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Grand Entry, Grand Powwow
Grand Entry, Grand Powwow

Sights and sounds of the Gathering of Nations Powwow in Albuquerque, N.M.

 (4/30/2009)
Champion Chiefs: Wyoming Indian High School Wins State Title
Champion Chiefs: Wyoming Indian High School Wins State Title

The Wyoming Indian High School Chiefs, from the Wind River Reservation, won the Wyoming class 2-A state championship.

 (3/9/2009)
Yes She Did
Yes She Did

Meet Denise Juneau, the first Native American woman to win a statewide executive office in an election in which a candidate’s American Indian heritage was known to the voters.

 (11/7/2008)
Natives at the Polls: 'My Vote's Gonna Matter'
Natives at the Polls: 'My Vote's Gonna Matter'

See and hear Election Day excitement as Chippewa Cree tribal members turned out in record numbers on the Rocky Boy's Reservation in Montana to cast their votes for Barack Obama.

 (11/5/2008)
In the Running
In the Running

Native American athletes competed with the best runners in Montana at the state high school cross country championship. A Crow student was one of the highest-finishing runners at the meet.

 (10/28/2008)
'God Made Me to Dance'
'God Made Me to Dance'

Rosebud Sioux hoop dancer Dallas Chief Eagle teaches cultural appreciation—along with some hoop dancing moves—to refugee children in a South Dakota summer day camp.

 (8/15/2008)
Capsized!
Capsized!

Fast moving storms and 25-40 knot winds forced Hobie Cat sailors to abandon a day of racing on Lewis and Clark Lake in Yankton, S.D., June 5 during the North American Hobie 20 Championships.

 (6/13/2008)
Vermillion Votes
Vermillion Votes

Vermillion voters explain the importance of their vote and why they cast a ballot for their candidate in South Dakota's primary election June 3.

 (6/6/2008)
Every Vote Counts
Every Vote Counts

Wakonda, a town of about 400 in South Dakota, is one of Clay County's smallest polling places. Voters drive in from as far away as Irene, S.D., to cast their ballot. Two students of the American Indian Journalism Institute talked to a few voters in Wakonda on June 3, primary election day in South Dakota.

 (6/6/2008)
Last Hurrah?
Last Hurrah?

Hillary Clinton made her final swing through southeast South Dakota, stopping in Yankton for a rally on the last day of campaigning before the state's primary June 3.

 (6/3/2008)

  • 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.)

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

  • 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.

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

  • Native reaction to Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, McCain's vice presidential choice, is 'pretty mixed,' says one critic. A supporter says Palin 'has been open to and concerned about Alaska Native issues.'

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