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SYRACUSE, N.Y. – When Tadadaho, Sid Hill, recites the Ganonyok – the traditional opening words that come before all else – for a community cultural day in conjunction with your solo art exhibit, you know your “homecoming” show is fully embraced and supported by your own Nation.

That’s what happened Saturday, August 20th at the Everson Museum of Art in Syracuse, which is showcasing Frank Buffalo Hyde’s work in the exhibition, “Native Americana.” Tadadaho, the spiritual leader of the Onondaga Nation, and the “chief among chiefs” of the Grand Council of the Haudenosaunee, gave not only the traditional opening, but also gave a nod and a blessing to Hyde’s artistic contributions.

Hyde has talked about how meaningful it is to have not just a piece in the Everson, but an entire show dedicated to his work. “When I was just a kid, I visited the Everson and was in awe,” he said. “I never thought in my wildest dreams I would ever have a solo exhibition there.”

The Everson Museum, six miles north of the Onondaga Nation where he grew up, is showcasing the culmination of 25 years of his artistic expression. Hyde’s work questions, criticizes, embraces and rejects pop culture’s influences on Native people, while also providing non-Natives with insights into the contemporary Indigenous experience. His work has been described as Native art, without the fluff of feathers, flutes and fringed leather. READ MORE — Leslie Logan, Special to ICT

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A video of four friends driving in a car singing round dance songs was uploaded online in 2013 and went viral, gaining over 2.4 million views on YouTube. Almost 10 years later, one of the singers, Antoine Edwards, received his first International Indigenous Hip Hop Award for best R&B Album of the Year.

Hip-hop celebrated its 50th anniversary this year, influencing the innovation of a new genre that touched many communities including those in Indian Country.

Edwards, also known as AntoineX, is a hip-hop and R&B artist and is Omaha, Oglala and Sicangu Lakota and is based in Omaha, Nebraska. He is also the founder of ALLSZN, a non-profit organization and label that Edwards described as a resource for Native and marginalized youth who are in the creative realm.

“I was raised through music,” he said, sharing that he began singing traditionally around the drum at age 13. “My parents had a real diverse selection growing up, from disco, to gangster rap, to hip-hop to R&B, and we also grew up around the ways, grew up traditionally.” READ MORE — JoVonne Wagner, ICT

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We start in New Mexico where the annual Santa Fe Indian Market took place this month. ICT was there to document the popular event. Our story on Jennifer Tafoya’s Best of Show win was one of our most-read stories this month. All our coverage can be found here.

Another popular event took place in the Pacific Northwest. Organizers estimated 11,000 people gathered at Muckleshoot to share songs and dances for days after 120 canoe families landed at Alki Beach in Seattle. ICT was at the shores when canoes made their way in.

August was also a month of loss. READ MORE — ICT

Oklahoma junior senator Markwayne Mullin said he believes former president Donald Trump can still win the 2024 presidential election, despite two state and two federal indictments.

“If you saw polling yesterday, it actually has him beating Biden pretty heavy in the electoral vote,” said Mullin, Cherokee Nation citizen.

Mullin (R-Westville) made the statement after touring an Oklahoma City business Wednesday. He told reporters he’s a friend of the former president.

“President Trump is a friend of mine, first and foremost, he’s a friend.” Mullin said. READ MORE — Gaylord News

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The price tag is expected to exceed $1.5 trillion. As tribes increase buffalo herds as a cultural and economic development strategy, Troy Heinert is watching. He is the executive director of the Intertribal Buffalo Council and spoke to ICT’s Shirley Sneve.

Leonard Peltier has been in federal prison for nearly 49 years and many groups, including NDN Collective, are pushing the White House for his release. ICT’s Mark Trahant talks to organization’s President and CEO Nick Tilsen about the latest effort.

From coast to coast, major weather events are happening more often. As we’ve seen recently, some can be life threatening, like hurricanes, heat waves, and droughts. All of this means the Federal Emergency Management Agency has been very busy. Kelbie Kennedy is a National Tribal Affairs advocate.

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A group focused on shedding more light on the troubled legacy of boarding schools where Indigenous children were stripped of their culture and language as part of assimilation efforts released a new interactive map that includes dozens of additional schools in the U.S. and Canada.

The National Native American Boarding School Healing Coalition already had what was considered the most extensive list of boarding schools. The total now stands at 523 schools, with each dot on the map providing some brief details about the school.

The Minnesota-based group has spent years building its inventory of data, with efforts being bolstered in recent years by the U.S. Interior Department. The federal agency released its own list of more than 400 schools last year as part of an ongoing investigation meant to recognize the multigenerational trauma that resulted from boarding school policies.

The coalition’s latest research identified an additional 115 schools, with the majority being operated without federal support by church institutions that had authority to establish schools to carry out U.S. policies meant to assimilate Native children. READ MORE — Associated Press

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