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'Fighting Sioux' supporters nearing deadline for petitions (02/02)
Supporters of the "Fighting Sioux" nickname and logo, formerly of the University of North Dakota, have until Tuesday to turn...
Q&A: Denise Juneau, Blackfeet, on education in Montana (02/02)
"n 2010 Denise Juneau, a member of the Blackfeet Tribe, was elected as Montana’s Superintendent of Public Instruction, becoming the...
School apologizes to student for using Menominee in class (02/02)
The Sacred Heart Catholic School in Wisconsin offered apologies to a student who was reprimanded for using Menominee words in...
MPR: Program helps Red Lake Nation with drop-out rates (02/01)
"Jerilyn Graves is unemployed, lives on public assistance and at 32 wonders if she'll ever have a job. One of...
UTTC awarded $750K matching grant from Shakopee Tribe (02/01)
United Tribes Technical College in North Dakota has received a $750,000 matching grant from the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community of...
Shoshone-Bannock players asked to take breathalyzer test (01/31)
Two Indian students from a high school on the Fort Hall Reservation of Idaho were asked to take a breathalyzer...
Student reprimanded for using Menominee words at school (01/30)
A student at the Sacred Heart Catholic School in Wisconsin was reprimanded for using Menominee words in class. Tanaes Washinawatok...
Osage Nation shuts day care after carbon monoxide scare (01/27)
The Osage Nation of Oklahoma closed a day care center on Thursday after a carbon monoxide scare. Firefighters detected slightly...
Arizona's history book claims O'odham people disappeared (01/25)
A teacher in Tucson, Arizona, who is objecting the removal of "ethnic studies" books from the classroom, said the state's...
White House Indian education initiative meets in Oklahoma (01/24)
The second Tribal Leader Education Roundtables was held in Norman, Oklahoma, on Monday. William Mendoza, the director of the new...
American Indian Movement Interpretive Center in Minnesota (01/23)
Clyde Bellecourt, a member of the White Earth Nation, is bringing the American Indian Movement Interpretive Center to life in...
First Tribal Leader Education Roundtable set in South Dakota (01/19)
The first in a series of Tribal Leader Education Roundtables will be held tomorrow in Rapid City, South Dakota. Tribal...
Chris Eyre to run film department at New Mexico university (01/19)
Chris Eyre, a member of the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes, will lead the film department at the Santa Fe University...
University of Idaho looking for a boost in Indian enrollment (01/18)
The University of Idaho is taking steps to increase Indian student enrollment and retention. American Indian and Alaska Native enrollment...
WKAR: Boarding school survivors share their stories with film (01/17)
"Starting in the late 19th century, tens of thousands of Native American children were taken from their reservations to Indian...
Editorial: Consult Ute Tribe about getting rid of 'Utes' name (01/13)
"The University of Utah has long referred to its athletic teams as the Utes. So long as the Ute Tribal...
Site aims to keep Alutiiq language alive for new generations (01/13)
A new website aims to keep the Alutiiq language alive for new generations. Only 15 people are fluent in the...
Flandreau Santee Sioux students use bison as a food source (01/13)
Young members of the Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe of South Dakota are learning how to rely on bison, one of...
Column: University of Utah should eliminate 'Utes' nickname (01/11)
"When word recently drifted out that the University of Utah possibly was, or is, considering getting a new logo and...
Schools receive grants for Ojibwe, Cherokee language efforts (01/10)
The Lac du Flambeau Public School in Wisconsin received $28,000 for its Ojibwe language program while the Cherokee Language Immersion...
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