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Crazy Horse Memorial will be home to Native education programs

CRAZY HORSE, S.D. – While the huge likeness of a horse’s head takes rough shape from the granite of Thunderhead Mountain, educational buildings begin to emerge at Crazy Horse Memorial, where the massive statuary tribute to a Lakota warrior and leader is accompanied by a commitment to Native education.

Tourism and law enforcement needs preoccupy a Colorado tribal nation

TOWAOC, Colo. – A family recreation destination and a law enforcement department are different yet compatible goals of the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe as it contemplates potential uses of federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds.

Story of Americans with Native and black ancestry stirs deep emotions

WASHINGTON – An exhibition opening this fall at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian explores the identity of people whose ancestry is both African American and Native American.

Cherokee history is new focus in southeast Tennessee

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – Local tourism professionals are working alongside scholars, citizens and history buffs in a movement that is uncovering new stories and raising awareness of southeast Tennessee’s extremely significant Cherokee history, a part of America’s Native American past.

The land of many welcomes

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Kodiak Cama’i. Asirtuq tailuten: “Hello. It is good you came.” Alutiiq history has historically been oral, and today, voices from the past speak in different ways on Kodiak Island.

The land of many welcomes

That this is a sensitive environment was clear as we walked the wooden boardwalk to a forested viewing platform from which we were most likely to see bear. The boardwalk provided safe transit over a muskeg, but security was still precarious. A bear paw print and scat showed humans are not alone in their use of the boardwalk.

Tribal Nations Plaza dedicated to educating public

PRIOR LAKE, Minn. – The smell of burning sage and sweetgrass hovered in the air as the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community and the University of Minnesota held a dedication ceremony for the Minnesota Tribal Nations Plaza at TCF Bank Stadium Aug. 17. The SMSC Business Council, community members, tribal leaders, university officials and invited guests attended.

A player favorite

PALM SPRINGS, Calif. – Rated consistently by Golf Digest as one of the best places to play, Tahquitz Creek Golf Resort offers two 18-hole courses with spectacular views of Palm Springs. The Legend Course is par-72 with a traditional layout boasting 6,600 yards of tree lined fairways. The Resort Course is newer; it debuted in 1995. Also a par-72, the 6,705-yard course with four sets of tees features a desert link-style layout.

Alaska comes to Soho

NEW YORK – Soho, which hosts many art galleries and trendy downtown fashion houses such as Armani Exchange and Prada, has a neighbor featuring art and fashion from Alaska.

Cherokee capitalizing on its culture: Tribal council seeks more retail opportunities

CHEROKEE, N.C. (MCT) – Over the last decade, this sovereign nation on the southern end of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park has been undergoing an economic transformation.