School children need to be taught about the African Holocaust and about the African existence in America year round and not just during the month of February to understand why their communities are in the states they are in and be prepared for life.

His hands are enormous. When he leans in to brush something from the baby's cheek, his fingers eclipse the tiny face. He labors to tie the smallest of shoelaces with knuckles that are swollen from years of fighting. As he talks, he gazes into his...

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Convicted in 1993, White recently asked the court to vacate his conviction after the two men who accused him of molesting them as children recanted their testimony. The men were his grandsons. In October, White was reportedly gravely ill with lung ...

A UW student unearthed a stone spear tip -- forged thousands of years ago -- near the UW greenhouse, which suggests there may be more historical intrigue lurking beneath the soil of the UW campus than archaeologists had originally suspected...

Already grappling with historically high rates of unemployment, American Indians, on and off reservations, are seeing even higher rates due to the country's two-year long economic downturn, according to a new survey. In the last half of 2007, just ...

Today we are launching the "RIDE FOR LIGHTS" Campaign - to raise awareness and funds needed to put an end to the abuses and human rights violations taking place today on the Crow Creek Reservation- Once and for all! So, for the 13 days between Dec...

In the United States District Court for the District of Columbia filed Nov. 17, 1982, Civil Action No. 82-2725, Covelo Indian Community v. Watt, in which plaintiffs seek declaratory and mandatory injunctive relief to secure rights and duties they claim...

We, the undersigned, while recognizing that the economic downturn has meant a decline in tax revenues, cannot countenance the sale of Crow Creek land for the purpose of recovering back taxes. These taxes became delinquent due to the understanding ...

So much anger and frustration. The volatile cocktail of emotions that was mixing in Melvin Martin had reached a boiling point. He felt like he was about to go crazy. Far from his home on the Navajo reservation and far from his people;s ancient ...