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Red Dress Special honors MMIP

Red Dress Special honors MMIP

Long Soldier Wacipi reflected kinship, remembrance and a new push for coverage of missing Indigenous people

By James Brugh
Standing Rock nonprofit connects people with Native traditions

Standing Rock nonprofit connects people with Native traditions

Wozu preserves Indigenous knowledge, teaches group to raise tipi

By Gabrielle Nelson
Native camas dig and bake

Native camas dig and bake

During the weekend of July 18-20, members of the Traditional Ecological Inquiry Program (TEIP) with the Long Tom Watershed Council dug up, cleaned, and baked camas bulbs. Camas is an important First Food for many Native and Indigenous communities across the Pacific Northwest, Rockies, and Plains regions. Two teams conducted two separate ovens, with slight differences in materials, heat, and cooking time. Whose camas will come out the best? Watch this video for the big reveal!

By Brian Bull
Cole Brings Plenty: MMIP motorcycle ride ends with prayers at Bear Butte

Cole Brings Plenty: MMIP motorcycle ride ends with prayers at Bear Butte

Benefit Ride to raise awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Peoples

By James Brugh
Cole Brings Plenty: 2-day MMIP commemoration kicks off

Cole Brings Plenty: 2-day MMIP commemoration kicks off

A 456-mile journey of healing, remembrance and solidarity

By James Brugh
Fifth annual MMIW poetry event held in Oregon park

Fifth annual MMIW poetry event held in Oregon park

Native voices, swaying red dresses, and sacred remembrance mark Springfield’s annual gathering for MMIW Day

By Brian Bull
MMIW Search and Hope Alliance holds first yearly event

MMIW Search and Hope Alliance holds first yearly event

The video exposes the MMIWP crisis, highlighting systemic issues, the lack of justice, and the missing persons cases in Oregon and Washington.

By Brian Bull
Adapting to change: The shift from traditional fishing to dentalium harvesting in South India

Adapting to change: The shift from traditional fishing to dentalium harvesting in South India

Moses Milton from Kareatan, South India, explains how his village shifted from traditional fishing to harvesting dentalium due to climate change, now exporting it to the US and Canada.

Behind the scenes: The making of ‘Free Leonard Peltier’ documentary

Behind the scenes: The making of ‘Free Leonard Peltier’ documentary

Peltier was released from prison on February 18, 2025, and will be welcomed home at the Turtle Mountain Reservation Skydance Casino on February 19.

By James Brugh
Education summit marks milestone

Education summit marks milestone

This year nearly 200 educators, a milestone for the North Dakota Indian Education Summit, gained culturally relevant ways to teach all students. And 2021’s landmark Native American History law, SB 2304, is also receiving an assist.

By Buffalo's Fire
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