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Handcrafted with Care: Chickasaw Beaded Collars
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Tribal beading is a very important part of Chickasaw culture. In this video Chickasaw Nation TV speaks with Chickasaw elder, Glenda Galvan, about the importance of passing the craft on to younger generations by teachi... Read more »
WGN America Adapting DC Comics’ ‘Scalped’
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According to The Hollywood Reporter, WGN America has put in development an adaptation of Scalped from DC Entertainment's Vertigo imprint.
The book launched in 2007 as a monthly and ran for 60 issues, ending in 2012. ... Read more »
24th Annual Cherokee County Indian Festival & Mother’s Day Powwow
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We love when our readers interact with us. PowWows.com reader Gino Sinopoli recently attended the 24th Annual Cherokee County Indian Festival and Mother’s Day Powwow put on by Rolling Thunder in Canton, GA.
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First Voice Speaks with Smoke Dancer Soleil Strickland
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You might remember the video we shared earlier this year of a woman smoke dancer dancing in downtown Chicago. Her name is Soleil Strickland and she recently competed in the Gathering of Nations Smoke Dance Special and... Read more »
Preserving the Chickasaw Language for Future Generations
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Recently the last monolingual Chickasaw language speaker, Emily Johnson Dickerson, passed away. From the Chickasaw Nation press release:
“Emily Dickerson was a treasured elder who held the Chickasaw language and ways... Read more »
Midnite Express Having Fun at the Four Bears Pow Wow
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Perfect song for the Tiny Tots. Tell me if you think so too. Midnite Express featuring Soup Juice.
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Post by Whitney Witt Rencountre II.
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Cherokee Dancer Dies in Tragic Accident
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The Chatanooga Times Free Press reports that Scott Crisp, a well-known Cherokee dancer, has been killed in an electrocution accident. The 45-year-old was a widely-known traditional dancer, storyteller and Cherokee his... Read more »
No Eagle Feathers Allowed?
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File this one under ridiculous. Their mascot might be the Seminole Chieftains, but these Native American high school seniors cannot wear eagle feathers at their high school graduation. Native News Online too... Read more »
S’Klallam Tribe Unveils New Skatepark
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Last month the S'Klallam Tribe unveiled a much needed place for teenagers to skate and be kids. Thanks to the hard work of the youth group S’Klallam's Working and Giving and funding from the Sheckler Foundation's "Be ... Read more »
Chickasaw River Culture and Passing on Traditions
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Michael Cornelius is a flute maker who specializes in crafting traditional Chickasaw flutes from river cane. His Chickasaw heritage fuels his desire to share his craft skills especially with his son. Listen as he spea... Read more »
Natives Fight Back: Siouxper SOBER
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In case you missed it last week, University of North Dakota (UND) students came under fire for creating some ignorant party t-shirts that proclaimed they were "Siouxper Drunk". The t-shirts show a version of the old U... Read more »
Have You Seen the Lakota Bears?
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Back in 2011, 20 episodes of The Berenstain Bears series were dubbed with the Lakota language and began airing on public television in North and South Dakota under the title Matȟó Waúŋšila Thiwáhe ("The Compassionate ... Read more »
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