Retired Navajo coal miners say they have black lung disease from mine work
It’s a bitterly cold, gusty morning outside the Walter Collins Gymnasium in Upper Fruitland, New Mexico, where the meeting on black lung disease is about to begin.
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Children’s book celebrates the cultural significance of Indigenous hair
Carole Lindstrom’s mom never allowed her to have long hair when she was young, and she didn’t understand why her relatives all had short hair in family photos.
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Fort Lewis College takes Another Step in Reckoning with its Boarding School History
Last week, an art exhibit called As Seeds, We Grow closed after 12 months. The exhibit presented Native perspectives on the colonial history of Fort Lewis, especially boarding school atrocities.
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Interior Department Seeks Input from Tribes Regarding Indian Arts and Craft Act
The U.S. Department of Interior wants to update a truth-in-advertising law regarding Native American-made arts and crafts.
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Researchers work to quantify the Navajo Nation’s water woes one household at a time
Kimberly Belone compares the bag’s color results after testing for harmful bacteria in the John’s Hopkins Center For Indigenous Health office in the Fort Defiance agency of the Navajo Nation on Jan. 31, 2023. The water is not green, meaning there is no E. coli in the water.
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