Wednesday January 23, 2013
Sequoyah Schools Students Earn National Math Award
Native News Network Staff in Native Currents »
TAHLEQUAH, OKLAHOMA – Nearly 150 of Sequoyah Schools’ students have high school mathematics. To be eligible for nomination for the official United States Achievement Academy Scholarship Foundation National Mathematics Awards, students must have Read More »
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Guest Commentary
President Should Appoint More American Indians
Belinda Bardwell in Native Condition »
Yesterday, in Room 405 of the Michigan State Capitol Building, it was announced that the Keep Michigan Wolves Protected coalition will be working hard over the next couple months in order to obtain Read More »
Discussion »
Women and Girls Binge Drinking Increases
Native News Network Staff in Native Health »
ATLANTA – Binge drinking is not just a guy problem. A look at national survey data finds women also drink like this Read More »
Discussion »
Grand Valley State University Native Students Pay Homage to Idle No More
Levi Rickert, editor-in-chief in Native Currents »
ALLENDALE, MICHIGAN – Facing bristling frigid temperatures and gusty winds about three dozen American Indians round danced around the clock tower on Grand Valley State University Read More »
Discussion »
Vision Maker Media Offering Public Media Internships for Native College Students
Levi Rickert, editor-in-chief in Native Currents »
LINCOLN, NEBRASKA – Vision Maker Media is looking to partner American Indian and Alaska Native college students with Public Television stations to offer multiple summer internships. From all submissions, Vision Read More »
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Around the web
Native American women veterans celebrate president's inauguration
Byron Pitts CBS News.
PUEBLO WEST, Colo. – About 2,800 groups applied to be part of the Inaugural parade on Monday. The president's inaugural committee chose 60, including one Read More »
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Gathering to Protect the Sacred Set: Keystone XL Pipeline on Agenda
Levi Rickert, editor-in-chief in Native Challenges »
PICKSTOWN, SOUTH DAKOTA – Beginning tomorrow, the Ihanktonwan Treaty Steering Committee and The Brave Heart Society are hosting a Read More »
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Presidential Inauguration Coverage
President Barack Obama Takes Oath of Office for Second Term in Front of Huge Crowd
Levi Rickert, editor-in-chief in Native Briefs »
WASHINGTON – With a crowd estimated at close to 800,000 people sprawling down the National Mall away from the US Capitol, President Barack Hussein Obama took the oath of office for his second term as the 44th president of the United States today Read More »
Read the full remarks of the President's Inaugural Address »Discussion »
Six Native Groups to Participate in the Presidential Inaugural Parade
Levi Rickert, editor-in-chief in Native Currents »
WASHINGTON – Thousands of American Indians and Alaska Natives journeyed to Washington DC to be part of the presidential inauguration events this weekend Read More »
Discussion »
Cherokee Nation Marshals Increase Safety at Sequoyah Schools
Native News Network Staff in Native Currents »
TAHLEQUAH, OKLAHOMA – Cherokee Nation Marshals are running new active school shooter drills to keep Sequoyah School students safe in the wake of the Sandy Hook Elementary School tragedy Read More »
Discussion »
Martin Luther King Day
The Relevancy of Dr King to the Idle No More Movement
Levi Rickert in Native Condition »
Today is Martin Luther King Day in the United States. Many tribal governmental offices - as well as federal, state and local governmental offices - will be closed to honor the legacy of the Read More »
Discussion »
Future of Navajo Generating Station Uncertain Given EPA Proposal
Native News Network Staff in Native Currents »
PAGE, ARIZONA – Owners of the Navajo Generating Station, one of the largest and most important sources of reliable electricity in the Southwest, are reviewing a proposal from Read More »
Discussion »
Around the web
New postmaster is first American Indian, youngest so far in Farmington
Jenny Kane, The Daily Times
FARMINGTON, NEW MEXICO – Steve Begay became the youngest, and first American Indian postmaster in the Farmington Post Office's 134 year history on Friday Read More »
Discussion »
Presidential Inauguration Coverage
North Dakota Tribe's Inaugural Parade Participants Stop in Windy City on Way to DC
Monica Whitepigeon in Native Currents »
CHICAGO – The Kateri Center of Chicago opened its doors and kitchen to a group of North Dakota American Indians who will represent various North Dakota tribes Read More »
Discussion »
US Congressman Mullin, Cherokee, and Family have Received Death Threats
Levi Rickert, editor-in-chief in Native Briefs »
WASHINGTON – The Congressional office of US Congressman Markwayne Mullin, R-Oklahoma, has issued a statement this afternoon that indicates there have been death threats made against Read More »
Discussion »
Fort Ross State Historic Park is Going Back to the Future
Kashaya Pomo Dancing Today
Arthur Jacobs in Entertainment »
FORT ROSS, CALIFORNIA – Today visitors attending the "Fort Ross Winter Celebration" will have the opportunity to go back to the future with dancing by members of the Kashaya Pomo in full regalia in the fort compound Read More »
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Leonard Peltier on Idle No More: "Remain United with One Another"
Levi Rickert, editor-in-chief in Native Challenges »
COLEMAN, FLORIDA – Leonard Peltier, Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians, who has been imprisoned for the past 36 years, issued an Indigenous Day statement Read More »
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Young Chickasaw Trombonist Performs with Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Native News Network Staff in Entertainment »
CHICAGO – When 12 year old Chickasaw Steven Warren first picked up a trombone, he had little idea how music would shape his life Read More »
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EPA Proposes 84 Percent Emissions Reduction for Navajo Generating Station
Native News Network Staff in Native Currents »
SAN FRANCISCO – The US Environmental Protection Agency is proposing air pollution limits for Navajo Generating Station, one of the largest sources of harmful nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions in the country Read More »
Discussion »
Photo of the Week
Levi Rickert, editor-in-chief in Entertainment »
The texts began shortly after noon on this past Sunday. I was one of two who received the text from former Tribal Chairman Derek Bailey, Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians, asking if we Read More »
Discussion »
Book Review
Washington Football Team Remains Clueless When it Comes to Its Name
Levi Rickert, editor-in-chief in Entertainment »
Reading "Showdown: JFK and the Integration of the Washington Redskins" allows the American Indian reader a fast clue as to why the ownership of the football team, located in the nation's capital city, has remained clueless as to Read More »
Discussion »
Guest Commentary
President Should Appoint More American Indians
Start with National Labor Relations Board
Ron Andrade in Native Condition »
A considerable amount of time is being consumed in the Washington version of musical chairs with the now Cabinet openings for secretarial position at the US Department of Labor and US Department of the Interior, now that Secretary Salazar announced he wants to go home to Colorado Read More »
Discussion »
Revised Schedule of Events
Native Youth Alliance has Packed Agenda for Presidential Inauguration
Levi Rickert, editor-in-chief in Native Currents »
Editors note: – Overnight the Native News Network received an updated schedule of events from the Native Youth Alliance. The updated information below includes cancelled events and revised event times during President Barack Obama's second inauguration. Read More »
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Presidential Inauguration Coverage
President Barack Obama Takes Oath of Office for Second Term in Front of Huge Crowd »
Six Native Groups to Participate in the Presidential Inaugural Parade »
North Dakota Tribe's Inaugural Parade Participants Stop in Windy City on Way to DC »
Read the full remarks of the President's Inaugural Address »
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