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An Ohio school board member is facing calls for her resignation after she accidentally posted a link to a porn while advocating for abstinence
While protesting against sex education resources in Ohio schools, board member Darbi Boddy accident…
Lauren Frias
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Democratic senators are demanding support for survivors of Indian boarding schools
"The Indian Boarding School era is a stain in America's history," Senators Sharice Davids and Eliza…
Simon Moya-Smith
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Lawmakers call on Biden to revoke medals awarded for Wounded Knee Massacre, when hundreds of Lakota people were killed by the US army
The effort, led by Sen. Elizabeth Warren, seeks to revoke 20 Medals of Honor given to soldiers who …
Kelsey Vlamis
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Sitting Bull's great-grandson says he always knew his ancestry but some historians would say 'you cannot trust the Natives' oral history'
Ernie LaPointe told Insider that he hopes the DNA confirmation of his ancestry will help his effort…
Kelsey Vlamis
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Indian boarding schools aren't unique to Canada. Why one Lakota survivor calls American burial sites the 'tip of the iceberg'
Burial sites have been uncovered at former Indian boarding schools across Canada. But a Lakota acti…
Simon Moya-Smith
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Kamala Harris selects Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her VP pick
Vice President Kamala Harris named Tim Walz as her 2024 running mate, balancing out the Democratic …
Brent D. Griffiths,John L. Do…
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A 'one-in-ten-million' rare white bison calf was just born in Wyoming
A rare white bison — which some communities find sacred — was born in a Wyoming State Park on Tuesd…
Kenneth Niemeyer
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How a siege led by Native Americans 50 years ago laid the groundwork for the Standing Rock protests
In 1973, Native American activists occupied Wounded Knee to protest injustice against tribes. It's …
Yoonji Han
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'Dances with Wolves' star arrested on suspicion of leading a cult and sexually abusing Native American girls
Las Vegas police searched the home of former 'Dances with Wolves' actor Nathan Chasing Horse after …
Mia Jankowicz
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New $22 million Korean War memorial in Washington has 1,015 spelling errors and 245 service members who didn't die in the war, report says
Some of the names on the Korean War memorial in Washington, DC, are of people who died in circumsta…
Sophia Ankel
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For many Native Americans, hair tells a life story
From long hair to three-strand brands, the ways in which Indigenous people wear their hair is a ref…
Brianna Holt
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Monday's unique moon phase ushers in the first day of fall
The sun crosses the celestial equator during the fall equinox, bringing shorter days with less sunl…
Morgan Keith
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Quannah Chasinghorse said she came to the 2022 Met Gala more prepared after feeling like she didn't belong last year
Indigenous model and climate activist Quannah Chasinghorse previously told Insider nobody at the 20…
Maria Noyen
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The Standing Rock Sioux tribe is prioritizing COVID-19 vaccinations for people who speak native languages in an effort to keep customs alive
The tribe's customs are passed down through the native languages, so it's especially important to p…
Haven Orecchio-Egresitz
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Tokata Iron Eyes speaks out, says 'Flash' star Ezra Miller never groomed or abused her
Tokata's parents say Miller has left bruises on their 18-year-old daughter's arms and cheeks, restr…
Katie Warren,Melkorka Licea
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DNA testing of Sitting Bull's hair confirms a 73-year-old man in South Dakota is his great-grandson
Scientists at the University of Cambridge said a new method of DNA testing helped them prove that E…
Bill Bostock
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'Not OK': Neil Young denounces the use of his songs at Trump's Mount Rushmore event
Young has called out his songs being used at Trump events since 2015 after one of his hits was play…
Darcy Schild
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Video shows a military helicopter performing a low-flying show of force during protests in Washington, DC
New York Times reporter Zolan Kanno-Youngs said the aircraft was performing a "show of force," whic…
Rosie Perper
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Indigenous model Quannah Chasinghorse says she felt like she didn't belong at the Met Gala, where 'no one cared to ask' who she was
Quannah Chasinghorse, 19, told Insider that no one knew her or cared to ask who she was when she at…
Maria Noyen
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The owner of a South Dakota hotel said she was banning Native people. Tribal leaders quickly issued the hotel a trespassing notice, citing an 1868 treaty.
The owner of the hotel, located in the Black Hills, said "the problem is we do not know the nice on…