MASHPEE — When Danielle Hill heard March 27 that her tribe’s reservation would be taken out of trust, she felt upset and resentful. She wanted to find someone to blame. Instead, she decided to light a fire and pray. Hill held a Facebook Live event and invited tribal members to stop by in solidarity while maintaining social distance. “We had that fire going for 20 days, all day and all night,” Hill said. “And people did come over.” “This would be a time in any
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Brown University has voted to rename what used to be called Columbus Day to Indigenous People’s Day. 
1. Native American Holidays and Traditions
2. The History of the Soyaluna
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
1. 12 Awesome Rock Your Mocs Photos From Around the World
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Rock Your Mocs took place all over the world in 2015.
2. USDA Seeds Grassroots Economic Development in New Mexico
3. Little Mortgage Lending in Any of SD Reservation-Only Counties
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4. Akwesasne Man Who Alleged Mishandling by Canadian Border Agents Walks On
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Antoine Delormier and his wife, Donna Delormier, in September after he alleged being dragged from his vehicle and pinned face-down on the pavement by Canadian border guards while trying to get himself to the hospital. Antoine Delormier died on November 24 at age 67.
6. The Hub – Native American Indian TV Show
7. Where are the mainstream TV shows about American Indians?
8. ‘Saints & Strangers’: The Real Story of That First Thanksgiving?
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Raoul Trujillo as Massasoit, center and Kalani Queypo as Squanto, right, in National Geographic Channel’s two-night movie event “Saints & Strangers.”
9. Epic Native American Music – Cherokee Tribe
10. Native American Indians Spiritual Vocal Shamanic Music
1. The Anti-Disenrollment Chorus Sings, Part 1
2. Photo: NMAI New York Screened MTV’s ‘Rebel Music’
3. Department of Justice Sides With Natives, Files Lawsuit Against SD for Discrimination
4. ‘A Place to Stand’: Baca’s Astonishing Life Story In Theatres
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“A Place to Stand,” a documentary by the same name as Jimmy Santiago Baca’s memoir is playing in select theaters.
5. ‘Drill Them to Hell and Back’ Billboard Spurs Outrage in Indian Country
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A billboard, which depicts a dark-haired woman lying on her back next to a pile-driver states “Screwpiles, We Drill them to Hell and Back,” has caused outrage in Indian country.
6. Fighting Racism at Yale: Native Students Push for Dialogue
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Yale University students and supporters participate in a march across campus to demonstrate against what they see as racial insensitivity at the Ivy League school in New Haven, Connecticut on November 9, 2015.
7. The High Life: Expansion of Viejas Casino & Resort Wows Guests
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8. Mashantucket Pequot Flag Flew Over CT Capitol for Heritage Month
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Mashantucket Chairman Rodney Butler and Wayne Reels, Mashantucket Director of Cultural Resources, stand before the Connecticut State Capitol, where the Pequot Flag flew for the first time in history from November 2 to 9 for Native American Heritage Month.
9. Flute Music: Meditation Music for Shamanic Astral Projection, Healing Music
10. Rain and Native American Flutes
1. The First Nations Development Institute
2. PowWows.Com
3. Three days from now will be the 1st of 30 days to celebrate and honor Native Americans during Native American Heritage Month
4. Putting the World Back Together
5. Lock ‘Em Up With a Hug: Native Detention Programs Connect Youth to Community
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Wanbli Wiconi Tipi Center
6. Indigenous Leaders Look to Justin Trudeau for Adherence to ‘Obama Style’ Campaign Promises
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National Chief Perry Bellegarde gave Justin Trudeau sweetgrass and a canoe when the then-candidate addressed the annual Assembly of First Nations gathering in Montreal on July 7, 2015. Trudeau promised to improve the relationship between the federal government and aboriginal people.
7. Adam Sandler’s “Ridiculous 6” Trailer Released – Facebook Says “Meh”
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Adam Sandler’s “Ridiculous 6” Trailer Has Been Released – Facebook Says “Meh”
8. Yakama Nation Given a Step Towards Self-Governance
9. More New Mexico Tribal-State Gaming Compacts Take Effect
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The Inn of the Mountain Gods Resort and Casino in Mescalero, New Mexico, is owned and operated by the Mescalero Apache. The tribe also owns the nearby Ski Apache Ski Resort, as well other reservation-based enterprises.
10. Ethan Hawke Supports First Nations Against St. Lawrence Gulf Drilling
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Ethan Hawke, second from left, attends the Mi’kmaq community’s water ceremony on the shores of Pomquet Harbour near Antigonish, N.S., on Monday to support the call for a moratorium on oil and gas exploration in the Gulf of St. Lawrence.
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Colt Rowland bows his head in prayer with Locust Grove quarterback Mason Fine before the game on Friday, October 23.
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Vice President Joe Biden and Dr. Jill Biden honored five Native artists at a reception in their home in Washington D.C.
1. Who Could Possibly Be in Favor of Columbus Day?
2. Deadly Drug in Crosshairs: IHS Funds Anti-Meth Programs
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“M[eth] A[mphetamine] injection was associated with an 80 percent increase in the risk of attempting suicide.”
3. ICTMN Exclusive: New Film Documents Maine’s Child Welfare Truth and Reconciliation Commission
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The first of its kind in U.S. History, the Maine TRC was established in 2012 in an agreement between Governor Paul LePage and chiefs from the Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians, the Aroostook Band of Micmac Indians, the Penobscot Indian Nation, and the Passamaquoddy at Sipayik and Indian Township.
4. Salish Kootenai Dam Challenged by Montana Public Service Commission
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5. Middletown Rancheria Pomo Provide Shelter, Aid to Valley Fire Victims
The Middletown Rancheria of Pomo Indians converted part of its Twin Pine Casino & Hotel event space into shelter for those who lost homes and possessions in the Valley Fire.
6. Berkeley’s Indigenous Peoples’ Day Powwow Led the Way for Others
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Aztec Dancers at the 2015 Indigenous Peoples’ Day Powwow.
7. VIDEO: Judah Friedlander’s take on Christopher Columbus Day is HILARIOUS
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Judah Friedlander’s Hilarious Take on Christopher Columbus Day
8. How to Help Valley Fire Victims in California: Events, Fund-Raisers and Donations
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A survivor of the Valley Fire visits the remains of a church in Cobb. Four residents were killed and some 1,958 homes and businesses were destroyed in the fire.
9. Uncontacted Amazon Tribes: Isolated Tribes Of The Amazon Rainforest Brazil 2015
10. UAAP 77 CDC: NU Pep Squad
1. Tribal Leaders Must Talk About Disenrollment
2. Farrakhan on “American Indians Truths” Radio Show – Justice Or Else!
3. Native Designers of High Fashion
4. Houska: Trump Burns Native Americans Again
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On Monday, GOP presidential front-runner Donald Trump said he knows Native Americans “that are extremely
proud” of the name of the Washington football team.
5. Instant Horse Racing Machines Illegal; Idaho Supreme Court Rules For Tribes
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Ancestral Puebloan granary and rock art inside the proposed Bears Ears National Monument.
Navajo Technical University
IT-Computer Science majors Sherietta Martinez-Brown of Crownpoint, New Mexico and Tim Goodluck, Jr.
of Lupton, Arizona embrace after receiving their Bachelor of Applied Science degrees. Recently introduced
legislation could mean Native students have 95 percent of tribal college covered.
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Six Nations young people got to meet and learn both football and life skills from former NFL player Jimmy Warne.
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Buy winter squash varieties while prices are lower.
Native fashion designers joined the fight against sex trafficking. Shoes by Helen Oro.
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Brenda J. Child, Ojibwe, wins Jon Gjerde Prize from the Midwestern History Association for My Grandfather’s
Knocking Sticks: Ojibwe Family Life and Labor on the Reservation.
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