Indians Won’t Have Chief Wahoo as Primary Logo Anymore

Indians Won’t Have Chief Wahoo as Primary Logo Anymore

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The Cleveland Indians are changing their primary logo from Chief Wahoo to the block letter C. While the Wahoo logo still will be seen on hats and jerseys, it seems as if the organization could slowly be moving towards taking Wahoo out permanently. That isn’t such a bad idea to….

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Narrowing the Digital Divide in the Navajo Nation

Narrowing the Digital Divide in the Navajo Nation

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Spread across the Four Corners region of the American Southwest, the Navajo Nation is home to up to 175,000 members of the Navajo Tribe. Tribal members live scattered across more than 27,000 square miles of land stretching from northeast Arizona to northwest New Mexico to southeast Utah. It’s a place….

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Must SEE: New Video from Quese IMC

Must SEE: New Video from Quese IMC

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Lisa Charleyboy with Urban Native Mag spoke with Pawnee and Seminole activist Quese IMC about his latest project, a music video for his song Handdrum. Quese IMC’s directorial debut video was shot in Oklahoma City at his father’s place in a trailer that stays on the property and is used….

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The Inspiration Behind the Tribal Nations Map

The Inspiration Behind the Tribal Nations Map

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Earlier this year we showed you the story of Aaron Carapella, who had worked many years to create a Tribal Nations Map with original names the people called themselves.  Aaron sat down with Native News Today and talked about the inspiration behind his Tribal Nations Map.  Take a look at….

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New Children’s Book by Keith Egawa Explores Traditional Native American Teachings

New Children’s Book by Keith Egawa Explores Traditional Native American Teachings

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Tani’s Search for the Heart is the questing tale of Tani, a young Coast Salish girl journeying through the wilds of the Pacific Northwest to find “the heart of all things” and discover her own ability to make the world a better place. The book explores themes of cultural and….

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Native American Actor Charlie Hill, 62, Has Lost Battle with Lymphoma

Native American Actor Charlie Hill, 62, Has Lost Battle with Lymphoma

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  Two Row Times has confirmed that Oneida-Mohawk-Cree actor Charlie Hill passed away early Monday morning following a lengthy illness. He was 62 years old. Hill has been noted as one of the most groundbreaking actors in our generation. His humor will be greatly missed but not forgotten.  

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Still Here: Not Living in Tipis

Still Here: Not Living in Tipis

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For the past eight years, Sue Reynolds has photographed scores of ceremonies at reservations throughout the western and Plains states. About 40 of those images are now collected in her new book, “Still Here: Not Living in Tipis,” and on exhibit at the PhotoCentral gallery in Hayward, CA through Jan…..

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The Cherokee Word for Water – Now Playing

The Cherokee Word for Water – Now Playing

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The Cherokee Word For Water is a feature-length motion picture inspired by the true story of the struggle for, opposition to, and ultimate success of a rural Cherokee community to bring running water to their families by using the traditional concept of “gadugi “– working together to solve a problem…..

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Healing the Warrior’s Heart

Healing the Warrior’s Heart

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Healing the Warrior’s Heart is a production of the Western Folklife Center in collaboration with Gary Robinson of Tribal Eye Productions, and KUED Channel 7, Salt Lake City’s PBS affiliate. The documentary sheds new light on an affliction as old as war itself: something we now call Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder….

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British Music Video Filmed on Blackfoot Nation Land

British Music Video Filmed on Blackfoot Nation Land

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Chase & Status are an electronic music duo from the UK who recently enlisted award-winning director Josh Cole to direct a music video for their song “Alive”. The “Alive” video was shot on the Blackfoot Indian Reservation in Montana. The video tells the story of the lead character going through….

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Meet Cirque du Soleil’s Hoop Dancer

Meet Cirque du Soleil’s Hoop Dancer

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Latino-Native American performer Eric Hernandez has joined the Cirque du Soleil cast as a Hoop Dancer.  Eric has been hoop dancing since he was 10 thanks to his uncle Terry Goedel, a world champion hoop dancer. Eric never imagined he’d being hoop dancing for a living, but one look at….

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Cranberries Were a Native American Superfood

Cranberries Were a Native American Superfood

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The Algonquin, Chippewa, and Cree, among others, gathered wild cranberries where they could find them in what is now Maine, Massachusetts, New Jersey, and Wisconsin, all the way west to Oregon and Washington, and north to areas of British Columbia and Quebec, according to Devon Mihesuah, a professor at the….

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