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Mahnomen Public School District National Honor Society students go into the elementary classrooms to read with the primary students as a community service project.
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10 Things Teachers Should Never Do When Teaching Native Kids

By Christina RoseSep 13, 2018
Children In the Washoe Tribe’s Head Start program pick pine nuts to make pine nut soup for the Pine Nut Celebration.
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10 Ways to Boost Tribal Language Programs

By Christina RoseSep 13, 2018
George Gillette, chairman of the Fort Berthold Indian Tribal Council weeps as he watches Secretary of the Interior A.J. King sign away the tribe’s rights to the Missouri River and the loss of 700 miles of the most fertile of tribal lands on May 20, 1948. Krug is signing a contract that turned over 155,000 of the reservation in North Dakota for the Garrison Dam and Reservoir project. In a prepared statement, Gillete said: “The members of the Tribal Council sign this contract with heavy hearts. Right now the future does not look good to us.”
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Echoes of Oak Flat: 4 Pick Sloan Dams That Submerged Native Lands

By Christina RoseSep 13, 2018
No verified image of Tecumseh is said to exist. He was said to have never abandoned Native dress and he was described in many documents as an exceptionally fine-looking man.
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Native History: The Day Tecumseh’s Prophecy Rocked the World

By Christina RoseSep 13, 2018
A third-grader in the Mahnomen Public School District shows dad her reading program.
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10 Ways to Engage Rural Communities, Families and Schools in Education

By Christina RoseSep 13, 2018
Schemitzun
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The Colors of Schemitzun, The Green Corn Festival (photos)

By Christina RoseSep 13, 2018
The most classic Fourth of July foods are based in authentic Native cuisine, but for the first 100 years after the pilgrims arrived, they wouldn’t even eat the foods Europeans now claim as their own.
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Clam Chowder, Corn, Lobster: Fourth of July Summer Classics Are All Native

By Christina RoseSep 13, 2018
A steaming pot of Quahog Chowder is a very popular Northeastern Native dish.
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They Stole Our Soup! The Native Origins of ‘New England’ Clam Chowder

By Christina RoseSep 13, 2018
Little Big Horn Memorial, Battle of Greasy Grass
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Native History: Descendants Remember Battle of Little Bighorn

By Christina RoseSep 13, 2018
Standing Bear and his family.
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Native History: Court Rules Standing Bear Is a Man With Rights

By Christina RoseSep 13, 2018
No authentic images of Pontiac are known to exist. This artistic interpretation was painted by John Mix Stanley.
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Native History: Chief Pontiac Murdered in Cahokia

By Christina RoseSep 13, 2018
Illustration of Sauk leader Chief Black Hawk
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Native History: Alcohol and Murder Result in Theft of 50 Million Acres

By Christina RoseSep 13, 2018
This image of Little Wolf and Dull Knife was taken in 1873.
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Native History: Chief Little Wolf Surrenders, Establishes Reservation

By Christina RoseSep 13, 2018
Dwayne Wilcox’s ledger drawing titled, “Emergency Room,” just might exemplify the attitudes of the warriors who came into Fort Robinson to surrender with Crazy Horse.
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13 Shocking and Funny Names From the Crazy Horse Surrender Ledger

By Christina RoseSep 13, 2018
The Great Flood, Denver, Colorado Territory happened May 19, 1864, just three years after the territory was created.
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Native History: Colorado Territory Created Amidst Gold Rush

By Christina RoseSep 13, 2018
Robin Poor Bear, Oglala, and her two children Anthony and Darian appeared in the PBS series, “Kind Hearted Woman.”
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8 Reasons Why Feminism Matters in Indian Country

By Christina RoseSep 13, 2018
This painting of a conference between French and Indian leaders around a ceremonial fire was done by Emile Louis Vernier before 1887.
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Native History: French and Indian War Ends With Treaty of Paris

By Christina RoseSep 13, 2018
Emilio Martinez Castaneda, one of the original gardeners at the Beach Flats Community Garden, can be found in the garden day and night, tending to the plants. Behind him, 10-foot tall corn, grown from ancient seeds, produces corn of a variety of colors.
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Video: An Indigenous Community Garden at Risk

By Christina RoseSep 13, 2018
Cecilia Fire Thunder, shown in this 2013 photo at the Black Hills Pow Wow, offered a presentation on lateral oppression in a webinar sponsored by Futures Without Violence.
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Endless Oppression: How Colonization Affects You

By Christina RoseSep 13, 2018
Members of the Wampanoag nation reenact the abduction of Squanto and other Wampanoags sold into slavery in 1614. The photo is part of “Our Story: 400 Years of Wampanoag History,” an exhibit for the Plymouth 400 Celebration in 2020.
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Horrors of Native Slavery in New England Revealed in New Book

By Christina RoseSep 13, 2018
Ken Deputee and Aldean Big Hair Good Luck visited with the Brazilian Baikiri Nation in a village outside the games. The Baikiri offered the headpieces as gifts to Deputee and Good Luck, but they were unable to bring them outside of the country.
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First World Indigenous Games Bring Tribal Colleges and Students to Brazil

By Christina RoseSep 13, 2018
Chef Sherry Pocknett clams with family throughout all four seasons. Clams would have been on the table at the first American Thanksgiving in 1621, and are still enjoyed during the Wampanoag Harvest Celebration.
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Celebrating the Wampanoag Thanksgiving Harvest Menu, From 1621 to Now

By Christina RoseSep 13, 2018
Sherri LaChapelle, an instructor in the Black Ash Basket Making Workshop at the College of Menominee Nation, demonstrates the hard work involved in creating strips for baskets.
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Rare, Traditional Arts Making a Comeback at Tribal Colleges

By Christina RoseSep 13, 2018
Dress designed by Orlando Dugi, Navajo. Cape and dress from “Desert Heat” Collection, 2012. Paint, silk, organza, feathers, beads, and 24k gold; feathers. Hair and makeup: Dina DeVore. Model: Mona Bear.
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Native Fashion Movement Celebrated at Peabody Essex Museum

By Christina RoseSep 13, 2018
Mashantucket Chairman Rodney Butler and Wayne Reels, Mashantucket Director of Cultural Resources, stand before the Connecticut State Capitol, where the Pequot Flag flew for the first time in history from November 2 to 9 for Native American Heritage Month.
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Mashantucket Pequot Flag Flew Over CT Capitol for Heritage Month

By Christina RoseSep 13, 2018
Mashantucket Chairman Rodney Butler and Wayne Reels, Mashantucket Director of Cultural Resources, stand before the Connecticut State Capitol, where the Pequot Flag flew for the first time in history from November 2 to 9 for Native American Heritage Month.
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Mashantucket Pequot Flag Flew Over CT Capitol for Heritage Month

By Christina RoseSep 13, 2018
Students gather to discuss a project at the Navajo Technical University.
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Tribal College Students Face Challenges to Graduate

By Christina RoseSep 13, 2018
Language revitalization classes have become part of the curriculum in many Lakota Country schools. Here Tipiziwin Young teaches Kyyanlyn Eagle Shield.
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‘Rising Voices’: New Film A Call to Arms for Lakota Language Revitalization

By Christina RoseSep 13, 2018
Wanbli Wiconi Tipi Center
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Lock ‘Em Up With a Hug: Native Detention Programs Connect Youth to Community

By Christina RoseSep 13, 2018
Wanbli Wiconi Tipi Center
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Lock ‘Em Up With a Hug: Native Detention Programs Connect Youth to Community

By Christina RoseSep 13, 2018
A small strand of 40,000-year-old wampum beads sit in a quahog shell, from which wampum is made. This necklace may be the most impressive piece at the Tomquag Museum.
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Priceless Bits of History: Tiny Tomaquag Museum Gets USDA Grant

By Christina RoseSep 13, 2018
In 1965, the Kinzua Dam submerged nearly 10,000 acres of Seneca land in New York. It was nearly one-third of their tribal land and the last remaining land in Pennsylvania.
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9 Reasons NOT to Celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Kinzua Dam

By Christina RoseSep 13, 2018
A strip mine atop Black Mesa in northern Arizona.
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4 Congressional Land Grabs

By Christina RoseSep 13, 2018
View from the bluff overlooking the Bear River Massacre site, which is currently undergoing an archaeological exploration.
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Controversy Over Bear River Massacre Archaeological Survey

By Christina RoseSep 13, 2018
The jingle dress dancers made a stunning appearance at the Schemitzun Green Corn Festival.
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Mashantucket’s Schemitzun Heralds Harvest Traditions and Tasty Treats

By Christina RoseSep 13, 2018
“When can we ask questions?” demanded Winona LaDuke, waving her finger at Enbridge representatives at the Rice Lake Community Center, White Earth Reservation.
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White Earth Band in Court to Protect Wild Rice Lands From Enbridge Pipeline

By Christina RoseSep 13, 2018
Arvel Bird, Celtic/Southern Paiute fiddler, warmed up the crowd at the Annual Mohegan Wigwam Festival 2015.
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Dancing For Culture at the Mohegan Wigwam Festival

By Christina RoseSep 13, 2018
What does the founder of Native P.R.I.D.E. say about Native men overcoming historical trauma? He has nine solutions.
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9 Ways Native Men Can Heal From Historical Trauma

By Christina RoseSep 13, 2018
The new mishoon completed its first voyage of six miles in downtown Mystic, Connecticut, where passengers on boats readied their cameras and well-wishers gathered to welcome the group’s return.
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Eastern Nations United By Mission Mishoon: Dugout Canoe Returns to Mystic

By Christina RoseSep 13, 2018
In Winner, South Dakota schools, railroading the children into detention homes became an unofficial policy.
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‘Cooked to Death’: Inside South Dakota's Juvenile Justice Reign of Terror

By Christina RoseSep 13, 2018
Echinacea is found throughout the plains as a prairie flower, but herbalist Tom Seymour says you can get the same health benefits from cultivated plants.
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6 Healthy Herbs You Can Add to Your Tea

By Christina RoseSep 13, 2018
Doug Bissonette and Monique Ziolkowsky, of Crazy Horse Mountain Memorial, select a massive granite stone to be used in the new Crazy Horse Memorial at Fort Robinson.
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New Fort Robinson Memorial Will Honor Crazy Horse and His Band

By Christina RoseSep 13, 2018
New Yorkers are rarely impressed, but the Apache Stronghold made a big splash in Times Square, where people gathered to listen to the Apache Stronghold.
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From Neil Young to a Flash Mob: Apache Stronghold Blazes Through Country

By Christina RoseSep 13, 2018
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A July Snowstorm in Hawaii? The Mountain Answers Protectors’ Prayers

By Christina RoseSep 12, 2018
Mauna Kea protectors managed to stop the Department of Land and Natural Resources from beginning construction on sacred Mauna Kea “until further notice.” Now, the Department is striking back.
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Removing Toilets & Creating Rules: Hawaiian Officials Stifling Mauna Kea Protectors

By Christina RoseSep 13, 2018
Mauna Kea protectors managed to stop the Department of Land and Natural Resources from beginning construction on sacred Mauna Kea “until further notice.”
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Sacred Mountain Blockade: Protectors Halt Construction on Mauna Kea

By Christina RoseSep 13, 2018
Strawberries are a significant part of many tribal nations. In this photo, Eleanor Spears Dove, Narragansett elder, sampled a strawberry from a basket passed at the Narragansett Strawberry Thanksgiving.
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Strawberry Thanksgiving Heralds Sweet Summer Treats

By Christina RoseSep 13, 2018
Girls get together to ride in their Bike Club hosted through the Cheyenne River Youth Project.
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10 Cheap and Traditional Ways to Entertain Kids This Summer

By Christina RoseSep 13, 2018
“I am grateful that the state Senate and House voted in support of this ground-breaking legislation,” Gov. Dennis Daugaard at bill signing ceremony March 12, 2015 for Senate Bill 73 to reform the state’s juvenile justice system. South Dakota’s Native population is only 9 percent, while almost 40 percent of the state’s confined youth are Native.
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‘Terrible Racial Disparities’ Not Fixed With SD Juvenile Justice Reform

By Christina RoseSep 13, 2018
Tribal Council members Jean Swift, Richard Sebastian, Fatima Dames, and Marjorie Colebut-Jackson broke ground for the first of the tribe’s affordable housing.
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Small Dreams: Affordable Housing For Mashantucket Pequots

By Christina RoseSep 13, 2018