The haunting legacy of native American boarding schools: Carlisle and the struggle for truth

The exhumation of 17 students from Pennsylvania’s Carlisle Indian Industrial School has renewed attention on the US boarding school system, where Indigenous children were forcibly assimilated. Over ...
WPLG Local 10

The remains and stories of Native American students are being reclaimed from a Pennsylvania cemetery

CARLISLE, Pa. (AP) — The Carlisle Indian Industrial School had not yet held its first class when Matavito Horse and Leah Road ...

Native American boarding schools in the US, by the numbers

For much of the 19th and 20th centuries, the United States government and Christian denominations operated boarding schools ...

‘Walk With Pride’: Northern Quest’s Native American Heritage Month highlights Native resiliency through fashion, music, art and more

In previous years, Northern Quest Resort and Casino’s Native American Heritage Month primarily focused on a dance championship which brought dancers from a variety of tribes to the casino to compete ...
Phys.org

Native American stereotypes, as seen by Native Americans

Asked to list stereotypes they had heard about themselves or other Native Americans, more than 200 middle school-age citizens of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, a federally recognized nation ...
KELOLAND News

It’s still Native Americans’ Day in South Dakota

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — Although President Donald Trump on Thursday proclaimed Oct. 13 as Columbus Day, it is still officially Native Americans’ Day in South Dakota. Then Gov. George Mickelson led ...
The Conversation

Tribal colleges and universities aren’t well known, but are a crucial steppingstone for Native students

I served as President of Cankdeska Cikana Community College (CCCC) one of the 34 tribal colleges located in North Dakota and that is affiliated with AIHEC. I am a member of the Spirit Lake Dakota ...
ksby

Native American tribes gather for the annual Chumash powwow in Santa Ynez

Native American tribes from across the country gathered in Santa Ynez this weekend for the annual Chumash Intertribal Powwow. The two-day event featured traditional dancing, singing, drumming, arts, ...
TwinCities.com

Federal shutdown hurts services for Native Americans and they worry worse is coming

OKLAHOMA CITY — Native Americans watched the shuttered government on Friday and braced for damage to health care, education, infrastructure and other services funded by Washington under treaties ...
Washington Examiner

California’s Native American tribes use political power to push out business rivals

California’s casino-owning Native American tribes have flexed their political power yet again, getting legislation passed that directly attacks their business rivals and protects their own interests.
Gulf Live

Report: Nearly half of all federal funding for tribes at risk under Trump’s ‘big beautiful’ bill

A new report from Portland State University found that budget cuts under President Donald Trump’s new spending bill threaten nearly half of federal funding allocated to federally recognized Native ...
Sacramento State University

New Native American College creates a space for students to bloom, shine bright

Sacramento State and California tribal leaders have created a place where students seeking a Native American-based education — rooted in culture and community — can bloom and shine bright with the ...