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North Dakota House Panel Says University Must Keep Fighting Sioux Name

The House Education Committee voted to support legislation that says UND must keep its nickname and a logo that shows the profile of an American Indian warrior.

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Lawmaker Tries To Revive Ole Miss’ Colonel Reb Mascot

A state lawmaker says he’s trying to protect a unique part of southern culture with a bill that would require the University of Mississippi to bring back Colonel Rebel as its mascot.

The University of Mississippi has taken another step to reduce the visibility of its old mascot Colonel Reb

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American Indian Museum Still Facing Criticism for Historical Inaccuracies

Native American activists, scholars lead collaborative effort to address sins of omission at the National Museum of the American Indian.

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Book Review: Lending Credibility to the Oral Tradition

Native American scholar validates indigenous oral history as a source of academic information with book exploring the murder of a famed Ojibwe chief.

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Native Americans Combat the Suicide Spirit

Tribal colleges are at the forefront of communitywide efforts to combat suicide with culturally relevant methods.

Student Wellbriety Walk

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Scholar Documents Historic Ties Between African-Americans and Native Americans

As an associate professor at the University of Michigan, Dr. Tiya Miles has emerged as a leading scholar of Cherokee-African American relations.

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Pennsylvania Museum Ordered to Return Alaskan Tribal Artifacts

For the first time, the federal repatriation review committee must resolve a bitter ownership dispute between museum, Native Alaskan tribe.

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Navajo Closer Than Ever To Electing Woman Leader

Some people clearly don’t want to see Lynda Lovejoy at the helm of the country’s largest American Indian reservation, the Navajo Nation. “Women belong in the kitchen,” said one spectator.

With Lynda Lovejoy garnering twice as many votes as any of the 10 men and a second woman in a recent primary, the Navajo Nation appears closer than ever to electing a woman as its leader.

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Tribal Officials: Indian Education Needs Money

American Indian students could achieve more academically if their crumbling schools are fixed, more money is provided for teachers and supplies and tribes gain more control of what happens in classrooms, tribal officials said Friday at a congressional hearing.

Award-Winning Journalist Recalls Intervention by College Professor

With assistance from a caring professor, CBS news correspondent Byron Pitts overcame illiteracy and graduated in four years from Ohio Wesleyan University, according to his new autobiography.

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Conn. Researchers Dig for Items from Tribe-settler War

This summer, University of Connecticut researchers are scouring residential neighborhoods in Connecticut, Rhode Island and New York for artifacts from the battle between the Pequot Indians and English settlers nearly 400 years ago.

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New Mexico Librarian Enlivens the Research Experience Among Native Students

Paulita Aguilar is the curator of the University of New Mexico’s Indigenous Nations Library Program (INLP), mandated to increase information literacy and research skills among tribal students, who make up 6 percent of the flagship campus in Albuquerque.

Paulita Aguilar (left) is the curator of the University of New Mexico’s Indigenous Nations Library Program.

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