The Department of Interior awarded grants to help tribal communities prepare for climate-related threats on their homelands. Native America Calling: Native skiers When Ross Anderson was clocked at more than 154 miles per hour, he set an American speed skiing record that has yet to be broken ne...
It was very encouraging to see the number and diversity of the communities that joined us in that fight. All had either lived through or learned about the Nazi regime in Germany and were going to make sure it did not happen here. United Front Against Fascism did curb the ...
Across the continent, Indigenous peoples are methodically reasserting control over their land, laws, and how they live.
By countering the racist fixations that have plagued stories of Native American culture, they hope to reverse the “invisibility” that many feel.
The design of this part of the museum really impressed me. Big pieces of columnar basalt framed the display cases. Nearby, a sculpture of a Native American fishing from a platform towers over visitors. This traditional fishing method is still in use today at places like Cascade Locks, Oregon...
However, there is an old Native American story which is far more beautiful than that of the experts. Centuries before Europeans came to the New World, there was a great lake of blue water hidden in the mountains of Virginia. For hundreds of years, Native American tribes lived near this lak...
Researchers have issued calls for better articulation of ways that higher education and Native American communities can provide culturally tailored supports, such as encouraging students to draw on traditional spiritual resources as sources of strength (Jackson, Smith, and Hill 2003). Doing so may ...
tribal enrollment tripled, employment doubled, educational achievement went up, and infant mortality went down. Three years after Mankiller left public office in 1995, she was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Today, the Wilma Mankiller Foundation works with Indigenous communities to carry on...
Gilhooly III1, Byron A. Steinman3 & Lucas Stamps1 Climate's influence on late Pre-Columbian (pre-1492 CE), maize-dependent Native American populations in the midcontinental United States (US) is poorly understood as regional paleoclimate records are sparse and/or provide conflicting ...
Warne said the overall conditions on some reservations can create despair. But those same reservations, including Pine Ridge, also contain flourishing art scenes and language and cultural revitalization programs. Andnot all Native American communities are poor. ...