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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, the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences has apologized to her for the abuse she endured

The Independent UK

Some Native Americans say this Pilgrim site is failing as a bi-cultural museum

Members of Massachusetts's Wampanoag community say the people running the Patuxet living history site have done little to ingratiate themselves with tribes.

WEKU

Native Americans urge boycott of 'tone deaf' Pilgrim museum

Native Americans in Massachusetts are calling for a boycott of a popular living history museum featuring Colonial reenactors portraying life in Plymouth, the famous English settlement founded by the Pilgrims who arrived on the Mayflower

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Aunty Kathleen grew up having to 'yarn in secret'. Now she's helping revive her Indigenous language

Indigenous Australians and Native Americans come together in the Red Centre to learn, from each other, how they can save their languages from extinction.

ABC News

‘Everybody knew Jim Thorpe’: biographer David Maraniss on a pioneering athlete

Pulitzer winner’s new biography tells fascinating story of a Native American star recently recognised as a double Olympic champion

The Guardian - US

Poll: Black, Native American and Latino families face serious problems from inflation

Those households are struggling to stay afloat, according to a new poll from NPR, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.

WEKU

60 curators, 1 show: Native Americans pick favorite pottery

Native American artists, political leaders and storytellers are the final arbiters of taste and style for a traveling exhibition of pottery from the Pueblo Indian region of the Southwestern U.S. They've plucked their favorite pieces from institutional collections in New Mexico and New York that didn’t always defer to Indigenous…

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New Mexico: several arrested after SUV drives into Native American parade

Vehicle drove against direction of parade in Gallup, to celebrate the town’s 100th annual inter-tribal ceremony

The Guardian - US

Chaos erupts as SUV drives into Native American parade

Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez was among those almost hit as a large SUV drove through a Native American parade in western New Mexico, causing multiple injuries

The Independent UK

Movie review: Latest ‘Predator’ entry ‘Prey’ is suited for the small screen

Some of the people involved with the making of “Prey” are very proud of the science-fiction action movie’s Native American representation.

Tribune News Service

The 'Reservation Dogs' team feared for its future. Then came the 'surreal' part

Devery Jacobs was thrilled as she filmed the pilot for FX's "Reservation Dogs" two years ago. The coming-of-age story about a group of mischievous teens on a Native American reservation in rural Oklahoma reflected her own experience, and she felt personally invested in the project.

Los Angeles Times

Prey on Disney+ review: Amber Midthunder is the breakout star of this smart Predator prequel

This canny coming-of-age story anchored by the Native American actress has something for everyone

Evening Standard

How the Predator franchise is breaking new ground for Native Americans on screen

Prey, the latest film in the Hollywood series, breaks new ground in its authentic portrayal of Indigenous Americans, thanks to its Comanche producer and Sioux lead

The Guardian - UK

Items taken from Wounded Knee massacre victims reveal monumental task of returning Native American artefacts to their rightful owners

Moccasins, necklaces and ceremonial pipes are carefully laid out as a photographer dutifully snaps pictures under bright studio lights, but it's a key step in a long and painful process for Native Americans.

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The Independent UK

Wounded Knee artifacts highlight slow pace of repatriations

Tribes in South Dakota are working with a rural Massachusetts museum to return hundreds of items believed to have been taken from ancestors massacred at Wounded Knee Creek in 1890

The Independent UK

Covington student Nick Sandmann loses defamation case against media outlets over confrontation with Native American activist

Viral video showed Nathan Phillips sang a traditional song and beat a drum as Nick Sandmann stood and smiled at him

Zenger

New Study Of South China Ancient Human DNA Hints At Native Americans’ East Asian Roots

A statement from Cell Press quotes study co-author Bing Su as saying: “Ancient DNA technique is a really powerful tool.

The Independent UK

Tim Giago, trailblazing Native American journalist, dies

Tim Giago, the founder of the first independently owned Native American newspaper in the United States, has died at age 88, his former wife says

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For Once, Cherokee Actor Wes Studi Cast as Romantic Co-star

In Wes Studi’s potent and pioneering acting career, he has played vengeful warriors, dying prisoners and impassioned resistance leaders. For three decades, he has arrestingly crafted wide-ranging portraits of the Native American experience. But one thing he had never done in a movie is give someone a kiss. “I thought…

Chicago Sun-Times

Blackhawks reveal new programs reaching out to Native Americans

Team CEO Danny Wirtz issued an update on the organization’s plans.

Axios

Overdose deaths surged in 2020, disproportionately impacting Black and Native American people

New data from the CDC show that Black and Native American people were disproportionately impacted by unintentional drug overdoses in 2020.

The Conversation

Racial gaps in college graduation widened under funding model meant to boost performance

The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work.

The Independent UK

Localize It: Secretary Haaland begins 'Road to Healing' tour

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Road to Healing tour sheds light on suffering of survivors of Native American boarding schools

Native American tribal elders testify about the hardships they endured at government-backed "Indian" boarding schools, including beatings, whippings, sexual assaults, humiliation and painful nicknames.

The Independent UK

Haaland tour casts light on Native boarding school abuses

U.S. Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland will visit Oklahoma on Saturday for the first stop on a yearlong nationwide tour to hear about the painful experiences of Native Americans who were sent to government-backed boarding schools designed to strip them of their cultural identities

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