‘We are still here’: Carnegie students say Native culture program helped them find identity

On Kiowa land, Native students at Carnegie Public Schools say a longtime culture program helped them connect with their identity and preserve their tribal language.

Omaha Native American families gain support through program expansion

The Ponca Tribe of Nebraska's Tribal Home Visiting Program has expanded into Omaha, offering parenting guidance and ...
KSL

'We're still here': Heritage month events spotlight Native American culture, contributions

LEHI — Chauma Kee-Jansen, who heads Lehi-based American Indian Services, thinks Native American culture and history merit more attention in U.S. history books and classes. "Native American culture ...
CounterPunch

Native Land Claims and Culture are Inseparable

My interest in Indigenous territorial claims began in my childhood. I grew up during the Native land claims era in Alaska. Throughout the twentieth century, Alaska Native people watched their lands ...
CNN

For prospective Native American college students, connecting with tribal culture on campus can make all the difference

When Isabella Marquez, a high school senior from the Pueblo of Laguna in New Mexico, was applying to colleges, two criteria were important to her: cost and culture. Marquez said wanted to attend a ...

Portland celebrates Native American culture at 56th annual Delta Park Powwow

A steady beat of drums and the sound of singing filled Northeast Portland’s Delta Park over the weekend as a powwow drew ...
Smithsonian Magazine

How Native Americans Are Celebrating the Holiday Season With Festive Meals, Public Service and Cherished Traditions

The winter holidays and especially Christmas have different meanings to tribes and Native individuals across Indian Country as they commune with friends and family Dennis Zotigh Beckham Barehand (Dine ...

‘Keep Native kids with Native cultures’: Dakota County celebrates opening of Indian Child Welfare Act Court

This court matters because it creates a space where Native voices, traditions and sovereignty are respected in a meaningful ...
New York Post

Why ‘Pretendians’ are bad for Native Americans

Back in 1973, activist Sacheen Littlefeather famously appeared at the Academy Awards on behalf of Marlon Brando to advocate for the rights of Native Americans. It turns out, Littlefeather was not ...
Travel Agent

Alaskan Dream Cruises Puts Native Culture First

With Indigenous People’s Day (October 13) and Native American Heritage Month (November) approaching, Alaskan Dream Cruises—Alaska’s only Indigenous-owned cruise line—highlights what makes this ...
Yahoo

Native TikTok calls out Balmain hairstylist for cultural appropriation after he renames Navajo bun the ‘Balmain Vertibow’

Native Americans on TikTok and Instagram are putting hairstylist Sam McKnight on blast for cultural appropriation after he posted a TikTok in which his staff styled a model’s hair to resemble a ...

Portland Celebrates Native American Culture at Delta Park Powwow

Portland celebrated Native American culture at the 56th annual Delta Park Powwow and Encampment. The three-day event at Delta ...