November 25, 2023
A doumentary film about legendary singer and songwriter Buffy Sainte-Marie, 82, has won an International Emmy Award. Buffy Sainte-Marie: Carry It On , directed by Madison Thomas and narrated by Sainte-Marie, was made and released before the CBC called into question her Indigenous roots in late October 2023. The award is presented by the International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.
Currents
WASHINGTON — In addition to articles already covered by Native News Online, here is a roundup of other news released from Washington, D.C. that impacts Indian Country recently.
Opinion
Opinion. Music icon Robbie Robertson (Mohawk/Cayuga) walked on last week after a long illness at the age of 80. His manager of three decades, Jared Levine, said Robertson was surrounded by his family as he moved to the spirit world.
Guest Opinion. Traditional American Thanksgiving acknowledges a feast shared between Pilgrims and Indigenous Native people. We know our people assisted with the early immigration process of those people arriving from Europe because they were pitiful, hungry and starving. We were kind and loving people who helped them. However, once they got a foothold, they tried to completely extinguish us, stole our lands and now we are supposed to be thankful. This runs similar to the “Redskin” mascot Issue or the “Columbus Day” celebration of genocide. Today, we are supposed to celebrate Thanksgiving, which is part of the “Broken Circle” corporate holidays.
Sovereignty
The UC Health Hospital in Aurora, Colorado on Friday finally admitted that a hospital staff member cut the hair of a 65-year-old Lakota elder Arthur Janis, without his or his family’s permission.
Last week, 73 percent of Mainers voted in favor of Question 6, a referendum question that the tribes say make clearer Maine’s treaty obligations to Maine’s Indigenous people.
Education
Growing up, Gertrude Smith (Yavapai-Apache) was shamed for trying to learn her language. Today, she is involved in the largest effort to revitalize it.
Arizona State University honors student Jonah Holiday takes inspiration for his education, community service and future profession from his parents and grandmother.
Arts & Entertainment
BOZEMAN, Mont. – An Indigenous fashion show that drew a standing-room-only crowd to American Indian Hall at Montana State University was the perfect backdrop for a celebration of cultural tradition through the lens of modern art, say organizers of the successful Native American Heritage Month event.
A doumentary film about legendary singer and songwriter Buffy Sainte-Marie, 82, has won an International Emmy Award. Buffy Sainte-Marie: Carry It On , directed by Madison Thomas and narrated by Sainte-Marie, was made and released before the CBC called into question her Indigenous roots in late October 2023. The award is presented by the International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.
Health
Environment
The Greater Chaco Coalition is calling upon Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland (Laguna Pueblo) to follow through with her promise to protect the culturally significant Greater Chaco Region in New Mexico.
On Friday, November 10, 2023, U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), Vice Chair of the U.S. Senate Committee on Indian Affairs (SCIA), will a Committee field oversight hearing in Bethel, Alaska on “The Impact of the Historic Salmon Declines on the Health and Well-Being of Alaska Native Communities along Arctic, Yukon, and Kuskokwim Rivers.” Testimony will be provided by the following witnesses invited by the Committee: