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A small but growing number of states and communities have begun observing Indigenous Peoples' Day. Ahead of the Monday holiday, In the NoCo discussed its significance with a tribal member and educator.
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The federal government is taking new steps to preserve the oral history of Native American boarding schools that were run by governments and churches.
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In an overwhelming vote Friday, the U.S. Board on Geographic Names made it official: Mount Evans will be renamed Mount Blue Sky, a name significant to some area tribes.
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New data shows a dramatic rise in the U.S. suicide rate, especially for Native Americans and Alaska Natives.
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A nonprofit has released a new interactive map that sheds more light on the history of boarding schools that traumatized Indigenous children in the U.S. and Canada for decades.
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The Northern Cheyenne Medicinal Garden at the Sheridan Food Forest consists of about 105 different plants that the Northern Cheyenne tribe has used for spiritual, medicinal, or nutritional significance. A dedication ceremony on Aug. 31 at the Sheridan Food Forest drew around two dozen community members who wanted to learn more about the significance of these plants.
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President Joe Biden has designated another national monument in the Mountain West. Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni – Ancestral Footprints of the Grand Canyon National Monument encompasses nearly one million acres in Northern Arizona.
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A professor at Fort Lewis College started the All Our Kin Collective to help Native students who wanted to better connect with their cultures and traditions and learn their native language.
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For years it was extremely difficult to find meals like Bison Pot Roast or an Elk Taco at a restaurant. Yet Indigenous cuisine has been in the Americas for centuries. Now, several Indigenous chefs are finally being recognized and using their talents to serve the community.
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When did horses become a part of Western Indigenous communities? That’s the focus of a recent study that challenges long-held ideas. But it also highlights the importance of decolonizing science.