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Jeanette Kiokun, the tribal clerk for the Qutekcak Native Tribe in Seward, poses for a portrait on the shore of Lake Crescent at Nature Bridge in the Olympic National Park during the 2023 Tribal Climate Camp, Thursday, Aug. 17, 2023. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
Native nations on front lines of climate change share knowledge and find support at intensive camps
By HALLIE GOLDENAssociated Press PORT ANGELES, Wash. (AP) — Jeanette Kiokun, the tribal clerk for the Qutekcak Native Tribe in Alaska, doesn’t immediately recognize the shriveled, brown plant she finds on the shore of the Salish Sea or others that were sunburned during the long, hot summer. But a fellow student at a weeklong tribal climate camp does. They are…
Business funding, training available for Native craft artists
OKLAHOMA CITY – The Association of Tribal Archives, Libraries and Museums (ATALM), in partnership with Craft Emergency Relief Fund (CERF+), today announced the launch of the Native Craft Artist Readiness Program (NCARP), a six-month program that provides training, resources, and financial support to build sustainable craft art business practices. Funding from CERF+, and the Ford and Windgate Foundations will support up…
Wild horses graze on a hillside by the boundary fence of Theodore Roosevelt National Park near Medora, N.D., on Saturday, May 20, 2023. About 200 horses roam the park’s South Unit. The National Park Service has proposed removing the horses as it seeks to revise its “livestock plan.” The horses are popular with park visitors and have found allies such as Gov. Doug Burgum and U.S. Sen. John Hoeven, who oppose their removal. (AP Photo/Jack Dura)
Wild horses that roam Theodore Roosevelt National Park may be removed
By JACK DURAAssociated Press BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The beloved wild horses that roam freely in North Dakota’s Theodore Roosevelt National Park could be removed under a National Park Service proposal that worries advocates who say the horses are a cultural link to the past. Visitors who drive the scenic park road can often see bands of horses, a symbol…
Proposed changes outlined in a recently completed analysis will likely lead to a significant boost in tribal member dividend payments.
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Community invited to free screening of Nez Perce documentary
CUJ STAFF REPORT PENDLETON, Ore. — Community members are invited to a free screening of Covenant of the Salmon People on Friday, Sept. 8 at Wildhorse Resort & Casino. The documentary film collaboration between the Nez Perce Tribe (Nimiipuu) and Swift Water Films tells the story of the Tribe’s connection to salmon and expands upon the Nimiipuu creation story, where…
For many Native Americans, fry bread is tasty, nostalgic – and complicated
By KATE NELSON, Conde Nast Traveler This is part of Breaking Bread, a collection of stories that highlights how bread is made, eaten, and shared around the world. Across the United States, fry bread is hands-down the most ubiquitous Native American food. For tribal communities, the crispy circle of pillowy deep-fried dough represents many seemingly contradictory concepts: love, comfort, celebration, community,…
Albertyn Pino says she is grateful that people envisioned a better future for her when she struggled to see one for herself. PHOTO COURTESY ALBERTYN PINO
Tribal courts across the country are expanding holistic alternatives to the criminal justice system
By HALLIE GOLDEN Associated Press Inside a jail cell at Laguna Pueblo in New Mexico, Albertyn Pino’s only plan was to finish the six-month sentence for public intoxication, along with other charges, and to return to her abusive boyfriend. That’s when she was offered a lifeline: An invitation to the tribe’s Healing to Wellness Court. She would be released early if…
Xiaowen Yin Wins Wildhorse Ladies Golf Classic
Xiaowen Yin wins Wildhorse Ladies Golf Classic
WILDHORSE RESORT & CASINO MEDIA RELEASE PENDLETON, Ore. – After a shortened tournament due to hazardous air quality conditions, Xiaowen Yin was presented with the championship trophy for the Wildhorse Ladies Golf Classic at Wildhorse Resort & Casino. In light of the prevailing and alarming levels of smoke that have enveloped the region, the final round for the Wildhorse Ladies…