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Indigenous consultant accuses NHL's Blackhawks of fraud, sexual harassment
Read full article: Indigenous consultant accuses NHL's Blackhawks of fraud, sexual harassmentA consultant the Chicago Blackhawks hired to improve relations with American Indian tribes is accusing the team, its charity foundation and its CEO of fraud, breach of contract and sexual harassment.
McCombs dealershipās statue of American Indian reemerges at Jourdanton High School
Read full article: McCombs dealershipās statue of American Indian reemerges at Jourdanton High SchoolEight months after it was removed from its longtime perch at Red McCombs Superior Hyundai Dealership, a San Antonio landmark has reemerged nearly 50 miles to the south.
This tribeās land was cut in two by US borders. Its fight for access could help dozens of others
Read full article: This tribeās land was cut in two by US borders. Its fight for access could help dozens of othersThe Pascua Yaqui Tribe has drafted regulations in an effort to formalize the border-crossing process for their relatives in Mexico coming to their reservation in Arizona.
Native American Cultural Arts Center and Gallery opens in San Antonio
Read full article: Native American Cultural Arts Center and Gallery opens in San AntonioThe first center to support the cultural restoration of the American Indian peoples of South Texas is getting a permanent location after nearly three decades of serving the community.
Film academy apologizes to Littlefeather for 1973 Oscars
Read full article: Film academy apologizes to Littlefeather for 1973 OscarsNearly 50 years after Sacheen Littlefeather stood on the Academy Awards stage on behalf of Marlon Brando to speak about the depiction of Native Americans in Hollywood, the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences has apologized to her for the abuse she endured.
āReversing extinctionā: American Indians in Texas work to preserve forgotten history in Bexar County
Read full article: āReversing extinctionā: American Indians in Texas work to preserve forgotten history in Bexar CountyFor decades, the American Indians in Texas at the Spanish Colonial Missions have worked to preserve a history they believe has been mostly lost.
Chiefs under pressure to ditch the tomahawk chop celebration
Read full article: Chiefs under pressure to ditch the tomahawk chop celebrationFILE - In this Dec. 13, 2018, photo, Kansas City Chiefs fans chant and do the chop during the second half of the team's NFL football game against the Los Angeles Chargers in Kansas City, Mo. AdA coalition of Native American groups has put up billboards in the Kansas City area to protest the tomahawk chop and Chiefs' name. But Gaylene Crouser, executive director of the Kansas City Indian Center, found the tweak to be laughable. And you can still do this movement that looks like a tomahawk chop, but we are going to call it a drum beat instead. He noted that, though Bartle was white, he started a Scouting society called the āMic-O-Say Tribe,ā which remains active and continues to use Native American attire and language.
'Big Sky' producers recognize Native American criticism
Read full article: 'Big Sky' producers recognize Native American criticismNative American tribes and coalitions are condemning Big Sky, a Montana-set ABC drama, for ignoring the history of violence inflicted on Indigenous women and instead making whites the crime victims. On Tuesday, the makers of āBig Skyā broke their silence. They cited āSomebody's Daughter,ā a documentary detailing the murdered and missing Indigenous women and girls crisis, as it's known to those fighting the scourge. Theyāre not asking for āBig Skyā to be taken off the air,ā he said, but instead be used to inform. While Lightning said she was āa little bit shockedā when she saw a Native American tragedy mirrored in a story but without Native American characters, her years working in Los Angeles meant she wasnāt surprised.
Native American tribes in Texas rally to increase voter turnout
Read full article: Native American tribes in Texas rally to increase voter turnoutCecelia Flores knows that voting turnout among her fellow Alabama-Coushatta Tribe members in East Texas has traditionally been low. Now, Flores said she and other members of the Tribal Council are hoping to increase tribe membersā voter participation in hopes that Texans in Congress take the tribeās issues more seriously ā and support legislation they need. According to the 2010 Census, there were 315,000 people who identified as American Indians or Alaska Natives in Texas. Other Native American groups, like San Antonio-based American Indians in Texas, are also working toward increased voter participation. Karla Aguilar, the developmental director for the group, said they hope to increase voter turnout among the 30,000 Native Americans she said live in Bexar County.