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Thursday, December 29, 2022
One hundred and thirty-two winters ago, on December 29, 1890, some 150 Lakota men, women and children were massacred by the US 7th Cavalry Regiment near Wounded Knee Creek on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. Some estimate the actual number closer to 300.
Monday, December 26, 2022
This Day in History: Dec. 26, 1862 — On the day after Christmas, on Dec. 26, 1862, 38 Dakota men were hanged in the largest mass-hanging in U.S. history. The executions were ordered by President Abraham Lincoln.
Thursday, December 15, 2022
Two defendants publicly apologized on Saturday, Dec. 10, for stealing a panel of an outdoor Native American art installation on the University of Kansas campus last year.
The American Indian College Fund has received a $38,775,000 grant from the Lilly Endowment Inc. to support efforts that strengthen tribal colleges and universities and improve the educational attainment of Native America students.
Sunday, December 11, 2022
Roughly 60 school districts in the state of New York risk losing state aid should they not remove Native American imagery and namesake from their mascots or logos by the end of the school year, according to a new memo from James Baldwin, the senior deputy commissioner at the state’s education…
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