The Red Road to DC totem pole journey across the nation reaches its destination at the US Capitol and is received with remarks by Secretary of the Interior Deb Halaand; the only Native Hawaiian surfer wins gold at the Tokyo Olympics; Billy Mills joins Indian Country Today for a recap of his historic race; and more in this week’s News You Can Use!
Secretary Deb Haaland | Red Road To DC #RedRoadToDC
Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland addresses the Red Road to DC event on July 29, 2021.
Native Hawaiians ‘Reclaim’ Surfing With Moore’s Olympic Gold
Carissa Moore wore a white and yellow plumeria pinned next to her ear for her victory-lap interviews after making history as the first Olympic gold medalist at surfing’s historic debut. Her mother — crowned the Honolulu Lei Queen in 2016 — had given her the flower hair clip before she left for Toky…
‘There goes Billy Mills!’
The story of the Oglala Lakota runner is legendary and includes Olympic gold in historic fashion
$12 Billion Proposed for Indian Country in Infrastructure Bill is Needed & Welcomed
Opinion. It is especially gratifying to see President Joe Biden lead in pushing to address the nation’s aging infrastructure with roads, bridges, water systems, schools, newer and greener energy platforms, public transit and high-speed rail, and much needed technology and broadband upgrades. Preside…
The story of the Native American tribes who called the state home nearly 12,000 years ago
SPRINGFIELD, Mo.- Nearly 12,000 years ago, Missouri gained its first residents, Native Americans. Missouri gets its name from the Missouri Native American tribe that lived at the confluence of what…
Senate committee passes bipartisan Native American Language Act
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs passed the Durbin Feeling Native American Language Act of 2021 on Wednesday. The act is named for the late Cherokee linguist Durbin Feeling. Feeling, who passed away in August of 2020, was the largest contributor to the Cherokee language since Sequoyah. Princip…
