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Young helpers pass out water to runners in the L.A. Marathon at the American Indian Community Council's water station.Photo by Pamela J. Peters/Tachiinii Photography.
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Native Presence at L.A. Marathon Provides Hydration and Spiritual Uplift

By Rob SchmidtSep 13, 2018
Misty Upham with her 'August: Osage County' co-star Juliette Lewis at the Screen Actors Guild Awards, where the cast of the film was nominated for the Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture award.
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'August: Osage County' Actress Misty Upham: 'Acting Saved my Life'

By Rob SchmidtSep 13, 2018
Upham with co-star Del Toro in 'Jimmy P.: Psychotherapy of a Plains Indian'
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Blackfeet Actress Misty Upham On Filming 'Jimmy P.' with Benicio Del Toro

By Rob SchmidtSep 13, 2018
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Sonny Skyhawk: Three Decades of Fighting the Power in Hollywood

By Rob SchmidtSep 13, 2018
In foreground, left to right: AICC volunteers Vivian Garcia (Cherokee), Kathryn Young (Yakama) and Destiny Rosete (Northern Cheyenne) offer cups of water to Los Angeles Marathon runners. Behind them, Yazzie Bedonie (Navajo) and Andrew Magalenes (Hawaiian) offer loud encouragement.
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At L.A. Marathon, Native Group Raises Funds -- and Awareness

By Rob SchmidtSep 13, 2018
Model and actress Shannon Baker at the Idle No More rally in Los Angeles. Her sign reads 'There is an organized movement against the rights of Canadians and it is called The Harper Government #idlenomore'
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Idle No More, Hollywood Style

By Rob SchmidtSep 13, 2018
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Misty Upham Co-Stars with Meryl Streep in August: Osage County

By Rob SchmidtSep 13, 2018
Actors Spencer Battiest, Maxton Scott, and Tom Allard reading 'Champ' by Lucas Rowley, Inupiaq, at the Short Plays Festival at The Autry. (Maria Brunner Ventura)
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Short Plays Honor 100th Anniversary of Jim Thorpe's Olympic Triumph

By Rob SchmidtSep 13, 2018
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A Thunder Being Nation: A Comprehensive Documentary on Pine Ridge Debuts

By Rob SchmidtSep 13, 2018
'I don’t believe acting is technical,' says the actress. 'I believe that acting is a prayer.'
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Misty Upham Goes Mainstream With Jimmy Picard

By Rob SchmidtSep 13, 2018
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‘Children of the Plains’ Was Little More Than ‘Poverty Porn’

By Rob SchmidtSep 12, 2018
Obama, Osama, Geronimo—anyone else confused here?
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Who’s On First? Inside the ‘Operation Geronimo’ War Room

By Rob SchmidtSep 13, 2018
Elizabeth Frances (Lily), Jane Lind (Jessie) in "The Frybread Queen"
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The Frybread Queen is Poised for a Breakthrough

By Rob SchmidtSep 13, 2018
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‘Crusoe’ deserts indigenous islanders

By Rob SchmidtSep 12, 2018
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The ‘redface’ era returns

By Rob SchmidtSep 12, 2018
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Creative Spirit soars at third annual screening

By Rob SchmidtSep 13, 2018
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‘The Exiles’: an appreciation

By Rob SchmidtSep 12, 2018
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Southern California’s the place for Native movies

By Rob SchmidtSep 12, 2018
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'Trickster' - a Native anthology of tales in graphic novel form.

By Rob SchmidtSep 12, 2018
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Racist ads feature ignorant Indian

By Rob SchmidtSep 13, 2018
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Have gaming tribes bought California?

By Rob SchmidtSep 12, 2018