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Johnson reintroduces bill to protect Wounded Knee Massacre site

The massacre occurred Dec. 29, 1890. An estimated 200 to 300 or more Lakota died.

Makenzie Huber / South Dakota Searchlight

Historic Injustice

Indian boarding school history won’t go away

Washington Post investigation expands on data collected by Department of the Interior

Mary Annette Pember / ICT

Native Athletes

Native American All-Star Football Game at the Frisco Star set to showcase top athletes

Fifty athletes from 35 tribal communities and reservations take the field for a free exhibition following a four-day camp and leadership program

Native American Athletic Foundation

Enduring Legacy

‘President Jimmy Carter, Rest in Peace’

Indigenous leaders praised the former president, who died at his family residence in Plains, Georgia, at age 100

Pauly Denetclaw / ICT

Fate uncertain for Wounded Knee land bill and medals review as massacre commemoration approaches

The massacre occurred on Dec. 29, 1890. Lakota deaths ran from 200 to 300

Makenzie Huber & Seth Tupper / South Dakota Searchlight

Arts & Entertainment

Indian Country celebrates historic day for Native film

Across the country, Native leaders and organizations congratulated Lily Gladstone on becoming the first Native woman to win a Golden Globe

Felix Clary / ICT + Tulsa World

MTV gives a platform to Oglala Lakota teens

In honor of Native American Heritage Month, MTV helped seven teens from the Pine Ridge Reservation present their short film

Amelia Schafer / Rapid City Journal + ICT

Heritage & History

JT Shining Oneside shares generational wisdom at Native American Heritage Month Celebration

‘Without our Turtle Mountain Chippewa and Ojibwe Anishinaabe roots, we wouldn't be here’

Cultural Preservation

Intertribal tourism alliance holds free Native American Heritage Month Celebration this weekend in North Dakota capital

‘The message is that we as tribal people belong here and we're still here’

Honoring Native American Heritage Month: A Time for Reflection, Acknowledgment, and Action

Joannie Suina, Ed.D (Pueblo of Cochiti), Director of Communications / National Native American Boarding School Healing Coalition

Indigenous Governance Model Gains Momentum with New Bylaw Amendments

Superintendent and Indigenous Parent Advisory Committee engage in community-led dialogue on school schedules and governance changes

Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site to mark 50 years with cultural celebration

Event to include MHA storytelling, music and traditions