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Indian youth attend suicide prevention workshop (05/08)
More than 100 students at a high school on the Navajo Nation attended a suicide prevention workshop on Tuesday and Wednesday. Clayton Small, a member of the Northern Cheyenne. Tribe of Montana, developed the program specifically for Indian youth....
Mother and daughter graduate from Haskell University (05/08)
A mother and daughter from the Warm Springs Tribes of Oregon will receive their degrees from Haskell Indian Nations University on Friday. Ashley Aguilar was studying for her associate’s degree in business administration when she felt homesick. So she...
Pascua Yaqui school gets visit from Shaquille O'Neal (05/08)
Phoenix Suns center Shaquille O'Neal visited a high school on the Pascua Yaqui Reservation in Arizona on Wednesday. O'Neal warned students about the dangers of the Internet. He presented a $75,000 from the Pascua Yaqui Tribe to the Tempe...
Newberry College drops 'Indians' nickname (05/07)
The board of trustees of Newberry College in South Carolina voted to eliminate the school's "Indians" nickname. The NCAA had placed Newberry on the list of institutions with "hostile" and "abusive" mascots. So the board eliminated the name in...
Judge allows discrimination lawsuit against school (05/02)
A federal judge says Indian families can sue the Del Norte County Unified School District in California for alleged discrimination. The American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California says the school district discriminated against Indians by closing grades six through...
Comanche Nation disputes professor's ancestry (05/02)
The Comanche Nation of Oklahoma says a professor at the University of Kansas is wrongly claiming Comanche ancestry. Ray Pierotti, a professor of ecology and evolutionary biology, said he has never claimed to be an enrolled member of the tribe....
Jodi Rave: Montana Indian Educator of the Year (04/30)
"Mike Jetty's knowledge of Native issues, friendly demeanor and Rolodex of jokes has made him a favorite in classrooms across Montana. As Montana's Native curriculum specialist, he has become “the face of Indian education” in a state touted as...
Barona Band hosts Yuman language summit (04/29)
The Barona Band of Mission Indians is hosting the 6th annual Yuman Family Language Summit on its reservation in California. The summit brings together all of the tribes that speak Yuman languages. Tribes in California, Arizona, Nevada and Mexico...
Indian student weighs three Ivy League schools (04/24)
Veronica Watters, a senior at the Red Cloud Indian School on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota, has been accepted to three Ivy League schools. Watters said she was surprised she received offers from Yale University in Connecticut,...
Ohio museums field more repatriation requests (04/22)
Museums and educational institutions in Ohio are learning more and more about the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act of 1990. The law requires institutions that received federal funding to repatriate ancestors and artifacts to their tribal owners. Ohio...
UND sorority put on probation for 'Indian' party (04/22)
The University of North Dakota placed the Gamma Phi Beta sorority on a yearlong probation for hosting a party in which guests dresses as "Cowboys" and "Indians." The school investigated the sorority after Indian students complained. Photos of the...
Agreement reached on Bureau of Indian Affairs school (04/22)
The Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nation of North Dakota has reached agreement over the construction of a new Bureau of Indian Affairs school. The tribe will contribute $4 million towards the new $8 million school in Twin Buttes. Construction of...
Navajo woman to run tribal college consortium (04/22)
Carrie Billy, a member of the Navajo Nation, will take over as executive director of the American Indian Higher Education Consortium on June 1. Billy currently serves as deputy director. She will replace Gerald Gipp, a member of the Standing...
Lawsuits target Bureau of Indian Education (04/21)
The Bureau of Indian Education, a part of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, is facing lawsuits from former employees. In January, two former employees accused the Shiprock Education Line Office in New Mexico of racial and sexual harassment, creating hostile...
Jodi Rave: Groundbreaking for Indian center at UM (04/21)
"Gregory Cajete told his audience on Saturday that the University of Montana's new Native American Center would inspire a new era in leadership, vitalize Native studies and become of cornerstone of tribal community. “Community is the foundation of identity,”...
Oklahoma symposium focuses on Indian science (04/18)
Northeastern State University in Oklahoma kicked off its 36th Symposium on the American Indian on Wednesday. This year's theme is “the Sun, the Moon, the Stars: RHYTHMS OF LIFE.” Speakers included Chickasaw astronaut John Herrington and Kiowa writer N. Scott...
Jodi Rave: Groundbreaking for Native center (04/18)
"Gyda Swaney will observe a seminal moment at the University of Montana on Saturday when she attends a ceremonial groundbreaking for a multimillion-dollar Native American Center. “It's time,” said Swaney, a UM assistant professor of psychology. “Native Americans are...
University returns $2M in Indian teacher grants (04/16)
The University of Utah has returned $2 million in federal grants aimed at increasing the number of Indian teachers. The school won a $1.1 million grant and another $1 million grant from the Department of Education's Office of Indian Education....
Former Indian school coach weighs legal action (04/10)
Johnny Abeyta , the former girls basketball coach at Santa Fe Indian School in New Mexico, is weighing legal action over the handling of allegations of improper conduct by his son. Abeyta, who is 1st Lt. Governor at Ohkay Owingeh,...
Hearing set on UND sorority's 'Indian' party (04/09)
The University of North Dakota is planning an informal hearing to determine whether a sorority that hosted a party where guests dressed as Indians and cowboys violated the school's code of conduct. Gamma Phi Beta could face some sort...
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