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BOWLING GREEN — The Times-Tribune did well in the Kentucky Press Association’s annual Excellence in Kentucky Newspapers Awards announced Friday night.

N. Scott Momaday (Kiowa/Cherokee), one of the most prolific contemporary Native American writers, has passed away at his home in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Momaday, who was awarded a Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1969 for his debut novel “House Made of Dawn,” was a storyteller, poet, and educator. Momaday is credited with a resurgence of Native American literature and earned his place as the founding member of the “Native American Renaissance.”

Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians chairperson and a well known Indian Country leader Aaron Payment is ready to reenter tribal politics. While serving his fourth term as chairperson of the tribe, Payment resigned in May 2022 after being censured by a political faction of the tribal board of directors. At the time of his resignation, Payment was facing allegations of wrongdoing that never led to any criminal or civil charges, nor any disciplinary action.

The moon has long been revered by many Native American tribes. So, when Navajo Nation President Buu Nygren recently discovered that NASA is planning to launch a rocket headed to the moon in January with cremated human remains to be placed there, he sent a letter to NASA and the U.S. Department of Transportation asking to delay the launch. It is crucial to emphasize that the moon holds a sacred position in many Indigenous cultures, including ours,” President Nygren wrote.

Many were instrumental in fighting for and advancing Native rights, uplifting tribal arts and culture, and drawing crucial attention to important Native American issues. Born in Keshena, Wisconsin, Deer grew up in poverty on the Menominee Indian Reservation.