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Organization grows as it aims to eliminate health disparities among the largest population of American Indians east of the Mississippi River

They Wove for Horses: Diné Saddle Blankets opens at the Museum of Indian Arts & Culture March 25, 2012 highlighting the textile-weaving proficiency of Diné weavers and design skills of Diné silversmiths dazzling headstalls of silver and turquoise.

Ancient city constructed around 2300 B.C. featured three neighborhoods each surrounded by circular walls twenty feet in height constructed from tons of seashells. Earliest pottery in North America also found buried in the remains of this lost city.

Brought to you by Pow-wowJamz, LLC and recorded live at the Chasing the Sun Powwow, at the University of Phoenix Stadium, in Glendale, Arizona, this CD features 12 tracks of world championship native american powwow singing.

Arvel Bird, internationally acclaimed violinist and Native American flutist, will pay tribute to the Arizona Centennial in a performance with the Chandler Symphony Orchestra at 7:30 p.m. on February 3, 2012 at the Chandler Center for the Arts, AZ.

In just eight short years, minority students are projected to outnumber whites on college campuses for the first time. Many will be the first in their families to attend college.

How best to ensure environmental justice for Native Americans in terms of policy, governance, and activism on tribal lands? The broad range of issues and challengesare explored in athought-provoking special issue of Environmental Justice.

The Museum of Indian Arts and Culture will present a major retrospective spanning 20 years of the self-taught artist Margarete Bagshaw, opening February 12, 2012.

Paterson, New Jersey - November, 21 2011 - Jesus Velazquez is trying on a new hat. For years he's been working on music for local artists, music libraries and video games. Now he is doing something he always wanted to do write a book.

Montana State University offers two online graduate courses in Native American Studies beginning January 2012.

Native American payday loan businesses operate under sovereign immunity protection, issued by the federal government. Oklahoma is concerned that this immunity will allow these companies to operate on dishonest grounds.

November events to include tribal blessing of California State University, Los Angeles, showcase Native Americans' societal struggles and progress

For the first time in over 30 years, the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture opens a major exhibition of North American Indian baskets on Sunday, November 20, 2011 running through May 1, 2014.

Local authors team up with historical society on new book

Untreed Reads is proud to present a literary short by journeyman scribe Jack Ewing. Ride the lines which separate the lives of teenagers from a reservation and their bused-in teacher.

Author/historian Jay Wertz will be appearing at the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery bookstore, on Wednesday July 20th at Noon. Mr. Wertz will sign copies of his book, THE NATIVE AMERICAN EXPERIENCE.

New children's book synthesizes ancient story telling technique with modern digital artwork. "Golden Deer Sun and White Bear Moon" masters the balance of old and new in a delightful tale of creation in a Native American format.

Fredericks Peebles & Morgan LLP announced the opening of its newest office in Washington, D.C. this week. The new office is the latest expansion for the firm which maintains offices in several Midwestern states and on both coasts.

Native Americans come to dance and share culture. The cats at Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge benefit.

Cherokee Preservation Foundation announced it has awarded 24 new grants totaling more than $2.7 million that support cultural preservation, green entrepreneurship, renewable energy and energy efficiency, and heritage tourism programs and projects.

The Bone Trail Flawlessly Weaves Many of the Struggles of Native Americans in Modern Society and the Plight of America's Wild Horses into a 5-Star Winner

This is Tony Da's first comprehensive museum retrospective - the largest group of Da’s paintings and pottery ever gathered in one place - rarely seen paintings and pottery.At the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture Feb 13, 2011 through Dec 31, 2011.

This classic Native American story about courage is told by Chaske, a grandfather trying to keep his people’s culture alive.

Painted against the backdrops of Navajo and Dakota cultures, Three Threads Woven is a contemporary novel about family ties and their power to heal or destroy.

Ann Licater joins artists Brian Eno, Peter Kater, Jim Brickman, Ottmar Liebert, David Arkenstone and others in Amazon.com's top ten Best Albums of 2010, in the New Age category; the chosen album, Doorway to a Dream, is the artist’s second CD.

Mystery, mysticism, ancient American native culture, adventure and much more can be found in Lost on Spirit River, a novel for readers aged 8-12 by Tommy Batchelor.

At this year’s event, New West Technologies (NWT) helped to sponsor the Colorado Indian Education Foundation that awarded 13 scholarships to American Indian students residing in Colorado.

As horses are no longer required to work in our fields and carry us to war, they're doing something arguably more important: working on us.

Public Reception: Nov. 18, 5–8 pm (Th3) Film screening and discussion: Nov. 20, 3 pm Exhibition on view Nov. 18, 2010—Feb. 6, 2011 Location: 350 W. Fayette St., Syracuse, N.Y. 13202

Dora Hugs, a Crow elder and science teacher, has been named the top non-traditional student in the West by the University Professional and Continuing Education Association. Hugs is a recent graduate of Montana State University.

This extraordinary alliance of indigenous female elders from all over the world will be making an historic trip to Japan. Stewardship of the Earth, appeals for peace and establishing relations with Japan’s Indigenous are at the top of their agenda.

September 20, 2010 –New York, NY. Nominations for the 12th Annual Native American Music Awards announced today by The Native American Music Association & Awards, reflecting the combined votes of NAMA Advisory Board Membership Nominating Committee.

The Montclair Art Museum is bringing back one of its most popular programs, Free Family Day: Powwow, to be held on Saturday, September 25, 1-5 p.m. Event celebrates Native American heritage with dance, song, storytelling, and food.

Native Learning Center will host its' Fall Symposium November 2-4, 2010 in Kissemmee Florida

An online course called "Indigenous Nations of Montana" begins Aug. 30 through Montana State University

Thirteen films, including several World, US and New York Premieres, will screen during the 5th Annual African Diaspora Summer Film Series presented by the African Diaspora Film Festival and The Riverside Theatre from August 20 to August 29, 2010.

FREE online learning sessions offered FREE to Native Americans

Golden Gate Park, August 21, 11 am - 6 pm Free

Appointment of John T. Moss as Advisory Board member of Bluestone America, Inc

Our guests are Ben Carnes, from the Choctaw Nation, long time activist, prisoner’s rights advocate, & a Sun Dance Chief & Don Coyhis, member of the Mohican Nation, Founder of White Bison and the Wellbriety Movement and winner of the Purpose Prize,.

United Native Radio launches May 20th at 7:00pm est. on the Tenacity Radio Network. This show incorporates news, music, guests and titillating talk from your hosts Raven Duclos and Jo-Ann Belanger.

April Sims and Christopher L. Fields will interview Grammy nominated singer, Jana Mashonee TONIGHT on www.WAGTiRadio.com

The NLC Broadband Partner Roundtable (BPR) is a collaboration of NLC partner companies dedicated to sharing information about broadband specific socio-economic opportunities available to Native American Tribes and First Nations in North America.

An online class on American Indian indigenous art begins May 17 from Montana State University.

United Native Radio is a wonderful show covering indigenous activism, celebrities, and news! Also don't forget to tune in for their Moose Muffin Awards!

The joy in visiting New Mexico is getting to know us. There’s no better way to get acquainted than to explore our exceptional museums and historic monuments than with the New Mexico CulturePass-opens the doors to 14 museums and historic monuments.

Painted Kiva a familiar historic 500 year-old landmark re-opened after three year restoration. Segments of the original murals are on display at the site.

The NLC Broadband Partner Roundtable (BPR) is a collaboration of companies dedicated to sharing information about broadband specific socio-economic opportunities available to Native American Tribes and First Nations throughout North America.

Journey OM, A Soul Journeyer’s Adventure tells the riveting story of a woman’s pilgrimage to link the Pleiades and the National Historic Chief Joseph Trail to our current new age enlightenment.

The sale includes several other large collections of unusual items that are new to the market including antique furniture, jewelry, art and Native American artifacts.