, 2023-01-13 05:42:00, The US Department of the Interior announced Thursday that it has given new names to five places that previously included a racist term for a Native American woman. Renamed locations in California, North Dakota, Tennessee and Texas are complete A year-long process to remove the historically offensive word “Squaw” is a toponym […]
, 2022-12-11 21:18:36, Article wintu_091_mac.jpg Large boulders along the banks of the McCloud River contain mortar holes used to grind nuts used in many different ceremonies by the tribe. The Winnem Winto Indians lived along the McCloud River above Shast Lake Sacramento, California. – A Northern California Native American tribe is racing toward a Friday […]
, 2022-12-07 16:31:42, Superintendent Janice Hahn, on her first day as chairwoman of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, read an acknowledgment of the land to Native Americans, marking a historic first for Los Angeles County. The text acknowledges the historical grievances suffered by the early residents of what is now Los Angeles County. […]
, 2022-10-02 10:40:00, The moviegoing public chose the horror film over the romantic comedy to kick off the month of October. Paramount’s “Smile” topped the North American charts with $22 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates on Sunday, outpacing Billy Eichner’s romantic comedy “Bros.” Universal’s “Bros” launched with an estimated $4.8 million to […]
, 2022-09-23 18:33:26, File photo of University of California Hastings School of Law. Governor Gavin Newsom signed a bill to change the school’s name to University of California, College of Law, San Francisco, or University of California Law, San Francisco for short. The school’s founder in the 19th century, Cyranus Hastings, committed atrocities against the […]
, 2022-08-25 19:12:04, A bill to ban the word “Squaw” – thought to be offensive by some to describe Native American women – within California is being directed to the governor for final approval after the state legislature relinquishes on August 25. If Governor Gavin Newsom signs it into law, the name “Squaw” will be […]
, 2022-08-18 12:23:12, When her mother was at Placer County Hospital with a life-saving kidney infection, Jerry Camp received a final request. “I’m dying,” Camp’s mother told her, it’s so true through tears. “Are you going to hold my ceremony?” Now 59 and a senior of the Colfax-Todds Valley Consolidated tribe, Camp threw her dear […]
, 2022-07-27 11:30:00, The Native American Federal Boarding Schools were an unknown or largely overlooked chapter of US history. Many Americans have grown up not even knowing about them or learning about their history. The federal government is now trying to change that as it reconsiders a dark part of the country’s history. What you […]
, 2022-06-23 21:14:00, By ANDREW DALTON, AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — A judge issued an order Thursday against an eyewitness to the shooting death of rapper Nipsey Hussle for failing to appear to testify at the trial of the man charged with the murder, and in his absence a police detective testified. about […]