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Worlds of difference, but one faith, one family at annual gathering Young participants process down the aisle at an April 24 Cultural Heritage Mass celebrated by Archbishop Nelson Pérez at the Cathedral Basilica of SS. Peter and Paul. (Sarah Webb) By Gina Christian • Posted April 29, 2021 Some 300 faithful gathered this past Saturday to display their “cultural splendor” while affirming their unity in Christ. Archbishop Nelson Pérez was the principal celebrant and homilist for an April ...

How the pandemic exposed the water issues for southwestern tribes Lack of potable water drove high Covid-19 rates in Native American communities, which helped get better representation in upcoming negotiations about Colorado River water. Nancy Bitsue, an elderly member of the Navajo Nation, receives her monthly water delivery in the town of Thoreau on June 6, 2019 in Thoreau, New Mexico. Credit: Spencer Platt/Getty Images By Judy Fahys | Inside Climate News   | April 30, 2021, 8:14 p.m. | Up...

Population growth has slowed overall, but the West continues at a fast pace, adding three congressional seats.

The Pandemic Exposed the Severe Water Insecurity Faced by Southwestern Tribes Lack of potable water drove high Covid-19 rates in Native American communities. That realization may help them gain better representation in upcoming negotiations about Colorado River water. April 29, 2021 Nancy Bitsue, an elderly member of the Navajo Nation, receives her monthly water delivery in the town of Thoreau on June 6, 2019 in Thoreau, New Mexico. Credit: Spencer Platt/Getty Images Related Share this article ...

View Comments CASA GRANDE — Dust from a nearby tractor blew thick across Paco Ollertons face as he walked across a wide field sprinkled with leftover cotton from last falls harvest. The tractor roared along his farm, tilling the soil to prepare for the next planting.  The cotton seeds Ollerton would plant were bright blue and shimmery, like tiny jewels in his hand. These seeds had been color-coded to signify that they were genetically modified.  Cotton farmers in Arizona started planting...

Tribes without clean water demand an end to decades of US government neglect Nina Lakhani © Provided by The Guardian Photograph: Mark Ralston/AFP/Getty Images The US government’s haphazard approach to providing Indigenous American tribes with clean drinking water and sanitation must be radically transformed to tackle decades of underfunding and neglect, according to a new report. An estimated one in 10 Indigenous Americans lack access to safe tap water or basic sanitation �...

Creating an addictions treatment facility in Estevan is welcome, but not of much help to northern parents seeking help with a youth suicide crisis caused by historical and social factors.

The 74-year-old is the subject of a new documentary titled "Sacheen: Breaking The Silence."

Sacheen Littlefeather Claims She Was Blacklisted By Hollywood After Her Part In Brando Oscars Snub Deadline 3 hrs ago The Godfather in 1973, claims the move ended her Hollywood career A new documentary, Sacheen: Breaking The Silence, details the memorable political stunt, which was a protest by Brando on the depiction of Native Americans by the film industry. Littlefeather, a White Mountain Apache, was enlisted as his proxy to decline the award on his behalf. More from Deadline Littlefeather...

It still ranks as one of the most dramatic moments in the history of the Oscars. But only now, nearly half a century later, has the Native American actress at the heart of it revealed the devastating aftermath. Sacheen Littlefeather says she was blacklisted by Hollywood and abandoned by Marlon Brando after rejecting the Best Actor award on his behalf in 1973 – a political stunt that was beamed across the world. Littlefeather had been chosen by Brando to walk on stage and decline the Oscar he ...