Red Planet Books and Comics recently opened in Albuquerque featuring Native and Indigenous comics, books, and games. (Photo-Red Planet Books and Comics, Facebook)
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Alaska Governor Bill Walker signs legislation, which designates the second Monday in October as Indigenous Peoples Day. The governor says Alaska’s Native Peoples are an integral part of the spiritual, cultural, political, and historic fabric of what is now the Last Frontier. (Photo-Alaska Governor Bill Walker, Facebook)
Indigenous Peoples Day is official in Alaska after governor signs bill
Alaska community members share input on Native veterans memorial
Burns Paiute Tribe asks Rainbow Family to respect tribal resources
Monument near Virginia’s Capitol to recognize Native Americans
Madison, Wisconsin officials consider redesign of city’s flag
Family and friends celebrate life of Apache musician A. Paul Ortega
U.S. Department of the Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke testifies during a hearing in Washington, D.C. (Screenshot)
Interior Secretary defends decision to reduce Bears Ears during Senate hearing
Indigenous writers to take part in Black Hills book festival in Rapid City
Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe to hold water summit to discuss threats and solutions
Santa Fe Indian School students meet with U.S. New Mexico Senator Martin Heinrich and discuss the importance of sacred items. Heinrich has reintroduced legislation to prohibit the export of sacred items and increase penalties. (Photo-U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich, Facebook)
Court decision on oil flow in Dakota Access Pipeline likely this fall
Educators set to decide fate of Indian mascots at Oregon schools
Official apologizes for World War II internment of Unangan people
U.S. Senator reintroduces bill to prohibit export of sacred items
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NEA recognizes Chilkat weaver Anna Brown Ehlers
An Alaska Native weaver of Chilkat blankets has received one of the nation’s top awards recognizing traditional folk art. The National Endowment for the Arts’ director of folk and traditional arts, Clifford Murphy, says his organization is honoring 62-year-old Anna Brown Ehlers for her outstanding weaving.
“National Heritage Fellowships are the highest national honor in folk and traditional arts. So this is really a lifetime recognition for mastery of traditional arts,” Murphy said.
MHA Nation officials among those meeting with Trump administration on infrastructure talks
Randy Phelan, vice president of the Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nation, was among governors, mayors and stakeholders meeting with the Trump administration this week to discuss how to improve U.S. infrastructure, which included energy talks. The tribe has been working on oil and gas development for the last nine years. The reservation sits in the heart of Bakken oil and gas reserves. Phelan met with the president, vice president and senior administration officials at the White House.
Dakota elders call art installation resolution a ‘success’
Talks among Dakota elders, Walker Art Center officials and artist Sam Durant will result in the dismantling and burning of a controversial art installation. Officials with the renowned art center in Minneapolis delayed the grand re-opening of its outdoor sculpture garden scheduled for this weekend after Native community members voiced concerns the scaffolding piece emphasizes a painful history for the Dakota people.
