Alabama memorial marks 210th anniversary of bloodiest battle for Native Americans
Prayers and songs of remembrance were brought to the prairie where more than 800 Muscogee warriors, women and children died defending their homeland from U.S. forces in 1814. Members of the Muscogee Creek Nation returned to Alabama this weekend for the 210th anniversary of Horseshoe Bend. This battle was the bloodiest day of conflict with […]
$510 for jerseys, $150 for caps: Ohtani merch sells sky-high in his native Japan
Mai Fukuo was shopping for a gift for a friend. Hideki Chiba was looking for something for his father-in-law at the same sports store in the Shinjuku area of Tokyo. They each picked up a blue item. Of course, it’s Los Angeles Dodgers blue. This echoes the color revolution that has been evident across Tokyo […]
Native Americans and mining interests continue legal battle over sacred land atop massive copper deposit
Oak Flat, part of a national forest in central Arizona, has been at the center of a long-running struggle between Native American groups and mining interests, both of whom consider it critical to their future. Resolution Copper, a subsidiary of international mining giants Rio Tinto and BHP, wants to develop Oak Flat’s massive copper deposits […]
Biden admin marks $366M to bring green energy to underserved Native American tribes, rural communities
The Biden administration announced Tuesday that the federal government will fund 17 projects across the country to expand access to renewable energy on Native American reservations and other rural areas. The $366 million plan will fund solar, battery storage and hydropower projects in sparsely populated areas where electricity is expensive and unreliable. The money comes […]
US regulators grant Native American tribes authority to block hydopower projects
Federal regulators have given Native American tribes more power to block hydroelectric projects on their lands. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission previously allowed developers to proceed even if tribes objected, but now tribes can immediately veto proposals. A spokesperson for the Navajo Nation’s Office of the President said the policy change recognizes and respects tribal […]
Native American Groups Decry Woke Effort by Chiefs, Taylor Swift to Erase Heritage
Native Americans are concerned that efforts are being made to enlist the support of pop megastar Taylor Swift and use her influence to erase the Native American heritage of the Kansas City Chiefs. It states that Many raise your voice Across the country, as liberals force cities to remove Native American names from geographic locations, […]
Families remain frustrated with Native American unsolved missing persons, killings cases
Philbert Shorty’s family found his abandoned car stuck in the mud outside the small community of Zeile near the Arizona-New Mexico border. , it was the winter of 2021. “We knew from the beginning that something was going on,” said his uncle, Ben Shorty. “I couldn’t find an answer.” A 44-year-old man was reported missing […]
Native Americans fear woke efforts by Kansas City Chiefs, Taylor Swift to erase heritage
Native American activists under attack from cancel culture say they want to stop today’s woke efforts to erase America’s extensive heritage and history. Both the Kansas City Chiefs and the Boy Scouts of America appear to be erasing traces of their Native American heritage, according to activists and evidence. Also, Taylor Swift, currently the most […]
Washington Senate approves $8M to combat addiction among Native Americans, but some say it is not enough
Evelyn Jefferson walks deep into a forest dotted with tents of homeless Lummi Nation tribal members, calling out their names. When someone shows up, she and her nurse hand them naloxone, the drug that reverses an opioid overdose. Jefferson himself is a member of the tribe and knows how important these kits are. Just five […]
Native American Group Once Again Calls For Chiefs To Erase Their Name And Logo
So what happens to Native Americans who support having their likeness used? As the Kansas City Chiefs prepare for Super Bowl III, Native American groups renew their call for the team to erase the team’s name, logo, mascot and fans’ “tomahawk chop.” did. Meet Rhonda Lewald, one of the activists leading the effort to end […]