Tag: Native Americans
At the Met, Protest and Poetry About Water
In a transfixing two-minute video called “River (The Water Serpent)” in the Metropolitan Museum’s American Wing we see…
Meet Charles F. Sams III, the New NPS Director
Last December, Charles F. Sams III made history when he became the first Native American to be appointed…
Rose B. Simpson Thinks in Clay
ESPAÑOLA, N.M. — The artist Rose B. Simpson was sitting in her 1985 Chevy El Camino inside her…
Report Catalogs Abuse of Native American Children at Former Government Schools
“Federal Indian boarding schools have had a lasting impact on Native people and communities across America,” said Mr.…
Hotelier’s Post Barring Native Americans Prompts Outrage in South Dakota
A recent social media post by a hotel owner in Rapid City, S.D., announcing that Native Americans would…
2020 Census Undercounted U.S. Population by Nearly 19 Million
The 2020 census undercounted the country’s population by 18.8 million people, the Census Bureau said on Thursday, acknowledging…
Biden Nominates Roselyn Tso, of the Navajo Nation, to Run Indian Health Service
WASHINGTON — President Biden said Wednesday he would nominate Roselyn Tso to serve as director of the Indian…
Meet Erica Nelson, a Female, Indigenous Fly Fishing Guide
I lived in Wyoming, so anyone I’d meet online would be three hours away. Some men, many of…
The Washington Football Team Has Rebranded as the Commanders
He said the name Commanders dovetails with the significant military presence in and around Washington, D.C., though O’Hara…
Supreme Court to Consider Limits of Ruling on Oklahoma Tribes
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court agreed on Friday to decide a question left open by its landmark 2020…