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Drawing on centuries of tradition, Menominee Nation plants 'trees for peace' in Milwaukee
The eastern white pine tree is revered as the “tree of peace” by the Iroquois Confederacy, which includes the Oneida Nation ...
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Drawing on centuries of tradition, Menominee Nation plants 'trees for peace' in Milwaukee
The Menominee borrowed the symbol of the white pine from the Oneida Nation. Legend says the eastern white pine helped broker peace between Native nations, creating the Iroquois (Haudenosaunee ...
The federal Bureau of Prisons has lots of problems. Reopening Alcatraz is now one of them
An ongoing Associated Press investigation has uncovered deep, previously unreported flaws within the Bureau of Prisons over ...
Green room items from NFL draft go to Habitat homeowners as furnishings, building materials recycled
NFL rents much of what it needs to host its massive draft event, but it donates a lot of items to local organizations, such ...
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Hoop dreams come true
TEHAMA COUNTY—Phil Jordon, a Nomlaki descendant, made history in 1956 as the first Native-American NBA basketball player.
Indigenous community spreads awareness on Red Dress Day
Advocacy for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Person’s Day is spreading throughout the state on Monday. Supporters and ...
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Draft provides opportunity to showcase local culture, history & traditions
Polka wasn't the only dance that was showcased at the Draft; Oneida Nation Dancers performed traditional Native dances to ...
Coalition of 19 states ask federal judge to reverse deep cuts to US Health and Human Services
Attorneys general in 19 states and Washington, D.C., are challenging cuts to the U.S. Health and Human Services agency, ...
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‘Connecting with the community’: New documentary puts Brady Street’s history on the big screen
Portrait of a Neighborhood” is a new documentary screening at the Milwaukee Film Festival that explores the city's historic ...