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Bald eagles spotted from the Dragonboat Pub

Bald eagles spotted from the Dragonboat Pub

The month is an opportunity to spread awareness of Indigenous history and contemporary Native issues and to highlight Native Americans who enrich our culture. National Native American Heritage Month, as it is officially called, is the culmination of a centuries-long effort to establish recognition for the substantial contributions of Indigenous peoples. Dr. Arthur Caswell Parker, a Cattaraugus Seneca Indian, historian, anthropologist, and author from New York state, was an early proponent of e...

When Ada Deer (Menominee) walked on this past Tuesday, Indian Country lost not only a fierce warrior, but also a pathfinder who moved the country from the Termination Era to new heights of tribal sovereignty. A mutual friend told me that Deer was determined to make her 88th birthday on August 8th. While Deer spent decades being a strong warrior for Native Americans, she should be remembered for paving the way for Native women to serve at high-ranking positions within the federal government.

When she was 4 years old she met Martin Luther King Jr., who tugged playfully on her pigtails; at 17 she found herself at the Academy Awards, mingling

For the first time in history, the White House has launched a national plan to address gender-based violence on a federal level, introducing seven strategic action plans to help communities

THE Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) on Nov 8 launched its 15th General Election (GE15) Manifesto containing four thrusts and 13 main pillars on the way forward for Sabah, which includes continuing to claim the rights of Sabah from the Federation

Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) on Tuesday launched its 15th General Election (GE15) Manifesto containing four thrusts and 13 main pillars on the way forward for Sabah

Native Hawaiians see Mauna Kea mountain as sacred. Scientists use its summit for research. A new policy called co-management may help resolve this land conflict and similar ones across the US.

KOTA KINABALU: Former DAP senator Adrian Lasimbang seems unlikely to rejoin the party despite overtures made for his return, and has gone into social activism instead.