On February 26, 2012, 17-year-old Trayvon Martin was shot and killed by George Zimmerman, a self-proclaimed neighborhood watch leader, as he returned from a nearby store where he had bought some snacks. Zimmerman, who says he shot Martin in self-defense,…
April 12, 2012
Trayvon Martin Case Another Example of Black and Native Communities Sharing Unfortunate Effects of Racial Profiling
March 25, 2012
August 18, 2011
New Mexico Mayor to Sign MOU with Navajo Nation on Race Relations
There are always firsts when it comes to government-to-government relations between reservations and state or federal governments. The latest will be August 22 when Bloomfield, New Mexico Mayor Scott Eckstein becomes the first mayor from a border town to sign…
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…
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
Pow Wow Dancer’s Stories
Colorful regalia, pounding drums and Indian tacos can all be found at any pow wow on any reservation. But have you ever wondered who those colorful, whirling dancers are? Ever wonder where they came from? Or why they dance? At…
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,…
May 18, 2011
Strawberry Fields Forever
It is said that First Man and First Woman lived together in happiness for a long, long time. Then for some reason they began to quarrel and First Woman left heading east toward the Dawnland. First man followed her sadly,…
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