Ben Black Bear Jr., at far left, with (back row) his wife Arlene, mother Iva and father Ben Black Bear Sr., and daughters (front row) Benita and Berlene, on his ordination day in 1976. Credit: St.

For many, this coexistence of American patriotism and Indigenous pride may seem contradictory Naomi Skiles Members of the Native American Women Warriors, the nation’s first all-women Native American ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Texas Christian University’s mascot — the endangered, indigenous horned frog — is one aspect of campus tradition that Native ...

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During an annual update to the University of Minnesota Board of Regents, senior advisor to the president on Native American affairs Karen Diver said the repatriation of the Mimbres collection could ...

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Depending on how much you know about the constitution, you may be surprised to learn that Ben Franklin and the founding fathers modeled the United States constitution on the constitution of the ...