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Native American names extend the earthquake history of northeastern North America
In 1638, an earthquake in what is now New Hampshire and Plymouth, Massachusetts, left colonists stumbling from the strong ...
Will ‘patriotic’ indoctrination be the next attack on Native American schoolchildren?
Soon after Donald Trump returned to the White House, he issued an executive order that some fear could become an ...
Trump to approve land swap for Rio Tinto copper mine opposed by Native Americans
The Trump administration said on Thursday it would approve a land swap needed for Rio Tinto and BHP to build one of the world ...
UC failed to repatriate Native American human remains on time, state audit finds
The report found that the university system still holds thousands of tribal remains and does not know the full extent of collections.
Legislation banning Native American mascots creates controversy
Some are calling out a recently passed bill in the Illinois House aimed at banning the use of native-themed school mascots ...
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New Stations of the Cross focus on suffering of Native Americans, path to healing
This Lent, a new version of a Catholic devotion seeks to acknowledge the traumas experienced by Native people, including ...
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As federal environmental priorities shift, sovereign Native American nations have their own plans
As an environmental historian, I study how Native Americans have shaped environmental management. Tribal nations are the ...
With comics and video games, ‘Native Pop!’ exhibit shows Native American history is not ancient history
The exhibit at the Newberry Library has everything from “Star Wars” clips to Polaroid pictures, showing through pop culture how Native stories are still being created.