Tagged: Native American

Series: Shifting the Balance
12:48 pm
Thu May 17, 2012

America's First Locavores

Photo by Whatsername, via Flickr Creative Commons

Not having access to healthy food on reservations has increased diabetes rates among Native Americans.

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Around the Nation
3:28 pm
Wed April 4, 2012

Fewer Tribal Ironworkers Reaching For The Sky

Originally published on Wed May 23, 2012 10:54 am

Race
12:01 am
Thu March 15, 2012

Voters May Break Up Fight Over 'Fighting Sioux'

The state Supreme Court in North Dakota is about to consider this question: Can lawmakers require a college to name its sports teams after a Native American tribe?

For decades, University of North Dakota teams have been known as the "Fighting Sioux." It's a name some see as an honor and others find demeaning. Now, the long fight over the Fighting Sioux may be settled in a courtroom.

2,400 Logos And A 'Vexing' Dispute

If there is any place to see the Fighting Sioux logo, it's at the university's hockey arena. The head of an Indian warrior wearing feathers is everywhere in the stadium — on team jerseys, etched on the aisles, on walls, in locker rooms, even in the granite floors.

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Race
3:26 am
Mon February 27, 2012

Through Video, Lakota Students Reject Stereotypes

Jim Kent

Unhappy with portrayals of Native Americans in mainstream media, a group of students from South Dakota's Rosebud Sioux Reservation created a video to show that their community is about more than alcoholism, broken homes and crime.

The students are visiting Washington, D.C., on Monday to lobby Congress for increased funding for schools on reservations.

Filmed in black and white, the student-produced video More Than That takes viewers through the hallways, classrooms and gymnasium of the Rosebud Sioux Reservation's county high school.

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The Exchange
10:00 am
Wed November 23, 2011

New Hampshire's Immigration Story: New Hampshire's Earliest Residents and Immigrants

Our series on New Hampshire Immigration continues with a look at our state's earliest residents and our first immigrants

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Word of Mouth
12:00 pm
Mon November 21, 2011

Word of Mouth for November 21th, 2011

Bob Haozous, Chiricahua Apache/Diné (Navajo), Apache Pull-Toy, 1988, painted steel. Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College: Purchased through the Joseph B. Obering ’56 Fund; S.989.17.
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Reverse migration: African American populations boomerang back below the Mason-Dixon line. Plus, why adding "sandwich board" to your resume could be a good thing. Also, an NGO spreading sustainability in Niger turns 10. And a look at a Native American Art exhibition from the Hood at Dartmouth. Finally, data through light - the future of electronic transfer?

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Word of Mouth - Segment
12:00 pm
Mon November 21, 2011

Native American Art at Dartmouth

A look at the Native American Art exhibition currently showing at the Hood museum at Dartmouth.

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