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Hopis re-elect chairman, vote out incumbent vice chairman

KYKOTSMOVI, Ariz. – The chairman of the Hopi Tribe in northeastern Arizona has won another term in office and will have a new vice chairman, according to unofficial results from Thursday's ...

DATE: Nov 12, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Native American Heritage Month celebrates Indigenous communities across the nation

Rock Your Mocs showcases people wearing traditional moccasins

DATE: Nov 8, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

National speaker explains how historical traumas haunt Native American communities

Acknowledging past events and lingering impacts helps the healing process

DATE: Oct 12, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

National speaker to offer tools for better understanding Native American traumas

Boarding schools, hurtful symbols and sexual violence can have cumulative impact on well-being

DATE: Oct 5, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

Fort Lewis College removes panels depicting ‘incomplete’ history of Native American boarding school

During ceremony, school president described FLC’s past as part of a ‘cultural genocide’

DATE: Sep 13, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

Lawmakers seek support services for survivors of Native American boarding schools

Federal government to investigate painful history of removing children from communities

DATE: Aug 24, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

A new school opens where students can embrace Native American culture

‘Once you have a whole child, the test scores will come,’ head of school says

DATE: Aug 24, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

Fort Lewis College considers search for Indigenous human remains at ‘Old Fort’ site

Bodies have been found at former boarding schools in Canada, Pennsylvania

DATE: Jul 23, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

U.S. drilling approvals increase despite Biden climate pledge

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Approvals for companies to drill for oil and gas on U.S. public lands are on pace this year to reach their highest level since George W. Bush was president, underscori...

DATE: Jul 14, 2021 | CATEGORY: Business

Fort Lewis College builds on Native American, Indigenous programs

School to use $950,000 grant for new staffing, curriculum, student opportunities

DATE: Jul 6, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

Mesa Verde welcomes back visitors; upgrades are underway

Park sees increase in number of tourists; superintendent to retire this summer

DATE: Jun 16, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

$1B in grants to go for broadband on tribal lands

The Biden administration is making available $1 billion in federal grants to expand the availability of high-speed internet on tribal lands. Vice President Kamala Harris, Commerce Secretary...

DATE: Jun 3, 2021 | CATEGORY: Business