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Most would say Daniel Lum has a lot on his plate. The soon-to-be-published author and father of five has bills, rent payments, an occasional family crisis to resolve, friends to help, his parents to assist, his two dogs, and perhaps a move to Anchorage to start a restaurant; but beyond these countless responsibilities, the Inupiaq man magically finds time to fight for the Arctic Ocean.

When Dr. Jessica R. Metcalfe (Turtle Mountain Chippewa) wears one of the most prized pieces in her wardrobe, a scarlet cape intricately embroidered with white feathers by Tracy Toulouse (Ojibwe), she stands up a little straighter.

On November 7, 1946, Washington’s high society and military leaders celebrated the US nuclear bomb testing at Bikini Atoll in the US-controlled Marshall Islands, having removed its Indigenous inhabitants from their land and poisoned sur

“In the beginning there were only the skies, the earth, animals, and plants. Before humans were to come, the creator called them all together and told them: ‘The humans are coming. They are pitiful.

The world has changed. For many, childhood is no longer what it used to be. Hours that might once have been spent in the woods with neighborhood kids is not an experience shared by the majority youth of today.

Our series spotlighting the work of our Board members continues with newly elected board member Duane Champagne. Champagne is professor of sociology and American Indian studies and

The Ihanktonwan Oyate/Yankton Sioux General Council of South Dakota passed key resolutions in April to affirm their opposition to the Keystone XL Pipeline.

On April 4, 2013, Cultural Survival's Deputy Executive Director Mark Camp was interviewed on WBAI 99.5 FM on First Voices Indigenous Radio with Tiokasin Ghosthorse about the role community radio pl

Protests are ramping up again against the Keystone XL project after the US Department of State released a draft of a Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) covering the pipeline route from

Race is still an axis of exclusion in 21st century American public sphere. The symposium on "Racist Stereotypes and Cultural Appropriation in American Sports," held at the National Museum for the American Indian in Washington D.C. on February 7 was a comprehensive dialogue on this phenomenon.

Smokin’ Fish is a film about the complexities of modern indigeneity, the ills of colonialism and capitalism, and what it means to smoke salmon. Through his welcoming narration, Cory Mann, a Juneau businessman, recounts the story of his return to his family’s hometown of Klukwan for a summer of smoking fish and reconnecting with his past, all the while maintaining his sales business and keeping the IRS off his back.

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“I volunteer at the station because I want Hopi to learn and keep our own heritage and  language. It is my passion and we receive encouragement from the community.— KUYI-FM radio volunteer

He mōʻaukala lōʻihi ko ka Hawaiʻi ma ka hoʻohana ʻana i ka ʻenehana no ka hoʻoholomua ʻana i nā ʻaoʻao like ʻole o ka nohona, mai ka pū a Kamehameha i kau ai ma kona waʻa, a i nā nūpepa he nui i paʻi ʻia, a i kēia wā e lako ʻākomi nei n

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Nothing screams Hawai’i more than the lu’au. Every year countless people experience the numerous commercial lu’aus offered on all of the islands, but how many of those people understand what the lu’au, or as it is called by the Hawai’ian people, ‘aha’aina, means to the Hawai’ian culture.

Tribal language programs nationwide have begun summer program preparations for a range of community language immersion and teacher training opportunities.

The team-based master apprentice project based at the Sac and Fox Nation has completed a multi-year effort to significantly boost the language proficiency of three second language learners. Funded by a grant from the U.S.