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A still from Fancy Dance by Erica Tremblay, an official selection of the U.S. Dramatic Competition at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival. Courtesy of Sundance Institute. All photos are copyrighted and may be used by the press only for the purpose of news or editorial coverage of Sundance Institute programs…..

The Cherokee Nation is the largest of three Cherokee-recognized tribes in the US. Recently, dreams came true for the 48-year-old Oklahoma Cherokee citizen and school teacher, Jerod Phillips, when he was selected to act as a down-judge official for the 2023 Super Bowl. Even though this is his 7th season….

Grease is a romance movie that has won our hearts ever since its release. But what is more exciting is an all-Indigenous production of the musical that represents the culture and talent precisely – Bear Grease takes a twist on the conventional story of high school love. Bear Grease is….

Over 20 years ago, Brock Mitchell captured a photo of his skateboarder friend, Kyle Young Pine. The black and white photo later became a blueprint for an inspiring documentary. The photo featured a young, smiling First Nations skateboarder based in Okotoks, Alta. Behind that smile hid despair and trauma. Kyle,….

We are proud of Nicole Aunapu Mann, the first Native American NASA astronaut to go for a spacewalk. She, alongside Koichi Wakata of Japan, was assigned to install support brackets and struts for new solar panels that will launch during the upcoming summer. This is part of NASA’s continuing effort….

Finally!  Justice is served! The Canadian government recently agreed to pay over $2 billion to Indian residential school survivors to compensate for a lawsuit. The lawsuit aims to settle abuse experienced by students of Indian residential schools. For a little historical background, the lawsuit was filed in 2012 by 325….

In the earlier half of January, the University of Mary became the subject of an online stir when it prohibited the Native American practice of smudging. You may be thinking, “Isn’t this no-smudging policy a violation of religious freedom?” Yes, it certainly is. The action hurt the sentiment of many,….

You read that right! For the first time, the National Football League (NFL) collaborated with a Chicana and Indigenous artist to work on the design and artwork for the Super Bowl LVII. The event is monumental, and while most of the attention goes to the games and the Halftime Show,….

Sports are powerful. They unleash a high-spirited side unknown to most of us, create heartfelt stories that spark changes in the community, and shed light on the critical social issue through someone else’s lens. What if I were to tell you that all this was achieved when the Phoenix Suns’….

The season premiere of “Finding Your Roots” reveals a surprising relationship between actor Edward Norton and Pocahontas. Henry Louis Gates, Jr. explores the remarkable roots of actors Edward Norton and Julia Roberts—using DNA analysis and genealogical detective work to travel generations into the past, tracing lineages that run from Northern….

Rachel Evangelisto is the first-ever Indigenous Miss Minnesota.   She is from the Hunkpapa Standing Rock Lakota Sioux.  She has been accepted into the Native American Law & Sovereignty program at Mitchell Hamline School of Law as a Native Justice Fellow. This week she competed in the Miss American pageant at….

In February of 2022, Sampson Sixkiller Sinquah (Gila River Pima/ Hopi-Tewa/ Cherokee) competed against 22 competitors at the World Hoop Dance Championships held at the Heard Museum.  He went on to win his first title in the adult division becoming the 2022 World Hoop Dance Champion. In partnership with Holt….