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They are our apex predator, the deadliest hunters of human beings on the planet.


1. Native American Holidays and Traditions

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2. The History of the Soyaluna

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3. Holiday Celebrations

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4. 11 Recommended Books: Retired Teachers Donate Hundreds of Books to Red Lake Nation College

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Ruth and Leo Soukup posing with the 700 books they donated to Red Lake Tribal College discuss who “snagged” who when they met at Ponemah in 1979 as teachers.

5. Climate Change and the Seventh Generation: Navajo Environmentalist Ann Marie Chischilly at COP21

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Ann Marie Chischilly, executive director of the Institute for Tribal Environmental Professionals (ITEP)

6. Recovering Ancestors and the Sacred

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“The human rights issue of repatriation is not limited to the United States, and extends internationally, which has been recognized by the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.”

7. Judging ‘Indian Character’ in Nebraska v. Parker

8. Native American Christmas

9. Native American Night Before Christmas (2006)

10. O Holy Night – Sung by Rhema Marvanne


Rising sea levels, earthquake threats and more reasons the world as we know it might be ending

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Opinion: Climate change is a form of self-inflicted terrorism

SMOG Deaths from sooty smog in California may be two or three times higher than previous estimates, based on a recent USC study that examined the risk of such deaths in the Los Angeles basin. View of downtown Los Angeles from Elysian Park over the 101 freeway.  (Photo by Bryan Chan/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)


‘The Prophecy’: Photographer captures terrifying vision of future

Photographer Fabrice Monteiro has teamed up with costume designer Doulsy to create a photo series with a strong message. Capturing haunting pictures of the world's diminishing environmental state, the series, titled "The Prophecy," highlights global concerns from ocean waste to careless consumer culture.


1. Native Hip Hop Artists Abroad! Frank Waln and Nataanii Means in Paris

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Native hip hop artists Frank Waln and Nataanii Means in Paris – Also with dancers Lumhe Sampson and Samsoche Sampson and filmmakers Sydney Freeland and Steven Paul Judd

2. Native Recipes

3. How to Steal a Nation—Twice

4. Rare, Traditional Arts Making a Comeback at Tribal Colleges

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Sherri LaChapelle, an instructor in the Black Ash Basket Making Workshop at the College of Menominee Nation, demonstrates the hard work involved in creating strips for baskets.

5. Video: Celebrating Indigenous Peoples’ Role in Defeat of Keystone XL

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The Keystone XL pipeline, known as the Black Snake among indigenous and grassroots activists, is no more.

6. End-Run on Native Rights—Will It Work?

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Tuned in: During a KILI radio program on Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, Beverly Pipe On Head and Cornell Conroy used Lakota and English to call on fellow tribal members to participate in the 2014 election.

7. Turning Over a Few New Leaves: Salads By Season—Focus on Northern Plains

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There are so many possibilities for fall ingredients. This wild rice, pumpkin and parsnip toss is just one option.

8. 30 Years of NIGA: Tribal Gaming’s Unique History and Purpose

Sharon House has practiced law since 1983 specializing in Indian law.
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Sharon House (Oneida Nation of Wisconsin) has practiced law since 1983 specializing in Indian law.

9. Meditation & Healing Music

10. Tibetan Healing Sounds

 


1. South Dakota scientist says USDA censored pesticide research

USDA researcher files whistleblower complaint alleging retaliation.

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2. Popcorn without fluorinated chemicals

Retailer Coop Denmark introduces microwave oven popcorn containing no fluorinated substances in the food packaging, aims to phase out further chemicals of concern by 2017

3. ‘Toxic cocktail’ makes Delhi world’s most polluted city

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4. Storms, tornadoes lash Texas; death toll rises to 6

Rhonda Burnett walks her horses through flood waters while Lee Hays helps a neighbor's dog in Garfield, Texas, Saturday Oct. 31, 2015.  Another...

5. Exxon Mobil Accused of Misleading Public on Climate Change Risks

6. Drilling proposed in Montana’s Badger-Two Medicine.

7. Indonesia’s Forest Fires Take Toll on Wildlife, Big and Small

8. Exclusive: Elevated CO2 Levels Directly Affect Human Cognition, New Harvard Study Shows

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9. Could Solar Energy Be California’s Next Cash Crop?

Strapped by drought, farmers are increasingly sowing solar panels rather than seeds.

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10. 2nd Strongest Storm in Arabian Sea History: Extraordinary Chapala Hits 155 mph


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1. Is nicotine all bad?

2. Study may explain mysterious cancer–day care connection

The image shows an abnormal blood cell from a mouse that developed leukemia after being injected with cells treated to simulate multiple infections. The coloring marks pairs of chromosomes. In this case, the diseased cell has three copies of chromosome 18

3. Study: Americans’ exposure to heat extremes could rise six-fold by mid-century

4. U.S. FDA considers expanding tests for drug residues in milk

A jug of milk is pictured in New York March 11, 2015. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson

5. Where Is Avian Flu Hiding?

6. Pearl River Delta air quality improves but ozone levels rise, report shows

A view of Hong Kong's skyline. Photo: EPA