WASHINGTON – The U.S. Census Bureau has released data indicating that almost half of people who identify as Native American report being more than one race. The research, based on 2010 data, was released January 25. It shows that approximately…
January 26, 2012
US Census Reports Multiple Checked Boxes Leads to Native Demographic Growth
October 29, 2011
Pumpkins Are Native However You Carve It
The jack-o-lantern originated in Ireland and Scotland. In honor of the Celtic tradition All Hallow’s Eve, people carved scary faces into turnips and potatoes, placing them in windows or on door stoops to frighten away evil spirits. It wasn’t until…
July 6, 2011
Death Rate of American Indian Infants Doubles Whites in Some States
American Indian infants in North Dakota, South Dakota and Minnesota are roughly twice as likely to die as white infants, and health officials say the best defense is prevention and education, reported The Grand Forks Herald. American Indian infants tend…
June 23, 2011
LEO A DALY Hires Navajo as Market Leader for Indian Projects
LEO A DALY’s Phoenix, Arizona-based office hired Navajo Nation member Dan Lewis to focus on the architecture, planning, engineering, interior design and program management firm’s tribal community and economic development projects. In his role at LEO A DALY, which employs…
June 20, 2011
Delaware Nation Building Solar Energy Project
A 37.5-kilowatt solar array is under construction on the roof of the Delaware Nation’s complex in Anadarko, Oklahoma. Tribal officials project the new solar project will supply 30 percent of the tribal complex’s electricity and help the nation save thousands…
June 17, 2011
Hattie Kauffman Brings Indian Country to the CBS Newsroom
The headline for the Idaho Community Foundation’s 2nd Annual North Idaho Luncheon on June 14 at the Coeur d’Alene Resort, read “Welcome Home.” Hattie Kauffman, the national news correspondent for CBS’ “The Early Show,” based in Los Angeles, California, returned…
June 6, 2011
Digital Exclusion High in Indian Country
Broadband access is limited for people living in rural and Tribal areas throughout the United States, according to the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) latest Broadband Progress Report to Congress. About 26 million Americans reside in areas not served by broadband…
May 25, 2011
Let’s Move! in Indian Country Debuts at Menominee Indian Reservation
In an effort to improve the health and well being of American Indian and Alaska Native youth and decrease obesity, First Lady Michelle Obama created Let’s Move! in Indian Country (LMIC). The Menominee Indian Tribe hosted the launch of LMIC…
May 20, 2011
Sen. Murkowski Raises Awareness of Alaska Native Health Disparities
Senator Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, recently commemorated “Minority Health Awareness,” a resolution to address health disparities faced by minorities at disproportionate rates as well as a lack of access to health care. The resolution, put forward by Senator Ben Cardin, D-Maryland,…
May 19, 2011
Oglala Sioux Tribe Revives Native Health Program After Fire, Wins Award for Aberdeen Area
The Oglala Sioux Tribe’s alcohol and drug treatment program rebuilt itself after a devastating electrical fire destroyed its Rapid City, South Dakota-based facility in April 2010. “It was really sad to see that go, because it was all we had,…
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