Sacramento Bee

How culture saves Sacramento’s Native American youth from suicide

Native youth in California face the state's highest suicide rates despite being its smallest ethnic group. Many programs haven’t succeeded because they haven’t included cultural practices. Medicaid ...
KSL

'We're still here': Heritage month events spotlight Native American culture, contributions

LEHI — Chauma Kee-Jansen, who heads Lehi-based American Indian Services, thinks Native American culture and history merit more attention in U.S. history books and classes. "Native American culture ...
Hoodline

Penn Museum’s Native Gallery Shake-Up Lets Indigenous Voices Call The Shots

The Penn Museum has pulled off a quiet but striking reset of how Philadelphia sees Native history, unveiling a reimagined ...
CNN

For prospective Native American college students, connecting with tribal culture on campus can make all the difference

When Isabella Marquez, a high school senior from the Pueblo of Laguna in New Mexico, was applying to colleges, two criteria were important to her: cost and culture. Marquez said wanted to attend a ...
CounterPunch

Native Land Claims and Culture are Inseparable

My interest in Indigenous territorial claims began in my childhood. I grew up during the Native land claims era in Alaska. Throughout the twentieth century, Alaska Native people watched their lands ...
CNN

‘I’m not going to censor the truth’: This Sicangu Lakota rapper is using music to fight against injustice and share Indigenous culture with the world

When Frank Waln raps onstage, he is dripping head to toe in his culture. His long, braided hair frames his face, and Lakota jewelry gifted by relatives and fans hangs from his ears – usually porcupine ...
Yahoo

Native TikTok calls out Balmain hairstylist for cultural appropriation after he renames Navajo bun the ‘Balmain Vertibow’

Native Americans on TikTok and Instagram are putting hairstylist Sam McKnight on blast for cultural appropriation after he posted a TikTok in which his staff styled a model’s hair to resemble a ...
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Tommy Orange: "Native culture and history have been reduced to mere myths full of exoticism and mysticism"

American writer, double Pulitzer Prize finalist, publishes 'There There', delving into the harsh past of Native Americans and what this heritage means today. "Many of my ancestors had to abandon their ...

Universities returning Native American remains and artifacts isn’t just about physical objects – it’s about dignity and justice

Many universities and museums in the U.S. have long held Native American burial artifacts, other sacred objects and even ...
Washington Examiner

Sports renamings erase Native Americans from our culture

The Washington Redskins were the subject of controversy for years due to their supposedly offensive name. And yet, the controversy was not primarily driven by outrage from Native Americans, but from ...
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Using their culture to heal, a Native American sobriety group in Wichita gives back

Native Americans in Kansas can often face barriers when seeking help for their recovery. A Wichita group is hoping to change that. Two drums sit to the north and south in the Gallery of Nations at the ...