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November 2024

Her tribe was at the first Thanksgiving. She's an ordinary 16-year-old ... and a Powwow Princess (msn.com)

To read more of Rosie Colosi's article, please click here, Her tribe was at the first Thanksgiving. She's an ordinary 16-year-old ... and a Powwow Princess . Picture credit: Eli Faria for TODAY In many ways, Ciara Hendricks is a typical 16-year-old. She's a junior at Mashpee Middle-High School on Cape Cod in Massachusetts. She plays basketball, lacrosse and field hockey. She works two part-time jobs, and she's considering pursuing nursing after she graduates, just like her mom and sisters.

Kumeyaay musician uses her flute as instrument of ‘medicine for the people’ (msn.com)

To read more of Lisa Deaderick' article, please click here. Raised in a family of musicians, Melissa Little Wolf Villalobos was introduced to Native American music by her elders. She first heard the sounds of Native American flautist R. Carols Nakai, of Navajo and Ute heritage, when she was 5 years old. Nakai’s music has been a big influence on her own journey playing and performing on the flute. “After hearing flute for the first time, I recall how peaceful and powerful it made me feel,”...

Sacramento State Announces New Native American College (insidehighered.com)

To read more of Christian Navarro's article, please click here, Sacramento State announces new Native American college . California State University, Sacramento, is opening a new college, the Native American College—a first for the system—to support Indigenous students in the state, campus officials announced at the state Capitol Friday. The college plans to welcome its first cohort of first-time students and transfers next fall. Students who gain admission to the university and the new...

On Biden’s Recent Apology for the Cruelty of the U.S. Indian Boarding “Schools” (Domination Chronicles)

To read more of Stephen Newcomb's editorial on Domination Chronicles, please click here, On Biden’s Recent Apology for the Cruelty of the U.S. Indian Boarding “Schools” . On October 25, 2024, President Joe Biden visited the Gila River Indian Community in Arizona. He traveled there to deliver an official apology to Native nations and peoples. He apologized for the U.S. government creating a policy which separated tens of thousands of Native children from their parents and loved ones in more...

 
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