Melanie Bender

Melanie Bender is a photojournalist, covering the protests at Standing Rock in North Dakota and the ICWA case in Pine Ridge, S.D. She is Mohave and Choctaw. An artist of Native American beadwork, Melanie is also an activist and community organizer in Nashville for political issues involving Native American affairs.

LATEST ARTICLES BY Melanie Bender

U.S.

Panel on Cherokee War Chief held at Tennessee State Museum
October 10, 2019 By Melanie Bender
Falsified Native history and the truth about an Indigenous leader were the topics of discussion at a recent Nashville panel.
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U.S.

Murder of Native woman in California still unsolved
September 27, 2019 By Melanie Bender
Driving through northern California is such a peaceful, solace-filled, meditative journey. The last thing it evokes is thoughts of a brutal murder in the midst of the beauty.
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Melanie Bender

LATEST ARTICLES BY Melanie Bender

Panel on Cherokee War Chief held at Tennessee State Museum

Murder of Native woman in California still unsolved