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Sacred Art: Clay, Caregivers, and Closing the Sacred Little Ones Series
The Sacred Little Ones series closed with clay. Sacred Art: Nurturing Creative Expression was guided by Tekenya Sanchez (Dine/Mexika), a ceramicist and artist who launched the studio Tlalli…
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NATIVE VOTE 2026
Why Medicare for All is more than a ‘pipedream’
Peggy Flanagan is right about Medicare for All; companies and families face unaffordable premiums, deductibles and treatment costs
Tribal leaders message for mail-in voting: vote early, hand deliver to ballot drop box
Voting concerns central theme at Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians annual convention
10 Indigenous congressional candidates move forward to general election
Half of the candidates running for Congress are women
Native voters continue to face roadblocks, new report shows
‘For Native Americans, the right to vote has been obstructed, delayed, and denied across two centuries of United States history’
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‘Putting for birdies’: Native American Open features ‘old’ and new
Tournament draws more than 100 players to the Santa Ana Golf Club
Study: Federal cuts led to $469M loss to Indian Country
Brookings report found that the Department of Government Efficiency trimmed 1,597 federal contracts and awards from tribes and Native organizations
New data shows Native homelessness is three times higher than previous count in King County
Following an earlier Point-In-Time count, new data shows Native people account for 15 percent of unsheltered individuals in King County, Washington.
‘We are all from Two-Spirit families’: Native community leaders reject Washington’s anti-2SLGBTQIA+ ballot measures
Gearing up for the November elections, Native leaders across the country weigh in on how the two proposed initiatives would harm students.
California sues National Archives over pending closure
The lawsuit seeks to stop the closure of the archive location used by tribes, others
Wabanaki leaders endorse Pingree for governor in Maine
Chiefs back candidate’s plan to restore full tribal sovereignty and strengthen government-to-government partnerships
POWWOW
Black Hills Powwow boasts record prizes and buffalo harvests
The premiere Northern Plains powwow returns Oct. 9-11
‘Coming home to our ancestral land’
Homelands Powwow rekindles Stockbridge-Munsee ties to Hudson Valley, western Massachusetts
INDIGENOUS A&E: People who powwow, sibling art, mountain lion immortalized
A biweekly column from ICT with the latest news from the arts and entertainment world
Intergenerational Two-Spirit head dancers find joy in expressing themselves freely
Theo Wright and his dad, Asa Wright, have both served as Two-Spirit head dancers at…
#YDL: Lobster roll is the new powwow food
Experiencing new Indigenous cuisine on the powwow trail
Native veterans are central to the powwow scene
Powwows provide space for community and healing for many Native veterans
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