Is the Supreme Court coming around on Indian law? New ruling favors tribes
Women and girls from the Colorado River Indian tribes dance after arriving at a protest encampment near Cannon Ball, North Dakota, to lend their support […]
A Display of American Indian Beadwork (Photo Diary)
One gallery in the Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture in Spokane, Washington, is dedicated to The Secret Life of an Artifact. This display provides […]
MT-Sen: Jon Tester (D) Emphasizes How Repealing The ACA Would Royally Hurt Rural America
Sen. Jon Tester (D. MT) Received this e-mail today from U.S. Senator Jon Tester (D. MT): When it comes to how we handle health care […]
Bad River tribe calls for federal investigation into Wisconsin deputy’s killing of Chippewa boy
Jason Pero Nine days ago a deputy of the Ashland County Sheriff’s office put two bullets into the heart and shoulder of eighth-grader Jason Ike […]
Backbone of the World (Photo Diary)
The Rocky Mountains stand out from the Northern Plains of Montana and Alberta. For the aboriginal people of the Northern Plains—the Southern Piegan (Pikuni), the […]
The Athabaskan Language Family
The Athabaskan (also spelled Athapaskan and Athabascan) language family is found in the western American Indian culture areas. Linguists feel that the Athabaskan language family […]
Standing Rock Sioux Plant Solar Farm Next To Dakota Access Pipeline
Between a $50M Google lawsuit and this handsome ride to the best party around Tulsi had a fun week! The Standing Rock Sioux tribe of […]
Lakota Leaders Urge a Public Hearing on DAPL Expansion
Lakota leaders including (clockwise from top left) Standing Rock’s Phyllis Young, Oglala Sioux Tribe President Julian Bear Runner, Cheyenne River Chairman Harold Frazier, and Rosebud […]
Smoke Signals and Mirrors
Both spoken language and sign language are capable of communicating a great deal of information, but they have a limited physical range. American Indian hunting […]
Apache Spirituality
Bands or tribes known collectively as the Apache ranged widely throughout the (American) Southwest at the time of the first Spanish exploration and invasion. The […]