by Heather Steinberger | Apr 26, 2021 | Indian Country News
“For decades, First Nations people in British Columbia knew their ancestral homes—villages forcibly emptied in the late 1800s—were great places to forage for traditional foods like hazelnuts, crabapples, cranberries, and hawthorn. A new study reveals that...
by Heather Steinberger | Mar 18, 2021 | Indian Country News
“President Joe Biden’s pick for Interior secretary, Rep. Deb Haaland (D-N.M.) will be responsible for upholding the country’s treaties with Native Americans. Haaland should use her unique position to rectify one of the most damaging early Indian policies of the...
by Heather Steinberger | Mar 16, 2021 | Indian Country News
“A fierce Indigenous woman is now the caretaker of the nation’s public lands and waters for the first time in U.S. history. “Deb Haaland was confirmed as the nation’s 54th Secretary of the Interior in a 51-40 vote Monday, making her the first Native...
by Heather Steinberger | Mar 15, 2021 | Indian Country News
“One of the coolest names in Lancaster-Lebanon League boys basketball this season resides in the Pequea Valley School District, where the varsity roster includes 17-year-old guard Gary Bad Warrior. “The junior moved to Lancaster County over the...
by Heather Steinberger | Mar 11, 2021 | Indian Country News
“Tribal groups in Panama are celebrating a victory for their rights to control some of Central America’s largest forests — a victory that could benefit conservation throughout the region. “The landmark ruling, by the country’s Supreme Court, upholds a...
by Heather Steinberger | Mar 10, 2021 | Indian Country News
“There’s a saying in Indian Country: either you are at the table, or you are on the menu. “Appointments by the Biden administration now in the works would put American Indian and Alaska Native people very much at the table, including posts where Native...
