Native Americans – Page 10

Lummi totem pole heads for nation’s capital with appeal: Find missing women

June 1, 2021 By Tim Wheeler

Wood carvers from the Lummi Tribe brought a 24-foot cedar totem pole to the North Olympic Peninsula for a ceremony sending a message to the federal government.

The struggle against Native ‘mascots’ erupts in Tennessee town

May 17, 2021 By Albert Bender

In yet another area, people rise up against the use of Native “mascots” by school sports teams.

Hundreds march in California for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women

May 10, 2021 By Albert Bender

Indigenous women are victims of murder at rates more than ten times the national average.

Haaland: Crisis of missing and murdered Indigenous women demands solution

May 5, 2021 By C.J. Atkins

Establishing a new investigative unit, Haaland pledged not to let up: “We’ll keep working until our people stop going missing without a trace.”

Native Americans help residents of a Washington State county get COVID vaccinations

April 9, 2021 By Tim Wheeler

S’Klallam tribe puts county in lead vs. COVID19 as local mayor refuses to recognize their contribution.