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Cultural Preservation

Efforts to preserve and revitalize Native languages, arts, traditions and cultural practices.
Gift guide

How to Celebrate Valentine’s Day, Native Style

A list of suggestions for celebrating Valentine’s Day, from speaking kind words and writing a hand-drum song to gifting regalia items, roses, meals and time together
By Buffalo's Fire
Arts
Santa Fe’s Native artists push back against expectations of “Native art”
Artist Cannupahanska and others challenge what SAIA’s outgoing director calls the “Native box,” arguing heritage alone shouldn’t dictate materials, methods or narratives
By Jodi Rave Spotted Bear and Matthew Irwin
Language
Arikara loses its last fluent speaker, deepening urgency to preserve tribal languages
On Fort Berthold, Melvina Everett’s death ended fluent classroom visits at White Shield School as experts warn most US Native languages are now considered moribund
By Jodi Rave Spotted Bear
ShineThe Shine series explores limitations and solutions to government transparency in Indian Country.