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Shawnee game play in 'Civilization'
Native America Calling: The Shawnee take on ‘Civilization’ (October 16, 2024)
The Civilization video game franchise is getting a Shawnee storyline, thanks to a collaboration with the Shawnee Tribe.
Phoenix Indian Boarding School
Native America Calling: ‘Acknowledge, Apologize, Repudiate’ for Indian boarding schools (August 1, 2024)
For the first time, the United States is owning up to its role in the deplorable treatment of children at Indian boarding schools.
Ben Barnes
National Congress of American Indian draws huge crowd for annual convention (November 16, 2023)
The nation’s largest inter-tribal advocacy organization is at a major crossroads as it celebrates a milestone anniversary.
Margo Gray
Defense spending bill again a topic of hot interest in Indian Country (December 6, 2022)
All eyes are on Capitol Hill as tribal leaders — and the rest of the nation — await the arrival of a highly-anticipated defense spending bill.
Deborah Parker
Gaylord News: Boarding school bill faces Republican opposition (June 8, 2022)
Bipartisan efforts to create a federal commission to explore and repair the legacy of the nation’s notorious Indian boarding schools have hit a stumbling block over subpoena authority.
House Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States Legislative Hearing on H.R.5444
AUDIO: House Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States Legislative Hearing on H.R.5444 (May 16, 2022)
The House Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States holds a legislative hearing on H.R.5444, the Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies Act.
House Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States Legislative Hearing on H.R.5444
House Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States Legislative Hearing on H.R.5444 (May 12, 2022)
The House Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States holds a legislative hearing on H.R.5444, the Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies Act.
Repatriation of the Rosebud Sioux Tribe Children at Carlisle Indian Industrial School
Indian boarding school bill up for first hearing on Capitol Hill (May 10, 2022)
A bill to address the harmful legacy of Indian boarding schools is getting its first hearing amid renewed attention to the painful era.
Ben Barnes
Ben Barnes: Shawnee Tribe stands up for its sovereignty (January 11, 2022)
Groups claiming to be tribal sovereigns has reached a new level of concern for the Shawnee Tribe.
Sequoyah
Gaylord News: Indigenous Peoples’ Day continues momentum across nation (November 22, 2021)
Nineteen states now observe Indigenous Peoples’ Day, following the early lead of South Dakota’s Native American Day. Tribes are joining in too.
Shawnee Language Program
News21: Shawnee Tribe works to preserve language amid COVID-19 (August 18, 2021)
The Shawnee language is in danger of becoming extinct, but COVID-19 and a switch to remote education open the door for revival.
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