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Kevin Abourezk: The legend of Michael Jackson (06/26)
"I loved the music. I pitied the man. Now I mourn the legend. Michael Jackson's death Thursday rocked the world as fans from across the globe remembered the childhood pop star whose smash album "Thriller" and signature moonwalk propelled him...
Review: Houser comes to life in documentary (06/23)
"People who enter the Oklahoma state capital building from the southern entrance pass a large statue of a Native American woman that is titled “As Long as the Waters Flow.” In front of the Oklahoma History Center southeast of the...
High school won't ban Sherman Alexie's book (06/23)
Students at a public high school in Illinois will be allowed to read "The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian," the award winning-book from Spokane/Coeur d'Alene author Sherman Alexie. Some parents complained about vulgar and racial language in the...
Man apologizes to Indian vendor after 48 years (06/22)
A Democratic politician from New Hampshire who is considering a run for U.S. Senate is apologizing for haggling with an Indian vendor in New Mexico nearly a half-century ago. Burt Cohen, 58, was 10 years old when his family visited...
LA Weekly: 'Billy Jack' fought for Indian rights (06/18)
"“Listen, children, to a story that was written long ago ... ” So begins “One Tin Soldier” the relentlessly catchy theme song to Billy Jack, the 1971 cult film classic about a karate-chopping half-white/half-Indian ex–Green Beret who tends to...
Indian skateboarding exhibit opening at NMAI (06/10)
An exhibit on skateboarding opens this Friday at the National Museum of the American Indian in Washington, D.C. "Ramp It Up" features photographs and skateboarding memorabilia from across Indian Country. The skate park operated by the Pala Band of...
Blog: Sherman Alexie on 'Kindle' book reader (06/09)
"As noted by Kassia Kroszer and others, Sherman Alexie recently expressed some controversial remarks in relation to the eReader. At a BookExpo panel, Alexie called the Amazon Kindle “elitist” and said that he wanted to hit a woman sitting...
Books Blog: Comanche author Paul Chaat Smith (06/03)
"Non-natives charmed by The Education of Little Tree, Dances with Wolves, The Last of the Mohicans, and Thunderheart, for starters, might find in Paul Chaat Smith's Everything You Know About Indians Is Wrong , a bracing wake-up call. In...
PBS Ombudsman: Concerns over 'Wounded Knee' (05/21)
"An ambitious and, I thought, powerful and illuminating five-part series on the relentlessly tragic yet often stirring history of the American Indian unfolded on PBS stations for 90 minutes on consecutive Monday evenings from April 13 through May 11. This...
Lakota Music Project begins South Dakota tour (05/20)
A unique collaboration between the Porcupine Singers, a drum group from the Pine Ridge Reservation, and the South Dakota Chamber Orchestra hits the road this week. The Lakota Music Project began when orchestra maestro Delta David Gier wanted to...
Onondaga Nation wampum belts pulled from auction (05/19)
Two wampum belts that belong to the Onondaga Nation were pulled from an auction by Sotheby’s, The New York Times reports. Tribal representatives objected to the sale of the belts, which were most likely made between 1760 and 1820.....
Sundance Institute to promote Indian filmmakers (05/15)
The Sundance Institute and the state of New Mexico formed a partnership to promote Indian and Hispanic filmmakers. Sundance in New Mexico will be based at a ranch in the northern part of the state. The goal is to...
Group accuses PBS of failing on Wounded Knee story (05/14)
A group called The Wounded Knee Victims and Veterans Association says PBS is failing to tell the full story of the Wounded Knee occupation of 1973. The group says the PBS "We Shall Remain" miniseries glorifies the actions of the...
VOA: Standing Rock student places in poetry finals (05/14)
Ed. Note: Wiyaka His Horse Is Thunder, a member of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, was one of the top 12 finalists in the Poetry Out Loud national championship. "On Tuesday evening at the White House, President Obama hosted...
Review: America's 140-year war against Nez Perce (05/13)
"The story of Chief Joseph and a band of Nez Percé being driven into exile by the U.S. Army has been told and retold. Because the tale is compelling, because it was well-documented by personal accounts of the time...
Indian art show canceled for first time in 38 years (05/13)
The Eight Northern Indian Pueblos Arts & Crafts Show in New Mexico has been canceled for the first time in its 38-year history. The show was due to be held July 18-19 at Ohkay Owingeh. But not enough artists signed...
Native 'Beyond the Chief' exhibit vandalized again (05/07)
R The "Beyond the Chief" exhibit at the Native American House on the University of Illinois campus has been vandalized a third time. Three metal signs were bent earlier this week, police said. Previously, signs representing the Peoria, Potawatomi, Meskwaki...
Review: Mixed bag of Native works in 'Red Ink' (04/29)
"In a short monologue that closes Red Ink, a collection of 10 short pieces by seven Native American playwrights (delivered with decidedly mixed impact in a kaleidoscopic 90 minutes), performer Juanita Blackhawk delivers what might be the emblematic line of...
Blog: Everything You Know about Indians Is Wrong (04/29)
"On one of the first springtime Saturdays in April, I managed to slip down to the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian to catch its associate curator, Paul Chaat Smith, read from his latest book Everything You Know...
New art foundation expects to award grants this year (04/23)
A new foundation hopes to start awarding grants to American Indian, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian artists by the end of the year. The Native Arts and Cultures Foundation is based in Portland, Oregon. The organization will be choosing an...
New England tribes upset with PBS 'We Shall Remain' (04/23)
Three New England tribes say PBS failed to consult them about the acclaimed "We Shall Remain" miniseries that debuted this month. PBS pitched the series as being told from the tribal perspective. But the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe, the Wampanoag Tribe...
New foundation will support Native art and culture (04/22)
A new foundation aims to support American Indian, Native Hawaiian and Alaska Native artists. The Native Arts and Cultures Foundation will be based in Portland, Oregon. Walter Echo-Hawk, a member of the Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma, will serve as chairman...
Native actors cast as wolves in 'Twilight' sequel (04/22)
Film director Chris Weitz said he wanted to make sure he cast Native actors in New Moon, the sequel to the popular Twilight vampire movie. "They had to have papers that proved their heritage," Welz told USA Today. "And...
Lots of favorable reviews for 'We Shall Remain' on PBS (04/15)
PBS began airing the five-part series "We Shall Remain," " this week and the reviews are nearly all positive. The New York Times, The Washington Post and The Los Angeles Times are among those weighing in with favorable words....
Jodi Rave: Film to share story of Wyandotte sisters (04/10)
"The Indian burial ground bears the names of Wyandot people who died in Kansas in the mid-1800s, names such as Lewis Greyeyes, Cora Zane, John Cornstalk, Daniel Peacock, Catherine Bearskin, Eliza Conley. It took 65 years and three Native sisters...
Portrait of Muscogee journalist to be dedicated (04/10)
The Oklahoma Senate will dedicate a portrait of Muscogee Creek journalist and poet laureate Alexander Posey on Monday. Posey was born in 1873. He served in the Creek National Council and started the Eufaula Indian Journal, which focused on...
Seminole Tribe's museum earns accreditation (04/10)
The Seminole Tribe of Florida has won accreditation for its museum. The Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum is the first tribal facility to earn accreditation from the American Association of Museums. The process took four years. The museum is located on the...
Kevin Abourezk: Screenings for 'Battle for Whiteclay' (04/09)
"A western Nebraska college on Wednesday set dates and times for free screenings of a film about alcohol sales in Whiteclay. Mark Vasina, director and producer of “The Battle for Whiteclay,” said earlier this week he was told Western...
Native youth display skills at language conference (04/09)
More than 500 students attended the seventh annual Oklahoma Native American Youth Language Fair this week. The event took place at the Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History on Monday and Tuesday. Participants showed off their Native language...
Blog: Protecting Native artists from knock-offs (04/08)
"Thanks to the Indian Arts and Crafts Act, Native artists have the right to promote their economic development through their creativity and traditional talents without fear of being undermined by imitation pieces. Established in 1990, the act falls under the...
Jodi Rave: Molly Murphy claims top award at art show (03/16)
"Northern Plains artist Molly Murphy recently swept into the Southwest to claim the top prize in one of the most prestigious art shows in the country. Murphy returned to Missoula after winning the coveted Best of Show award at...
Alexie recalls struggles at off-reservation school (03/09)
Author Sherman Alexie faced discrimination when he attended a school off the Spokane Reservation in Washington. Alexie, who is Spokane and Coeur d'Alene, was mocked as the only Indian student at the school. "I was so scared of them,"...
Indian comics on display at NMAI in Washington (03/06)
An Indian comic exhibition opens today at the National Museum of the American Indian in Washington, .D.C. "Comic Art Indigène" is a touring exhibition of more than 35 drawings, comic books, sculpture and other works. It traces the path...
Chickasaw woman is new director at art center (03/05)
Jin Gentry, a member of the Chickasaw Nation, is the new director at the Jacobson House Native Art Center in Norman, Oklahoma. Gentry brings a management, sales and arts background to Jacobson. She plans to open a gift store...
Interview: Sherman Alexie on sports and other things (03/05)
"The Lumberjack: You’re a huge basketball fan, right? Sherman Alexie: Mmhmm. LJ: Are you still a Sonics fan after their relocation to Oklahoma City (renamed the Thunder) or have you changed your loyalty to the Portland Trailblazers? Alexie: (Laughs)...
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