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Sounding Thunder: Francis Pegahmagabow's World War 1 Stories

By Tanya H. LeeSep 13, 2018
Organ Donors, Health and Human Services, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network, Diabetes, Dialysis, Bemidji State University, American Indian Nurses, Donor Kidney, Kidney Transplant, Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa, Pain Medication, Tylenol, Natural Pain Remedies, Liver Damage, Kidney Donation, LifeSource, Cultural Values, Talk Donation, Minnesota Department of Health, Living Donors, Cheyenne River Sioux, DNA, Native American DNA
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Organ Donors Save Lives in Indian Country

By Tanya H. LeeSep 13, 2018
Linda LeGarde Grover, author of Onigamiising: Seasons of an Ojibwe Year to be published in October 2017.
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Linda LeGarde Grover Talks ‘Onigamiising’

By Tanya H. LeeSep 13, 2018
Teen Pregnancy
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Funding Slashed for Teen Pregnancy Prevention

By Tanya H. LeeSep 13, 2018
Onigamiising: Seasons of an Ojibwe Year will be published in early October.
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'Onigamiising': an Ojibwe Woman’s Life

By Tanya H. LeeSep 13, 2018
American Indian Nurses, Essence of Healing, Native American Values, Native American Health and Wellness, Nursing, Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa, Bemidji State University, University of North Dakota, Native American Education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Registered Nurses, Documentary, Indian Health Service
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American Indian Nurses: Healing Grounded in Native Values

By Tanya H. LeeSep 13, 2018
Navajo Student, Native American Student, Navajo Nation, Navajo Reservation, Native American Poet, National Student Poets Program, Scholastic Art & Writing Awards, Juan Felipe Herrera, Navajo Mountain, California, Utah, Native American Heritage, Native American History, Native Culture, Matrilineal Society, Native Languages, Dartmouth College, Harvard Graduate School of Education, Poetry
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Navajo Student Wins Highest National Honor for Young Poets

By Tanya H. LeeSep 13, 2018
Margaret Jacobs, professor of history and director of the Women’s and Gender Studies Program at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln, has just published a second volume based on her research.
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Stealing Children: A Look at Indigenous Child Removal Policies

By Tanya H. LeeSep 13, 2018
Native American Students, Megan Red Shirt-Shaw, Student Spotlight, Indigenous Education, Native American Education, Higher Education, Harvard Graduate School of Education, Oglala Lakota, DAPL, DAPL Movement, Indigenous Identity, DAPL Resistance, Standing Rock, Indigenous Resistance, Harvard University, Harvard University Native American Program, QuestBridge Scholars Program, Natives in America, Upward Bound, Decolonizing History, Native American History
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Megan Red Shirt-Shaw: FIERCE Defender of Native American Students

By Tanya H. LeeSep 13, 2018
Penobscot Indian Nation Rally, Penobscot River jurisdiction
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Termination or Extermination for Penobscot Indian Nation?

By Tanya H. LeeSep 13, 2018
Navajo Nation, Navajo Doctor, Pueblo Pintado, New Mexico, University of Mississippi, Ole Miss, American Indian kids, Diné College, Elementary Education, University of New Mexico, Speech Language Pathologist, Central Michigan University, Gallup-McKinley County Schools, Navajo Children, Navajo Language, Cultural Language Difference, Native American Culture, Arizona State University, Language Assessments
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Native Doctor Heading to Ole Miss, Research Will Focus on Navajo Children

By Tanya H. LeeSep 13, 2018
Obesity, Childhood Obesity, American Indian Children, Alaska Native Children, Severe Obesity, American Journal of Public Health, Type 2 Diabetes, Diabetes, Body Mass Index, Food Insecurity, Poverty, Chronic Stress, Health Inequities, Indian Health Services, Centers for American Indian and Alaska Native Health, Colorado School of Public Health, Healthy Eating Habits, Special Diabetes Program for Indians, Overweight
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Good News: Obesity Rates for Indian Country Kids Leveling Off

By Tanya H. LeeSep 13, 2018
Indian Health Service
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Obamacare Repeal: ‘Dire Consequences, Including Death’ if Indian Health Service Funding Cut

By Tanya H. LeeSep 13, 2018
Sen. Jon Tester, IHS
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Sen. Jon Tester on IHS Budget Cuts Video Goes Viral

By Tanya H. LeeSep 13, 2018
Red Lake Nation, Red Lake Nation Tribal Council, Graduation Rate, Native American Students, Native American Youth, Native American Education, Red Lake Students, Bemidji State University, University of Minnesota, National Center for Education Statistics, Red Lake Nation High School, Historical Trauma, Drug Abuse, Alcohol Abuse
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Red Lake Nation Wants to See a 100 Percent High School Graduation Rate

By Tanya H. LeeSep 13, 2018
Native American Student, Danielle Antelope, Blackfeet Community College, Eastern Shoshone Tribe, Montana State University, Native American Education, American Indian Education, Higher Education, Blackfeet Reservation, Traditional Medicine, Plant Medicine, Traditional Plants, Native American Culture, Pikuni, Crowdfunding
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Native American Student Spotlight: Danielle Antelope Chooses Her Own Path

By Tanya H. LeeSep 13, 2018
Medicaid, Health Care, Indian Country
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Senate Proposes ‘Devastating’ Health Care Bill

By Tanya H. LeeSep 13, 2018
Danielle Antelope holds her 2-year-old son, Jase Timothy Gervais.
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MSU Sending Tribal College Students on New PATHS to Food Sovereignty

By Tanya H. LeeSep 13, 2018
Medicaid, Health Care, Tribal Health Care, Sen. Martin Heinrich
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Catastrophe in DC: Proposed Medicaid Cuts Would Severely Harm Native Health

By Tanya H. LeeSep 13, 2018
Suicide Prevention, Teressa Baldwin, Native American Mental Health, Inupiaq, Suicide Prevention Advocate, Hop4Alaska, Alaska Natives, Alaska Department of Health and Social Services, Historical Trauma, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, SAMHSA, National Congress of American Indians, National Indian Child Welfare Association, Champion of Change, President Barack Obama, Allison Schmitt, Michael Phelps
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Native American Mental Health ‘Starts With Us,’ Says Suicide Prevention Advocate

By Tanya H. LeeSep 13, 2018
Kilpatrick Townsend, Larry Roberts, Keith Harper
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Larry Roberts, Former Acting Indian Affairs Secretary Joins Kilpatrick Townsend

By Tanya H. LeeSep 13, 2018
Boarding School, Boarding Schools, Western Sydney University, Aboriginal Youth, Native Education, Traditional Communities, Fulbright Scholarship, Native American Students, Native American Education, Native American Doctor
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Fulbright Scholar to Examine Australian Aboriginal Boarding School Experience

By Tanya H. LeeSep 13, 2018
United Tribes Technical College, Native American Education, Native American Students, Free Tuition, Tuition Waiver Program, Higher Education, Tribal Colleges
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United Tribes Technical College Tuition Waiver Is a Win-Win

By Tanya H. LeeSep 13, 2018
Cobell Scholarship, Cobell Scholarship Fund, Native American Students, Ryan Zinke, Elouise Cobell, Cobell Settlement, Interior Department
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Need Money for College? Cobell Scholarship Fund Reaches $60 Million

By Tanya H. LeeSep 13, 2018
Blackfeet Community College, Blackfeet Tribe, Blackfeet Nation, Native American Students, Native American Education, Billie Jo Kipp, Native American Women, Childhood Obesity, Obesity, Historical Trauma, Trauma, Tribal Colleges, Tribal Colleges and Universities
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Billie Jo Kipp: Blackfeet Community College Empowers Women

By Tanya H. LeeSep 13, 2018
Betsy DeVos
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Trump’s Education Pick of Betsy DeVos Could Fail Native Kids

By Tanya H. LeeSep 13, 2018
John Gritts with his wife, Page Lambert. Gritts was recently honored by the American Indian College Fund with a Lifetime Achievement Award for his support of tribal colleges and universities.
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A Lifetime in Education: American Indian College Fund Honors John Gritts

By Tanya H. LeeSep 13, 2018
Tarajean Yazzie-Mintz, Diné, grew up in Ganado, Arizona, the daughter of educators Albert A. Yazzie and Bessi B. Yazzie, who served in the public school system there for 35 years. Yazzie-Mintz is co-director of the Office of Research and Sponsored Programs and Senior Program Office of Tribal Colleges and Universities Early Childhood Education Initiatives at the American Indian College Fund, and was appointed to the Board of Directors of the National Board for Education Services by President Barack Obama.
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Tackling Education at American Indian College Fund and on National Board

By Tanya H. LeeSep 13, 2018
US Does Not Show Up for Human Rights Hearing , DAPL, Immigration, Violations
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Blatant Disrespect by the US at DAPL Human Rights Hearing

By Tanya H. LeeSep 13, 2018
Pictured, from left, are: Indigenous Peoples Law and Policy Program Alumni Alfred Urbina and Ryan Dreveskracht with former Acting Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs Lawrence Roberts, Professor Robert A. Williams, and Deputy Assistant Secretary Ann Marie Bledsoe Downes. For the work he has done in federal Indian law, Williams has received the Federal Bar Association Indian Law Section’s Lawrence R. Baca Lifetime Achievement Award for Excellence in Federal Indian Law.
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Federal Indian Law Expert Honored with Lifetime Achievement Award

By Tanya H. LeeSep 13, 2018
A new mandatory indigenous health curriculum offered at the University of Minnesota Duluth Medical School will help medical students better understand their future patients.
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What Doctors Didn’t Know About Indigenous Health

By Tanya H. LeeSep 13, 2018
At the School of Excellence charter school in San Antonio superintendent Ricky Hooker enforces discipline including the use of corporal punishment. Written on the paddle is “Ole’ Thunder.” This image is from 2004; Hooker is no longer the superintendent there, but corporal punishment is permitted in the State of Texas.
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Education Secretary Calls for an End to Corporal Punishment in Schools

By Tanya H. LeeSep 13, 2018
Demonstrators outside the Supreme Court, affirmative action at U of Texas, Native Education
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9 Great Reasons to Be Hopeful About Native Education

By Tanya H. LeeSep 13, 2018
President Trump and Education Secretary Betsy DeVos pose with fourth-graders Janayah Chatelier and Landon Fritz after receiving cards from the children during a tour of St. Andrew Catholic School in Orlando, Florida. The proposed school choice legislation, H.R. 610 could have serious negative impacts on American Indian students.
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School Choice Proposal Devastating for American Indian Students

By Tanya H. LeeSep 13, 2018
Caring for a baby is sacred work. There are innovative programs in Indian country that help women break from prenatal drug use.
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Saving Moms, Saving Babies from Prenatal Drug Use

By Tanya H. LeeSep 13, 2018
Iḷisaġvik College is in Barrow, Alaska, where this image was taken, which won grand prize in the Iḷisaġvik College 2013 photo contest.
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New Facilities and Polar Bears at Iḷisaġvik College

By Tanya H. LeeSep 13, 2018
American Indian students are seeing mixed results on the latest National Indian Education Study.
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Largest Study of American Indian Students Shows Mixed Results

By Tanya H. LeeSep 13, 2018
teaching US History
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Why Teaching History Matters: 5 Professors Weigh In

By Tanya H. LeeSep 13, 2018
Sandra Boham, Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes, is president of Salish Kootenai College. She is one Native American woman among many who serve as a president of a tribal college or university.
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Native American Woman Leading Tribal College Forward

By Tanya H. LeeSep 13, 2018
Dead cottonwoods alongside the Gila River on the San Carlos Apache Reservation. Tribal members believe dioxin left by spraying of the herbicide silvex in the 1960s and '70s is to blame.
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Poisoned Lands: San Carlos Apache Indian Reservation Steeped in Dioxin

By Tanya H. LeeSep 13, 2018
Bureau of Indian Affairs
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Bureau of Indian Affairs and Indian Health Service on Congress’ Hot Seat

By Tanya H. LeeSep 13, 2018
Matilda Brooks learned to program 3-D printers while completing a NASA internship in 2015 at the Ames Research Center at Moffett Federal Airfield in California.
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Student Spotlight: Astronaut Dreams and a NASA Internship

By Tanya H. LeeSep 13, 2018
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Congress Runs Amok While We Watch Trump Play a Magician

By Tanya H. LeeSep 12, 2018
Dean Seneca teaching kids about Native customs and traditions at a workshop.
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Dean Seneca Claims Racial Discrimination at Federal Agency

By Tanya H. LeeSep 13, 2018
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos addressed staff at the Department of Education on Wednesday, February 8, 2017 in Washington, D.C. Native educators have expressed concerns regarding Indian education since DeVos was confirmed.
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6 Indian Education Experts React to DeVos Confirmation

By Tanya H. LeeSep 13, 2018
Potatoes were domesticated first in the Americas, so it is perfectly reasonable that the invention of the potato chip should be credited to an American Indian, albeit some 10,000 years later.
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The Secret History of Potato Chips

By Tanya H. LeeSep 13, 2018
Havasupai children suing the BIE
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Havasupai Children File Suit Against BIE for Failed Education

By Tanya H. LeeSep 13, 2018
ANTHC and APU partner to create a tribal college
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New Tribal College Proposed for Alaska

By Tanya H. LeeSep 13, 2018
Books open up worlds of educational possibilities for kids, but can be expensive. Here are 6 places to get free or cheap access to books for your kids.
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Open Books, Open Worlds: 6 Ways to Get Free (or Cheap) Books for Kids

By Tanya H. LeeSep 13, 2018
DHATs provide lower cost dental care
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Overcoming Barriers to Dental Care One Kid at a Time

By Tanya H. LeeSep 13, 2018