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Sacheen Littlefeather, who refused Marlon Brando’s Oscar, spent decades pretending to be Native American, say sisters

Sacheen Littlefeather, the late actress and activist who claimed to be of White Mountain Apache heritage and at the 1973 Academy Awards criticized Hollywood’s treatment of Native Americans while refusing the best actor Oscar on behalf of Marlon Brando after his win for “The Godfather,” in fact spent decades lying…

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Sacheen Littlefeather faked Native American ancestry say family

Having stood in for Marlon Brando to refuse his Oscar, the actor and activist championed Native American rights

The Guardian - UK

Sacheen Littlefeather ‘made up’ Native American ancestry, sisters say

Relatives say activist was actually of Mexican and European heritage

Evening Standard

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Lawsuit by SJSU Professor Who Opposes "Repatriation of Native American Remains" Can Go Forward

Prof. Elizabeth Weiss claims SJSU retaliated against her for her speech.

Reason

Feud with tribes threatens Oklahoma governor’s reelection

Many of the 39 Native American tribes based in Oklahoma have played a role in state politics for decades, often quietly and behind the scenes

The Independent UK

First Native American woman in space awed by Mother Earth

The first Native American woman in space says she's overwhelmed by the beauty and delicacy of Mother Earth

The Independent UK

Kansas to search grounds of former Native American school

The Kansas Historical Society plans to search the grounds of a former Native American boarding school to determine if any children were buried there

The Independent UK

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Native Americans recall torture, hatred at boarding schools

Victims of abusive, government-backed Native American boarding schools are sharing their experiences as U

The Independent UK

Psyched: VC Fund Invests $50M In Psychedelics, Musk's 'Exploratory Journeys', Native American Use Of Peyote And More

Palo Santo Closes $50M Investment Fund Palo Santo, a venture capital fund focused on backing and building emerging psychedelic therapeutics companies, recently announced the closing of its $50 million fund.

Benzinga

Ute Indian Tribe criticizes Biden monument on ancestral land

A Utah-based Native American tribe that frequently has sparred with President Joe Biden criticized the White House again for not adequately consulting its leaders ahead of this week’s creation of a national monument on ancestral lands in Colorado

The Independent UK

Native Americans fear loss of Indigenous languages in US

New York (AFP) - As Native Americans this week celebrated Indigenous Peoples Day -- the holiday increasingly recognized in the United States in lieu of "Columbus Day" -- members of the continent's hundreds of tribes shared a common concern: the ongoing extinction of their ancestral languages.

AFP

Kickapoo Tribe is getting a $2.6 million grant from the federal government to connect to the internet

Large swaths of rural Texas have poor or no access to the internet. This grant aims to close that gap for more than 300 Native American households.

The Texas Tribune

How Native Americans Successfully Use Ayahuasca, Peyote And Other Psychoactive Substances For Healing

In view of the numerous activities that took place for Indigenous Peoples’ Day and World Mental Health Day, this might be a good moment to dive into a discuss

Benzinga

Governor voids territorial orders targeting Native Americans

New Mexico's governor has voided four pre-statehood proclamations that targeted Native Americans during what was a tumultuous time across the western frontier

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Study: Most Maine schools fall short on Wabanaki history

A study says the Maine Department of Education is not doing enough to enforce a decades-old law requiring schoolchildren to study Native American history and culture

Benzinga

Indigenous Peoples' Day: Largest East Coast Gathering Of Native American Culture Held In NYC's Randall Island

The 8th Annual Indigenous Peoples Day New York event returned to Randall's Island Park on Sunday and Monday. The event included musical performances, spoken word artists, dancers and speakers, plus food, artisan merchant shops and inclusive prayer ceremonies.

The Independent UK

Indigenous People’s Day: Why many Americans celebrate it instead of Columbus Day

The holiday was created in reaction to the atrocities carried out by Columbus and European settlers against Native American people in the Americas

The Conversation

Effort to recover Indigenous language also revitalizes culture, history and identity

When the federal government set up boarding schools in the 19th century to assimilate Native American children into American culture, one of the objectives was to get them to turn away from the use of their native languages. In recognition of Indigenous Peoples’ Day in the U.S., The Conversation turned…

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SpaceX delivers Russian, Native American women to International Space Station

SpaceX has delivered a fresh crew to the International Space Station for NASA, including the first Russian to launch from the U.S. in 20 years

Reuters

Latest four-member SpaceX crew, including cosmonaut, welcomed aboard space station

A four-member SpaceX Crew Dragon team, including a Russian cosmonaut and the first Native American woman sent to orbit, safely docked with the International Space Station (ISS) on Thursday and moved aboard to begin a five-month science mission.

The Independent UK

SpaceX delivers Russian, Native American women to station

SpaceX has delivered a fresh crew to the International Space Station for NASA, including the first Russian to launch from the U.S. in 20 years

Al Jazeera

US to expand historical site marking Native American massacre

Site in Sand Creek, Colorado memorialises the massacre of more than 230 Native Americans by US soldiers in 1864.

The Independent UK

Haaland: US expanding Native American massacre site

Interior Secretary Deb Haaland has announced an expansion of a National Park Service historical site dedicated to the massacre by U.S. troops of more than 200 Native Americans in what is now southeastern Colorado

The Guardian - US

Nicole Mann becomes first Native American woman in space on Crew-5 mission

SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with quartet including first Russian to join US space flight since Ukraine invasion to blast off on Wednesday

Daily Mirror

Museum worker tried wearing Native American artifacts and stole them faces jail

Preston Jay Spotted Eagle, 31, pleaded guilty to stealing artifacts including a grizzly bear necklace, moccasins and golden eagle feathers, from the Museum of the Plains Indian in Montana

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