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November is Native American Heritage Month, and there's no shortage of ways to celebrate. Here's a look: Activism and Awareness Walk for Justice: Free Leonard Peltier Washington Monument and Lincoln Memorial November 13 Leonard Peltier is an American Indian who's been imprisoned for almost 50 years after being convicted of murdering two FBI agents. Supporters

From reading Indigenous authors to exploring Native plants, these activities suit everyone in the family

From reading Indigenous authors to exploring Native plants, these activities suit everyone in the family

Foundation Professor Abigail Gewirtz joined the Arizona State University Department of Psychology this year after an award-winning tenure at the University of Minnesota and has brought with her a series of programs designed to help the parents and children of military families.

Chavez emphasizes how she plans to maintain her cultural and communal ties while working in Washington D.C.

Chavez emphasizes how she plans to maintain her cultural and communal ties while working in Washington D.C.

The traditional Thanksgiving story got it wrong. How should you talk about the holiday with your kids?

More states are replacing Columbus Day with Indigenous Peoples Day. What's prompted the switch and how you do celebrate it?

The sky shone an unbroken blue and afternoon sunshine cast sparkles on the lazy Pigeon River as a group of volunteers gathered in the mud-caked parking lot of Rivers Edge Park in Clyde Jan. 29.  “This is a marathon, not a sprint,” said Adam Griffith, director of the Revitalization of Traditional Cherokee Artisan Resources Program at the Cherokee Preservation Foundation, holding a piece of dried river cane in his hand.  Griffith was referring to the slow growing pace of river cane, which t...