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Well that didn’t last long. There was already some rumblings going on when Obama first announced that he was designating Bears Ears in Utah and Gold Butte in Nevada as national monuments. From the original press release: Encompassing roughly 1.35 million acres of Federal land, the Bears Ears National Monument….

Luckily there is no shortage of celebrities who can use their platforms to speak out about social injustices across the world. We can all use the help, right? Recently former UFC champion Ronda Rousey took a road trip with Olympic judo athlete Pauline Macias to Standing Rock. While at camp….

Native Americans have served in every major U.S. military encounter from the Revolutionary War to today’s conflicts in the Middle East in higher numbers per capita than any other ethnic group. “Patriot Nations: Native Americans in Our Nation’s Armed Forces” reveals the remarkable history of Native American veterans through art,….

WASHINGTON, Jan. 19, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The Center for Native American Youth (CNAY), a policy program at the Aspen Institute, will introduce the fifth class of CNAY Champions for Change through a series of events in Washington, DC next month. The 2017 Champions class includes CJ Francis (Pasamaquoddy Tribe), Faith….

On February 2nd, the popular youth hockey series Hit The Ice returns to APTN for its fifth season. Watch and be inspired as 29 Indigenous Junior hockey players compete for spots on Canada’s Junior team and U.S. college teams! “The youth series witnesses the ins and outs of an elite….

You might remember us talking about an upcoming movie last year called No Blood of Mine, which featured fancy dancer Larry Yazzie as a detective! We said we’d let y’all know when it was available to view and here’s information on one of the first screenings! No Blood of Mine….

I thought this was a great story even before I clicked on the link. Then I saw the name and thought, wow that guy sounds familiar! Sure enough, George Abeyta, Wyoming school teacher, is also a fancy dancer and pow wow coordinator for Eastern Shoshone Days. Mr. Abeyta has been….

Watching this Smoke Dance video from over the summer has me dreaming about wide open green spaces and warm weather! The annual Marvin “Joe” Curry Veterans Pow Wow is held at the Veterans Memorial Park in Salamanca, NY, during the 3rd weekend of July and hosts the Biggest Smoke Dance….

Last year, San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick announced the formation of the Colin Kaepernick Foundation, in which a major goal was his “Million Dollar Pledge” to give $100,000 each month for ten months to charitable organizations to “fight oppression of all kinds globally, through education and social activism.” Well,….

I can’t believe Mohawk Girls is already in their fourth season! Have you guys been keeping up with this critically-acclaimed and award-winning show at all? In case you’re unfamiliar with it, Mohawk Girls, which airs on APTN (Aboriginal Peoples Television Network), takes a comedic look at the lives of four….

It’s so exciting to see a project come to life! Last year we shared a casting call for a new film called Waabooz, about a young Ojibwe boy from Red Cliff, Wisconsin named Rabbit who is obsessed with comic books. The filmmakers wrapped up the project over the summer and….

If you find yourself visiting Arizona this winter, make sure you don’t miss out on a special experience in Scottsdale. Native Trails is back for their 15th year of sharing cultural traditions of the local Native community. Read more below from the official press release: Experience the rich and varied….