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Sault Tribe Health Centers have started giving out baby boxes to pregnant women and families with newborns as a way of reducing infant mortality. The boxes, created by The Baby Box Company, promote a safe sleeping environment for newborns. Many mothers share their baby photos on the company’s Facebook page, like this one—his name is Adam.
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Sault Tribe Offers Parents of Newborns Safe Sleep Alternative—The Baby Box

By Brenda AustinSep 13, 2018
Snowmobile Racing at its craziest – The I-500
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Snowmobile Racing at Its Craziest: The I-500, the World’s Only Mile Oval

By Brenda AustinSep 13, 2018
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker met with tribal leaders in Michigan at the end of July, and while visiting she toured parts of the Bay Mills Indian Community including the Great Lakes Composites Institute.
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Commerce Secretary Pritzker on Leadership, Partnership and Education

By Brenda AustinSep 13, 2018
The Presque Isle Power Plant (PIPP) near Marquette, Michigan, is at the center of a contentious federal legal battle about power and the costs associated with it.
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Upper Peninsula Electric Rates Expected to Rise 30 Percent By December 1

By Brenda AustinSep 13, 2018
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Fallout After Racist Message, Tribal Chief Calls for Boycott of ACD.net

By Brenda AustinSep 13, 2018
The sixth bronze life-size statute, back left, of a World War I Native American Doughboy will be the center of a dedication ceremony on Memorial Day beginning at 11 a.m. at Coleman Veterans Memorial in Coleman, Michigan.
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Honoring the Native WWI Doughboy on Memorial Day in Michigan

By Brenda AustinSep 13, 2018
Shadow box feather paintings by Ambrose Peshlakai. On right he made for his Uncle who was a Navajo Code Talker, Francis Thompson. On Left, an eagle feather painting with original beadwork handprint on the background - his signature on all his feather paintings.
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One Man’s Red Road Journey Opened to a World of Art and Healing

By Brenda AustinSep 13, 2018
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6 Questions With USDA’s Kunesh & the Need for Tribes to Use Programs

By Brenda AustinSep 13, 2018
“The problem is now extending down into the lower age groups and grade school kids. They are getting drugs from relatives – brothers, sisters, aunts and uncles.”
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Synthetic Pot, Bath Salts and Gangs Have Native Community in Crisis

By Brenda AustinSep 13, 2018
McNamara, far right, performed a ceremony for LaCroix and Barfield after signing the new law. (Emily Fox/Michigan Radio)
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Same-Sex Marriage Is A-OK With Little Traverse Bay Bands

By Brenda AustinSep 13, 2018
Tim LaCroix, left, puts Gene Barfield’s wedding ring on his finger during the marriage ceremony performed by Little Traverse Bay Band Tribal Chairman Dexter McNamara. The ceremony was the first one following the tribe’s passing of the Waganakising Odawak Marriage Statute legally recognizing same-sex marriage on the reservation.
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Little Traverse Band Recognizes Same-Sex Marriages

By Brenda AustinSep 13, 2018
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University of Michigan’s Dance for Mother Earth Powwow Returns After Battle Over Repatriation

By Brenda AustinSep 13, 2018
Baby girl in Native Healthy Start program, Detroit Michigan (Drew Hisey/Longhouse Media)
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'Native Generations' Campaign Connects Urban Indians With Infant Care, Native Support

By Brenda AustinSep 13, 2018
Miles says she got a bigger picture of racism when she met her future husband, who is Native. (David Lewinski)
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Searching for the Historical Truth in African and American Indian Relationships

By Brenda AustinSep 13, 2018
Maegon Lopez, HOPP health education specialist, accepted the John Pipe award. (Courtesy American Diabetes Association)
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Traditional Food Security for a Healthier Lifestyle

By Brenda AustinSep 13, 2018
Norman Stevens pauses in a side canyon of the Paria River after showing clients Anasazi pictographs, petroglyphs and metates. (Courtesy Ron Macdonald)
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Dine’ Elder Named ‘Unsung Hero’ by Peers for Work With Recovering Alcoholics

By Brenda AustinSep 13, 2018
Phyllis Kimewon Williams is the Sault Tribe Nishinaabemowin language instructor.
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Missing the Laughter in the Language—A People’s Voice Silenced

By Brenda AustinSep 13, 2018
Elder abuse is sadly a silent, prevalent problem among indigenous communities.
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Is Elder Abuse Happening to Someone You Know or Love?

By Brenda AustinSep 13, 2018
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A Portrait of Service, Sacrifice and Family Values

By Brenda AustinSep 13, 2018
Having accurate crowd counts, and knowing the type of crowd, is crucial for casino security. (AP Photo/Cliff Schiappa)
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Crowd Control: Trained Security, Surveillance Aid Casinos’ Quick Response Time

By Brenda AustinSep 13, 2018
Los Alamos County firefighter hang out at the Elks Lodge in Los Alamos, New Mexico, while they get lunch on Sunday, July 3, 2011. The Elks Lodge volunteered to feed all the people working and staying in Los Alamos during the Las Conchas Fire.
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Elks Offer Help and Hope to Youth, Veterans and Communities

By Brenda AustinSep 13, 2018
Valbuena gains notice.
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Valbuena’s Journey and Recognition

By Brenda AustinSep 13, 2018
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Lowering Cancer Rates Among American Indians Requires Better Education, Screening and Facilities

By Brenda AustinSep 13, 2018
Stephen and Laura Spurr visiting Faneuil Hall in Boston on June 27, 2005. The photo was taken by Josiah Spurr, their son.
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Tribal Council Removes Late Chairwoman’s Memorial From Reservation Cemetery

By Brenda AustinSep 13, 2018
Barbara and Richard Ullman on a trip to Acoma, New Mexico in 2009. During that same trip they also attended the Gathering of Nations.
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Benefactor and Friend to Indian Country, Richard Ullman Walks On

By Brenda AustinSep 13, 2018
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From Rags to Riches, Sault Tribe Member Became the Owner of a Multi-Million Dollar Company

By Brenda AustinSep 12, 2018
In order to preserve and honor the memory and sacrifices of Beausoleil First Nation veterans, a fundraising golf tournament was launched in 2008 to help erect a memorial. Beausoleil First Nation Council Member and former Canadian Forces veteran Bill Jamieson, said the projected cost of the entire project is about $125,000.
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Aboriginal War Veterans to be Honored with Memorial

By Brenda AustinSep 13, 2018
Joe Morris Sr. is seen here in 2009 with the Silver Congressional Medal of Honor, which was awarded to the Navajo code talkers in November 2002. Around his neck is a handmade beaded bolo with the Marine Corp. emblem in the middle.
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Navajo Code Talker and National Hero, Joe Morris Sr. Passes On

By Brenda AustinSep 13, 2018
Spec. Robert L. Voakes Jr. of L’Anse was proud to be a soldier. He believed wholeheartedly that he was doing the right thing by committing his life to serving the country he loved.
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Young American Indian Warrior Gives His Life Willingly for Country and Family

By Brenda AustinSep 13, 2018
Mary Beth Skupien, Ph.D., MS, RN, director of the Office of Rural Health for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
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Reaching Out with Veterans’ Affairs Office of Rural Health

By Brenda AustinSep 13, 2018
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Aboriginal Languages Initiative Gives Out $5 Million Annually

By Brenda AustinSep 13, 2018
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LaPlante Named Secretary of Tribal Relations by Gov. Daugaard

By Brenda AustinSep 13, 2018
Ultra-pure copper manufactured in this cleanroom will be used for experiments on neutrino-less double-beta decay. (You had to ask.… )
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South Dakota's Underground Laboratories

By Brenda AustinSep 13, 2018
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Pine Ridge to Storm: Bring It!

By Brenda AustinSep 13, 2018
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Cocopah Speedway Racing Season Back On

By Brenda AustinSep 13, 2018
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Quapaw tribal library director receives national recognition

By Brenda AustinSep 13, 2018
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$4.1 million invested in tribal land-grant institutions

By Brenda AustinSep 13, 2018
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Alan Ray to be appointed to National Advisory Council on Indian Education

By Brenda AustinSep 12, 2018
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Wine named after sox player to benefit Navajo charity

By Brenda AustinSep 13, 2018
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Husband and wife artist team say volunteering gives back

By Brenda AustinSep 13, 2018
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AIDS survivor brings education and testing to San Carlos reservation

By Brenda AustinSep 13, 2018
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Juneau home to southeast Alaska Native research center

By Brenda AustinSep 12, 2018
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Group seeks to empower women

By Brenda AustinSep 13, 2018
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Offering families healthy choices in the fight against Type 2 diabetes

By Brenda AustinSep 13, 2018
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Law student helps start nonprofit in Cherokee Nation

By Brenda AustinSep 13, 2018
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James Robinson is a product of his tribe

By Brenda AustinSep 12, 2018
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April Locklear offers addicts options to lead productive lives

By Brenda AustinSep 13, 2018
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Full circle

By Brenda AustinSep 13, 2018
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‘Optimism and hope’ expected at NIEA convention

By Brenda AustinSep 12, 2018
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The Blue Deer Center – a home for ancestral traditions and teachings

By Brenda AustinSep 13, 2018