Nov 18 Watch 3:55 For Native Americans, sexual assault cases are ‘falling through the cracks’ By PBS News Hour Nearly 2 out of 3 cases of sexual assault in the U.S. go unreported. A recent poll by NPR, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health shows that fears of discrimination and unfair… Continue watching
Nov 15 Teaching kids about Thanksgiving or Columbus? They deserve the real story By David Cutler My students felt betrayed, angry even, that throughout their elementary and middle school years, teachers had pushed a fake narrative, or had done little, if anything, to correct the record. Continue reading
Aug 30 Small Michigan museum holds massive collection of Edward Curtis’ Native American photography By Lorna Baldwin More than 700 works by photographer Edward S. Curtis are on exhibit at the Muskegon Museum of Art in what’s believed to be the largest ever exhibition of his work. Continue reading
Jul 02 New $1 coin could feature Alaska Native activist who fought discrimination By Jenna Gray The U.S. Mint has revealed designs for a new $1 coin that will honor Alaska’s 1945 anti-discrimination law. Continue reading
May 25 Tribes bash proposed Trump budget cuts to Native American programs By Gillian Flaccus, Associated Press Members from Native American tribes in six Western states called on Congress to restore funding to tribes during budget negotiations. Continue reading
Feb 17 Native Americans brace for impact as EPA undergoes changes By Kristin Hugo In the past few weeks, EPA workers have worried about political threats to the agency under the Trump administration. Tribal leaders say changing environmental protections would affect them first. Continue reading
Jan 22 Diabetes-related kidney disease drops among Native Americans By Michael D. Regan The Indian Health Service said an aggressive campaign to educate and treat diabetes, bolstered by $150 million in annual federal funding, played a large part in the reductions. Continue reading
Dec 06 Native poet speaks the language of Standing Rock — and explains how a presidential apology falls short By Mary Jo Brooks Poet Layli Long Soldier's forthcoming collection of poetry called "Whereas" is a critique of President Obama's 2010 apology to Native Americans for their mistreatment by the U.S. government. Continue reading
Nov 03 For Native ‘water protectors,’ Standing Rock protest has become fight for religious freedom, human rights By Jenni Monet Two separate investigations are now underway reviewing Morton County’s response to the anti-pipeline protests over allegations of human rights abuses. Continue reading
Nov 03 Police say Renee Davis, a pregnant Native American woman, was fatally shot after refusing to disarm By Joshua Barajas Davis' boyfriend reportedly alerted authorities after he received a text message from her that said, "Well come get the girls or call 911 I'm about to shoot myself."… Continue reading