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White House Press Secretary Asked About Braves’ Name, Tomahawk Chop

The subject was brought up as the White House hosted the Braves to celebrate their 2021 World Series title.

Sports Illustrated

Pure Grit review – melancholy tale of love and Rocky mountain bareback horse racing

This mesmerising documentary follows the turbulent life of a young Native American woman as she returns to racing after a year off

The Guardian - UK

New law will remove the word 'squaw' from California place names

In a ceremony joined by Native American tribal leaders, Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday signed a bill that will remove the word "squaw" from nearly 100 geographic features and place names across California.

Los Angeles Times

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Newsom signs law removing ‘squaw’ across California. What it means for Squaw Valley

FRENSO, Calif. — Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a state bill on Friday, California Native American Day, that will remove the word “squaw,” now widely considered a slur, from California places by 2025.

Tribune News Service

The Muscogee get their say in national park plan for Georgia

Hundreds of Native Americans returned to their historic capital in Macon, Georgia, this weekend for the 30th annual Ocmulgee Indigenous Celebration

The Independent UK

For the first time in 230 years, Congress has full U.S. Indigenous representation

As of Sept. 13, there are six Indigenous Americans represented in the House of Representatives, which now has Native American, Native Hawaiian, and Native Alaskan members.

WEKU

Hundreds of places have removed ‘squaw’ from name. Why not the town in Fresno County?

FRESNO, Calif. — The rural town of Squaw Valley in eastern Fresno County is now facing federal, state and local efforts to change its name as part of a national push to remove the word “squaw” from places across the United States.

Tribune News Service

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Malerba sworn in as 1st Native American in US Treasurer post

Mohegan Chief Marilynn “Lynn” Malerba was sworn in Monday, becoming the nation’s first Native American to serve as U.S. Treasurer

The Independent UK

Tommy Hilfiger returns to New York with a diverse, Warhol-inspired show

Plus-sized model Paloma Elsesser and Native American Quannah Chasinghorse strutted in star-spangled preppiness

The Guardian - UK

In Louisiana, the first US climate refugees find a new safe haven

Native Americans forced from their homes as the island they were built on gradually sinks into the Gulf of Mexico are now settling into new homes thanks to a federal resettlement grant.

ABC News

Mayo Clinic Minute: How is peripheral artery disease diagnosed?

Peripheral artery disease affects 8-10 million people in the U.S., most over age 65. But it also affects younger people who have additional risk factors, such as diabetes, smoking, obesity and high blood pressure. Also, 30% of Black Americans will develop peripheral artery disease, compared to 20% each from non-Hispanic…

Tribune News Service

He played with Dylan, Clapton and Lennon: the unsung genius of guitarist Jesse Ed Davis

He was the go-to session guitarist for some of the biggest music stars of all time yet his incredible highs and tragic lows have often been overlooked

The Guardian - US

California's governor said he would give land back to Native Americans in California. Has he?

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — When her mother was in a Placer County hospital with the kidney infection that would take her life, Geri Camp received a final request.

Tribune News Service

Amber alert issued for abducted three-year-old girl in North Dakota

Amirae Driver is described as Native American, 3ft tall, and weighing around 40 pounds

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Federal home loan program is still failing Native American veterans after 30 years

The GI bill has helped generations of veterans get an education and easy home loans. But that benefit has never really been available to Native Americans living on tribal land.

Los Angeles Times

Michael Hiltzik: Did John Wayne try to assault Sacheen Littlefeather at the 1973 Oscars? Debunking a Hollywood myth

Hollywood loves few things more than retailing myths and legends about itself. Few of these yarns have had a longer life than what happened at the 1973 Academy Awards involving Marlon Brando, John Wayne and a Native American activist named Sacheen Littlefeather.

Chicago Sun-Times

Access to Indigenous foods declines as inflation soars

Traditional Indigenous foods — like wild rice, bison, fresh vegetables and fruit in the Midwest — are often unavailable or too expensive for Native families in urban areas like Chicago, and the recent inflation spike has propelled these foods even further out of reach.

The Guardian - UK

German publisher pulls Winnetou books amid racial stereotyping row

Ravensburger Verlag reacts as debate rages over depiction of Native American character in children’s books

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Daily Mirror

Incredible remains of stunning ancient Native American village carved out of cliff

The Cliff Palace in Colorado's Mesa Verde National Park is a part of a wider network of stone dwellings that the Pueblo people ingeniously built during the 12th century

WEKU

How realistic are the post-Roe abortion workarounds that are filling social media?

Now that states can ban abortion after the overturning of Roe v. Wade, experts comment on whether the post-Roe abortion workarounds that have flooded social media are realistic.

WEKU

Colleges are making tuition free for Native students. Will more students graduate?

The University of California system is the latest to announce free tuition for native students — but many say colleges shouldn't stop there.

Tribune News Service

Census missed households in rural, Native American areas

WASHINGTON — The 2020 census missed the most households on Native American reservations and in other rural areas, according to the latest Census Bureau report released Tuesday.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Film Academy Apologizes to Littlefeather for 1973 Oscars

Nearly 50 years after Sacheen Littlefeather stood on the Academy Awards stage on behalf of Marlon Brando to speak about the depiction of Native Americans in Hollywood films, the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences apologized to her for the abuse she endured. The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures…

Roll Call

Census missed housing units in rural, Native American areas - Roll Call

The 2020 census missed the most households on Native American reservations and in other rural areas, according to a Census Bureau report.

Evening Standard

Sacheen Littlefeather: Oscars apologises to Native American woman booed off stage nearly 50 years ago

The actress and activist called out the ‘treatment of American Indians by the film industry’ during her short speech at the 1973 Oscars

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