Native Veterans are set to receive a memorial park in 2020 in Washington DC. "The Washington Post reported Thursday that design details for the structure titled “Warriors’ Circle of Honor” are still being finalized, though the memorial has been in the works for years. In 1994, Congress passed legislation mandating...
By a unanimous vote, the city council has decided to return sacred land back to the Wiyot people. "Two points of clarification were made Tuesday evening. The Wiyot Tribe believes this is sacred land, not a surplus property. Second, this is not just a transfer of property, it’s a step...
Crystal Starr was invited in January to speak at her local TEDx McMinnville. Crystal shares her personal story of language revitalization for Chinuk Wawa. "This is dedicated to each person who watches this now & in the future. I faced my fears of getting in stage in front of a...
On March 7th, Congresswoman Deb Haaland from the State of New Mexico presided over a debate on a voting rights and finance bill. What made the moment so historic is that this is also the first time a Native American has sat in the House Speaker's chair. "Congresswoman Haaland will...
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Pocahontas (the bad version), sometimes referred to as Elizabeth Warren, is getting slammed. She took a bogus DNA test and it showed that she may be 1/1024, far less than the average American. Now Cherokee Nation denies her, “DNA test is useless.” Even they don’t want her. Phony! — Donald...
Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador's inauguration ceremony included indigenous healers who performed a purification ceremony on stage in front of the audience and people of Mexico. The act was intentional to show his support of Indigenous peoples of Mexico. “We are going to give special attention to the indigenous...
Many of you have probably seen Sean and Adrian's famous sweetheart dance that went viral online at the San Manuel Powwow in 2017. The Big Sky Film Festival in Missoula Montana will be showing a documentary titled "Sweetheart Dancers" on the couple and their two-spirit flare in the sweetheart dance....
Social media has exploded this weekend with reaction to the videos of Nathan Phillips and a group of students from Covington Catholic. The student seen most prominently in the video is Nick Sandmann. He has released a statement today. See below for his statement. Watch the full video of the...
Trump's Great Americans - Marty Two Bulls Friday, January 18, 2019, Nathan Phillips began singing trying to separate two groups that were embroiled in a heated incident. The video of the has gone viral. Watch the full video, over 90 minutes, of the incident. What do you think? Disclaimer The views...