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St. George Island, Alaska, Alaska Natives, Unangan, Aleutian, Pribilof, Pribilof Islands, Diabetes, Obesity, Dietary Habits, Unhealthy Eating Habits, Healthy Eating, Healthy Eating Habits, Traditional Foods, Alaska Native Culture, Aleut People, Navajo Nation, Aleutian, Culturally Relevant Learning, Native American Recipes, Traditional Song, Traditional Dance, Traditional Lifeways, Food Insecurity, Junk Food, Video Games
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Traditional Foods Garnish Alaska Native Head Start Lesson Plan

By Kim BacaSep 13, 2018
The Bears Ears National Monument in southern Utah, is one of the most-recently designated monuments under the Antiquities Act, and a focal point of fights over use of the act, which critics claim is a federal overreach that has been abused by recent presidents.
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Zinke Recommends Reducing Bears Ears

By Kim BacaSep 13, 2018
Native American Students, Native American Education, Higher Education, Flintco, Native American Scholarships, Oklahoma State University, Colorado State University, American Indian Graduate Center, Navajo Nation, Cherokee Nation, Construction Management, Native American Owned Business
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Two Native American Students Earn Flintco Scholarships

By Kim BacaSep 13, 2018
Bears Ears national monument
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Bears Ears: What a National Monument Designation Means

By Kim BacaSep 13, 2018
Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke speaks with Willie Grayeyes, board chairman of Utah Diné Bikéyah, an organization that created the first Bears Ears monument proposal.
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Bears Ears in Crosshairs as Zinke Tours

By Kim BacaSep 13, 2018
The twin buttes that give the Bears Ears sacred region its name.
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Plenty of Consultation of GOP on Bears Ears: Docs

By Kim BacaSep 13, 2018
NB3 Beverage Summit Soda Water
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NB3 Beverage Summit: 'Decolonize' Soda Consumption, Promote Drinking Water

By Kim BacaSep 13, 2018
The twin buttes that give the Bears Ears sacred region its name.
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Battle Lines Form as Trump Sets Sights on Bears Ears

By Kim BacaSep 13, 2018
Chaco Culture National Historic Park
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Chaco Cultural National Historic Park Area Oil and Gas Leases Under Review

By Kim BacaSep 13, 2018
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Officer Who Killed Loreal Tsingine Resigns Following Investigation

By Kim BacaSep 13, 2018
The Utah Public Lands Initiative Act, touted as an alternative to granting National Monument status to 1.9 million acres in Utah, does not include the two sacred peaks that give the region its name.
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Bears Ears Alternative Moves Into House of Representatives as Opponents Cry Land Grab

By Kim BacaSep 13, 2018
Honor Keeler, the Association on American Indian Affair’s International Repatriation Project Director, recently posed the question if new laws are needed to replace or strengthen those like the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act in part designed to aid tribes with protection of sacred items in the U.S. AAIA’s Repatriation Project conference was held September 26-27 at the Isleta Resort and Casino in New Mexico.
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Feds ‘Paying a Lot of Attention’ to International Repatriations; Is It Enough?

By Kim BacaSep 13, 2018
Joe Kellwood and great-grandson, Brian Relation in 2013. At the age of 8, Relation joined the Young Marines in 2012 because he wanted to be apart of an Organization that participated in the Navajo Code Talkers Events. Kellwood, a Navajo code talker, walked on September 5.
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Navajo Code Talker Joe Kellwood Walks On at 95

By Kim BacaSep 13, 2018
Family members of Tsingine have questioned why the officer would be afraid of Tsingine.
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DoJ Listens to Navajo Nation Request, Will Investigate Loreal Tsingine Death

By Kim BacaSep 13, 2018
The twin buttes that give the Bears Ears sacred region its name.
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Obama Not Reducing Size of Navajo Nation: Fake News Release Debunked

By Kim BacaSep 13, 2018
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‘There Was No Point for Him to Shoot’: Video Released of Loreal Tsingine’s Death

By Kim BacaSep 13, 2018
This structure under the overhang is one of the thousands throughout the San Juan region. Many are being threatened by looters or irresponsible visitors.
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Sally Jewell Visits Bears Ears, Says Obama Will Decide on National Monument Before Leaving Office

By Kim BacaSep 13, 2018
Senator Tom Udall with Navajo Technical University Maker Team at U.S. Capital Hill Maker Faire on June 21. Senator Udall is holding the trophy the NTU team received at the Innovation Challenge. Pictured, from left, are: Hansen Tapaha, Ericka Begody, Senator Udall, Chris Owens, and Kirsch Davis.
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NTU Engineering Team Takes First Place in Innovation Challenge

By Kim BacaSep 13, 2018
Several false pieces of literature were posted around the Navajo Nation that spread misinformation about the requested national monument status for Bears Ears, a site held sacred by numerous tribes.
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Obama Not Reducing Size of Navajo Nation: Fake News Release Debunked

By Kim BacaSep 13, 2018
Natives in the Albuquerque area took part in a peaceful protest outside a Donald Trump rally on Tuesday. As the sunset some protesters turned to aggression and violence.
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Natives Take to Streets in ABQ: ‘Why We Don’t Support Trump’

By Kim BacaSep 13, 2018
Congratulations to all the participants in the Shark Tank Challenge. The first place prize of $1,000 sponsored by PNM went to Victor Corpuz, a high school student at Laguna-Acoma, who made a pitch to develop his idea to create an art and skateboard making company, Maize Mob Skateboards. Second place with a prize of $750 sponsored by Los Alamos National Laboratories & LANS went to Evelyn Lazero to develop United for Wellness. A third place prize of $500 sponsored by Flintco went to Mariah Castillo, Kevin Sandoval and Josh Haynes to develop Journey to the Water. And a fourth place prize of $250 went to Jynx Lalio to develop Dreams Unlimited.
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Student-Run Skateboard Company Wins NM Chamber’s ‘Shark Tank’ Competition

By Kim BacaSep 13, 2018
A judge on Wednesday denied the two juveniles accused in the fatal beating of two Navajo homeless men in Albuquerque to have all non-felony charges tried in juvenile court.
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Judge Denies Lawyers, Juveniles Will Be Tried As Adults in ABQ Murders

By Kim BacaSep 13, 2018
New Mexico State Capitol
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Native Women Aim to Make Waves in NM Political Arena

By Kim BacaSep 13, 2018
Many Natives would rather take their chances on the streets of Albuquerque instead of going to a shelter due to distrust.
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Task Force to Improve Quality of Life for ABQ’s Native Homeless

By Kim BacaSep 13, 2018
The Southwest Native American Veterans Association’s first SNAVA Regional Conference September 21-24 appears to be a success.
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Conference Focuses on Services to Native Veterans and Ways for Improvement

By Kim BacaSep 13, 2018
The Southwest Native American Veterans Association is looking to provide help for Native American veterans with its first SNAVA Regional Conference September 21-24.
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Inaugural Meeting Aimed to Help Tribal Veterans Get Services They Deserve

By Kim BacaSep 13, 2018