Cherokee Nation Angel Tree Gives Children a Brighter Christmas
Native News Network Staff in Native Currents »
TAHLEQUAH, OKLAHOMA - You can make a child's Christmas brighter this year by adopting an angel from the Cherokee Nation Angel Tree. Read More »
Discussion »
NAGPRA May Play Role in Reburial of Jim Thorpe
Levi Rickert, editor-in-chief in Native Challenges »
WILKES-BARRO, PENNSYLVANIA - US District Judge A. Richard Caputo, Middle District of Pennsylvania has ruled that a lawsuit involving the two remaining sons of Jim Thorpe and the Sac & Fox Tribe of Oklahoma could move forward under NAGPRA Read More »
Discussion »
Eagle Books Expands to Middle School Students to Teach about Diabetes
Native News Network Staff in Native Health »
ATLANTA -The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Division of Diabetes Translation announced the availability of an entertaining new novel that engages tweens aged 10 to 13 in learning how a healthy lifestyle can help prevent type 2 diabetes. Read More »
Discussion »
Nation Commission on Indian Trust Administration & Reform Named
Native News Network Staff in Native Briefs »
Native Brief: WASHINGTON - As part of President Obama's commitment to fulfilling this nation's trust responsibilities to American Indians, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar today named five prominent American Indians to a national commission that will undertake a forward-looking, comprehensive evaluation of Interior's trust management of nearly $4 billion in American Indian trust funds. Read More »
Discussion »
Commentary
New BIA Land Lease Rule is Good for Indian Country
Levi Rickert, editor-in-chief in Native Condition »
On Monday, in advance of this week's White House Tribal Nations Conference, US Interior Secretary Ken Salazar and Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs Larry Echo Hawk announced a sweeping reform of federal surface leasing regulations Read More »
Discussion »
Soboba Tribal Water Rights Settlement Triggers $21 Million
Native News Network Staff in Native Briefs »
Native Brief: WASHINGTON - The Soboba of Luiseño Indians Settlement Act has triggered funding of $21 million, marking the final step in an historic water rights settlement and fulfilling promises made to the Soboba Band and southern California communities when the Act was approved by Congress in 2008. Read More »
Discussion »
Great Lakes Native America Anthology Released Today
Native News Network Staff in Entertainment »
MARQUETTE, MICHIGAN - An anthology of creative works representing the contemporary American Indian experience in Michigan "Voice on the Water: Great Lakes Native America Now" will be released.
A public reading at Northern Michigan University tonight will showcase contributors and celebrate the book's launch. Read More »
Discussion »
Cherokee Tobacco Prevention Program Reaches 5,000th Student
Native News Network Staff in Native Health »
DEWEY, OKLAHOMA - The Cherokee Nation set a milestone by reaching the 5,000th area student to take part in the tribe's school-based tobacco prevention program. It happened during a tobacco prevention presentation held recently at Dewey Middle School. Read More »
Discussion »
Live Webcast
Senate Committee on Indian Affairs to Hold Hearing on Deficit Reduction & Job Creation
Native News Network Staff in Native Currents »
WASHINGTON - The US Senate Committee on Indian Affairs will hold an oversight hearing called "Deficit Reduction & Job Creation: Regulatory Reform in Indian Country" on Thursday, December 1. Read More »
Discussion »
Ted Means Laid to Rest as AIM Brothers Look On
Levi Rickert, editor-in-chief in Native Currents »
GREENWOOD, SOUTH DAKOTA - With brothers, Russell and Bill, looking on Ted Means was laid to rest in a simple grave yesterday. Read More »
Discussion »
NCAI Supports Department of Interior's Land Lease Proposal
Native News Network Staff in Native Currents »
WASHINGTON - The National Congress of American Indians, NCAI, welcomed Monday's news from the Department of Interior regarding proposed reforms to outdated lease regulations obstructing tribal economic and renewable energy development. Read More »
Discussion »
Leonard Peltier Supporters to Hold Rally During White House Tribal Nations Conference
Native News Network Staff in Native Currents »
WASHINGTON - Supporters of Leonard Peltier will hold a rally in Bolivar Park, across the street from the US Department of Interior, on Friday where the White House Tribal Nations Conference will be held. It is being called "Wall of Support: Stand Up/Stand Out for Leonard Peltier." Read More »
Discussion »
Native News Network Staff in Native Briefs »
Native Brief: WASHINGTON - Separate from tribal enterprises, which include casinos, hotels, restaurants and gift shop, American Indian and Alaska Native businesses are on the increase Read More »
Discussion »
Gun Lake Tribe's State & Local Revenue Sharing Over $10 Million YTD
Levi Rickert, editor-in-chief in Native Currents »
WAYLAND, MICHIGAN - With the payments announced Monday, the Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish of Pottawatomi, most commonly known as the Gun Lake, has now given a total of $10,376,560 Read More »
Discussion »
Keepseagle Settlement Deadline - December 27
Native News Network Staff in Native Briefs »
Native Brief: WASHINGTON - If you are an American Indian farmer or rancher, you may be eligible to file a claim for up to $50,000 in the $760 million Keepseagle Settlement reached with the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Read More »
Discussion »
BIA Imposes Deadlines to Get Land Leases Done Faster
Native News Network Staff in Native Briefs »
Native Brief: WASHINGTON - In a historic gesture today, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar and Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs Larry Echo Hawk announced a sweeping reform of federal surface leasing regulations for American Indian lands that will streamline the approval process for home ownership, expedite economic development and spur renewable energy development in Indian Country. Read More »
Discussion »
AIM Gathers for Burial Ceremony for Ted Means Today
Levi Rickert, editor-in-chief in Native Currents »
MISSION, SOUTH DAKOTA - A burial ceremony for Ted Means, 65, Lakota, who passed away last Wednesday in Rapid City, South Dakota will began today 9 am cst, at Sinte Gleska University Multi-Purpose Building on the Rosebud Indian Reservation. Read More »
Discussion »
Native Diabetes Wellness Program Commemorates Native American Heritage Month
Native News Network Staff in Native Health »
BETHESDA, MARYLAND - As the Native Diabetes Wellness Program commemorates November as being National Native American Heritage Month, the Program sends this reminder Read More »
Discussion »
Tips for Environmentally Friendly Gifts This Holiday Season
Native News Network Staff in Native Challenges »
WASHINGTON - The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is offering holiday gift-giving tips that will help support a healthy environment this season and all year long. Energy Star, Design for the Environment, and WaterSense labels can be found on thousands of products across the country, making it easy to choose gifts that can help anyone on your list save energy and protect the environment. Read More »
Discussion »
Tribal Leaders Convene at White House This Week
Levi Rickert, editor-in-chief in Native Currents »
WASHINGTON - The third White House Tribal Nations Conference hosted by the Obama Administration will be held in Washington this week. This conference is intended to build upon the President's commitment to strengthen the government to government relationship with Indian Country. Read More »
Discussion »
Guidelines for Safer CyberMonday
Native News Network Staff in Native Briefs »
Native Brief: BOSTON - Today is CyberMonday, where people will do their holiday shopping online. This year online shopping is expected to rise 16.8 percent to $46.7 billion, compared to 2010's $39.9 billion. Read More »
Discussion »
How Did You Spend Thanksgiving Day?
Mike Mohan, publisher in Native Condition »
There are differing opinions about celebrating this Thanksgiving Day holiday among American Indians and how it should be celebrated. Many American Indians sit down and have a traditional Thanksgiving meal with their family, while others do not embrace the holiday at all. Now, we want to know how you spent the holiday. Read More »
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Slideshow
Bellecourt on Alcatraz:
"We Did Not Have to Have Abraham Lincoln Proclaim Thanksgiving for Us"
Levi Rickert, editor-in-chief in Native Challenges »
ALCATRAZ ISLAND - Before the sun rose on Thanksgiving morning, hundreds of American Indians arrived to at Pier 33 to take boats over to Alcatraz Island to for "The Indigenous Peoples Sunrise Ceremony." On Alcatraz, the group drummed, sang and heard speakers offer prayers of thanks. Read More »
Discussion »
Alcatraz Island: American Indians Remember on Thanksgiving Day
Levi Rickert, editor-in-chief in Native Currents »
ALCATRAZ ISLAND - Every year since 1975, American Indians have journeyed from the mainland to Alcatraz Island in San Francisco Bay on Thanksgiving Day. They have called the day "Un-Thanksgiving Day" and now "The Indigenous Peoples Sunrise Ceremony." Read More »
Discussion »
"Small Business Saturday" Excellent Opportunity to Support American Indians
Native News Network Staff in Native Briefs »
Native Brief: WASHINGTON - Today is "Small Business Saturday." It is a day dedicated to supporting small businesses in the midst of one of the busiest shopping weekends of the year. Read More »
Discussion »
Book Review
Author May Not Know Much About Indians, But He Knows Us!
Levi Rickert, editor-in-chief in Entertainment »
It is hard to put the book down. As I read, I said "wow" at various intervals. For a guy who purports not to know much about Indians, he sure knows us! The wows were for the clever writing style that mixes humor with hard facts to bring home points that American Indians will readily recognize as being true. Read More »
Discussion »
Cherokee Chief Baker Enacts Health Care Increase Bill
Native News Network Staff in Native Currents »
TAHLEQUAH, OKLAHOMA - Cherokee Nation health services received a shot in arm this past Monday as Principal Chief Bill John Baker signed legislation increasing funding for contract health programs. Read More »
Discussion »
Healthy Living Recipe
Homemade Turkey Soup Recipe, Just in Time for those Leftovers
Native News Network Staff in Native Health »
So, if you have always wanted to be famous for your soup, or you just want to good and healthy meal for the cold Fall and Winter days ahead, here is… Read More »
Discussion »
Levi Rickert, editor-in-chief in Native Challenges »
Read More »“We did not have to have Abraham Lincoln proclaim Thanksgiving Day for us.”
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Cherokee Attorney Keith Harper Appointed to President's Commission
Native News Network Staff in Native Briefs »
Native Brief: WASHINGTON - Keith Harper, a tribal citizen of the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma, has been appointed by President Barack Obama to the President's Commission on White House Fellowships. Read More »
Discussion »
POWWOW Calendar
Native News Network Staff in Native Currents »
MINNEAPOLIS - The 4th Annual Thanksgiving Powwow is underway at the Minneapolis American Indian Center, located at 150 Franklin Avenue.
Established in 1975, the Minneapolis American Indian Center is a community center in the heart of the city's Indian community. Read More »
POWWOW Calendar »
Discussion »
Little River Band of Ottawa to Screen Boarding School Film
Native News Network Staff in Native Currents »
MANISTEE, MICHIGAN - Little River Band of Ottawa Indians Tribal Member Lucy McClellan-Hunter - Red Bird Productions, will be presenting a documentary, 'The Indian School, A Survivor's Story' on Saturday, December 3 Read More »
Discussion »
The Concept of Being Thankful Should Never Escape Anyone
Levi Rickert, editor-in-chief in Native Condition »
Today is Thanksgiving Day in the United States. Americans will sit down and enjoy large meals of turkey, dressing, mashed potatoes and gravy, cranberries, squash, corn and pumpkin pie.
Even though it is Thanksgiving, for some reason this year, it seems as if I have heard more about Black Friday than I have Thanksgiving. Read More »
Discussion »
Editor's Note: There are differing opinions about celebrating this Thanksgiving Day holiday among American Indians and how it should be celebrated. Many American Indians sit down and have a traditional Thanksgiving meal with their family, while others do not embrace the holiday at all. This week the Native News Network will publish various articles or commentaries about how the day is recognized in various parts of the United States. Today's article comes from guest writer, Mike Raccoon Eyes Kinney, provides a Native Perspective on the origin of the term Day of Thanksgiving on the North American continent.
Native Perspective: "Day of Thanksgiving' Origin Examined"
Mike Raccoon Eyes Kinney in Native Condition »
SAN FRANCISCO - In researching the origins of Thanksgiving, one of the best is one written by Susan Bates, Cherokee, which is printed here with permission from the Manataka American Indian Council: Read More »
Discussion »
Suicide Prevention Webinar November 30 - Sign Up Today
Native News Network Staff in Native Health »
NEWTON, MASSACHUSSETS - Talking about suicide is complicated by barriers, myths, taboos, fears, and legitimate cultural considerations. As individuals, we might feel that suicide is beyond our abilities to prevent, yet we each have the power to speak and to act. Read More »
Discussion »
Hate Crimes Against American Indians Discussed at AIM West Conference
Native News Network Staff in Native Briefs »
SAN FRANCISCO - American Indians have been acquainted with violence for centuries. What you may not hear about is the violence against American Indians on an ongoing basis in communities from border towns near reservations. Read More »
Trickster Gallery Celebrates Native American Heritage Month Tonight
Native News Network Staff in Entertainment »
SCHAUMBURG, ILLINOIS - Trickster Gallery-Native American Arts will be celebrating November is National Native American Heritage Month with an concert open to everyone of all ages, presented by two of the most influential recording artists in Indian Country. Read More »
Discussion »
Kansas Governor Offers Apology to American Indians
Native News Network Staff in Native Briefs »
Native Brief: Topeka - Leaders of the Kickapoo Tribe, Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation, Iowa Tribe, Sac and Fox Nation, and Kaw Nation joined Kansas Governor Sam Brownback last week for the Kansas 150 Tribal Commemoration Read More »
Discussion »
Occupy Oakland Protesters to Join with American Indian protestors on Black Friday
Native News Network Staff in Native Challenges »
EMERYVILLE, CALIFORNIA - American Indians in the San Francisco Bay Area announce the 10th Anniversary of Annual Black Friday Protests Against Bay Street Mall, scheduled for this Friday, November 25. Read More »
Discussion »
Navajo Jacoby Ellsbury Finishes 2nd in American League MVP Contest
Native News Network Staff in Native Currents »
BOSTON - Red Sox centerfielder Jacoby Ellsbury finished second in the overall voting for baseball's Most Valuable Player in American League. Jacoby is the first Navajo baseball player to reach Major League Baseball. Read More »
Discussion »
AIM West Conference: Attendees Told to Prepare for Future
Levi Rickert, editor-in-chief in Native Currents »
SAN FRANCISCO - Attendees of the AIM West Conference which began Monday at the Baha'i Center heard stories about the 1973 siege of Wounded Knee from Clyde Bellecourt, one of co-founders of the American Indian Movement. Bellecourt, along with Dennis Banks and Russell Means, were the leaders of the 71 day siege to fight tribal corruption and federal mistreatment of American Indians on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. Read More »
Discussion »
White House to Honor "Champions of Change" Native Youth
Native News Network Staff in Native Briefs »
Native Brief: WASHINGTON - On Thursday, December 1, eleven Native Youth leaders will be honored at the White House as Champions of Change. These young people are Champions in their tribes and communities as they work to improve the lives of those around them through innovative programs that help others Read More »
Discussion »
Stroke Risks Linked to Cognitive Problems
Native News Network Staff in Native Health »
WASHINGTON - Compared with Caucasians and African American populations, American Indians have a higher incidence of stroke. The case-fatality rate for first stroke is also higher in American Indians than in the US white or black population in the same age range. Read More »
Discussion »
Lumbee Tribe Swears In Paul Brooks as Tribal Chairman
Native News Network Staff in Native Briefs »
PEMBROKE, NORTH CAROLINA - The Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina inaugurated its fifth Tribal Chair shortly after the Tribal Election Board certified the tribal election from Tuesday, November 17. Chairman Paul Brooks was certified by the Lumbee Elections Board on 5 pm Monday, November 21, and was Read More »
Discussion »
AIM West Conference Kicks Off Today
Native News Network Staff in Native Currents »
SAN FRANCISCO - The American Indian Movement West conference kicks off today at Baha'i Center located at 170 Valencia Street, between 14th and Market with a press conference at 10:00 am pst. Read More »
Discussion »
Slideshow
58th Annual Chicago Powwow at Navy Pier
Levi Rickert, editor-in-chief in Native Currents »
CHICAGO - With various eagle staffs entering the dance arena, the 58th Annual Chicago Powwow began at Navy Pier. Dressed in colorful and beautiful regalia, American Indian dancers from various tribes throughout the country were on hand for Grand Entry with numerous drum groups from various Great Lakes states. Read More »
Discussion »
Editor's Note: This Thursday is Thanksgiving Day. There are differing opinions about celebrating this holiday among American Indians and how it should be celebrated. Many American Indians sit down and have a traditional Thanksgiving meal with their family, while others do not embrace the holiday at all. This week the Native News Network will publish various articles or commentaries about how the day is recognized in various parts of the United States. Today's article is about how some American Indians in New England will recognize the Thursday.
For Some American Indians Thursday will be National Day of Mourning
Native News Network Staff in Native Currents »
PLYMOUTH, MASSACHUSETTS - The United American Indians of New England announces the 42nd National Day of Mourning on Thursday, November 24 at 12 noon. Read More »
Discussion »
Vans Pendleton Shoes were 'Hottest Shoes in NDN Country' at Chicago Powwow
Levi Rickert, editor-in-chief in Native Currents »
CHICAGO - Todd Harder, a young energetic entrepreneur, brought seven people with him to sell 500 pairs of limited edition of Vans Pendleton shoes at the 58th Annual Chicago Powwow at Navy Pier this past weekend. Read More »
Discussion »
Comment Period Extended for Klamath Basin Environmental Impact Study
Native News Network Staff in Native Briefs »
Native Brief: WASHINGTON -The time for public comment for the Klamath Basin Draft Environmental Impact Study has been extended to December 30. The study, which was released in September, found that the dam removal will create significant numbers of jobs and cost less than previously anticipated. Read More »
Discussion »
58th Annual Chicago Powwow Underway at Navy Pier
Levi Rickert, editor-in-chief in Native Currents »
CHICAGO - With various eagle staffs entering the dance arena, the 58th Annual Chicago Powwow began this afternoon at Navy Pier. Dressed in colorful and beautiful regalia, American Indians dancers from various tribes throughout the country were on hand for Grand Entry. Read More »
Discussion »
White House Response on Leonard Peltier Petition: NO COMMENT
Levi Rickert, editor-in-chief in Native Challenges »
WHITE HOUSE - In late September the White House announced on its "We the People" portion of website, the ability for citizens to approach the Obama Administration with an issue or concern using a petition. Read More »
Discussion »
Book Review
Abramoff Added Another Chapter of Sordid History of Mistreatment of American Indians
Levi Rickert, editor-in-chief in Entertainment »
When the Jack Abramoff scandal hit headlines in 2004, it reverberated from the nation's Capitol deep into Indian Country. Soon the US Senate Committee on Indian Affairs called Abramoff in to testify, but before Abramoff could answer questions, he was bombarded with senators making statements about how he charged outrageous fees to the American Indian tribes that hired him as their lobbyist. There it was disclosed that that this man who overcharged tribes referred to tribal officials as monkeys in emails. Read More »
Discussion »
James Arthur Ray Gets 2 Years in Prison for Non-Indian Sweat Lodge Deaths
Native News Network Staff in Native Briefs »
Native Brief: PRESCOTT, ARIZONA - James Arthur Ray was sentenced on Friday to two years in prison for the three deaths he caused at a non-Indian sweat lodge ceremony in October 2009. Read More »
Discussion »
Native News Network Staff in Native Health »
BETHESDA, MARYLAND - Breast cancer is a concern of American Indian women. Early detection is a key to reducing high rates of the death due to the disease, according to the Centers for Disease Controls. Read More »
Discussion »
Paul Brooks Elected Chairman of Lumbee Tribe
Levi Rickert, editor-in-chief in Native Currents »
PEMBROKE, NORTH CAROLINA - Paul Brooks, longtime member of the North Carolina Commission Indian Affairs, has been elected tribal chairman of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina. Read More »
Discussion »
BIA Director Black Names Bryan Rice Deputy Bureau Director of Trust Services
Native News Network Staff in Native Briefs »
Native Brief: WASHINGTON - Bureau of Indian Affairs Director Michael S. Black today announced that he has named Bryan Rice deputy bureau director of the BIA Office of Trust Services at the bureau's headquarters in Washington DC. Read More »
Discussion »
Breaking News
Northern Cheyenne Levi Horn Activated by Chicago Bears
Levi Rickert, editor-in-chief in Native Briefs »
Native Brief: CHICAGO - Levi Horn, a tribal citizen of the Northern Cheyenne, has been activated by the Chicago Bears. He will be in uniform Sunday and ready to play if needed as a right tackle against the visiting San Diego Chargers. Read More »
Discussion »
Oren Lyons Receives Syracuse University Environmental Award
Native News Network Staff in Native Briefs »
Native Brief: SYRACUSE, NEW YORK - Well-respected Chief Oren Lyons received the George Arents Award for Excellence in Social and Environmental Activism from Syracuse University. Read More »
Discussion »
Slideshow
Slideshow: Native American Heritage Month from Loyola Campus
Native News Network Staff in Entertainment »
CHICAGO - In honor of Native American Heritage Month, "A Celebration of Indigenous Resilience" was presented at Loyola University. Read More »
Discussion »
Candidate Bailey Pressures US Rep to CoSponsor Stock Act
Native News Network Staff in Native Briefs »
TRAVERSE CITY, MICHIGAN - Michigan congressional candidate Derek Bailey is putting pressure on Rep. Dan Benishek, R-MI 1, to cosponsor the Stock Act, a bill which would clamp down on members of Congress who trade on insider information. Read More »
Discussion »
Screening Tonight of "Indian School" in Elk Rapids, Michigan
Native News Network Staff in Native Currents »
ELK RAPIDS, MICHIGAN - A screening of "Indian School" will take place at the Elk Rapids High School at 7:00 pm est.
Beginning with the Carlisle Indian School in Pennsylvania (1879), the goal was assimilation. The motto was, "Kill the Indian to save the man." There were 519 schools in the US and 126 in Canada. Read More »
Discussion »
Beware: Keystone XL Pipeline Maneuvering Still Underway
Levi Rickert, editor-in-chief in Native Challenges »
OTTAWA - Even though President Obama announced last week the final decision for the proposed Keystone XL pipeline would be delayed until 2013 - after the 2012 Presidential election - maneuvering is still being done by TransCanada, the company that will own the pipeline. Read More »
Discussion »
Cherokee National Youth Choir to Present Christmas Show in Wagoner
Native News Network Staff in Entertainment »
WAGONER, OKLAHOMA - The world renowned Cherokee National Youth Choir will be performing a special Christmas Show on Tuesday, Dec. 6 at the Wagoner Civic Center Read More »
Discussion »
Live Webcast 2:15 pm est
Senate Committee on Indian Affairs to Hear Internet Gaming's Impact on Tribes
Native News Network Staff in Native Currents »
WASHINGTON - The US Senate Committee on Indian Affairs will conduct on Oversight Hearing on Internet gaming called "Future of the Internet Gaming: What's at Stake for Tribes" on Thursday, November 17. Read More »
Discussion »
Breaking News
Congress Levels Major Setback to Indian Tribes
Native News Network Staff in Native Briefs »
Native Brief: WASHINGTON - The US Congress has leveled a major setback to Indian tribes in need of critical resources to combat the highest crime rates in the country. A decision by Congress to cut over $90 million from proposed funding for essential Department of Justice measures in Indian Country leaves. Read More »
Discussion »
POWWOW Calendar
Chicago Powwow at Navy Pier This Weekend
Native News Network Staff in Native Currents »
CHICAGO - If it is the third weekend in Chicago, it has to be powwow weekend. The 58th Annual Chicago Powwow will take place Saturday and Sunday, November 19 and 20, at Navy Pier in Chicago. Read More »
Discussion »
Thanksgiving Proclamation Mentions Wampanoag Tribe and Expresses Gratitude
Native News Network Staff in Native Briefs »
In the proclamation, President Barack Obama referenced "the celebration of an autumn harvest centuries ago, when the Wampanoag tribe joined the Pilgrims at Plymouth Colony to share in the fruits of a bountiful season." Read More »
Discussion »
American Indian Basket-Weaving Tradition Woven into Bridge Design
Native News Network Staff in Native Currents »
MONROVIA, CALIFORNIA - With two prominent "basket" columns and a curve-shaped underside of the superstructure, Andrew Leicester's design recognizes the region's original American Indian inhabitants and the important role they played in the development of the San Gabriel Valley. Read More »
Discussion »
Native-Owned Small Business Focus of SBA's November Web Chat
Native News Network Staff in Native Briefs »
Native Brief: WASHINGTON - In recognition of National Native American Heritage Month, Small Business Administration's November web chat will highlight Native American small business. The US Small Business Administration's Office of Native American Affairs helps to ensure that American Indians, Native Alaskans and Native Hawaiians who want to start or grow a small business have access to SBA's entrepreneurial development tools, and lending and contracting programs. Read More »
Discussion »
AAIA 88th Meeting of the Members and 7th Annual Native American Short Film Showcase
Native News Network Staff in Native Currents »
NEW YORK - The Association on American Indian Affairs will hold its 88th Meeting of the Members and 7th Annual Native American Film Showcase on November 17 at the Tribeca Screening Room located at 375 Greenwich Street in New York City. Read More »
Discussion »
Native American Heritage Month Celebrated on Loyola Campus Today
Native News Network Staff in Native Currents »
CHICAGO - In honor of Native American Heritage Month, "A Celebration of Indigenous Resilience" will be presented today at Loyola University's Bremner Lounge. Read More »
Discussion »
Sacred Sites Peace Walk for a Nuclear Free World Memories
Linda Seeley, special correspondent in Native Challenges »
SAN LUIS OBISPO, CALIFORNIA - From October 22 to November 6, a band of San Luis Obispo Mothers for Peace, Indigenous People Organizing for Change, and Nipponzan Myohojji Buddhist Order walked from the gates of Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant near San Luis Obispo to the sacred Ohlone shell mound, Sogorea Te in Vallejo, California. Read More »
Discussion »
Senate Committee on Indian Affairs to Host Navajo Code Talker Today
Native News Network Staff in Native Briefs »
WASHINGTON - In honor of Veterans Day and Native American Heritage Month, the US Senate Committee on Indian Affairs will be highlighting the unique ways that America's Indigenous Peoples have contributed to the U.S. Military's efforts throughout history. Read More »
Discussion »
Center for Native American Youth Hosts Dialogue Today
Native News Network Staff in Native Briefs »
WASHINGTON - Today former US Senator Byron Dorgan, the founder and chairman of the Aspen Institute's Center for Native American Youth will moderate a discussion on issues facing Native American youth. Read More »
Discussion »
November 15: America Recycles Day
Levi Rickert, editor-in-chief in Native Currents »
WASHINGTON - It has been said American Indians were the nation's first environmentalists. Today, November 15th, the US Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, commemorates the 14th annual America Recycles Day by recognizing the progress made in recycling our country's waste and the work yet to be done. Read More »
Discussion »
Update
American Indian Movement 5th Annual West Coast Conference to Meet in San Francisco
Levi Rickert, editor-in-chief in Native Briefs »
Native Brief: SAN FRANCISCO - The American Indian Movement, AIM, 5th Annual West Coast Conference will meet in San Francisco beginning November 21 - 24, starting at 9 am to 5 pm (doors open 8 am). The Conference will be held at the Baha’i Center. Read More »
Discussion »
American Indian Motion Picture Award Winners
Native News Network Staff in Entertainment »
SAN FRANCISCO - The 36th American Indian Film Festival ended Saturday with presentation of this year's winners with the American Indian Motion Picture Awards Show at the Palace of Fine Arts. Read More »
Discussion »
Cherokee Nation and Students Partner to Break World Records
Native News Network Staff in Native Currents »
SKIATOOK, OKLAHOMA - The Cherokee Nation partnered with the Oklahoma Association of Student Councils on November 5 in an attempt to break world records during a leadership conference. More than 2,000 students from across the region participated in the event. Read More »
Discussion »
Lakota Sherry Salway Black Appointed to President's Advisory Council
Native News Network Staff in Native Briefs »
Native Brief: WASHINGTON - President Obama appointed Sherry Salway Black to the President's Advisory Council on Financial Capability on Monday. She is tribal citizen of the Oglala Lakota Nation in Pine Ridge, South Dakota. Read More »
Discussion »
Update
Perceptions of Native Americans Panel Set for in Chicago
Native News Network Staff in Native Currents »
CHICAGO - In honor of Native Heritage Month, the American Indian Center of Chicago and the Illinois Department of Human Rights are co-sponsoring a panel called "Perceptions of Native Americans Today: A Panel Discussion and Cultural Exchange" on Tuesday, November 15 from 12 Noon - 1:30 pm. Read More »
Discussion »
70% of Sexual Assaults Against American Indian Women Not Reported
Native News Network Staff in Native Briefs »
WASHINGTON - Approximately 70 percent of sexual assaults against American Indian women are not reported according to the estimates by the US Department of Justice.
This point was made by Suzanne Koepplinger during her testimony before the US Senate Committee on Indian Affairs. Read More »
Discussion »
Pokagon Tribe Adds Hard Rock Café to 2012 Hotel Tower Four Winds Expansion
Native News Network Staff in Native Briefs »
Native Brief: NEW BUFFALO, MICHIGAN - Four Winds, owned by the Pokagon Potawatomi Indians, based in Dowagiac, Michigan, announced today it will partner with Hard Rock International to bring a Hard Rock Cafe to Four Winds New Buffalo in the summer of 2012. Hard Rock Cafe Four Winds complements a previously announced expansion. Read More »
Discussion »
Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community of Minnesota Grants American Indian College Fund
Native News Network Staff in Native Briefs »
Native Brief: DENVER - The Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community of Minnesota has donated $50,000 to the American Indian College Fund for Native student scholarships as a contribution for the Johnson Scholarship Foundation Endowment Matching Challenge Grant. The Johnson Foundation will match contributions up to $750,000 over the next three years, creating an endowment of $1.5 million. Read More »
Discussion »
Commentary
Navajo Code Talkers Make American Indians Proud
Levi Rickert, editor-in-chief in Native Condition »
When the movie "Wind Talkers," a movie about the Navajo Code Talkers, was still running in theaters, my daughter, Monica, told me she was never more proud to be an American Indian, as she was while watching the movie. She felt proud to be part of something - the grandness of just being Indian. Read More »
Discussion »
Russell Means Receives Red Nation Film Lifetime Achievement Award
Native News Network Staff in Entertainment »
LOS ANGELES - Russell Means received the "Oyate Wayanka Po Win Lifetime Achievement Award" at the 8th Annual Red Nation Film Festival gala last Monday in Los Angeles, California. Read More »
Discussion »
Slideshow
Navajo Code Talker Samuel Sandoval Captivates
Native News Network Staff in Native Currents »
GRAND RAPIDS - It was the Samuel Sandoval's first visit to West Michigan, but he soon won over the overflow audience with his moving story of how the Navajo Code Talkers help to win World War II with their accuracy, speed and secrecy in communicating in a code that was unbreakable. Read More »
Discussion »
Book Review
Love Many - Trust Few and Always, Always Paddle Your Own Canoe
Levi Rickert, editor-in-chief in Entertainment »
I must admit, the book cover for Calvin Helin's "The Economic Dependency Trap: Breaking Free to Self-Reliance" with a dollar bill with the word “free” on a mouse trap caught my attention. Then as I determined the theme of the book, I was trapped. Read More »
Discussion »
November 12 is World Pneumonia Day
Native News Network Staff in Native Health »
BETHESDA, MARYLAND - American Indians continue to have high death rates due to pneumonia and influenza. The disparity rate for deaths attributed to pneumonia and influenza among American Indians is 1.7 times. Read More »
Discussion »
VETERANS DAY: 11/11/11
Crowds Tell Navajo Code Talker "Thank You" at Veterans Day Parade
Levi Rickert, editor-in-chief in Native Currents »
GRAND RAPIDS - Braving a brisk 34-degree - yet clear - Michigan evening in November, Navajo Code Talker Samuel Sandoval rode in an open convertible to participate in the annual Veterans Day parade last night. Read More »
Discussion »
NATIVE VOTE 2012
Derek Bailey Gets Endorsement from Odawa Tribe in Bid for Congress
Levi Rickert, editor-in-chief in Native Currents »
HARBOR SPRINGS, MICHIGAN - Back home from the National Congress of American Indians 68th Annual Convention in Portland, Oregon last week where he spent time campaigning for support among American Indian tribes, Derek Bailey received the endorsement from the Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians Read More »
Discussion »
VETERANS DAY: 11/11/11
Navajo President Shelly's Veterans Day Statement
Native News Network Staff in Native Briefs »
Many men and women have given their service by enlisting in the armed forces of the United States. Heroically they have sacrificed, some fallen, to uphold the freedom we enjoy. They have done so even as far back as World War I. Read More »
Discussion »
VETERANS DAY: 11/11/11
NCAI President Keel's Veterans Day Statement
Native News Network Staff in Native Briefs »
Today, the National Congress of American Indians, NCAI, joins all Americans in honoring the men and women who have served in the United States Armed Forces. For over twenty years I served alongside men and women from every walk of life and from every corner of this country, to protect our freedom. Read More »
Discussion »
"To the Indigenous Women" Seeks to Do Something about Violence Against Native Women
Native News Network Staff in Native Challenges »
HELENA, MONTANA - Earlier this week, the Indian Law Resource Center, released a short, yet powerful and provocative, video called "To the Indigenous Woman." The video was produced to raise awareness and to take action against one of the most horrific epidemics facing Indian Country today Read More »
Discussion »
VETERANS DAY: 11/11/11
Navajo Code Talker Samuel Sandoval Captivates West Michigan Audience
Native News Network Staff in Native Currents »
GRAND RAPIDS - It was the Samuel Sandoval's first visit to West Michigan, but he soon won over the overflow audience with his moving story of how the Navajo Code Talkers help to win World War II with their accuracy, speed and secrecy in communicating in a code that was unbreakable. Read More »
Discussion »
Klamath Basin Economic Restoration Act Proposed
Native News Network Staff in Native Currents »
WASHINGTON - US Senator Jeff Merkley, Oregon and US Representative Mike Thompson, California - 1st Congressional District, on Thursday jointly introduced the Klamath Basin Economic Restoration Act in the Senate and House. Read More »
Discussion »
VETERANS DAY: 11/11/11
White House Message:
Honoring American Indian and Alaska Native Veterans
Native News Network Staff in Native Briefs »
Native Brief: WASHINGTON - Kimberly Teehee, the White House Domestic Policy Council's Senior Policy Advisor for Native American Affairs, posted the following message on White House blog for Veterans Day: 11/11/11: Read More »
Discussion »
VETERANS DAY: 11/11/11
11/11/11: Veterans Day, A Day to Honor
Native News Network Staff in Native Currents »
WASHINGTON - Veterans Day is a day to honor the veterans who served our country so courageously to defend our freedoms. American Indians have made significant contributions to the US Armed Forces during the past century. Read More »
Discussion »
President Obama: No Keystone XL Pipeline for Now, Victory Declared!
Levi Rickert, editor-in-chief in Native Briefs »
Native Brief: WASHINGTON - Several environmental groups have declared victory because of President Obama's announcement today to delay making a decision on the Keystone XL Pipeline. Read More »
Discussion »
POWWOW Calendar
Veterans Honored at Various Powwows This Weekend
Native News Network Staff in Native Currents »
FAIRFAX, VIRGINIA - The 9th Annual Veterans' Powwow at George Mason University that kicks off at 5:00 pm est is one of several powwows around the country that honors veterans this weekend. These powwows have grown in recent years on weekends close to Veterans Day. Read More »
POWWOW Calendar »
Discussion »
FINALLY: "Fighting Sioux" on Way Out
Levi Rickert, editor-in-chief in Native Challenges »
BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA - Governor Jack Dalrymple of North Dakota signed a law that allows the University of North Dakota to get rid of the "Fighting Sioux" nickname that has been around for the past 81 years. With the signing of the law, Read More »
Discussion »
Author DeSersa Tells Students Why the Oglala Tribe Opposes the Keystone XL Pipeline
Levi Rickert, editor-in-chief in Native Currents »
ALLENDALE, MICHIGAN - "We, the Oglala Sioux, oppose the proposed pipeline that could come right on top of our water sources that could be hurt by a leak," author Aaron DeSersa told a group of 115 students at Grand Valley State University campus in Allendale, Michigan on Wednesday. Read More »
Discussion »
HUD Marks American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage Month
Native News Network Staff in Native Briefs »
Native Brief: WASHINGTON - The US Department of Housing and Urban Development, HUD, Office of Native American Programs has worked with the group of leading national American Indian and Alaska Native organizations who have collaborated with tribal and federal government offices to mark American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage Month with special programs and festivities. Read More »
Discussion »
Navajo President Shelly Learns More about Electric Power in Western States
Native News Network Staff in Native Currents »
LOVELAND, COLORADO - Navajo President Ben Shelly on Wednesday toured the Western Electricity Coordinating Council Reliability Coordination Center to learn more of how power is monitored in the western United States. Read More »
Discussion »
Film Trailors
36th American Indian Film Festival Underway in San Francisco
Native News Network Staff in Entertainment »
SAN FRANCISCO - The 36th annual American Indian Film Festival is underway in San Francisco. Founded in 1975, American Indian Film Festival has established itself as the premiere Native film festival in North America. This year's selection continues to celebrate the Festival's tradition for Read More »
Discussion »
Ziibiwing Center to Host Beadwork Workshop
Native News Network Staff in Native Currents »
MT. PLEASANT, MICHIGAN - The Ziibwing Center of Anishinabe Culture & Lifeways, owned and operated by the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan, will host a beadwork workshop from November 14. Read More »
Discussion »
US Senate Indian Affairs Committee Legislative Hearing: SAVE Native Women Act
Native News Network Staff in Native Currents »
WASHINGTON - The US Senate Committee on Indian Affairs is holding a legislative hearing on Thursday, November 10 at 2:15 pm on the three following Senate bills now pending:
- S. 1763 Stand Against Violence and Empower Native Women Act;
- S.872, Bill to amend the Omnibus Indian Advancement Act to modify the land of the Lytton Rancheria of California to be held in trust and provide for the conduct of certain activities on the land; and
- S. 1192, Alaska Safe Families and Villages Act of 201.
Discussion »
Steps to Quality of Services and Accountability Head Start Announced
Native News Network Staff in Native Briefs »
Native Brief: WASHINGTON - There are some 180 American Indian tribes that provide Head Start programs in Indian Country.
On Tuesday, President Obama announced important steps to improve the quality of services and accountability at Head Start centers across the country. Read More »
Discussion »
Prescription Painkillers Overdoses Kill More Americans than Heroin and Cocaine
Native News Network Staff in Native Health »
ATLANTA - The prescription painkiller death rates among non–Hispanic whites and American Indians/Alaska Natives were three times those of blacks and Hispanic whites. Read More »
Discussion »
Webinar
Native Youth & Mental Issues: Register for Wednesday Webinar
Native News Network Staff in Native Health »
WASHINGTON - A special webinar event, co-sponsored by the Center for Native American Youth at the Aspen Institute and the TeenScreen National Center, will take place on Wednesday, November 9 at 1 pm est. Read More »
Discussion »
Slideshow
Levi Rickert, editor-in-chief in Native Currents »
PORTLAND - Back on Friday, October 14, ABC "20/20" ran an episode called "A Hidden America: Children of the Plains" that featured four youth who live on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota. Read More »
Discussion »
American Indian Tribes to Commemorate Kansas 150 with Governor Brownback
Native News Network Staff in Native Briefs »
Native Brief: TOPEKA, KANSAS - Leaders of the Kickapoo Tribe, Prairie Band Potawatomi, Iowa Tribe, Sac and Fox Nation, and Kaw Nation will join the state in commemorating the sesquicentennial of Kansas statehood 3:30 pm Wednesday, November 16, at the Kansas Historical Society. Read More »
Discussion »
Navajo Community Celebrates Electricity with New Mexico Governor
Native News Network Staff in Native Briefs »
Native Brief: CHURCH ROCK, NEW MEXICO - Stakeholders for the Church Rock electrical line extension project will convene at the Fire Rock Casino today at 10 am mst. The meeting will take place in the casino bingo hall and will include New Mexico Governor Susana Martinez. Read More »
Discussion »
Veterans to be Honored at Cherokee Nation Warriors Memorial
Native News Network Staff in Native Briefs »
Native Brief: TAHLEQUAH, OKLAHOMA - The Cherokee Nation is honoring veterans at the Warriors Memorial on the grounds of the main tribal complex south of Tahlequah on Thursday, November 10 Read More »
Discussion »
HHS Secretary Sebelius on National Native American Heritage Month
Native News Network Staff in Native Health »
WASHINGTON - Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, of the US Department of Health and Human Services issued the following statement on Monday to commemorate November being National Native American Heritage Month: Read More »
Discussion »
Forest County Potawatomi Community Recognized for Innovations in Forestry
Native News Network Staff in Native Briefs »
CRANDON, WISCONSIN - The Forest County Potawatomi community received the 2011 Innovations in Urban Forestry award from the State Wisconsin Urban Forestry Council. Read More »
Discussion »
Ripping Off Indian Tribes: Jack Abramoff Shows No Remorse
Native News Network Staff in Native Briefs »
NEW YORK - Jack Abramoff, the former Washington lobbyist who was convicted for overcharging four American Indian tribes over $45 million in fees, was interviewed by veteran television journalist Lesley Stahl last night on "60 Minutes" Read More »
Discussion »
Lakota Dream for a Safe Home for Children Coming to Reality
Levi Rickert, editor-in-chief in Native Currents »
GRAND RAPIDS - Chief Wakinyan San Mani, Lakota, traveled from his home in Porcupine, South Dakota, on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation to Grand Rapids to participate in several events, sponsored by the Gathering Thunder Foundation. Read More »
Discussion »
Mark Trahant's Message to Tribal Leaders: Prepare for Era of Contraction
Levi Rickert, editor-in-chief in Native Currents »
PORTLAND - Mark Trahant - perhaps the most renowned American Indian columnist today - spoke at the National Congress of American Indians 68th Annual Convention keynote speaker before the opening of the general assembly session last Tuesday morning. Read More »
Discussion »
November is National Diabetes Month
Native News Network Staff in Native Health »
With November being National Diabetes Month, it is an opportune time for Native people, tribes and communities to shine a spotlight on diabetes, including making a plan to manage and prevent the disease and its complications. Read More »
Discussion »
Book Review
Dances with Dependency Provides Food for Thought
Levi Rickert, editor-in-chief in Entertainment »
The 2008 world-wide economic crisis taught us there are no quick solutions to economic issues. Even with the economic stimulus plan in the United States that included a provision to create jobs, there are still far too many people unemployed. Read More »
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Derek Bailey Takes His Congressional Run to NCAI for Support
Levi Rickert, editor-in-chief in Native Currents »
PORTLAND - Congressional candidate Derek Bailey flew to Portland, Oregon from Michigan to campaign at the 68th Annual Convention of the National Congress of American Indians. Read More »
Discussion »
Commentary
Sex Trafficking of Native Women: NOW is Time for Action
Levi Rickert, editor-in-chief in Native Condition »
The "Garden of Truth: The Prostitution and Sex Trafficking of Native Women in Minnesota" report is a written summary of 105 interviews conducted in Minnesota of Native women whose profession was prostitution and so many of whom were victims of sex trafficking. Read More »
Discussion »
National Congress of American Indians Elected Take Oaths
Native News Network Staff in Native Currents »
PORTLAND - In its 68th year the National Congress of American Indians has elected and sworn in Jefferson Keel as the President of the nation's oldest, largest, and most representative tribal advocacy organization. In the closing ceremonies of organization's week long Annual Convention held in Portland, Oregon, the organization swore into office Read More »
Discussion »
Cherokee Attorney Mary Smith to Receive 2012 ABA's Spirit of Excellence Award
Native News Network Staff in Native Briefs »
Native Brief: WASHINGTON - Mary L. Smith, president-elect of the National Native American Bar Association, will receive the 2012 Spirit of Excellence Award, an award given out by the American Bar Association annually. She is a tribal citizen of the Cherokee Naiton. Read More »
Discussion »
Cherokee Nation Celebrates Inauguration of Principal Chief Bill John Baker Sunday
Native News Network Staff in Native Briefs »
Native Brief: TAHLEQUAH, OKLAHOMA - The Cherokee Nation will celebrate the ceremonial inauguration of Bill John Baker as its Principal Chief on Sunday, November 6 at 2 pm. The ceremonial inauguration will take place at the Sequoyah High School. Read More »
Discussion »
SAVE Native Women Act Endorsed by NCAI
Native News Network Staff in Native Currents »
PORTLAND - The nation's leading American Indian and Alaska Native advocacy organization, the National Congress of American Indians (NCAI), announced today its full support for the Stand Against Violence and Empower Native Women (SAVE Native Women) Act. Read More »
Discussion »
Jefferson Keel Re-elected President of NCAI
Native News Network Staff in Native Briefs »
Native Brief: PORTLAND - With unanimous and overwhelming support, Jefferson Keel the Lt. Governor of the Chickasaw Nation was re-elected as the President of the National Congress of American Indians (NCAI). Read More »
Discussion »
Kim Kardashian's Mother's Improper Usage of "Indian Giver"
Levi Rickert, editor-in-chief in Native Condition »
Kris Jenner, Kim Kardashian's mother, told "Good Morning America" on Thursday morning she feels Kris Humphries has no right to ask for the $2 million 20.5 carat diamond ring back that he gave her daughter as an engagement ring. The marriage reportedly has fallen apart after only 72 days. Read More »
Discussion »
POWWOW Calendar
Powwow to Celebrate Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute 40th Anniversary
Native News Network Staff in Native Currents »
POWWOW Calendar ALBUQUERQUE - In 1960, the All Indian Pueblo Council envisioned a school that would serve the American Indian community and through the collective efforts with other tribal leaders, public officials and interested citizens, construction began ten years later. Read More »
POWWOW Calendar »
Discussion »
Slideshow
Pacific Northwest Tribes Dance for Cultural Night at NCAI Conference
Levi Rickert, editor-in-chief in Native Currents »
PORTLAND - Delegates attending the National Congress of American Indians conference in Portland, Oregon were treated to a night of cultural cuisine, drumming and dancing by the tribes of the Pacific Northwest on Tuesday evening. Read More »
Discussion »
Lakota Tribes "Refuse to Cooperate" With Tar Sands Proponents
Jason Coppola, Truthout in Native Challenges »
As people gather to protest the greed and corruption of Wall Street in downtown Manhattan and throughout the world, the territories of indigenous peoples and nations have been the front lines of this conflict for a long, long, time. Read More »
Discussion »
PSA for Center for Native American Youth Premiered at NCAI Conference
Levi Rickert, editor-in-chief in Native Currents »
PORTLAND - A new television Public Service Announcement (PSA) produced by the Center for Native American Youth premiered at the 68th National Congress of American Indian's Annual Conference in Portland, Oregon on Wednesday. On hand to introduce it to delegates was Dirk Whitebreast, Sac & Fox. Read More »
Discussion »
National Museum of the American Indian Wants Your Native Stories
Native News Network Staff in Entertainment »
WASHINGTON - In honor of Native American and Alaska Native Heritage Month this November, the National Museum of the American Indian is partnering with StoryCorps, a nonprofit oral-history organization, to celebrate American Indian Heritage Day and the 2011 National Day of Listening, a new holiday started by StoryCorps that encourages Americans to record the stories of their families, friends and local communities. Read More »
Discussion »
White House Officials Briefed NCAI Delegates on the Upcoming Tribal Nations Conference
Native News Network Staff in Native Currents »
PORTLAND - Kimberly Teehee, the White House Domestic Policy Council Senior Policy Advisor for Native American Affairs, late yesterday afternoon, she issued this statement on her blog: Read More »
Discussion »
Dennis Banks to Attend "A Good Day to Die" Film Screening in Germany
Levi Rickert, editor-in-chief in Entertainment »
STUTTGART, GERMANY - Dennis Banks, a co-founder of the American Indian Movement, will attend the film screening of "A Good Day to Die" in Stuttgart, Germany.
The award-winning "A Good Day to Die" will make its European debut during the INDIANER INUIT: Das Nordamerika Filmfestival Read More »
Discussion »
Sacred Sites Peace Walk for Nuclear Free World to End at Sogorea Te This Sunday
Native News Network Staff in Native Challenges »
VALLEJO, CALIFORNIA - The Sacred Sites Peace Walk for a Nuclear Free World is part of a world wide effort to end proliferation of nuclear weapons, to halt further construction of nuclear reactor facilities. Read More »
Discussion »
President Obama's National Native American Heritage Month 2011 Proclamation
Native News Network Staff in Native Currents »
WASHINGTON - Late Tuesday afternoon, the White House released a proclamation from President Barack Obama declaring November "National Native American Heritage Month, 2011." In the proclamation, he cites his Administration's commitment to "bring job and sustainable growth to tribal nations." The complete proclamation reads as follows: Read More »
Discussion »
Three Affiliated Tribes Citizen Named Director of Indian Energy & Economic Development
Native News Network Staff in Native Briefs »
Native Brief: WASHINGTON - Businesswoman and attorney Karen J. Atkinson, an enrolled member of the Three Affiliated Tribes in North Dakota was named by Assistant Secretary-Indian Affairs Larry Echo Hawk on Tuesday as director of the Indian Affairs Office of Indian Energy and Economic Development. Read More »
Discussion »
NOVEMBER is American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage Month
Native News Network Staff in Native Currents »
WASHINGTON - November is American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage Month. While American Indians and Alaska Natives celebrate our heritage throughout the year through a variety of ways, such as powwows and feasts, it is proper to recognize who we are as Native people with rich cultures and heritages. Read More »
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National Congress of American Indians Draws 2,800 Tribal Leaders
Levi Rickert, editor-in-chief in Native Currents »
PORTLAND - To the beats of a traditional drum, full color guard led by veterans who life in the Pacific Northwest, the National Congress of American Indians opened its 68th annual conference in Portland, Oregon on Monday. Read More »
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Ghost Suppers - Ottawa Tradition & Culture Still Alive
Chief Fred Ettawageshik and Frank Ettawageshik in Native Currents »
HARBOR SPRINGS, MICHIGAN - The following two glimpses into the Odawa tradition and culture of commemorating the ancestors who have walked on during annual Ghost Suppers, held annually during the first week of November, were written in 1943 and 1992, respectively. Read More »
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Cherokee Nation's Vinita Health Center Construction Reaches its Peak
Native News Network Staff in Native Currents »
VINITA, OKLAHOMA - The Cherokee Nation is celebrating the topping-out on the construction of the tribe’s newest health center. The tribe began construction last fall on a new health care facility in Vinita that is slated to be complete in the fall of 2012. Read More »
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Native American Contractors Association Executive Leaves to Work for Cherokee Nation
Native News Network Staff in Native Briefs »
Native Brief: WASHINGTON - The Native American Contractors Association, (NACA) announced the resignation of Executive Director, Jim Gray, who accepted the position of Director of Communications/Government Relations to support the newly elected Chief of the Cherokee Nation, Bill Baker. Read More »
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Pine Ridge "20/20" Kids Hit at NCAI Conference
Levi Rickert, editor-in-chief in Native Currents »
PORTLAND - Alaina Clifford and Robert Looks Twice, who were on ABC "20/20" "Hidden America: Children of the Plains" were a hit at the National Congress of American Indians conference meeting this week in Portland, Oregon. Read More »
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Day of the Dead Celebrations in Indian Country
Native News Network Staff in Native Currents »
NEW YORK - The Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian on Saturday celebrated Dia de los Muertos, also known as the Day of the Dead, in New York at the American Indian Museum Heye Center in Lower Manhattan. Read More »
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GTB Chairman Bailey Opened 8th Annual Indigenous Law Conference
Levi Rickert, editor-in-chief in Native Currents »
EAST LANSING, MICHIGAN - Derek Bailey, tribal chairman of the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians, was the opening keynote speaker at the 8th Annual Indigenous Law Conference at Michigan State University's College of Law on Friday. Read More »
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Tribal Leaders to Converge on Portland for National Congress of American Indians
Levi Rickert, editor-in-chief in Native Currents »
PORTLAND - The National Congress of American Indians 68th annual convention kicks off today in Portland, Oregon. Tribal officials from throughout Indian Country will attend this convention.
The convention concludes on Friday, November 4. Read More »
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Native News Network Staff in Native Briefs »
Native Brief: NEW YORK - Just think, you are now part of 7 billion. People that is.
The world's population has reached 7 billion people today, according the United Nations Development Fund. Read More »
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Native News Network Staff in Native Briefs »
Native Brief: WASHINGTON - A quick view of several tribal websites indicates American Indian tribes are celebrating Halloween with parties for Native youth. However, you may acknowledge or celebrate Halloween, have a safe one! Read More »
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Cherokee Nation Housing Funding Released by HUD
Native News Network Staff in Native Briefs »
Native Brief: TAHLEQUAH, OKLAHOMA - Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Bill John Baker announced today that US Housing and Urban Development is releasing $37.1 million that was withheld from the Nation and the previous administration. Read More »
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Book Review
Book Creates Desire to See Exhibit Opening Today in Washington
Native News Network Staff in Entertainment »
Today, "A Song for the Horse Nation" opens at the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of the American Indian in Washington DC. The exhibition originally opened in New York City in November 2009. "A Song for the Horse Nation" exhibit will remain at the Mall Museum until January 7, 2013. Read More »
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National Congress of American Indians Meeting in Portland
Native News Network Staff in Native Currents »
PORTLAND - Traditional canoe drums and songs will be heard and riders on horseback will be staged in downtown Portland on Sunday when tribal canoe families from the Grand Ronde, Warm Springs, and the Cowlitz tribes land at Portland's Waterfront Park to open the 68th Annual National Congress of American Indians Convention. Read More »
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10 American Indian Tribes Receive Housing Grants from USDA
Native News Network Staff in Native Briefs »
SELMA, ALABAMA - Ten American Indian tribes will receive grants to make critical repairs and improve housing conditions for low- and very-low-income rural residents from the US Department of Agriculture. The tribes were among many grants chosen by Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack in 50 states and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. Read More »
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Native News Network Staff in Native Health »
BETHESDA, MARYLAND - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,CDC, in support of World Stroke Day, October 29, asks Americans to take immediate action to reduce their risk for stroke. Read More »
Discussion »
Supplier Diversity National Conference Begins Tomorrow in Atlanta
Levi Rickert, editor-in-chief in Native Briefs »
Native Brief: ATLANTA - The National Minority Supplier Development Council Friday announced the featured speakers who will headline its 2011 Conference and Business Opportunity Fair in Atlanta, Georgia. Read More »
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National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day in Indian Country
Native News Network Staff in Native Health »
WASHINGTON - Director of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy Gil Kerlikowske and the US Department of the Interior Assistant Secretary-Indian Affairs Larry Echo Hawk today announced that on Saturday, October 29, from 10 am to 2 pm local time, Americans will be able to drop off their expired, unused and unwanted prescription drug pills at sites across Indian Country free of charge, no questions asked. Read More »
Discussion »
Editor's Note: This article on the "Garden of Truth: The Prostitution and Trafficking of Native Women in Minnesota" report contains direct quotes that may be upsetting to young readers and others. The Native News Network advises parental guidance of young people reading this story.
The Voices of the Native Women Victims of Sex Trafficking & Prostitution
Levi Rickert, editor-in-chief in Native Currents »
SAINT PAUL, MINNESOTA - The cover of the report shows a Native women covered with an Indian blanket with names of flowers and trees superimposed throughout. Names like: Daisy, Pine, Birch, Daffodil, Sagebrush, Rose Mallow and on and on. Those were the names used to camouflage the true identities of victims of prostitution and sex trafficking in Minnesota. Read More »
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Efforts to Protect Mount Taylor Receive Prestigious National Preservation Award
Native News Network Staff in Native Challenges »
BUFFALO, NEW YORK - Navajo Nation President Ben Shelly, Acoma Governor Randall Vicente, Tesuque Governor Mark Mitchell, and former New Mexico Historic Preservation Officer Katherine Slick were recognized by the National Trust for Historic Preservation last week for legislative efforts to protect Mount Taylor from harmful development. Read More »
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"A Song for the Horse Nation" Gallops in National Museum of the American Indian
Native News Network Staff in Entertainment »
WASHINGTON - To celebrate the opening of "A Song for the Horse Nation," a major exhibition that traces the horse's influence on American Indian tribes, the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian welcomes the DC Mounted Police and artist Kennard Real Bird, Crow, who will present the US and Crow Nation flags on horseback Saturday, October 29, at 3 pm on the museum's outdoor Welcome Plaza. Following the presentation of the colors, museum staffer K.J Jacks, Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma, will perform the US national anthem. Read More »
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Cherokee Nation Offering Flu Vaccinations in Muskogee
Native News Network Staff in Native Health »
MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA - The Cherokee Nation is offering a free, convenient way for Muskogee-area residents to get this year's flu vaccine. A community flu vaccination clinic will be held on Saturday, Nov. 5 from 10 am - 2 pm at the Three Rivers Health Center in Muskogee, 1001 South 41st Street East. Read More »
Discussion »
Sex Trafficking of Native Women Report Jarring
Native News Network Staff in Native Briefs »
Native Brief: SAINT PAUL, MINNESOTA - The "Garden of Truth: The Prostitution and Trafficking of Native Women in Minnesota" report released this afternoon is the excellent research work of the Minnesota Indian Women's Sexual Assault Coalition and Prostitution Research & Education. Read More »
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POWWOW Calendar
Las Vegas Powwow Theme: "Honor Our Veterans"
Native News Network Staff in Native Currents »
POWWOW Calendar LAS VEGAS - The Las Vegas Intertribal Powwow was established as an annual event for American Indians to regain a sense of community. Many American Indians who live in the metropolitan Las Vegas area relocated to the city to gain employment. The annual powwow has served to honor American Indian veterans who served the country in the US military. Read More »
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Guest Commentary
Northwest Indian College President Addresses ABC "20/20" Pine Ridge Special
Cheryl Crazy Bull in Native Condition »
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Assistant Secretary Echo Hawk Speaks to Navajo Nation Council
Native News Network Staff in Native Currents »
WINDOW ROCK, ARIZONA - Assistant Secretary for the US Department of the Interior on Indian Affairs traveled to the Navajo Nation to address the 22nd Navajo Nation Council for the start of its fall session last week. Read More »
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Great Plains Tribal Leaders Consult with BIA Officials about Cobell Settlement
Native News Network Staff in Native Currents »
RAPID CITY, SOUTH DAKOTA - Tribal leaders from the Great Plains met with US Department of the Interior Deputy Assistant Secretary-Indian Affairs for Policy and Economic Development Jodi Gillette and Bureau of Indian Affairs, BIA, Director Michael Black on Wednesday in the final regional government-to-government tribal consultation on the Trust Land Consolidation component of the Cobell Settlement. Read More »
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Urban Outfitters: Unfit to Use the Navajo Name
Levi Rickert, editor-in-chief in Native Condition »
It seems as if American Indians have been ripped off since before the United States became a country.
American Indian names and images have long been used by American corporations for profit. Read More »
Discussion »
"Occupy" Movement with the Native Twist: (Un) Occupy
Levi Rickert, editor-in-chief in Native Currents »
ALBUQUERQUE - Jared Rodriguez is a graphic designer for "truthout." He had an assignment to come up with some art work for the online publication to accompany a story from "Colorline.com" about the "Occupy" movement changing its name from "Occupy Albuquerque" to "(Un) occupy Albuquerque." Read More »
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Northern Michigan Community Lender Receives $725,000 Financial Assistance Award
Native News Network Staff in Native Briefs »
HARBOR SPRINGS, MICHIGAN - Northern Shores Loan Fund, Inc. (NSLF) was one of only 35 organizations nationwide to receive an award through the fiscal 2011 round of the Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) Fund's Native Initiatives Financial and Technical Assistance component; the Native American CDFI Assistance Program (NACA Program) Read More »
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Last Cobell Settlement Regional Tribal Consultation Set for Today
Native News Network Staff in Native Currents »
RAPID CITY, SOUTH DAKOTA - Tribal leaders from the Great Plains region will participate in the final Cobell Settlement regional tribal consultation today in Rapid City, South Dakota. Read More »
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American Indian College Fund Receives $100,000 to Renew Navajo Scholars Program
Native News Network Staff in Native Briefs »
Native Brief: DENVER - The American Indian College Fund received a grant of $100,000 from the APS Foundation, the charitable giving arm of Arizona Public Service, a leading producer of electric power in the southwest. The donation will renew the Arizona Public Service Navajo Scholars Program for 2011-12 Read More »
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OREGON EXPERIENCE: The Modoc War - Special Pre-broadcast Screening Friday
Native News Network Staff in Entertainment »
KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON - SOPTV is proud to announce a special pre-broadcast screening of "OREGON EXPERIENCE: The Modoc War." Oregon Public Broadcasting and the Klamath County Museum are co-presenters of this special pre-screening event on Thursday, October 27 at 7 pm pdt at the Ross Ragland Theater Read More »
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Video
American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage Month to Focus on Native Youth
Native News Network Staff in Native Briefs »
Native Brief: WASHINGTON - The future of the almost 1.7 million American Indian and Alaska Native youth will be the main focus of this year's American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage Month, celebrated every year during the month of November. Read More »
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Open Door Policy Now in Place for Cherokee Nation Employees
Native News Network Staff in Native Currents »
TAHLEQUAH, OKLAHOMA - In one of his first actions as its new leader, Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Bill John Baker, on Monday signed Executive Order 2011-02 BJB that allows the Nation's employees to speak with all elected officials. The Executive Order allows for an open door policy, which had been closed in recent years. Read More »
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Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation to Take Part in "National Drug Take Back Day"
Native News Network Staff in Native Health »
MAYETTA, KANSAS - "Safely disposing of old and used prescription drugs is the first step in dealing with America's prescription drug abuse epidemic," said US Attorney Barry Grissom last Friday at a news conference at the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation's Bingo Hall. He, along with Joyce Guerrero, Vice Chairperson of the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation and Jim Potter, Tribal Council Secretary, were on hand at the Bingo Hall today to urge the public to take part in National Drug Take Back Day coming up this Saturday. Read More »
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President Obama Announces 2011 White House Tribal Conference
Native News Network Staff in Native Briefs »
Native Brief: WASHINGTON - On Friday, December 2, President Obama will host the White House Tribal Nations Conference at the Department of the Interior. This announcement was made by the White House on Monday afternoon. Read More »
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Update
Elouise Cobell: "A Significant Force for Change" Laid to Rest
Native News Network Staff in Native Currents »
BROWNING, MONTANA - Some 400 hundred family members, friends, American Indian leaders and government dignitaries attended the funeral of Elouise Cobell, 65, at the Browning High School gymnasium. Read More »
Discussion »
Presidential Citizen's Medal to Former Chief of Yukon Clarence Alexander
Native News Network Staff in Native Currents »
WASHINGTON - Clarence Lee Alexander, 72, the former Grand Chief of the Gwich'in people of Alaska, also known as Fort Yukon, was among 13 individuals nationwide to receive the Presidential Citizen's Medal from President Barak Obama in the East Room of the White House on Thursday. Read More »
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"We the People" Petition UPDATE
Leonard Peltier Clemency Petition Exceeds Requirement by 446 Signatures
Native News Network Staff in Native Challenges »
WASHINGTON - The "We the People" Petition for Clemency for Leonard Peltier surpassed the required 5,000 signatures by 446 for a total of 5,446 signatures. The thirty-day deadline ended on Saturday, October 22. Read More »
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"20/20" Children of the Plains Episode Watched by 4.74 Million Viewers
Levi Rickert, editor-in-chief in Native Currents »
NEW YORK - "A Hidden America: Children of the Plains" on ABC's "20/20" on Friday night, October 14 was a hit for the network. According to Nielsen's fast national data, the newsmagazine drew 4.74 million total viewers and a 1.7 rating among Adults 25-54. Read More »
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Infant Safe Sleep Recommendations
Native News Network Staff in Native Health »
BETHESDA, MARYLAND - American Indian/Alaska Native babies are twice as likely as non-Hispanic white babies to die from sudden infant death syndrome, according to Indian Health Service. Read More »
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Wilma Mankiller among Native Women Featured in Role Model Book
Native News Network Staff in Entertainment »
Young people need strong and positive role models. Young American Indian females have a book, "Native Women of Courage" to reference when looking for role models among Native women. Read More »
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COMMENTARY
A Warrior for Justice
Levi Rickert, editor-in-chief in Native Condition »
Indian Country was saddened by the news of the death of Elouise Cobell, Blackfeet, on Sunday. Her funeral is today in Browning, Montana at the Browning High School. She will be laid to rest twenty-six miles away at her family's Blacktail Ranch. Read More »
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$380 Million Osage Tribal Trust Settlement is Largest Ever Won by Individual Tribe
Levi Rickert, editor-in-chief in Native Challenges »
The United States has reached a final settlement of a long-running lawsuit by the Osage Tribe of Oklahoma regarding the United States' accounting and management of the tribe's trust funds and non-monetary trust assets. Tribal officials were in Washington to sign the historic agreement with Obama administration officials. Read More »
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Chicago's Newberry Library Native Website Ideal for Teachers
Native News Network Staff in Native Briefs »
Native Brief: CHICAGO - Home to one of the world's foremost archives related to American Indians and the indigenous peoples of the western hemisphere, the Newberry Library has announced it will this November celebrate National Native American Heritage Month with an exciting new exhibition to accompany the recent launch of a permanent, educational website. The website is made possible by generous support from the National Endowment for the Humanities. Read More »
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Native American Heritage Month Lineup Set at Grand Valley State University
Native News Network Staff in Native Briefs »
Native Brief: ALLENDALE, MICHIGAN - Grand Valley State University, based in Allendale, Michigan with campuses in Grand Rapids, has announced activities planned to celebrate Native American Heritage Month. Read More »
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Day of the Dead Exhibit Opening at Trickster Gallery
Native News Network Staff in Entertainment »
SCHAUMBURG, ILLINOIS - Trickster Gallery, owned and operated by the American Indian Center of Chicago, will host an opening reception for its newest exhibit called "Day of the Dead; A Native American Tribute" on Friday, October 28 from 7:00-10:00 pm cdt. Read More »
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Lead-Free Kids for a Healthy Future
Native News Network Staff in Native Health »
WASHINGTON - Lead poisoning can cause mental retardation, reduced growth and a variety of other health problems. In some screenings American Indian children have had high incidences of elevated levels of lead in their blood than did Caucasian children. Read More »
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Video
Principal Chief Bill John Baker Sworn In: Inauguration Ceremony November 6
Native News Network Staff in Native Currents »
TAHLEQUAH, OKLAHOMA - The Cherokee Nation held a brief ceremony Wednesday evening for the swearing in of Bill John Baker as the next Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation. An inauguration ceremony is scheduled in the coming weeks. Read More »
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Little River Band of Ottawa Indians to Screen "Manistee 'Nme" Film
Native News Network Staff in Entertainment »
MANISTEE, MICHIGAN - The public is invited to a special showing of a new video entitled, "Manistee 'Nme, a Lake Sturgeon Success Story". This extraordinary documentary showcases the efforts of the Little River Band of Ottawa Indians Natural Resource Department and their successful rehabilitation program of this historic species. Read More »
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Navajo Nation Flags Flying at Half-staff to Honor Police Officer Tony Becenti Jr
Native News Network Staff in Native Currents »
WINDOW ROCK, ARIZONA - Navajo Nation President Ben Shelly has ordered Navajo Nation flags to be flown at half-staff in honor of Senior Police Officer Tony Becenti, Jr., Badge #3112. Officer Becenti passed away on October 19. Read More »
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Native News Network Editor Makes the Hometown News
Mike Mohan, Publisher in Native Briefs »
Native Brief: It is not often that the reporters and editors that cover the news also make the news, but today our own editor in chief, Levi Rickert has been featured in the Grand Rapids Press in our hometown of Grand Rapids Michigan. Read More »
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Update
LIVE Webcast
US Senate Indian Affairs Committee to Host Legislative Hearing
Native News Network Staff in Native Currents »
WASHINGTON DC - Testimony will be held on Thursday, October 20 by the US Senate Committee on Indian Affairs on numerous bills pending in the Senate. Read More »
Discussion »
POWWOW Calendar
Hunting Moon Powwow to Payout $90,000 in Prize Money
Native News Network Staff in Native Currents »
POWWOW Calendar MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN - The 7th Annual Hunting Moon Powwow will take place this weekend at the Potawatomi Bingo Casino's third floor Expo Center in Milwaukee. Read More »
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BIA Director Black Names Sharon Pinto Navajo Regional Office Director
Native News Network Staff in Native Briefs »
Native Brief: WASHINGTON - Bureau of Indian Affairs Director Michael Black Wednesday announced that he has named Sharon Pinto as regional director of the BIA Navajo Regional Office in Gallup, New Mexico.
The Navajo Regional Office oversees five agencies serving the Nation, a federally recognized tribe with over 200,000 enrolled members whose 16 million acre reservation. Read More »
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Santee Sioux Member Chosen to Participate in White House Domestic Violence Roundtable
Native News Network Staff in Native Currents »
WASHINGTON - Misty Thomas, Santee Sioux, has been chosen as a "Champion of Change," a group of 14 leaders who are dedicating their professional lives to ending domestic violence in their communities. Read More »
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Baker Sworn In as Principal Chief of Cherokee Nation
Native News Network Staff in Native Briefs »
Native Brief: TAHLEQUAH, OKLAHOMA - Bill John Baker was sworn in as the Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation at 7:30 pm Wednesday evening on the back steps of the historic Cherokee Nation Courthouse in downtown Tahlequah. Read More »
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"Return to a Healthy Past" Program at Work at Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation
Suzanne Heck in Native Health »
MAYETTA, KANSAS - It seemed like a perfect fit when the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation Health Center's Diabetes Prevention Program was advertising for a project coordinator and gardener. What they wanted was a person who knew how to garden and could educate the community by raising healthy foods. Read More »
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Muscogee Creek Sarah Deer Named to Defending Childhood Task Force
Native News Network Staff in Native Briefs »
Native Brief: WASHINGTON - Sarah Deer, Muscogee Creek, has been chosen to serve on a US Department of Justice National Task Force called the Defending Childhood Task Force. Read More »
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Lumbee Member Owned Business Named National Minority Construction Firm of the Year
Levi Rickert, editor-in-chief in Native Currents »
PEMBROKE, NORTH CAROLINA - Metcon Construction of Pembroke has been named the -2011 National Minority Construction Firm of the Year- by US Department of Commerce Minority Business Development Agency. Aaron Thomas, owner and president, of the construction firm is a tribal citizens of the Lumbee Nation. Read More »
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Notah Begay and Waneek Horn-Miller to Speak at Nike N7 Sports Summit
Native News Network Staff in Native Briefs »
Native Brief: BEAVERTON, OREGON - Native youth recreation leaders and others involved with Native youth are invited to attend the First Annual Nike N7 Sports Summit. Read More »
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The First Navajo Film Producers' Works to be Screened on Thursday
Native News Network Staff in Entertainment »
WINDOW ROCK, ARIZONA - The Navajo Nation Museum and University of Pennsylvania cordially invite you to a special screening of Navajo films this Thursday, October 20. Read More »
Discussion »
Mike Mohan, publisher in Native Briefs »
Tributes to Elouise Cobell are coming into the Native News Network from around the country. Here are some recent remembrances. Elouise Cobell, Blackfeet, passed away Sunday after a courageous battle with cancer. She was 65. Read More »
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COMMENTARY
Dirk Whitebreast: A Modern Day American Indian Hero
Levi Rickert, editor-in-chief in Native Condition »
Read More »“People think I am an expert on suicide, but I'm not. I am a suicide survivor”
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Slideshow
Neshnabe Menomenkewen
Traditional Wild Rice Harvesting
Native News Network Staff in Native Currents »
HOPKINS, MICHIGAN - 100 people attended the cultural training workshop from 12 American Indian tribes and First Nations from Canada. People traveled to West Michigan from as far away as Oklahoma and Wisconsin. Read More »
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National Congress of American Indians Statement on Passing of Elouise Cobell
Native News Network Staff in Native Currents »
WASHINGTON - The President of the National Congress of American Indians, Jefferson Keel, has released a statement on the passing of Elouise Cobell, calling for Indian Country to honor the legacy of one of Indian Country's most influential advocates by continuing to protect the rights of American Indian and Alaska Native people everywhere. Read More »
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Cherokee Nation Mourns Former Deputy Principal Chief John Ketcher's Passing
Native News Network Staff in Native Currents »
TALHEQUAH, OKLAHOMA - The Cherokee Nation is mourning the death of John Ketcher, who served as Deputy Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation for ten years and served several years on the Cherokee Nation Tribal Council. In his honor flags are at half-staff. Read More »
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Elouise Cobell Has Passed Away
Levi Rickert, editor-in-chief in Native Briefs »
Native Brief: WASHINGTON DC - Elouise Cobell, Blackfeet, passed away yesterday after a courageous battle with cancer. She was 65. Read More »
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MISSION ACCOMPLISHED: Indian Runner Runs 10 Marathons in 30 Days
Levi Rickert, editor-in-chief in Native Currents »
DES MOINES - For the past thirty days, Dirk Whitebreast, Sac and Fox, was on a mission and he accomplished it. His mission was no small undertaking and really remarkable. Earlier this year, he made the goal to run in 10 marathons in 30 days to bring attention to the high rate of suicides among American Indian youth. Read More »
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Wild Rice Cultural Workshop Attracts People from 12 Tribes
Levi Rickert, editor-in-chief in Native Currents »
HOPKINS, MICHIGAN - "One of my sons asked me yesterday 'isn't that women's work?' about harvesting wild rice. I said, 'Okay, you are coming with me tomorrow'" recalled Judy Pamp, Saginaw Chippewa, with hearty laughter as she sat making a paddle made of cedar wood, used to mix wild rice at a wild rice workshop late Saturday afternoon. Read More »
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Guest Commentary
Why It's Important for Our Supporters to Attend Public Hearings on Klamath Dams
Submitted by Klamath Tribes of Chiloquin, Oregon in Native Condition »
The Klamath Hydroelectric Settlement Agreement is the sister agreement to the Klamath Basin Restoration Agreement. In the Klamath Hydroelectric Settlement Agreement a process is laid out for making decisions about removing the lower four Klamath River dams. A very important step has been taken in this process Read More »
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5 Native Leaders to Receive 10th Annual Indigenous Leadership Award
Native News Network Staff in Native Briefs »
Native Brief: PORTLAND, OREGON - In the 10th annual Indigenous Leadership Award, Ecotrust, an environmental organization, based in Portland, Oregon, honors exceptional Native leaders who are working throughout the region to improve the social, economic, and environmental conditions of their homelands and people. Read More »
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Cherokee Nation Tribal Council Actions
Native News Network Staff in Native Briefs »
Native Brief: TAHLEQUAH, OKLAHOMA - Last week, the Cherokee Nation Tribal Council voted to accept a grant for $1 million from the Department of the Interior during its October regular meeting. The grant will be used by the tribe to record the title status of each tract of trust and restricted land owned by the Tribe and individuals within the Nation's jurisdiction in an electronic database known as the Trust Asset and Accounting Management System. Read More »
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Book Review
Dennis Banks Autobiography Traces American Indian Movement
Levi Rickert, editor-in-chief in Entertainment »
Many people like to conveniently relegate all the bad things that happened to American Indians to the distant past. Perhaps, it is safer that way - so that contemporary injustices against American Indians are more easily justified. They like to end all of the suffering back to 1890 to Wounded Knee where within one hour, the US Calvary horrifically killed nearly 300 American Indian men, women and children, who were practicing their Lakota ceremonies. Read More »
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REVIEW: ABC's "20/20"
A Hidden America: Children of the Plains
No Longer Hidden: Shame on America!
Levi Rickert, editor-in-chief in Native Condition »
Since ABC's "20/20" last night aired the stark and shocking third-world living conditions afforded to the Lakota living on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, they are no longer hidden to viewers who watched the program. Read More »
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Creating Pathways to Opportunity Report Highlights Help for Underserved
Native News Network Staff in Native Currents »
WASHINGTON - On Friday, the White House released Creating Pathways to Opportunity a report highlighting the work the Obama Administration has done to date to help Americans climb the ladder to the middle class and stay there. Read More »
Discussion »
White Mountain Apache Tribe Receives $11.8 Million for Water System
Native News Network Staff in Native Briefs »
Native Brief: WASHINGTON - The White Mountain Apache Tribe was awarded a $11.8 million grant as part of a self-determination construction cooperative agreement to greatly expand the current water delivery system to meet the critical needs of the tribe. Read More »
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Carcieri Creates 2 Classes of Indians
Levi Rickert, editor-in-chief in Native Currents »
WASHINGTON - Tom Cole, the only American Indian in Congress, testified before the US Senate Committee on Indian Affairs on Thursday that the failure to the Carcieri decision will be devastating to economic development in Indian Country. Read More »
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Lumbee Tribe Lands Grant to Combat Violence against Women
Native News Network Staff in Native Briefs »
Native Brief: PEMBROKE, NORTH CAROLINA - The Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina is proud to announce that the US Department of Justice through the Office of Violence Against Women has funded a Lumbee initiative entitled Enlightening Native Daughters (END) in the amount of $937,289 over a three year period. Read More »
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NATIVE VOTE 2012
Closely Watched Tribal Chairman Takes Vacation Day to Seek Support from Another Tribe
Levi Rickert, editor-in-chief in Native Currents »
DORR, MICHIGAN - Congressional Candidate Derek Bailey, chairman of the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians, is making his rounds seeking support from other Michigan Indian Tribes. Read More »
Discussion »
Medicare Open Enrollment Period Begins Tomorrow
Native News Network Staff in Native Health »
WASHINGTON - American Indians on Medicare and Medicaid can review their coverage options beginning tomorrow, October 15 and will run seven week until December 7 during this year’s shorter Medicare Open Enrollment Period. Read More »
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REMINDER: Keepseagle Settlement Claims Period Ends December 27
Native News Network Staff in Native Briefs »
Native Brief: WASHINGTON DC - Native American farmers and ranchers that the period to file a claim in the Keepseagle class action settlement remains open through December 27, 2011, reminded Janie Hipp, Senior Adviser for Tribal Relations to US Department of Agriculture. Read More »
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POWWOW Calendar
Powwow Benefits Scholarship Fund
Native News Network Staff in Native Currents »
HERMITAGE, TENNESSEE - The annual Native American Indian Association of Tennessee's Powwow and Fall Festival, which always begins on the Third Saturday in October, attracts people from all over the state of Tennessee. Read More »
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Update
LIVE Webcast
US Senate Indian Affairs Committee to Hear Testimony on the Carcieri Crisis
Native News Network Staff in Native Currents »
WASHINGTON DC - On Thursday the US Senate Committee on Indian Affairs will host a hearing called, "The Carcieri Crisis: The Ripple Effect on Jobs, Economic Development and Public Safety in Indian Country." Read More »
Discussion »
ABC's "20/20" to Provide Glimpse into Life, Rich with Culture and History
Yet Left Poor by Years of Neglect
Levi Rickert, editor-in-chief in Entertainment »
PINE RIDGE INDIAN RESERVATION - This Friday night, October 14, ABC's "20/20" features four Lakota youth in "A Hidden America: Children of the Plains," who live on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. Read More »
Discussion »
500 Signatures Still Needed for Leonard Peltier White House Clemency Petition
Levi Rickert, editor-in-chief in Native Challenges »
WASHINGTON DC - Less than 500 are needed as of Wednesday night for the "We the People" White House petition that seeks clemency for imprisoned Leonard Peltier. Read More »
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Tribal Leaders on Capitol Hill This Week Look for Action
Native News Network Staff in Native Currents »
WASHINGTON DC - American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian leaders stood in front of the US Capitol on Tuesday and called for immediate action on the most pressing issues facing Native nations and people. In launching Tribal Unity Impact Week, the leaders called on Congress to acknowledge and recommit themselves to protect tribal land, the safety of Native women, and the federal trust responsibility to invest in and support Indian Country. Read More »
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What's Doing at National Museum of the American Indian in October & November
Native News Network Staff in Entertainment »
WASHINGTON - The National Museum of the American Indian has announced the following events for the remainder of October and the month of November: Read More »
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It's Official: BAKER WINS CHEROKEE CHIEF RACE
Native News Network Staff in Native Currents »
TAHLEQUAH, OKLAHOMA - Following a three-day counting process, the Cherokee Nation Election Commission has certified the results of the special election for Principal Chief. The official results show Bill John Baker of Tahlequah received nearly 54 percent of the votes and will become the next Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation. Read More »
Discussion »
Cherokee Nation Issues Statement on Special Election Outcome
Levi Rickert, editor-in-chief in Native Briefs »
Native Brief: TAHLEQUAH, OKLAHOMA - The Cherokee Nation Supreme Court yesterday issued an order saying it would not honor the agreement that was approved in federal court in Washington DC late last month that reinstated 2,800 freedmen descendants, thus allowing them to vote in the special election Read More »
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30 Tribes Awarded Funds for Economic Development Technical Assistance
Native News Network Staff in Native Currents »
WASHINGTON -Thirty tribes have been awarded approximately $2.0 million in economic development technical assistance grants. The funding was provided by the Indian Energy and Economic Development's Native American Business Development Institute (NABDI) grant program to foster economic activity and create jobs within tribal communities. Read More »
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Unofficial Results Show Baker Leading in Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Race
Native News Network Staff in Native Currents »
TAHLEQUAH, OKLAHOMA - With approximately 150 challenged ballots to review, the unofficial result of the special election for Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation show Bill John Baker as the new leader with 54 percent of the votes. Read More »
Discussion »
National Museum of the American Indian Awarded Prestigious LEED Green Building Certification
Native News Network Staff in Native Briefs »
Native Brief: WASHINGTON - The National Museum of the American Indian announced that it has been awarded a LEED Silver rating established by the US Green Building Council and verified by the Green Building Certification Institute. Read More »
Discussion »
It's Time to Get Your Flu Shot
Native News Network Staff in Native Health »
BETHESDA, MARYLAND - Compared to the general US population, American Indian and Alaska Native people are more likely than others to get seriously ill from the flu, and during the 2009 H1N1 pandemic, native people were 4 times more likely to die from the flu. Read More »
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100 Protesters Demonstrate at Nady Systems
Levi Rickert, editor-in-chief in Native Challenges »
EMERYVILLE, CALIFORNIA - After several American Indians attended the Sunrise Ceremony on Alcatraz Island, they showed up for a noon rally and march to the headquarters of Nady Systems, Inc. in Emeryville. Read More »
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Speakers Stress Changing Name of Holiday from Columbus Day to Indigenous People's Day
Native News Network Staff in Native Challenges »
ALCATRAZ ISLAND - Some 500 American Indians and supporters took three boats to Alcatraz Island early Monday in the morning darkness to participate in a sunrise ceremony to celebrate Indigenous People's Day. Read More »
Discussion »
Cherokee Nation Hosting Annual Indian-Owned Business Fair
Native News Network Staff in Native Briefs »
Native Brief: CATOOSA, OKLAHOMA - The Cherokee Nation is hosting the Fourth Annual Certified Indian-Owned Business Fair on Thursday, October 20, from 10 am to 4 pm in Catoosa at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino. The fair helps businesses grow by putting Indian-owned suppliers in contact with buyers. Read More »
Discussion »
Navajo Nation Honors Soldier Killed in Auto Accident
Native News Network Staff in Native Currents »
WINDOW ROCK, ARIZONA - Navajo President Ben Shelly has ordered Navajo Nation flags to be flown at half-staff in honor of Sergeant Nolan D. White. White, an Army Sergeant in the First Calvary Division, passed away early Saturday morning, October 8, in a vehicle accident. He was 28 and a recipient of the prestigious National Defense Service and Army Achievement Medals. Read More »
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Oglala Sioux Tribe Health & Human Services Committee to Host Hearings
Native News Network Staff in Native Health »
PINE RIDGE INDIAN RESERVATION - The Oglala Sioux Tribe Health & Human Services Committee in coordination with the Oglala Sioux Tribe Legislative Liaison and Oglala Sioux Tribe Legislative Resource Office will be conducting hearings on Indian Health Service/Health Care Services. Read More »
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American Indians Who Oppose Columbus Day are not "Revisionist" Anything!
Levi Rickert, editor-in-chief in Native Condition »
"It's revisionist (expletive). We get real tired of it," is a direct quote from yesterday's "Denver Post" by one of Denver's Columbus Day parade committee members, who reacted to the American Indian Movement protests of honoring Christopher Columbus. The "tired of it" statement condescending, yet laughable. Read More »
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Early Results in Cherokee Nation Election Show Baker Beating Smith by Over 2,000 Votes
Native News Network Staff in Native Currents »
TAHLEQUAH - The Cherokee Nation Election Commission adjourned Sunday evening and will reconvene this morning at 8 am cdt to continue verifying absentee ballots. This process is expected to take most of Monday. Read More »
Discussion »
Guest Commentary
Why We Do Not Celebrate Columbus Day
Mike Raccoon Eyes in Native Condition »
To Native People, the two holidays represent racist symbols that are a direct slap in the face to Indian Country's historic trauma. Columbus destroyed entire Native populations in the Caribbean Sea. Up in Massachusetts, the Pilgrims did ethnic cleansing of the Wampanoag people, who had helped them survive. Read More »
Discussion »
Sac & Fox Tribal Council Secretary Runs Chicago Marathon for Native Youth
Eight Down! Two to Go!
Levi Rickert, editor-in-chief in Native Currents »
CHICAGO - Eight down! Two to go! That is the number of how many more marathons Dirk Whitebreast, Sac and Fox, has to run until he fulfills his commitment to run in ten marathons in 30 days. Read More »
Discussion »
United Tribes of Michigan Executive Director to be Keynote at Great Lakes Week
Native News Network Staff in Native Briefs »
Native Brief: DETROIT - Frank Ettawageshik, Executive Director, United Tribes of Michigan, is scheduled to give a keynote presentation at the opening of the Great Lakes Week at Wayne State University in Detroit at 1:00 pm on Tuesday, October 12 Read More »
Discussion »
COMMENTARY
Message to President Obama: Stop Tar Sands; YES, You Can!
Levi Rickert, editor-in-chief in Native Condition »
Two months before Barak Obama's historic election, TransCanada Keystone Pipeline, LP, filed an application for a Presidential Permit with the US State Department to build and operate the Keystone XL Project, because it crosses an international border into the United States. The application was waiting for President Obama, who alone can decide without Congressional approval. Read More »
Discussion »
Book Review
Author Argues Columbus' Cannibalism Extends to Modern Times
Native News Network Staff in Entertainment »
"Columbus and Other Cannibals: The Wétiko Disease of Exploitation, Imperialism, and Terrorism" is a powerful book that dethrones the enigmatic Columbus and puts into perspective colonization of the Americas. Written by Jack D. Forbes, the former chair of Native American Studies at the University of California at Davis, the book pushes the envelope way beyond what American students are traditionally taught about Columbus in school. Read More »
Discussion »
President Obama's Columbus Day Proclamation
Native News Network Staff in Native Currents »
WASHINGTON - The White House released President Barak Obama's Presidential Proclamation declaring Monday, October 10, 2011, as Columbus Day.
The Proclamation reads in part: Read More »
Discussion »
Native Leaders to Gather in Washington for "Tribal Standing Together for Tribal Nations"
Native News Network Staff in Native Briefs »
Native Brief: WASHINGTON - Tribal leaders from American Indian and Alaska Native nations will be in Washington on Tuesday, October 11 to show unity for Native concerns pending before Congress. Read More »
Discussion »
Echo Hawk Swears in James C. Redman as Haskell's Sixth President
Native News Network Staff in Native Currents »
WASHINGTON - Assistant Secretary-Indian Affairs Larry Echo Hawk administered the oath of office to James C. Redman at his inauguration as Haskell Indian Nations University's sixth president. The ceremony took place yesterday on the Haskell campus in Lawrence, Kansas, where Read More »
Discussion »
Written Comments DEADLINE on Keystone XL Pipeline is Midnight October 9
Native News Network Staff in Native Briefs »
Native Brief: WASHINGTON - If you have an opinion on the proposed Keystone XL Pipeline that will pass through the United States from Alberta, Canada to the Gulf of Mexico, the deadline is looming. Read More »
Discussion »
American Indian & First Nation Leaders Voice Concerns over Keystone XL Pipeline
Native News Network Staff in Native Challenges »
WASHINGTON - American Indian and First Nations tribal leaders, along with grassroots members with support of the Indigenous Environmental Network, met with United States Assistant Secretary of State Dr. Kerri-Ann Jones early today. They traveled to Washington DC to voice concerns on Canadian pipeline company TransCanada's proposed Keystone XL pipeline. If approved, the 1,700 mile, 36 inch pipeline would carry 900,000 gallons per day of dirty tar sands oil from Alberta, Canada through the United States to the Gulf of Mexico. Read More »
Discussion »
What Should Teachers Teach American Students about Christopher Columbus?
Tell Us Your Views
Levi Rickert, editor-in-chief in Native Challenges »
For decades, students throughout the United States have learned the song with lyrics that began, "In fourteen hundred ninety-two, Columbus sailed the ocean blue… " Read More »
Discussion »
US Senators Told: Lack of Communications in Indian Country is Alarming
Levi Rickert, editor-in-chief in Native Currents »
WASHINGTON - Ironically, during the US Senate Committee on Indian Affairs hearing called "Internet Infrastructure in Native Communities: Equal Access to E-Commerce, Jobs and the Global Marketplace" yesterday, the webcast being fed via the internet failed for almost an hour. Read More »
Discussion »
Cherokee Nation Election Results to be Known Wednesday
Native News Network Staff in Native Briefs »
TAHLEQUAH, OKLAHOMA - The Cherokee Nation Election Commission will begin on Sunday counting the ballots cast in the recent special election for Principal Chief and they anticipate the process to take multiple days. Read More »
Discussion »
Grand Traverse Band Receives Funds for Watersheds
Native News Network Staff in Native Currents »
TRAVERSE CITY, MICHIGAN - The Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians, based in Peshawbestown, Michigan, has received funds from the US Environmental Protection Agency for watersheds. Read More »
Discussion »
Tribal and Native Corporations Reaffirm Highest Ethics & Business Practices
Native News Network Staff in Native Briefs »
“We absolutely support taking swift action on bad actors in the federal contracting community”
Said Jim Gray, Executive Director of the Native American Contractors Association Read More »
Discussion »
Update
Live Webcast
Senate Committee on Indian Affairs to Host Hearing on Internet Access in Native Communities
Native News Network Staff in Native Currents »
WASHINGTON - According to the Federal Communications Commission, there is minimal access to broadband in Indian Country. The best evidence indicates that the broadband deployment rate on Tribal lands is less than 10 percent, and anecdotal evidence suggests that actual usage rates may be as low as 5 to 8 percent, compared to 65 percent nationwide. Read More »
Discussion »
POWWOW Calendar
Indigenous People's Day Powwow in Berkeley, California This Weekend
Native News Network Staff in Native Currents »
BERKELEY, CALIFORNIA - In 1992 a group of San Francisco Bay Area American Indians convinced the Berkeley, California City Council to replace Columbus Day with Indigenous People's Day. Additionally, the group has held a powwow every year to celebrate Indigenous People's Day. Read More »
POWWOW Calendar »
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Klamath Tribes: BRING HOME THE SALMON!
Native News Network Staff in Native Currents »
CHILOQUIN, OREGON - The Klamath Tribes is encouraging its tribal citizens, friends and supporters to attend public hearings on the Draft Environmental Impact Statement/Environmental Impact Report on removal of four dams in the Klamath Basin in Northern California and Southern Oregon. Read More »
Discussion »
"America Before Columbus" Film to be Screened at Trickster Gallery October 8
Native News Network Staff in Entertainment »
SCHAUMBURG, ILLINOIS - Many people don't realize that in 1491, before Columbus arrived in the Western Hemisphere, more people lived in the Americas than in Europe. Read More »
Discussion »
Native Law Symposium from National Museum of the American Indian to be Webcast LIVE Friday
Native News Network Staff in Native Currents »
WASHINGTON - The Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian hosts "Fact or Fiction? The United States Courts' Use of History to Shape Native Law Jurisprudence," a symposium Friday, October 7, from 1:30 to 5:30 pm in the museum's Rasmuson Theater. Read More »
Discussion »
6th Regional Tribal Consultation on Cobell Settlement Set for Tomorrow in Oklahoma City
Native News Network Staff in Native Briefs »
Native Brief: OKLAHOMA CITY - Tribal leaders from Eastern Oklahoma and Southern Plains Regions are scheduled to participate in the sixth consultation with Department of the Interior (DOI) officials on Thursday, October 6 in Oklahoma City. Read More »
Discussion »
Why American Indians Need to be on the Ballot
Levi Rickert, editor-in-chief in Native Condition »
During the history of the United States, less than ten American Indians have served in Congress. Currently, Republican Tom Cole, an enrolled tribal member of the Chickasaw Tribe from Oklahoma's 4th Congressional District, is the only American Indian presenting serving in Congress. Read More »
Discussion »
Mississippi Band of Choctaw New Chief Anderson Calls for Tribal Unity
Native News Network Staff in Native Currents »
CHOCTAW, MISSISSIPPI - Phyliss J. Anderson was officially sworn in as the new tribal chief of the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians in an Inauguration Ceremony, Tuesday at The Arena at Golden Moon. The day also marked a historic moment in the history of the tribe as Chief Anderson is the first woman chief in Mississippi Choctaw history. Read More »
Discussion »
Protest Columbus Parade Set for Where the Holiday Began
Native News Network Staff in Native Currents »
DENVER - The American Indian Movement of Colorado and Transform Columbus Day Alliance are co-sponsoring a Columbus Day Parade Protest on Saturday, October 8.
The following joint statement announcing the protest was released jointly by both organizations: Read More »
Discussion »
facebook and myspace May Help Identify College Students' Drinking Problems
Native News Network Staff in Native Health »
BETHESDA, MARYLAND - American Indian parents and others, such as prospective employers, may be able to identify college students who have drinking problems by looking at the student's social media activity. Read More »
Discussion »
Protest at Nady Headquarters Planned for Indigenous Peoples Day at Noon
Levi Rickert, editor-in-chief in Native Challenges »
EMERYVILLE, CALIFORNIA - At 12 noon on October 10th, following the annual sunrise gathering on Alcatraz Island, Elem Pomo representatives and supporters will deliver a letter to millionaire developer John Nady at the Emeryville headquarters of his electronics business urging him to stop the desecration of Rattlesnake Island. Read More »
Discussion »
Taking Aim at Childhood Obesity
Native News Network Staff in Native Health »
WASHINGTON - During past three decades, childhood obesity rates have tripled across the country. Unfortunately, obesity is two times more common among American Indian/Alaska Native children. According Indian Health Service, 31 percent of Native children are obese. Read More »
Discussion »
Yurok Tribe Receives $3.3 Million for Veterans Cemetery Grant
Native News Network Staff in Native Briefs »
Native Brief: WASHINGTON - The Yurok Tribe, based in Klamath, California, has received a grant of $3,318,990 to establish the Yurok Veterans Cemetery in Humboldt County. Read More »
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Dr. Charles M. "Monty" Roessel Named Associate Deputy Director for Navajo Schools
Native News Network Staff in Native Briefs »
WASHINGTON - Bureau of Indian Education Director Keith O. Moore today announced that he has named Dr. Charles M. "Monty" Roessel as the associate deputy director overseeing 66 BIE-funded schools on the Navajo Nation reservation. Roessel, an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, had served since 2007 as superintendent of the Rough Rock Community School Read More »
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Editor's Note: October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. The Native News Network will periodically publish stories about what American Indian tribes and Alaska Natives are doing to bring awareness to domestic violence. Please send us an article or story to highlight activities of your Native community to: editor@nativenewsnetwork.com
Prairie Band "Community Story Tree" Art Project to be Unveiled Friday in Topeka
Levi Rickert, editor-in-chief in Native Currents »
MAYETTA, KANSAS - The premiere unveiling of a Community Story Tree project, a large mosaic of art tiles created by 72 individuals and shaped into a tree, will take place this Friday, October 7 at Jones Huyett Partners, during the "First Friday Art Walk" in Topeka, Kansas. The project, organized by the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation's Tribal Victims Assistance Program Read More »
Discussion »
Indigenous Peoples Day Planned for October 12 in San Francisco
Native News Network Staff in Native Currents »
SAN FRANCISCO - To commemorate 519 years of Indigenous Peoples' resistance to colonization throughout the Americas, AIM West is coordinating a march and rally on October 12. Read More »
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First Female Miko of Mississippi Choctaw Band to be Inaugurated Tomorrow
Native News Network Staff in Native Currents »
PHILADELPHIA, MISSISSIPPI - Phyliss J. Anderson will takeover as the first female miko - or chief - of the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians on Tuesday, October 4.
Inauguration plans Miko-Elect Anderson include a parade, swearing-in ceremony and a luncheon. Read More »
Discussion »
NATIVE VOTE - 2012
Standing Room Only Crowd for GTB Chairman's Congressional Bid Announcement in Traverse City
Levi Rickert, editor-in-chief in Native Currents »
TRAVERSE CITY, MICHIGAN - In front of a standing room only crowd in downtown Traverse City art gallery, Derek Bailey made his formal announcement to run for the Democratic Party's nomination for the Michigan District One Congressional seat. Read More »
Discussion »
Cherokee Nation Registration Offers Nation Citizenship Assistance
Native News Network Staff in Native Briefs »
Native Brief: TAHLEQUAH, OKLAHOMA - The Cherokee Nation is offering assistance in several locations with applications for Cherokee Nation citizenship and Certificate of Degree of Indian Blood cards throughout October, November and December. Read More »
Discussion »
American Indian Artifacts Found and Looted as Drought Dries up Texas Lake
Native News Network Staff in Native Briefs »
Television station WFAA in Dallas reported Friday American Indian tools and fossils from eight thousand years ago are easy to find and looters are taking full advantage at Lake Whitney State Park. Read More »
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NATIVE VOTE - 2012
GTB Chairman Bailey Announces Bid for Congress in Upper Michigan
Native News Network Staff in Native Currents »
SAULT STE. MARIE, MICHIGAN - With still ten months ahead of the Michigan primary election next August, Derek Bailey, tribal chairman of the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians, declared himself a candidate for the Democratic party's 1st Congressional nominee today Read More »
Discussion »
Cherokees: Not Unchanged, but Intact
Native News Network Staff in Native Briefs »
Throughout United States history, American Indians have lost a lot. American Indians have been stripped of their much of their land. Even with the insurmountable losses, American Indians have held onto their deep sense of kinship through their families.
The endurance of Cherokee families is the subject of "Sustaining the Cherokee Family: Kinship and the Allotment of an Indigenous Nation" by Rose Stremlau Read More »
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Traditional Wild Rice Harvesting and Process Workshop Set in West Michigan
Native News Network Staff in Native Briefs »
HOPKINS, MICHIGAN - The Gun Lake Band of Pottawatomi Indians and the Great Lakes Lifeways Institute are hosting "Neshnabe Menomenkewen" - A Traditional Wild Rice Harvesting and Processing Workshop on Saturday, October 15 from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm edt. Read More »
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Two Native 8(a) Program Success Stories
Native News Network Staff in Native Currents »
SEATTLE - Christina (Anagick) Darby recently accepted a position with Virginia Mason Medical Center in Seattle, Washington as a physician specializing in neurology, sleep medicine, and sleep disorders. Darby, of Iñupiaq, Eskimo and Tlingit Indian descent, received over $100,000 in scholarships from her Alaska Native Corporations and tribes. Read More »
Discussion »
Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation's "Walk a Mile in Their Mocs"
Event to Kick off Domestic Violence Month
Native News Network Staff in Native Briefs »
Native Brief: MAYETTA, KANSAS - The Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation kicks off Domestic Violence Awareness Month today with the "Walk a Mile in Their Mocs" event at Prairie Peoples Park, today.
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month across the nation. Read More »
Discussion »
4 Pueblo Leaders Celebrate Aamodt Water Rights Settlement
Native News Network Staff in Native Currents »
SANTA FE - Four Pueblos - the Tesuque, Nambe, Pojoaque and San Ildefonso - leaders joined Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar and Senator Jeff Bingaman on Thursday to celebrate the implementation of the historic New Mexico vs. Aamodt water rights settlement at the Santa Fe School. Read More »
Discussion »
"We Are a People: The Ponca Journey" Coming to National Museum of the American Indian
Native News Network Staff in Entertainment »
WASHINGTON - The Smithsonian 's National Museum of the American Indian presents "We Are a People: The Ponca Journey," a free two-day festival featuring music, dance, play readings, a film screening and panel discussions with the Ponca Nation of Nebraska Read More »
Discussion »
FILM REVIEW: A Good Day to Die
The Message Went Out, "It's Okay to be Indian"
Levi Rickert, editor-in-chief in Entertainment »
All of the sudden, Dennis Banks, Ojibwe, and Russell Means, Oglala Sioux, were front and center. They stood up for Indian rights. Even though, American Indians throughout the country may have not known the full story or necessarily agreed with all of the tactics of the American Indian Movement, they were filled with pride that finally Indians were gaining a voice in the public arena. I know my house was full of Indians filled with pride. Read More »
Discussion »
Written Testimony Wanted on Violence against Native Women
Levi Rickert, editor-in-chief in Native Currents »
HELENA, MONTANA - The Indian Law Resource Center, based in Helena, Montana, is requesting American Indian tribal leaders and Native women's advocacy groups to contribute in the dialogue and weigh in on the effectiveness of the Tribal Law and Order Act. Read More »
Discussion »
"We are in This Together" Grand Traverse Band Chairman to Run for Congress
Levi Rickert, editor-in-chief in Native Currents »
TRAVERSE CITY, MICHIGAN - Calling for an end to the gridlock that has gripped Washington, Derek Bailey, chairman of the Grand Traverse Bay Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians, said he would make a formal announcement tomorrow, October 1, to declare his candidacy for the US House of Representatives in Michigan 1st Congressional District. Read More »
Discussion »
Tribal Leaders' Input Leads to Changes in Cobell Settlement Consultation Process
Native News Network Staff in Native Currents »
PHOENIX - In response to requests from tribal leaders, the Interior Department is making two additions to the consultation process for the Trust Land Consolidation Program under the Cobell Settlement. Read More »
Discussion »
DEADLY Listeria Outbreak Tied to Cantaloupes
Three Elders Treated and Released
Native News Network Staff in Native Health »
BETHESDA, MARYLAND - The Food and Drug Administration has issued a warning to consumers not to eat Rock Ford Cantaloupes shipped by Jensen Farms. Some 16 people have already died and another 72 have been reported getting sick after eating the Listeria tainted cantaloupes. Read More »
Discussion »
POWWOW Calendar
Keetoowah Cherokee Powwow Expands into 2-Day Event
Native News Network Staff in Native Briefs »
TAHLEQUAH, OKLAHOMA –The Keetoowah Cherokee Powwow is growing. This year, the Keetoowah Cherokee Powwow expands into a two day event, Friday, September 30 and Saturday, October 1. On Friday, registration will be held from 5 to 7 pm and the Grand Entry begins at 7 pm. Dances will include exhibition, Tiny Tots, All Juniors Contest, and a Golden Age Special. Read More »
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American Indians to Recognize Indigenous Peoples Day at Alcatraz Island
Levi Rickert, editor-in-chief in Native Currents »
SAN FRANCISCO - On Monday, October 10 American Indians in the San Francisco Bay area will recognize Indigenous Peoples Day on Alcatraz Island. The event is being sponsored by the International Indian Treaty Council and American Indian Contemporary Arts. Read More »
Discussion »
Diet & Exercise May Prevent Type 2 Diabetes in Women
Native News Network Staff in Native Health »
BETHESDA, MARYLAND - Women may be able to prevent getting type 2 diabetes by dieting and exercising. A new study suggests that combined, the two activities have the greatest result. Postmenopausal women were separated into four groups for one year. Read More »
Discussion »
Grand Traverse Bay Band Chairman Derek Bailey to Announce His Congressional Intention
Native News Network Staff in Native Briefs »
CEDAR, MICHIGAN - Derek Bailey, tribal chairman of the Grand Traverse Bay Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians, based in Peshawbestown, Michigan will make his announcement on Saturday, October 1 about whether or not he will run for Congress representing Michigan's 1st Congressional District. Read More »
Discussion »
Historic Indian Water Rights Settlement to be Celebrated Today
Native News Network Staff in Native Currents »
SANTA FE - Leaders from the Pueblos of Tesuque, Nambe, Pojoaque, and San Ildefonso will be joined by US Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar and US Senator Jeff Bingaman to celebrate the implementation of the Aamodt water rights settlement Read More »
Discussion »
Cobell Settlement Consultation in Phoenix Tomorrow
Native News Network Staff in Native Briefs »
Native Brief: PHOENIX - On Thursday, September 29, the fifth regional government-to-government tribal consultation regarding the Trust Land Consolidation component of the Cobell Settlement will take place. The United States Department of the Interior (DOI) Read More »
Discussion »
Drumming for the Earth Gathering Set for Saturday on Blood Reserve
Native News Network Staff in Native Currents »
STANDOFF, ALBERTA - The Friends of the Blood Lands and other environmental coalitions are sponsoring a "Drumming for the Earth Gathering" this Saturday, October 1 from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm mdt. Read More »
Discussion »
Turtle Voices to Open at the Trickster Gallery
Native News Network Staff in Entertainment »
CHICAGO - Trickster Gallery announces the opening of its latest exhibit, called "Turtle Voices," this Saturday, October 1 at 1:00 pm. "Turtle Voices" is an exhibit that features finely designed and crafted American Indian beadwork by artist Douglas K. Limón, Oneida and Leech Lake Ojibwe. Read More »
Discussion »
Southwest Tribal Leaders Address Cobell Trust Land Consolidation
Native News Network Staff in Native Challenges »
ALBUQUERQUE - Associate Deputy Secretary Meghan Conklin, Principal Deputy Special Trustee Ray Joseph Tuesday were in Albuquerque, NM for the fourth of six regional government-to-government tribal consultations regarding the Trust Land Consolidation component of the Cobell Settlement. Read More »
Discussion »
American Indian College Fund Annual Flame of Hope Gala Set
Native News Network Staff in Native Briefs »
Native Brief: DENVER - The 16th annual American Indian College Fund Flame of Hope Gala will be held at the Seawell Grand Ballroom at the Denver Center of the Performing Arts in Denver, Colorado on Thursday, October 20. All proceeds from the event will benefit scholarships for American Indian students. Read More »
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Sault Tribe Receives $2.5 Million Tobacco Free Living Grant
Native News Network Staff in Native Currents »
SAULT STE. MARIE, MICHIGAN - The Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians is one of 61 communities selected to receive funding in order to address Tobacco Free Living, Active and Healthy Living, and Increased use of High Impact Quality Clinical Preventative Services in seven Upper Peninsula counties that serve as the tribe's service area. Read More »
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Russell Means to Participate in Indigenous Peoples Days in Grass Valley
Native News Network Staff in Native Currents »
GRASS VALLEY, CALIFORNIA - Russell Means and John Trudell will join Tsi Akim Maidu tribal members and American Indian leaders at the 12th Annual Indigenous Peoples Days.
The four-day event will take place Friday, October 7 - October 10 at a various venues in the Grass Valley - Nevada City area. Read More »
Discussion »
Native Youth Win Trip to White House DEADLINE This Friday
Native News Network Staff in Native Currents »
WASHINGTON - Since the launch of the White House Native American Youth Challenge in early July, young people across Indian Country have been answering the President's call to submit their stories of leadership and service in their communities. Read More »
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Results for Cherokee Chief May Not be Known Until October 10
Native News Network Staff in Native Currents »
TAHLEQUAH, OKLAHOMA - Voting was reportedly heavy by Cherokee Nation members on Saturday, September 24 as they cast their ballot for next Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation. A recent court order added additional voting days for freedmen descendant citizens and stipulates that no ballots be counted until after the last voting opportunity on October 8. Read More »
Discussion »
Native News Network Staff in Native Briefs »
Native Brief: WASHINGTON - The National Indian Education Association has joined in a call for a waiver of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. The American Indian education organization focuses on improvement of educational attainment of American Indian students. Read More »
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Head Start Announces National Parent, Family Engagement Week with Online Events
Native News Network Staff in Native Health »
WASHINGTON - Several American Indian tribes in Indian Country operate Head Start programs. The Administration for Children and Families' Office of Head Start has named September 26-30 as National Parent, Family Engagement Week. Read More »
Discussion »
Code Talker Jimmy Lee Benally to be Laid to Rest
Native News Network Staff in Native Currents »
WINDOW ROCK, ARIZONA - Navajo Nation President Ben Shelly announced today that flags are to be flown at half-staff on September 27-30, 2011, to honor the late Navajo Code Talker and US Marine Private First Class, Jimmy Lee Benally of Teec Nos Pos, Arizona. Benally passed away from natural causes last Wednesday, September 21 at his home in Barstow, California surrounded by loved ones. Read More »
Discussion »
Tribal Law & Order Act Making Difference in Sex Trafficking of Alaska Native Women
Levi Rickert, editor-in-chief in Native Currents »
WASHINGTON - Last Thursday, the US Senate Committee on Indian Affairs conducted a hearing called "Tribal Law and Order Act One Year Later: Have We Improved Public Safety and Justice Throughout Indian Country?" Read More »
Discussion »
Public Hearings on Keystone XL Pipeline Set
Native News Network Staff in Native Challenges »
WASHINGTON - The Keystone XL Pipeline is making news by those opposed to the pipeline. Oil companies are buying air time on radio stations saying there will be no damage to the environment. Read More »
Discussion »
Demonstration Planned in Minneapolis Today to Protest Keystone XL Pipeline
Levi Rickert, editor-in-chief in Native Challenges »
MINNEAPOLIS - In an effort to display solidarity to the Canadian protest taking place in Ottawa today, the Indigenous Environmental Network, representatives of First Nations, the American Indian Movement and environmental groups will demonstrate against the Keystone XL Pipeline in Minneapolis today. Read More »
Discussion »
Klamath River American Indians Story Featured in "River of Renewal"
Native News Network Staff in Entertainment »
DENVER - The International Institute for Indigenous Resource Management will screen "River of Renewal" on Thursday, September 29 at 7:00 pm mdt. The film screening is free and open to the public. Read More »
Discussion »
Minority Enterprise Development Week, 2011 Presidential Proclamation
Native News Network Staff in Native Briefs »
On September 27 - 30, the SBA will partner with the Department of Commerce's Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) to host the 29th National Minority Enterprise Development Week conference at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel in Washington DC. Read More »Discussion »
Cobell Settlement Consultation in Albuquerque Tomorrow
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Native Brief: ALBUQUERQUE - The fourth regional tribal consultation on Cobell Trust Land Consolidation Program will take place on Tuesday, September 27. Tribal Leaders from the Southwest Region and other regions will attend the event at National Indian Programs Training Center in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Read More »
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American Indian Sculptor Jason Quigno: I Tell My Stories through Stones Slideshow
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“I feel an obligation to tell our stories for future generations. I tell my stories through stones,”
said Quigno. Read More »
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Book Review
Despite Hardships, Little River Band Persevered
Native News Network Staff in Entertainment »
As I read "People, Our Journey: The Little River Band of Ottawa Indians," I kept thinking about a question I was asked years ago - and that has lingered in my mind ever since - toward the end of a presentation I made on American Indians. Read More »
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Volunteers Plant "Floating Islands" to Save Louisiana's American Indian Lands
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ISLE DE JEAN CHARLES, LOUISIANA - Hundreds of volunteers helped launch 187 "floating islands" in a demonstration project of new technology to protect the area south of Houma, Louisiana, that is considered to be "ground zero" for coastal land loss in America. Read More »
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Ottawa Sit-in Planned to Say NO to Tar Sands
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OTTAWA, CANADA - With an announcement that begins, "There comes a time you need to take a stand… That time is now. We must act together for the health of our planet, our air, our water, our climate, and our children," the Indigenous Environmental Network is asking for protesters to participate in the a sit-in in Ottawa, Canada this Monday, September 26 to demonstrate against the Keystone Pipeline XL. Read More »
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Navajo President Uses Veto Power on Budget
Native News Network Staff in Native Currents »
WINDOW ROCK, ARIZONA - Navajo Nation President Ben Shelly signed into law yesterday the fiscal year 2012 Navajo Government budget while exercising presidential line-item veto authority to save $2,376,000 in government spending. Read More »
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