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Distinguished professor and author to accept award

SYLVA, N.C. – Robert J. Conley, Cherokee, is the Sequoyah Distinguished Professor of Cherokee Studies at Western Carolina University, a novelist, short story writer, poet, essayist and the author of more than 80 books.

Videographer: A portrait of Nathan Young IV

I absolutely love my job and feel like I’m one of the luckiest people in the world,” said Pawnee filmmaker, Nathan Young IV. “But honestly, and I know this may sound cheesy, I’ve always wanted to serve my culture and it seems that this is the best way for me to try and do that.” Young began his filmmaking career while teaching at Fort Gibson Public Schools in Oklahoma.

A conversation with Cherokee filmmaker Steven Heape

Award-Winning Cherokee filmmaker Steven Heape is the president and executive producer of Rich-Heape films. Producing his first film “Location to Recovery” in 1981, Heape has since established himself and his company as the premier source of American Indian films and documentaries.

Indian scholarships central to Cobell

DENVER – If the Cobell settlement is stymied, a proposed $60 million Indian scholarship fund would also be jeopardized, Richard Williams, American Indian College Fund president, said March 10.

StoryMakers building better lives through books

BOZEMAN, Mont. – Conclusive research has concluded that developing early learning habits help children develop long-term success in school and life.

Aussie teacher hopes to put aboriginal experience to use

BILLINGS, Mont. – For Glenda McCarthy, working with urban area indigenous students has been a story of success.

College, university presidents pledge to make ‘Pathways’ a priority

SEATTLE – American Indian/Alaska Native students have a lot of strength to draw from at home: Family, identity, indigenous knowledge and teachings, language, spirituality.

Cherokee Nation creates syllabary keypad

TAHLEQUAH, Okla. – In an ongoing effort to strengthen the use of the Cherokee language, the Cherokee Nation has developed a unique keypad that allows the user to more easily type in the Cherokee syllabary instead of using the Latin alphabet that is standard to modern computer keyboards. The special keypad is made of thin black silicone, and fits over the top of a regular computer keyboard.

Seeking high-achieving, low-income Native American high school juniors

Academically outstanding Native American students are both absent and in high demand at the country’s top colleges and universities.

Priorities differ on old boarding school site

DURANGO, Colo. – Some contemporary Native college students have plans for the site of a former Indian boarding school near this southwestern Colorado community, but the state may have other uses in mind.