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"During his 50-year career, John Peabody Harrington amassed well over one million pages of notes on over 100 different Native American languages. Descendants of these last speakers are now reviving their languages thanks to Harrington and the tribal elders who trusted him enough to speak."

"We did not run that boarding school, but we were so integrally involved that we own responsibility," said Kurt Cook, a historiographer at the Episcopal Diocese of Utah who worked on the film. "We were there, and we didn't stop it."

Committee members acknowledged that the change may not be popular with Nipmuc alums. "We have a lot of history with that name, but we have to reconcile ourselves with it, change the concept of who we are," said a committee member. He likes the coyote, since it's "revered by the Nipmuc tribe."

Judge Bree Black Horse took her seat on the Yakima County Superior Court bench this weekend, becoming the first Native American to do so. Gov. Bob Ferguson appointed Black Horse in September. She brings more than 12 years of experience handling civil and criminal cases in various courts.

"This year, according to the organizations' most recent data, the pool of Indigenous candidates has grown to a historic high, with at least 355 Native candidates running for office. Half of these candidates are women, 47 percent are men and 3 percent identify as trans, two-spirit or nonbinary."

Peltola recently said Alaska Natives were being "absolutely crushed" by high costs from the ongoing war with Iran, which Sullivan has supported. Many rural communities rely on diesel for electricity and to heat their homes.

A documentary series that tears down the myths of California history premieres Nov. 1 on FNX, the country’s only national TV network for Native programs. People of the West, from Pechanga Studios, tells 500 yrs of the state’s past through the eyes of its first people. redpopnews.com/fnx-opens-na...

If, as expected, Democrats sweep this election,the already growing movement in MAGA to repeal the 19th amendment will get louder. It's tempting to dismiss this as just talk. But while they can't just end women's suffrage, this movement is dangerous. www.salon.com/2026/10/26/m...

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I know there's a lot going on but I feel it should probably be more of an above-the-fold story that members of Congress released a thoroughly documented report directly accusing the president of the United States of being a serial rapist.

In case facts still matter

"I want people who powwow to feel like they're at a powwow, or to be reminded of one. And for those who have never attended, who have no idea what these events are, I want them to get a small glimpse of the depths they contain, and of how a powwow is a place of active culture, not stagnant culture."

In the 1880s, interior secretary Henry Moore Teller was a passionate supporter of Native American causes. However, he strongly supported the draconian Code of Indian Offenses, which prohibited a sweeping range of practices including ceremonials, funeral rites, and the work of "medicine men."

"Being back for a second year means we are building a tradition and creating a hopeful long-term platform where Indigenous fashion, artistry, and voices are not just heard for a one night event, but can continue to be seen and heard."

Byrd is a professor of Race, Diaspora, and Indigeneity at the University of Chicago. They will present "Indigenomicon: American Indians, Video Games, and the Structures of Dispossession," examining how video games reproduce settler colonialism while revealing possibilities for Indigenous resistance.

"If Christian nationalists are allowed to define America as a Christian country in which Muslims are viewed as alien outsiders, it won’t be long until Jews, Catholics, atheists, and anyone expressing political dissent will also be labeled as alien outsiders."

This will go down as one of the most incredible screwups in recent campaign history, and it happened because brain-fried Republicans like Ramaswamy can't imagine that voters don't actually want politicians to be gigantic assholes. My latest at Public Notice: www.publicnotice.co/p/vivek-rama...

House Judiciary Democrats have just released a 50-page report that pulls together years of assault allegations against Trump and his reported connections to Jeffrey Epstein. The report calls for a special counsel to investigate Trump's ties to Epstein.

NEWS --> Dems are planning novel ways to wield power of the purse against Trump's corrupt prosecutions of critics like Ilhan Omar if they win House. Reps Pramila Jayapal and Jamie Raskin tell me a range of aggressive tactics will be deployed. Details in my new piece: newrepublic.com/article/2171...

A Better Kind of Tribalism Opinion In recent years, the term “tribalism” has been used to describe American partisan politics and allegiance to a political party.... https://nativenewsonline.net/opinion/a-better-kind-of-tribalism/

The Tongva, the Indigenous people of the LA Basin, have lost land and water for centuries.

Elon Musk is trying to buy this Senate seat in Texas. He wants our land, he wants our water, and he wants his own personal U.S. senator. He’s trying to buy Texas. But on November 3rd, we’ll deliver a clear message to the world’s first trillionaire: Texas is not for sale.

Musk is panicking about his recent anti-Ukraine moves following bi-partisan demands to bring his business under scrutiny, and perhaps control.

Any politician who’s willing to throw away one group’s rights is willing to throw away everyone’s rights. It’s that simple. Every single consultant, pundit and candidate who’s shown a willingness to abandon trans rights needs to be shunned from the party forever

This ad is pathetic, and it’s a more extreme position than even some Republicans have. To what end? You win no one. You lose a bunch of voters. And you look like a desperate, hateful douchebag.

"The debate around the holiday connects to how Christopher Columbus and European colonization are remembered. Critics of Columbus Day argue that traditional celebrations can leave out the experiences of Indigenous peoples and the effects of European colonization."

A new Emerson College poll shows Jonathan Nez leading Eli Crane 50‑48. Nez has been gaining on Crane for a number of months. Crane's strong support for the Iran War, and backing for policies that have increased grocery and gasoline prices have turned off many people in populous Yavapai County.

"It's unfortunate when that happens but even though his role was relatively small, it was meaningful because he was already a prominent, accomplished actor, it helped elevate (the film)," Stevenson said. "The Tribe definitely appreciates that."

Researchers exploring these settlements, known as Shég' Xdaltth'i', unearthed everything from the remains of domesticated dogs to bird beaks that had been sharpened into weapons. allthatsinteresting.com/alaska-ances...

"The conviction of Miguel Salguero-Olivares in the 2012 murder of Faith Danielle Hedgepeth, a 19-year-old Haliwa-Saponi tribal citizen and aspiring pediatrician, brings a long-awaited measure of justice to her family and tribal community after more than 14 years of unanswered questions."

New in PN: @mattgertz.bsky.social on how Fox News is whipping viewers into a pre-midterm hysteria "These sorts of pseudo scandals germinate on the right, but if they can turn those stories into a major fixation for the mainstream press as well, then they do a lot more damage."

Trump’s DOJ Sues to Block Alaska Senate Election Certification Native Vote 2026 In a lawsuit filed Thursday, Oct. 22, in the U.S. District Court for the District of Alaska, the U.S.... https://nativenewsonline.net/currents/trumps-doj-sues-to-block-alaska-senate-election-certification/

When there’s finally an effort to hold these criminals accountable for the crimes they committed, we‘re going to see a lot of pundits wring their hands and say it’s politically motivated and insist we need to turn the page and look forward and a lot of other cliches that dumb assholes like to use.

Flávio Bolsonaro may revive his father’s program to transform the Amazon into ranches, strip mines, and plantations.

This is literally the end of the rule of law. If a President can pardon people committing crimes on his behalf - and the Supreme Court says he himself can't be prosecuted for crimes committed as part of his job - then the government becomes a lawless entity able to violate our rights without limit.

New in PN: In defense of empathy "Being aware of other people’s feelings, sensitive to them, and able to put yourself in another person’s shoes is pretty much essential for humans to function as a community. But the current conservative project has zero room for that sort of thing."

Former presidents are just roasting the hell out of the White House redo today and it’s going to drive Trump absolutely insane

Brent Michael Davids, Irene Britton Smith, Raven Chacon, Jerod Tate, Dawn Avery...these artists represent the Chickasaw, Mohawk Kaniènkeha, Diné, Mohican/Munsee-Lenape, Cherokee and Crow nations and people. www.lpm.org/classical/20...

They found that Hawaiians share the most Polynesian ancestry with people on Easter Island, followed by people on Mangareva, an island nearly 3,000 kilometers west of Easter Island. It makes sense that an ultravoyaging culture capable of reaching Easter Island would be the one to then settle Hawaii.

"Wisconsin has the most Native American burial mounds in the world, which has attracted a great deal of attention. With regard to these effigy mounds, I have been making a case that these are in fact a world wonder, because no place else in the world were these built in such large numbers."

"The new park is being added at a time when the National Park Service's workforce has been reduced, dropping by nearly 3,000 jobs last year. Trump has also redirected entrance fees from some parks to public works projects in Washington, D.C." www.ctpublic.org/2026-10-21/a...

The Michigan legislature budgeted $2.25 million to create curriculum on Native history, including the boarding schools where Indigenous children were stripped of their culture. Yet the website built with taxpayers' money and publicly rolled out in 2025 has relatively little on the topic.

"The Nebraska Urban Indian Health Coalition is marking 40 years of serving Native and non-Native communities in Omaha, with leaders pointing to decades of growth in culturally grounded health and treatment services."

"The Stillaguamish Tribe of Indians is celebrating the 50th anniversary of its federal recognition, marking a milestone in the tribe's history and honoring the generations who worked to preserve its heritage and sovereignty."

Four-week program will provide a Native visual artist with housing, studio space, a stipend, and access to the Work Center's creative community redpopnews.com/fine-arts-wo...

‘Land Back Equals Bison Back’: NDN Collective to Sign Buffalo Treaty Foster Cournoyer Hogan’s family frequently teases him about his appetite as a child. “My family told me I wouldn’t eat… https://nativenewsonline.net/environment/land-back-equals-bison-back-ndn-collective-to-sign-buffalo-treaty/

American Indigenous Tourism Association Announces Awardees of 2026 Excellence in Indigenous Tourism Awards The American Indigenous Tourism Association announced the awardees of the 2026 Excellence in Indigenous Tourism Awards at the 28th Annual American Indigenous Tourism Conference in Tulalip,…

"With a new governor on the horizon — particularly with Wabanaki Nations-endorsed candidate Democrat Hannah Pingree, who supports restoring full sovereignty, leading in polls — Bryant and others are optimistic about the future of the Tribal-State relationship."