Native Americans

This Filmmaker Is Finally Giving Us The Full Range Of Indigenous Identity We Deserve On-Screen

And filmmaker Sydney Freeland is giving it to us.
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Joe Biden Frees Leonard Peltier

The ailing Native American rights activist has been in prison for nearly 50 years after the U.S. government lied to put him there.
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The Army Won't Follow A Law That Would Return Stolen Human Remains

Samuel Gilbert and Edward Hensley died at the Carlisle Indian Industrial School more than a century ago. The struggle for their remains could have sweeping implications.
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‘Stand With Us Again’: 120 Tribal Leaders Urge Biden To Release Leonard Peltier

With one week left in office, the president could end his term with an act of mercy by granting clemency to the ailing Native American rights activist.
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How Indigenous People Are Changing The Narrative of Colonized Land

Indigenous-centered tourism embraces a decolonialized experience. Here's how it's done.
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This Indigenous Photographer Documented Native Americans’ Unique Connection With Nature — And It’s A Must-See

Joe Whittle believes the original stewards of the land are still its best stewards today.
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6 Things Every Non-Native Should Do On Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving history taught in classrooms is often whitewashed. We asked Indigenous people what everyone should know about the holiday -- and how non-natives can be better allies.
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Joe Biden Formally Apologizes For ‘Dark Chapter’ Of Federal Indian Boarding Schools

“We should be ashamed,” the president said of the government’s 150-year legacy of taking Native children from their families and forcing them into abusive boarding schools.
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Biden To Apologize For Indian Boarding School System

At least 18,000 children, some as young as 4, were taken from their parents and forced to attend schools that sought to assimilate them.
By GRAHAM LEE BREWER, AP

In Rural Arizona, A Bid — And A Block — To Get Indigenous Voters To The Polls

Activist Allie Redhorse Young has been bringing celebrities, popular events and voter registration to Navajo Nation. Now she's tapped into field organizers, too.
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