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US reckoning with role in Native American boarding schools

The U.S. government has not been open to investigating its role in stripping Native Americans of their cultures and identities in boarding schools

The Independent UK

Academic Freedom, Native American Remains, and Tribal Sovereign Immunity

From Judge Beth Labson Freeman (N.D. Cal.) in Weiss v. Perez, decided Tuesday: In this case, Elizabeth Weiss, a tenured professor of physical anthropology at San Jose State University, alleges that the University enacted Interim Presidential Directive PD 2021-03, which restricted access to and use of Native American remains housed…

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U.S. report identifies burial sites linked to boarding schools for Native Americans

A federal study of Native American boarding schools that sought to assimilate Indigenous children into white society has identified more than 400 such schools and more than 50 associated burial sites.

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Federal report finds burial sites and details abuse among Native American children at government boarding schools

Interior Department’s stunning report identifies more than 50 burial sites and details forced assimilation agenda that lasted through 1960s

The Independent UK

US Interior to release report on Indigenous boarding schools

The U.S. Interior Department is expected to release a report Wednesday that it says will begin to uncover the truth about the federal government's past oversight of Native American boarding schools

The Independent UK

US agency to release report on Indigenous boarding schools

The U.S. Interior Department is expected to release a report Wednesday that it says will begin to uncover the truth about the federal government's past oversight of Native American boarding schools

The Independent UK

A statue of a Native American ballerina that was stolen in Tulsa will be restored

Enough pieces of a bronze statue of Marjorie Tallchief have been recovered to restore it. The statue was cut into pieces that have been found at recycling centers in the Tulsa, Okla., area.

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Tulsa ballerina statue to be restored; more pieces found

Tulsa historical officials say enough pieces of a stolen bronze statue of a famous Native American ballerina have been recovered to restore it

The Independent UK

Meet Raven Chacon, the first Native American to win the Pulitzer Prize for music

A composer, performer and installation artist from the Navajo Nation, Chacon's winning piece, Voiceless Mass, was composed for a chamber orchestra and a specific Milwaukee pipe organ.

WEKU

Santa Fe city guide: Where to stay, eat, drink and shop in New Mexico’s culture hub

With charming adobe buildings and bluebird skies, the New Mexico capital’s aesthetic appeal is endless. With a new literary festival launching this spring, there’s more than ever to draw the culturally curious, finds Elizabeth Miller

The Independent UK

Native Americans fight to keep traditions alive after COVID-19 takes a disproportionate toll

Like many Native American communities, the Choctaw Nation was hit hard by the pandemic. In the wake of the deaths of so many tribal elders, it is falling on the tribe's younger generation to keep the culture alive.

ABC News

US panel to focus on Native American missing, slain cases

U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland wants to do more than just put a bandage on a crisis that she says has been decades in the making

The Independent UK

Statue of Native American ballerina Marjorie Tallchief stolen and sold for scrap

A statue of the renowned late performer was stolen from the grounds of the Tulsa Historical Society & Museum

The Independent UK

Former tribal leader convicted in casino bribery case

A former leader of a Massachusetts Native American tribe has been convicted of bribery and extortion charges related to its long-planned casino project

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Statue of Native American ballerina destroyed and sold to recycling center

Outcry after thieves in Oklahoma chopped statue of Marjorie Tallchief into pieces and sold parts to recycling center for $250

The Independent UK

Ballerina statue cut down in Tulsa, sold for scrap metal

Authorities in Oklahoma say a bronze statue of a famous Native American ballerina was cut from its base outside a Tulsa museum and sold for scrap to a recycling company

The Guardian - US

University of California to waive tuition for Native students – but not for all

Native students who aren’t a member of a federally recognized tribe are dismayed that they are left out of the free tuition program

The Independent UK

Freddie Bitsoie: The Navajo chef showing the world that Native American cuisine is far from boring

Freddie Bitsoie never expected his anthropology degree to lay the foundations for a career in Native American cuisine. Now, as his new book brings it to a wider audience than ever before, he’s not looking back

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University of California to pay full tuition for state's Native American students from federally recognized tribes

LOS ANGELES — Many Native American students will receive free tuition at the University of California starting in the fall semester.

The Independent UK

Justices to hear Oklahoma appeal in tribal jurisdiction case

The Supreme Court will hear arguments in Oklahoma's ongoing battle with Native American tribes over the state’s authority to prosecute people accused of crimes on Native American lands

The Independent UK

Santa Fe city guide: Where to stay, eat, drink and shop in New Mexico’s culture hub

The Conversation

The Cleveland Indians changed their team name – what's holding back the Atlanta Braves?

In October 1995, as the Cleveland Indians and Atlanta Braves prepared to face off in the World Series, a group of Native Americans rallied outside Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium to protest what they called both teams’ racist names and mascots. Some protesters carried signs, including one that said, “Human beings as…

The Independent UK

Native American artist, chief, Oklahoma lawmaker Haney dies

Enoch Kelly Haney, a Native American artist, Seminole Nation chief and Oklahoma state lawmaker, has died at age 81

Al Jazeera

The woman setting the record straight on Native American history

Sarah Eagle Heart, storyteller and award-winning producer, wants to heal her people through telling Indigenous stories.

USAFacts

Native Americans and the US Census: How the count has changed

The federal government has counted the Native American population in various ways throughout the years. Recent data shows how the demographic is growing.

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