Swinomish Teens Make PBS Documentary
Swinomish Teens Make PBS Documentary

In trouble with drugs, three Swinomish teens are given the chance to participate in an environmental documentary. The result, 'March Point,' is now playing on PBS stations around the country.

 (11/19/2008)
Old Chief Woodenhead
Old Chief Woodenhead

Here's the "Old Chief Woodenhead" segment of the 1987 film, "Creepshow 2," in which a wooden statue comes to life to exact revenge.

 (11/19/2008)
Sequoyah Indians in Playoffs
Sequoyah Indians in Playoffs

For the fourth straight year, the Cherokee Nation's Sequoyah Indians advance to the second round of the Class 2A high school football playoffs in Oklahoma.

 (11/18/2008)
Pine Ridge, Rosebud Emergency
Pine Ridge, Rosebud Emergency

After a severe blizzard struck the Pine Ridge and Rosebud reservations in South Dakota, the Native American Music Association launched a fundraising drive to help victims, especially elders.

 (11/17/2008)
Miss Baseball Already?
Miss Baseball Already?

Here's a fan video tribute to Navajo baseball player Jacoby Ellsbury of the Boston Red Sox that will take you out to the ballgame again.

 (11/11/2008)
Drinkin' Song by RezHogs
Drinkin' Song by RezHogs

Reznet's music critic Jon Kane says the video "Drinkin' Song" by RezHogs is an "eye-opening view into reservation life. ... Their video is holding up a mirror to ourselves as Indian people."

 (11/10/2008)

  • Tell us what you think about the 'Navajobama' T-shirt, and we'll send your comments to the manufacturer—and to the Obama for President campaign. (No profanities, please.)

  • A Native American gay wedding ceremony takes place at a Two Spirit gathering in Montana.

  • Omission disappoints Native Americans attending the presidential candidate's speech in Wisconsin. Others express concern over Obama's stance on Indian gaming.

  • A Tennessee high school, whose mascot is the Indians, takes the Native American motif one step further: It calls school grounds "The Reservation."

  • The Native actor’s role on 'Law and Order: SVU' is coming to an end, but he plans to stay busy with an Internet TV show, a book and a new baby.


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