The Assassination of Lenca Activist Berta Cáceres: Letter to Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández

Click here for the Spanish version. President Juan Orlando Hernández Casa Presidencial Bulevar Juan Pablo II Tegucigalpa, Honduras FAX: 504 2221 4570 March 4, 2016 Mr. President, The American Indian Studies Center at the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) expresses its condemnation of the murder of Lenca activist Berta Cáceres. The targeting and … Read more

Article: Is This Crazy Horse? Investigating Indian Country’s Most Controversial Photo

By Angela Aleiss Once again, the debate over the alleged tintype photo of Crazy Horse has surfaced. True West magazine in its January 2015 issue features “100 Best Historical Photos of the American Indian,” and photo number 97 includes the tantalizing caption, “Is This Crazy Horse?” The privately owned Custer Battlefield Museum in Garryowen, Montana, … Read more

The Christensen Fund: New Web Portal Shows How Landscapes and Human Culture Jointly Evolve

—FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE— MEDIA CONTACT: Kristen Thomaselli (202) 471-4228 ext. 101 kristen@keybridge.biz New Web Portal Shows How Landscapes and Human Culture Jointly Evolve SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. (September 30, 2014) — Today, The Christensen Fund launched the “Biocultural Landscape,” an interactive web portal that illustrates the intricate connections that determine the vitality of Indigenous communities and … Read more

NYTimes: ‘Who Speaks Wukchumni?’

Throughout the United States, many Native American languages are struggling to survive. According to Unesco, more than 130 of these languages are currently at risk, with 74 languages considered “critically endangered.” These languages preserve priceless cultural heritage, and some hold unexpected value nuances in these languages convey unparalleled knowledge of the natural world. Many of … Read more

UCLA linguist, Gabrielino-Tongva Indians use social media to revive extinct language

Letisia Marquez | June 27, 2014 Citlali Arvizu, a descendant of Southern California’s Gabrielino-Tongva Indians, didn’t grow up speaking the Tongva language, but she’s hoping her children do. “It’s a dream that one day we will have speakers, that we can really do a full blessing,” said Arvizu, 35, of Anaheim. Arvizu’s hope that an … Read more

Op-Ed by President Obama in Indian Country Today

This morning, in an op-ed published in Indian Country Today, President Obama announced his upcoming travel to Cannonball N.D. to visit the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe on Friday, June 13. The President will be accompanied by the First Lady in his first visit to Indian Country since taking office. The following op-ed by President Obama … Read more

NNABA Applauds the Historic Confirmation of Keith Harper

For Immediate Release, June 3, 2014 Contact: Mary L. Smith (202) 236-0339 NNABA APPLAUDS THE HISTORIC CONFIRMATION OF KEITH HARPER TO BE UNITED STATES AMBASSADOR TO THE UNITED NATIONS HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL PHOENIX ”The National Native American Bar Association (NNABA) applauds the historic confirmation of Keith Harper as U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Human Rights … Read more