Male Anhinga, in breeding plumage, photographed by Elsa Millard,
during field trip to Loxahatchee Wildlife Preserve in January 2009.

"Do not look outside yourself for the leadership you have been waiting for."
Hopi Saying

We Salute
Willow Abramson Jack

At this year’s Denver March pow wow, a young lady limped across the arena to accept the top award for the adult Jingle Dress contest. It was an amazing feat for Willow Abramson Jack, 28. Walking was something her doctors doubted she would ever do; dancing was thought impossible. But the Lemhi Shoshone-Bannock woman from Fort Hall, Idaho had other plans.

Our Featured Artist:

Honoring Students

Director Chris eyre:
10 Years after "Smoke signals"

It is May of 2009, and director Chris Eyre is where all directors dream of being — in demand and busy with a number of high-profile projects.

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Northwestern Wisconsin First Person History:

President Obama Names Medal of Freedom Recipients

editor's note: I am proud to have met Grandpa Joe and equally proud to have shared a few, teasing, jokes with him. To paraphrase an old joke ... the other recipients are in very good company with Joseph Medicine Crow.

The Indian Priest
Father Philip B. Gordon
1885-1948

Chapter 7 -
Indian Problems

Education News

Education News

Hoop run aims to encourage youth

For 27 years, participants in the Sacred Hoop 500-mile Run have completed a loop around the Black Hills to encourage Native American youth to take pride in their culture. The run is a deeply ingrained tradition in the Lays Bad family, which has had a strong presence in the event from the beginning.

native american youngsters receive expert instruction at clinic

With a heritage of building its own success stories in growing the game, some 20 Sun Country PGA Professionals met 90 Native American junior golfers Saturday for more than a traditional afternoon of golf instruction.

Education News

Education News

ua's college of medicine's med-start program celebrates 40th anniversary

Most people remember the summer of 1969 as the time when man first walked on the moon and Woodstock happened. But a group of high school students from rural areas of Arizona, the reservations, South Tucson and South Phoenix remember it as the first time a world of opportunity in health care was opened up for them, changing the direction of their lives.

nau grant to boost number of american indian school principals

The grant, from the U.S. Department of Education, supports a four-year project to increase the number of well-trained K-12 principals for schools on American Indian reservations.

Honoring

Honoring Students

native american recognized and honored

He was an Irish kid until the first grade. Then, the orphanage children discovered cowboys and Indians. Ever after, he was "the Indian." Only later in life would he discover that his blood carries not a drop of Irish heritage.

comache trendsetter creates splendorous native wedding designs

Jody Colbert, a citizen of the Comanche Nation of Oklahoma, is getting a lot of attention in the floral industry by bringing the splendor of Native American art, design and style to the altar.

Living Traditions

Living Traditions

celebrating the 'art of ceremony'

The Museum At Warm Springs' latest exhibit was missing something.

There was a nearly empty platform where headbands, decorated with abalone shells and adorned with orange and black feathers, were supposed to be.

a group of young cherokees prepares to hit the road on a route of remembrance

The cyclists' path won't be easy, but it's one they are willing to take for a chance to learn about their ancestors — and themselves.

Living Traditions

Living Traditions

cheyenne riders honor those who fought battle

From a grassy crease in a shallow draw, one rider in feathered headdress released a rageful wail quite possibly like the one Lt. Col. George Custer heard before dying here 133 years ago.

circle of the years' seasons begin in the intermountain west

It may be spring in the Rocky Mountains but for Ute tribal members in Colorado and Utah it's "Indian New Year," as one celebrant said.

Preserving Language

Ojibwe Language: Bemidji businesses adopt bilingual signage

"Aaniin" "Boozhoo" – customers to Bemidji's Cabin Coffee House & Café are now welcomed in both Ojibwe and English.

2009 eskimo-indian olympics begin in fairbanks

No sooner had the seal oil lamps been lit at the 48th World Eskimo-Indian Olympics than Caitlyn Pickett-Bowell went spinning 15 feet into the Carlson Center air before more than 40 volunteers cushioned her landing in the blanket toss event.

Education News

move it! kits meant to motivate educators and parents

With little exercise and poor eating habits, American Indian children are one of the groups most vulnerable to Type 2 diabetes.

At The Center, Native women

Our births, dreams and ceremonies are the primary life experiences and processes through which we women develop, and then channel, our voices and energies. Women’s reproductive power – our sexual and reproductive health – is vitally important to the future of Indian country.