Category: Culture
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Grace: Among the last of its kind, Flandreau Indian School catches second wind
From Omaha.com, here. An excerpt: FLANDREAU, S.D. — At 6 a.m. the dorm’s hallway alarm blared. Then the overhead fluorescent lights beamed on. Slowly, high school students Talitha Plain Bull, Juwan Grant and Ethan Young Bird tumbled out of bed and toward the showers. They had arrived the night before, without much time to settle…
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Native American child sent home by Utah school for wearing traditional Mohawk hairstyle
From Raw Story, here. An excerpt: A Native American child was sent home from school for wearing a traditional Mohawk hairstyle because the school said it was against dress code, WFAA reports. The Utah second grader is of Seneca and Paiute heritage and chose the hairstyle because it is commonly worn by Seneca Nation members. But…
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The Great Quake and the Great Drowning: Indigenous people’s terrifying tsunami stories are a history and a warning.
Here, from Slate. An interesting article about Native oral history. An excerpt: In the year 1700, on Jan. 26 at 9 at night, in what is now Northern California, Earthquake was running up and down the coast. His feet were heavy, and when he ran, he shook the ground so much it sank down and the…
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White House Champions of Change – Young Women Empowering Their Communities
You can watch it live here.
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Tribes support Sovereignty Institute at University of Minnesota
From Indianz.com, here. An excerpt: All 11 tribes in Minnesota have endorsed the creation of the Tribal Sovereignty Institute at the University of Minnesota in Duluth. The Minnesota Indian Affairs Council passed a resolution last month to support the new endeavour. Through the institute, tribes will play a key role in educating students, state employees…