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In what some will undoubtedly see as a shameless attempt to secure the health and welfare of the 2.4 million Indians living in the U.S., the National Congress of American Indians is asking president-elect Barack Obama for a fraction of the $775 billion economic stimulus package he is proposing.

My job description explains that I must teach the students as much as possible about reading and writing, but there’s a place in my heart that really cares about training and preparing these young people for the real world.

Sometimes Native American names sound too different for non-Native kids and they tease you about your name. But as you grow older, you realize you have a cool Native name that those other kids don't have and will never have.

Emma’s old shoe box turned into a small treasure chest to keep all her most important treasures, and she put it to use right away by delicately placing the leaves she collected from the park earlier that same day into her new secret box.

One million dollar grants will go to the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe, the Rosebud Sioux Tribe, the Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate and the Yankton Sioux Tribe.

A reader asks Crabby: 'Is it still love when I watch him sleeping that thoughts of slowly poisoning him run through my mind?'

'Stealing the Sun Back' by HGS and Savage Family is a must-listen for any and all Native hip-hop fans. If you're Indian, and you can't feel this music, something is wrong with you.

When you watch the NFL playoffs, look for the Titan football player wearing jersey No. 26. That's 25-year-old Tuff Harris. He's Crow.

New Year's resolutions are easy to forget. This mom is foregoing resolutions and making a to-do list for 2009.

My daughter never stops amazing me. I want to encourage her play, and I want to try to be a good friend to her just as Sandy Cheeks is to Spongebob in Nickelodeon’s hit cartoon show.

Sometimes a not-so-clean home isn't so bothersome if you have four little mouths to listen to at the end of the day.

The Native American Music Association is asking for support for a toy drive on the Rosebud Reservation and for winter relief efforts on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota.

As I hug her, her body has transformed in my arms, I realize. The same goes for my son. They are growing up. Edward no longer a baby and Emma no longer a toddler, they are two healthy children growing daily in my arms, and, although, they have grown a lot, I don’t want them to outgrow the hugs and kisses, ever.

It's been a year in purgatory for Indian Country, which saw vital health legislation stall in Congress and perennial fights like the Cobell lawsuit and Freedmen controversy march on seemingly without end. But is a new day dawning for Native people?

The Crow Nation of Montana, the Oneida Nation Veterans, the Suurimmanitchuat Eskimo Dance Group and the United Tribes Technical College were among 1,382 groups that applied to march in the parade.

A baby's smiles are important to any mom, but they mean even more at the end of the day when a mother isn't able to see her baby all day long.

San Diego State University's Native Scholars and Collaborators Projects support students in nationally accredited graduate programs in school psychology and school counseling.

Crabby offers an easy solution for a woman who complains about her husband, a womanizer when he has the money.

This morning, I say to myself, over and over, this day just started out too difficult, and I wish I never crawled out of bed.

American Indian veterans from United Tribes Technical College who have served in Middle East conflicts will march in the inaugural parade.

Bobby L. Barrett has been re-elected as chairman of the Viejas Band of Kumeyaay Indians, and six tribal members won seats on the Tribal Council.

It was a simple dream of mine—to have my own Christmas tree—in my home and for my children to enjoy for the holidays. Best of all, this year, we’ll have Christmas presents, and, as always, one another to celebrate this special time of the year.

He took a glance at all of us, lifted his right foot, and took a big step down the stairs anyway.

With Washington debating a rescue of the auto industry, it's about time lawmakers take a serious look at bailing out the most endangered segment of the country: Native Americans.