WIBW

Salute Our Heroes: Dennis Rogers embraces Native heritage, inspires next generation

TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - Native American Heritage Month is recognized every November, and in this week’s Salute Our Heroes, we highlight a man whose pride for his native culture shines through. Dennis ...
KSL

Honoring the unsung heroes: A monument to the Navajo Code Talkers rises in Utah

WEST VALLEY CITY — As Americans celebrate Independence Day, a new monument in West Valley City is quietly taking shape — one that honors a group of Native American heroes whose contributions were once ...
The Boston Globe

Native heroes fought and died for the American revolution. Their sacrifices couldn’t protect them.

The Stockbridge-Munsee Mohicans stood on the banks of the Hudson River in the autumn of 1777, armed with flintlock muskets and a fierce loyalty to a cause that wasn’t theirs. The tribe, whose ...
KELOLAND News

It’s still Native Americans’ Day in South Dakota

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — Although President Donald Trump on Thursday proclaimed Oct. 13 as Columbus Day, it is still officially Native Americans’ Day in South Dakota. Then Gov. George Mickelson led ...
insider.si.edu

A boy named Beckoning : the true story of Dr. Carlos Montezuma, Native American hero / adapted and illustrated by Gina Capaldi

This story reveals the life of a Native American boy named Wassaja, who was kidnapped from his tribe and sold as a slave. Adopted and renamed Carlos Montezuma, the young boy traveled throughout the ...
Mission Local

Mayor Lurie ends 20-year partnership with S.F. indigenous group

Peter Bratt, April McGill, Sharaya Souza, Michele Maas, and Sara Marcado at Native American Heritage Night in 2024. Photo courtesy of April McGill. For the past 20 years, the American Indian Cultural ...