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US Renames Places in Four States That Used Racist Slur for a Native Woman
The U.S. Department of the Interior has renamed five places in California, North Dakota, Tennessee and Texas that previously included a racist term for a Native American woman.
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Law Protects Export of Sacred Native American Items From US
The law creates an export certification system that would help clarify whether items were created as art and provides a path for the voluntary return of items that are part of a tribe’s cultural heritage.
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University Staffers Were Searching for Missing Native American Artifacts. They Found Dozens of Dead Bodies.
When staff at the University of North Dakota went searching for a missing pipe and other items, they were unprepared for what they found, more than 70 human remains.
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As Native Americans Face Brunt of Climate Change, FEMA Declares Strategy to Engage With Tribes
In recent years, tribal and Indigenous communities have faced upheaval dealing with changing sea levels as well as an increase in floods and wildfires.
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Harvard Holds Human Remains of Enslaved Individuals, Native Americans: Report
Harvard University still has the remains of at least 19 people who were likely enslaved and nearly 7,000 Native Americans, according to the school’s newspaper.
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New England Seaside Towns Offer Free Beach Passes to Native Americans
Seaside communities in New England are providing free beach access to Native Americans as the summer season kicks off this Memorial Day weekend. Officials in Narragansett, Rhode Island, earlier this month approved free seasonal beach passes for anyone with a valid identification card from the Narragansett Indian tribe. On Cape Cod in Massachusetts, the towns of Truro and Wellfleet are also...
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Native American Families Ask U.S.: ‘Help Find Our Missing Children'
Many families in the U.S. suffered intergenerational trauma from Indigenous boarding schools, says Deborah Parker, CEO of the National Native American Boarding School Healing Coalition. She wants Congress to pass a bill that would establish a Truth and Healing Commission to review the boarding schools’ impacts on Native Americans.
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US Report Details Church-State Collusion on Native Schools
A new Interior Department report underscores how closely the U.S. government collaborated with churches in operating boarding schools for Indigenous children. The federal government saw churches as useful in Christianizing Native children as part of a project to sever them from their culture, their identities and ultimately their land. The role of churches forms part of the Federal Indian Boarding...
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US Reckoning With Role in Native American Boarding Schools
The U.S. government has not been open to investigating its role in stripping Native Americans of their cultures and identities in boarding schools.
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Disney World ‘Regrets' Performance by Visiting School Drill Team
Officials at Walt Disney World say a performance by a visiting Texas high school drill team that used American Indian stereotypes, including chants of “scalp them,” doesn’t reflect the resort’s values
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California Redwood Forest Returned to Native American Tribes
A conservation group is turning over a historic redwood grove on the Northern California coast to descendants of the original Native American inhabitants
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Meet Ice Hockey's History Making Forward Abby Roque
Abby Roque is an American ice hockey forward who made history at the 2022 Winter Olympics. Get to know more about her journey to Beijing.
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How the U.S. Fell Behind in Lithium, the ‘White Gold' of Electric Vehicles
The U.S. used to be a global leader in lithium production, but now has fallen way behind. Several domestic projects are in the works, but will it be enough?
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‘He Left Me Too Soon': As COVID Fueled the Drug Crisis, Native Americans Hit Worst
As the pandemic ravaged the country, deaths from drug overdoses surged by nearly 30%, surpassing 100,000 dead for the first time in American history.
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Most ‘Native' Art Is Fake or Stolen. Indigenous Artists Are Fighting Back
A new generation of Indigenous artists is decolonizing the status quo.
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Hundreds Gather for Day of Mourning in Plymouth
Thanksgiving is a joyous holiday for most, but for many Native Americans it’s a day to remember all the terrible things that happened to their people. “What we have been doing isn’t working, and what we need to do is to decolonize, bring the land back,” Participant June Sapiel said. Every year at noon on Thanksgiving, Native Americans gather...
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Native American Day of Mourning in Plymouth
Thanksgiving is a joyous holiday for most, but for many Native Americans it’s a day to remember all the terrible things that happened to their people.
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Tribes Mourn on Thanksgiving: ‘No Reason to Celebrate'
Members of Native American tribes from around New England are gathering in the seaside town where the Pilgrims settled — not to give thanks but to mourn
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A Look at the History of Jim Thorpe and Native Americans in Football
Native Americans have made plenty of contributions since the early days of the NFL. Here’s everything you need to know about Jim Thorpe and the history of Native Americans in football.
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Get to Know the History of Native Americans in Baseball
Native American Heritage Month celebrates the rich ancestry and traditions of Native Americans, including their impact on sports such as baseball.