1. Chickasaw Veterans Celebrate Veterans Day in DC
Courtesy Chickasaw Nation
Chickasaw veteran Leonard Sealey discovers the name of a fallen friend at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. Sealey and 15 other Chickasaw veterans from several states toured famed veteran sites throughout the nation’s capital for five days during a trip sponsored by the Chickasaw Nation to thank them for their service.
2. Cherokee Veterans Receive Cherokee Medal of Patriotism in November
Courtesy Cherokee Nation
Cherokee Nation Deputy Chief S. Joe Crittenden, Tribal Councilor Julia Coates, Sgt. Frank Whitlock, Principal Chief Bill John Baker and Tribal Councilor Jack Brown.
3. Domestic Violence: If the Abuse Is so Bad, Why Do You Stay?
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Why stay? That is the question most often asked of people who don’t leave their abusers. There are myriad reasons.
4. From Blue Jeans to Breaking Records: Student Runner Racing to Success
Tanner Peltier
Seventeen-year-old Tanner Peltier, Turtle Mountain Chippewa, competes in the South Dakota state cross-country meet. Peltier finished a 5k with a personal-best time of 16 minutes and 16 seconds.
5. Native American Heritage Month Celebration
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