It’s confirmed. The only reason why Trump is in a hurry to replace Ruth Bader Ginsberg’s Supreme Court seat is because he thinks his pick will side with him when he contests the November election. The only remedy to…
The Trump administration continues targeting migrant children. New report highlights how low this administration continues to fall when it comes to treatment of these most vulnerable children; The debacle in Puerto Rico’s Sunday election shows just how badly an…
Starting the week with good news — the national teen birthrate is on the decline! The bad news — just not for Latina and Black teens; Did the Supreme Court just give Native Americans back half of Oklahoma? It’s…
Though we’re getting mixed messages about the severity of the coronavirus from the White House, it’s clear that each of us have the potential to be impacted by the virus. According to health experts, there are things that we…
As the favorites in the Democratic race for the 2020 presidential nomination begin to break away from the pack (check out the latest poll), pundits are looking at Latinos to lead the way in making the pivotal choice and…
As the nation reaches its lowest point in history with the Senate looking to acquit this President – in the face of irrefutable evidence confirming his guilt, an analysis reiterates the dismally low number of Latino elected officials; Trump…
Are we slowly waking ourselves from the evil spell that was cast over U.S. since 2016? Maybe. What a federal judge just ruled Trump’s admin must now provide migrant families is a step in the right direction; Why is…
Today, as the nation celebrates the observance of Native American Day, and hopefully remembers the forced separation of Native American children from their parents to “Indian schools,” a judge will hear arguments over the US detention of migrant children….
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A Cultural Way to Get Latino Kids Interested in Health Careers
Nov 17, 2017, 9:07 AM 0
By Cliff Despres Salud Today he U.S. Latino population has grown 243% since 1980. But the number of Latino doctors dropped 22%, a study found. That’s why we need programs like Roots to Wings. The innovative Roots to Wings…
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Louisiana’s Native Americans blazing the trail as nation’s first ‘climate refugees’
Oct 23, 2017, 2:58 PM 0
LatinaLista — In today’s world, refugees are a fast-growing demographic. Yet, it’s not one often seen in North America. Unlike Syria, Iraq, Somalia, etc. where hundreds flee violence and invasion, it’s only when catastrophic natural disasters strike our shores…
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Water is Life: Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and Allies Continue to Peacefully Protect Land and Water Amid Escalating Violence
Nov 7, 2016, 11:15 AM 0
By Detmer Yens Kremer Cultural Survival Since April 2016, the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe has been opposing the Dakota Access Pipeline. This movement aimed at protecting the right to clean drinking water for all has escalated as militarized police forces…
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Native tribes in Oklahoma help save Monarch butterflies
May 25, 2016, 12:07 PM 0
By Lisa Sharp Moms Clean Air Force “We must protect the forests for our children, grandchildren, and children yet to be born. We must protect the forests for those who can’t speak for themselves such as the birds,…
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America’s Sacred Places: From Turmoil to Transcendence
Mar 15, 2016, 11:47 AM 0
By Filip Mazurczak Preservation Nation The term “sacred” holds a variety of meanings for many Americans. For some, sacred places are literally that: places where they go to establish contact with the transcendent world. For others, sacredness implies…
LatinaLista — Campaign: Pine Ridge Holiday Toy Drive The poverty on Pine Ridge Reservation in Pine Ridge, South Dakota can be described in no other terms than third world. It is common to find homes overcrowded, as those with…
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Report: Native Americans in Arizona had nation’s highest obesity rates
Oct 6, 2015, 10:32 AM 0
By Tom Blanton Cronkite News WASHINGTON – Four of five adult Native Americans in Arizona were obese or overweight in 2013, the highest rate in the nation among states studied in a new report. “The State of Obesity…
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Arizona’s Gila River leader says lack of broadband is harming tribal, rural areas
Jul 27, 2015, 11:18 AM 0
By Aubrey Rumore Cronkite News WASHINGTON – The governor of the Gila River Indian Community told a House panel Wednesday that Indian Country is the nation’s “least served” area for broadband access, despite the “astounding” opportunity that it presents….
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Crowdfunder: Lifting the shame of mental illness among people of color through photos
Jul 13, 2015, 10:09 AM 0
LatinaLista — Campaign: People of Color and Mental Illness Photo Project For the past 10 months, Dior Vargas has been collecting self-portraits from people of color dealing with mental illness around the country on her website; so far, she…
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Grand Canyon at confluence of popularity, money and conservation
May 28, 2015, 11:53 AM 0
By Karla Liriano and Sophia Kunthara Cronkite News When Renae Yellowhorse comes to the area of the Grand Canyon where the Colorado and Little Colorado rivers meet, she feels the presence of her late father. She says she sees…
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Voice and Power in the Music of Native American Hip Hop
May 27, 2015, 3:15 PM 0
By Shaina Semiatin Cultural Survival One hundred miles southeast of Badlands National Park in South Dakota, on a plot of roughly 1,400 square miles, lays the Rosebud Indian Reservation. Home to 20,000 Sicangu (“Burnt Thigh”) Lakota people, the plot…
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Crowdfunder: Father & daughter retrace historical footsteps of family along Trail of Tears
May 12, 2015, 12:30 PM 0
LatinaLista — Campaign: Trail of Tears Road Trip: And So We Walked DeLanna Studi is a Cherokee citizen, actress and writer. She has always wanted to travel in her ancestors’ footsteps along the Trail of Tears and find a…
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Tribes say law requiring return of remains, relics, hasn’t met promise
May 12, 2015, 10:54 AM 0
By Kristen Hwang Cronkite News WASHINGTON – Manley Begay Jr. stood surrounded by boxes “stacked to the ceiling” that were filled with the remains of more than 1,000 Native Americans, when one label caught his eye. Canyon Del Muerte….
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Getting to know — and celebrating — today’s Indigenous Leaders
Oct 17, 2014, 11:58 AM 0
First Peoples Worldwide October 13 was Indigenous Leaders Day! The Leaders who are highlighted below were nominated for their Indigenous leadership – whether through honoring their culture, defending native food sovereignty, providing healthcare, or simply serving their communities. Clayton…
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Crowdfunder: Documenting sacred Native American sites accessible only by water
Oct 7, 2014, 11:22 AM 0
LatinaLista — Campaign: Navajo Onanon Foundation Lake Powell Expeditions Leonard Miller, president of the Navajo Onanon Foundation, is passionate about the Navajo Nation. He grew up on the reservation in an average neighborhood. No water. No power. Returning to…
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Arizona woman looks back after almost 10 years fighting Redskins’ name
Jun 30, 2014, 9:41 AM 0
By Matthew Seeman Cronkite News WASHINGTON – Amanda Blackhorse said things have changed since a 2005 game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Washington Redskins, when she and other protesters faced fans’ verbal abuse for having the audacity…
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Today’s Crowdfunding Campaign: The Indigenous Fine Art Market
May 29, 2014, 10:46 AM 0
LatinaLista The Indigenous Fine Art Market (IFAM) is a celebration of Native American art and the cultures that inspire it and will take place on August 21-23 at the Railyard Arts District in Santa Fe, New Mexico. The Indigenous…
