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One of the last Navajo Code Talkers from World War II dies at 107

John Kinsel Sr. was one of hundreds of Navajos recruited by the Marines to serve as Code Talkers

DATE: Oct 21, 2024 | CATEGORY: AP New Mexico

Durango students celebrate Indigenous Peoples Day with traditional Native American games

Activities are an effort to integrate more cultural events into school district’s curriculum

DATE: Oct 16, 2024 | CATEGORY: Local News

Indigenous Peoples Day celebrated with an eye on the election

In 2020, Native voters proved decisive in the presidential election

DATE: Oct 15, 2024 | CATEGORY: AP New Mexico

At least 95 Indigenous children died in federal boarding schools in New Mexico

At least 3,500 children from dozens of tribal nations attended New Mexico schools

DATE: Aug 6, 2024 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Arizona governor negotiates pause in hauling of uranium ore across Navajo Nation

Gov. Katie Hobbs intervened this week after talking with Navajo President Buu Nygren

DATE: Aug 5, 2024 | CATEGORY: AP New Mexico

Investigation finds at least 973 Native American children died in U.S. government boarding schools

The schools gave Native American kids English names, put them through military drills and forced them to perform manual labor

DATE: Jul 31, 2024 | CATEGORY: AP New Mexico

Gathering will mark 45 years since the largest radioactive release in U.S. history hit New Mexico

The Church Rock spill is the third largest radioactive waste release globally, after Fukushima and Chernobyl

DATE: Jul 12, 2024 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Southern Ute Indian Tribe sues Colorado over sports betting

Complaint alleges ‘bad faith’ and ‘anti-sovereign’ by state officials

DATE: Jul 11, 2024 | CATEGORY: Local News

Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier denied parole for 1975 killings of 2 FBI agents

Clemency request is pending before President Joe Biden

DATE: Jul 3, 2024 | CATEGORY: Local News

Birth of rare white buffalo fulfills a Lakota prophecy that portends better times

Move over grizzlies and wolves: Yellowstone visitors hope to catch a glimpse of bison

DATE: Jun 24, 2024 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

100th anniversary of Indigenous voting rights is ‘bittersweet,’ says S. Ute tribal leader

Snyder Act, which established citizenship for Native Americans, signed 100 years ago today

DATE: Jun 2, 2024 | CATEGORY: Local News

Western Slope leaders mull tribal ownership of former Indigenous boarding school

‘I don't think any of us feels that this shouldn't go back to the tribes’ Grand Junction council member says

DATE: May 31, 2024 | CATEGORY: Regional News

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