Cultural Awareness and Revitalization

Native American land and loss - Part 3

Native Hope with Trisha Burke

"The Dawes Act affects me every day," explains Peter Lengkeek, Tribal Chairman of the Crow Creek Sioux Tribe (Hunkpati Oyate). Peter holds out his hand and continues, "Because of the Dawes Act, I own ...

February 8, 2021

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Cultural Awareness and Revitalization

Native American land and loss - Part 2

Native Hope with Trisha Burke

"A little knowledge is a dangerous thing." In the first installment of this series, I mention this notion regarding Native American Land and Loss. The age-old phrase still applies as we look at aspe...

January 3, 2021

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Cultural Awareness and Revitalization

Native American land and loss

Native Hope with Trisha Burke

According to Google Maps, the United States of America is 3.797 million square miles (mi²). New England measures in around 46,000 mi² (Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and ...

December 14, 2020

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Cultural Awareness and Revitalization

Chief Standing Bear's legacy, civil rights leader of his time - Part 3

Native Hope

“That hand is not the color of yours, but if I prick it, the blood will flow, and I shall feel pain. The blood is of the same color as yours. God made me, and I am a man." -Chief Standing Bear, Ponca ...

October 4, 2020

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Cultural Awareness and Revitalization

Chief Standing Bear's legacy, civil rights leader of his time - Part 2

Native Hope

"At last, I see a rift in the rocks. A little way beyond, there are green prairies. The swift-running water, the Niobrara, pours down between the green hills. There are the graves of my fathers…" - Ch...

September 29, 2020

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Cultural Awareness and Revitalization

Chief Standing Bear's legacy, civil rights leader of his time - Part 1

Native Hope

“I seem to be standing on a high bank of a great river, with my wife and little girl at my side. I cannot cross the river, and impassable cliffs arise behind me. I hear the noise of great waters; I lo...

September 22, 2020

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Cultural Awareness and Revitalization

Dakota Access Pipeline Update

Native Hope

“Mní Wiconí” (Water is Life) finds new breath. On July 6, 2020, U.S. District Judge James Boasberg, a judge in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, ruled in favor of the Standing Rock...

July 17, 2020

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History

I Grew Up with Native Stereotypes. Here's Why I Changed My Mind.

Audreyanna Martin

Today's blog is a guest post written by Audreyanna Martin, a college student. We hope you find her powerful reflection on stereotypes and Native identity thought-provoking. I grew up in a small town ...

November 15, 2019

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Culture and Identity

Why Indigenous Peoples' Day Matters

Joanne Lewis

On April 3rd, 2019, the state of New Mexico officially replaced Columbus Day with Indigenous People’s Day. From now on, the second Monday in October will honor the strength and resilience of Indigenou...

October 14, 2019

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Voices of Indian Country

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Native American land and loss - Part 3

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Chief Standing Bear's legacy, civil rights leader of his time - Part 3

Chief Standing Bear's legacy, civil rights leader of his time - Part 2

Chief Standing Bear's legacy, civil rights leader of his time - Part 1

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I Grew Up with Native Stereotypes. Here's Why I Changed My Mind.

Why Indigenous Peoples' Day Matters

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