TIM GIAGO: Finding an Indian Role Model in Life
(SOUTH DAKOTA) -- In the spring of 1976, 32 years ago, I had an actor named Will Sampson as my guest on the weekly television show I hosted, The First Americans, which aired each Sunday morning on KEVN- TV in Rapid City, SD.
Nikwasi Celebration on Saturday, May 17
(NORTH CAROLINA) -- The Nikwasi Celebration, a community event of cultural exchange to recognize the inclusion of the Nikwasi Mound on the Cherokee Heritage Trails, will be held this Saturday, May 17, at the Big Bear Park in Franklin.
Native American Pow Wow Comes to Greenbrier County
(WET VIRGINIA) -- If you're in the area Saturday, stop by the state fairgrounds in Fairlea for some tribal inspiration. The Appalachian American Indians of West Virginia are hosting a Native American Gathering.
Honoring Jim Thorpe in Carbon County
(PENNSYLVANIA) -- People in Carbon County have their fingers crossed for nice weather this weekend. They're breaking out the birthday cake in Jim Thorpe and they better have a lot of candles.
Main Street granted $15K for powwow
(KENTUCKY) -- The Corbin Tourism Commission will give $15,000 for a Native American powwow this summer after three of five voting commission members approved the measure.
Mural proposed at Indian museum
(CALIFORNIA) -- Novato’s Miwok Park is home to the Marin Museum of the American Indian, which is visited each year by thousands of Bay Area third- and fourth-graders on school field trips.
Newcomb: Spirit-breaking: Mission horrors
(CALIFORNIA) -- In 1769, Catholic priest Junipero Serra founded the Catholic mission system in California. In 1775, the Franciscan and Dominican orders in California made a joint statement characterizing their mission.
Storied celebration
(MONTANA) -- Thanks to two sisters from across Montana, students from two very different communities came together in a unique storytelling project.
American Indians' Untold Baseball Stories
(NEW YORK) -- Baseball fans around the world have probably heard of two of America's major league teams, the Cleveland Indians and the Atlanta Braves. Both names refer to American Indians, although the teams themselves have no connection with tribal culture.
‘Love the Bread’
(OKLAHOMA) -- Indian tacos might not be a staple of the American Indian diet, but they are known throughout Indian Country as a delicious entrée. For some it's all about the frybread.
Innovators with Native connections
(WASHINGTON, DC) -- In the fall of 2007, Smithsonian magazine published a special issue titled "37 Under 36: America's Young Innovators in the Arts and Science." Whenever I see a roundup like this, I wonder how diverse it is. Specifically, does it include a Native component?
Grand Canyon West recognised as one of the "wonders" of America
(ARIZONA) -- Grand Canyon West was recognized by the ABC News' “Good Morning America” (GMA) as one of the “7 Wonders of America.” To announce the selection of the Grand Canyon as one of the seven “wonders,” GMA aired a LIVE segment on May 7, 2008 from the Grand Canyon Skywalk.
Ft. Abercrombie Interpretive Center ribbon cutting set for May 18
(NORTH DAKOTA) -- With one snip of a scissors the new Fort Abercrombie Interpretive Center will officially be open. The center's grand opening is scheduled for May 18 with a ribbon cutting at 2 p.m. The new building is specifically designed for its visitors to learn of the Dakotas' history.
Powwow Dreams
(NEW MEXICO) -- Thousands of people from hundreds of tribes and cities gathered to see the tradition, culture and clothing at one of the biggest powwows in the world, the Gathering of Nations.
Mystery of the crystal skulls
(USA) -- The latest Indiana Jones movie is based on a crystal skull found in Maya ruins. Here's the history and science behind the fiction.
Native past preserved for future
(NEBRASKA) -- Two people, separated by decades, ponder the same moccasin. One, likely a woman, used glass beads to create a colorful mosaic that turned plain leather into something of value, something worth saving.
Navajo Nation Gulf War veterans honored
(ARIZONA) -- The Department of Navajo Veteran's Affairs, Western Navajo Agency Veterans Organization recently hosted a workshop to address federal benefits for veterans and their dependents.
Return to a hunting ground
(WYOMING) -- Bison have always been the source and center of spiritual life for the Plains Indian tribes. Sacred buffalo hunts were conducted for centuries around Jackson Hole and on the National Elk Refuge in northwest Wyoming by numerous tribes, including southeast Idaho's Shoshone-Bannock tribe.
Dawes Roll alottees honored
(OKLAHOMA) -- Governor Brad Henry and Oklahoma tribal leaders are honoring eight original American Indian signees of the Dawes Roll. The eight are still living and range in age from 102 to 107.
Kee's Lessons: Woman learns, teaches ways of American Indian scholar
(MICHIGAN) -- There's more to motherhood than a genetic strand. Sometimes it's a "symbolic" mother or grandmother whose maternal instincts provide the nurturing care that can alter lives, whether it's within the nucleus of a traditional family or one as large as a Native American nation.
Celebration, somber protest at Capitol
(MINNESOTA) -- After years of preparation, Minnesota kicked off its 150th birthday celebration week Sunday, the actual anniversary of Minnesota's statehood.
A matter of pride
(CALIFORNIA) -- Thousands of visitors attended the 37th annual Stanford Powwow this weekend in the Eucalyptus Grove on Stanford campus. The American Indian event featured nearly non-stop dance contests and public dancing, as well as booths selling American Indian food and crafts such as pottery, jewelry, beading and sculpture, according to Katie Jones, publicity chair.
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