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EVANSTON, Ill. --- Descendants of Sand Creek Massacre victims will gather at Northwestern University Saturday (Nov. 16) to commemorate the 155th anniversary of the killings. The massacre, in which U.S. Army cavalry soldiers slaughtered an estimated 150 Cheyenne and Arapaho Native Americans, most of them women and children, occurred on Nov. 29, 1864, in southeastern Colorado. John Evans, Northwestern’s founder, was governor of Colorado and territorial superintendent of Indian Affairs when the massacre occurred. Saturday’s event is open to the...
Fuel Up to Play 60 Grades: Middle Schools Subject Area: Health, Nutrition, Fitness Made Possible By: American Dairy Association North East Give students the tools they need to “fuel up” their bodies and minds with Fuel Up to Play 60, a free in-school nutrition and fitness program launched by the National Dairy Council and the NFL in collaboration with the USDA. Teachers and students can make their school a "Touchdown School" — just by completing the three easy steps by November 30, 2019. FOR MORE INFORMATION: http://ymiclass...
LOS ANGELES — The LA SKINS FEST, presented by COMCAST NBCUNIVERSAL, announced today its full list of over 60 features and shorts that will be screened through the festival’s six-day run and annual Native American Media Awards at the Hard Rock Event Center in Hollywood (November 19th – 24th, 2019). “We have seen Native Cinema grow into a genuine force with a voice that is finally being heard. Native filmmakers have been pushing creative limits, and will have the acknowledgement they richly deserve,” said Patricia Gomes, Executive Director...
The call for submissions for the 2020 Bemidji Sculpture Walk has been issued. Artists interested in having a sculpture displayed in downtown Bemidji starting in May 2020 for one year can access the competition entry form at: http://www.bemidjisculpture.com. The submission deadline is February 1, 2020. Artists selected will be given a $500 honorarium for completion and installation of their work. Most sculptures will be offered for sale to the public and local businesses. Artists may submit up to three separate works. Each work must be...
RED LAKE NATION JOB FAIR 2019 - Monday, November 18, 2019 1 PM - 4 PM - Red Lake Nation College Atrium...
SPOKANE, WA – William D. Hyslop, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington, announced today and presented the City of Yakima Police Department and the Law Enforcement Against Drugs (“LEAD”) Task Force with $163,567.18 in asset forfeiture equitable sharing funds. Each law enforcement agency is receiving $81,783.59 to be used for further law enforcement purposes. Yakima Police Chief Matthew Murray accepted the funds on behalf of the Yakima Police Department. Yakima County Sheriff Robert Udell accepted the funds on behal...
WASHINGTON – Under a proposed settlement announced today by the United States, the State of Michigan and the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan, The Dow Chemical Company will implement and fund an estimated $77 million in natural resource restoration projects intended to compensate the public for injuries to natural resources caused by the release of hazardous substances from Dow’s Midland, Michigan facility. The proposed settlement, which was lodged today in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, is subject to pub...
FARGO — The Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa once lived on the eastern shores of North America along the Great Salt Lake, aka, the Atlantic Ocean. They eventually migrated westward to Gitche Gumee, or Lake Superior, and for the past 127 years, they have resided on a 6-by-12 mile reservation in north central North Dakota, just 15 miles away from the Canadian border. https://www.duluthnewstribune.com/community/history/4774885-The-Turtle-Mountain-Band-of-Chippewa-migrated-from-East-Coast-to-North-Dakota...
The public hearings for the impeachment inquiry into President Donald J. Trump were held last week by the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence on Capitol Hill. This comes after weeks of closed-door testimony. Our editor asked Tuesday if we were going to cover the hearing? It was a no brainer answer: Yes. The Washington bureau had to be in the hearing room for this action. https://newsmaven.io/indiancountrytoday/news/indigenizing-impeachment-2uS9NGUnFUiGZ8CrPpXZcg/...
WATFORD CITY, N.D. (AP) - Authorities say a northwestern North Dakota sheriff's deputy was injured during a vehicle pursuit when his squad car struck a deer. The McKenzie County Sheriff's Office says the accident happened 15 miles (24 kilometers) north of Watford City about 11:30 p.m. Friday. https://www.kfyrtv.com/content/news/McKenzie-County-Sheriffs-deputy-injured-in-chase-when-vehicle-hits-deer-565043012.html...
On July 16, 2019, Lt. Travis Hauser of the Wyoming Highway Patrol called on his American Red Cross training in CPR to save the life of a woman found along the highway he was patrolling on the Wind River Indian Reservation. For the heroic and lifesaving action, Hauser received the Red Cross Lifesaving Award for Professional Responders in a ceremony at the Wyoming Highway Patrol office in Lander on Nov. 12, 2019. https://trib.com/announcements/other/red-cross-honors-patrolman-for-lifesaving-measures/article_ddc348bb-20ac-5c6c-...
"And Janice, how old are you?" the US Attorney asked Janice Escalanti, at the start of Chuck Berry's trial. "Fourteen years old," she said, quietly. It was her quietness that first appealed to Berry. The attorney often had to ask Escalanti to speak louder, to clarify, to repeat what Berry had said to her, word for word. Her answers edged forward in whispered "yes, sirs" and "no, sirs." She didn't look fourteen, the attorney thought, but the more she talked, the younger she seemed....
For Native American students, a quality education involves not just strong academics, but a curriculum rooted in family, tribal and cultural heritage. November is Native American Heritage Month, and the Walton Family Foundation is highlighting the work of education advocates like Kurrinn Abrams who—in learning from our shared history—are working to ensure a more equitable future for all Native people. Tell me about yourself and your drive to make a difference for Native American communities. https://www.waltonfamilyfoundatio...
