See story: “Wisconsin Endangers a Sacred Tradition”
I understand Spam is bad for us but I feel like I’m turning my back on an old friend by banning it from my menu. I know a lot of Natives hate Spam but I only have good memories of this processed food. Growing up, Spam sandwiches were weekend food staples. Sometimes we’d try to get fancy and melt some chees...... Read More
Tribal Nations are the only recognized arbiter of belonging to or being a member of a tribe. No other agency or arm of any government has that responsibility, other than the particular tribe to which a person claims to belong. Every tribe has its own membership criteria; some go on blood quantum, others on de...... Read More
See story: “Wisconsin Endangers a Sacred Tradition”
A great photo taken by Diné activist, educator, scholar and artist, Larry Emerson. It was taken January 15 near Tsédaak’áán (Hogback), New Mexico.
When we profiled filmmaker Steven Judd in December we covered a lot of his artistic ventures, but not all of them. Not by a longshot — Judd seems to be in a constant state of creativity an... read more
When most people think of betting at a sports book, they conjure up images of putting money on a team to win or lose or whether it will cover the point spread. Gambling on sports essentially... read more
The first reissue of the Big Blue Marble image of Earth last week was so popular, Wired UK reports, that hits on Flickr surpassed those on the previous high record, the Situation Room shot t... read more
I understand Spam is bad for us but I feel like I’m turning my back on an old friend by banning it from my menu. I know a lot of Natives hate Spam but I only have good memories of... read more
The largest treasure hunt in the world—the 58th annual Gem/Mineral/Fossil Showcase—is underway at more than 50 sites in and around Tucson’s downtown area housed in everything from hast... read more
Trafficking in parts from 50 dead eagles does not constitute an aboriginal right, a British Columbia provincial cou... Read More
YouTube user daybreakwarrior regularly posts videos teaching anyone interested how to speak the Navajo language. So... Read More
A commitment was made by the United States to the Hopi reservation upon its establishment stating it would provide ... Read More
The Case Grande Dispatch reports that the second installment of Casa Grande’s Cowboy Days promises to be “bot... Read More
The Seminole Tribe of Florida doubled the size of its casino floor at Seminole Casino in Coconut Creek to 100,000 s... Read More
The Earth is not the only space body with lookalikes floating around the universe. The Milky Way itself has a doppe... Read More
Discoveries made at a California dig site are giving archaeologists new insights into the history of the Golden Sta... Read More
An FBI investigation has cleared a Bureau of Indian Affairs officer from facing criminal charges in the shooting de... Read More
While most of the billions of dollars wagered on the Super Bowl this year favor a New York Giants’ victory, Vegas b... Read More
There seem to be a rash of graphic novels out lately, and more are on the horizon. And now, they seem to be followi... Read More
Some Indian people these days disparage what they call a “victim mentality.” This is aimed at those of us who spend a great deal of time obsessing over all the destruction that our originally free nations and peoples have been subjected to during the past five centuries. Recently, it dawned on me that I ...... Read More
The U.S. Supreme Court recently bolstered a citizen's right to privacy from police surveillance in the digital age, in the case of United States v. Antoine Jones. Although there were three separate opinions, the decision was unanimous; only about one-third of Supreme Court decisions are unanimous. Most a...... Read More
What in the heck is a “plutarchy”? Well, it certainly is not an America where Pluto is the president. It is a composite word from the word “plutocracy” which means “rule by the wealthy” and oligarchy, which is “rule by a few” or “rule by a small group.” No, I’m not making this up, it is a real word which...... Read More
This is the second in a three-part series that explores export opportunities for tribal forest products. Read part one here. SpiritWood is an alliance among producers of tribal forest products marketing to retail chain distributors and other potential purchasers in order to improve economic and soci...... Read More
It has been one year since the descendants of the Cherokee Freedmen won their long dispute against a constitutional amendment that terminated them as citizens from the Dawes Rolls—only later to be overturned. The amendment promoted the misery and exploitation of treaty and human rights on the basis of bl...... Read More
The undersigned organizations are committed to protecting free speech and intellectual freedom. We write to express our deep concern about the removal of books used in the Mexican-American Studies Program in the Tucson Unified School District. This occurred in response to a determination by Arizona Super...... Read More
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