native americans

Published
August 15, 2022

South Dakota tribe long opposed to alcohol embraces cannabis

The Oglala Sioux Tribe has banned alcohol for over 100 years, but views responsible cannabis use as a safe and natural medical treatment.
Published
August 10, 2022

Native Americans urge boycott of ‘tone deaf’ Pilgrim museum

Native Americans in Massachusetts say Plimoth Patuxet Museums has not lived up to its promise of creating a 'bi-cultural museum' that equally tells the story of the European and Indigenous peoples who lived there.
Published
July 26, 2022

Tim Giago, trailblazing Native American journalist, dies at 88

A member of the Oglala Lakota tribe, Giago founded The Lakota Times with his first wife, Doris, in 1981.
Published
July 24, 2022

Morgan Talty makes a riveting debut with this short story collection set in the Penobscot Reservation

The 'achingly moving' linked stories are narrated by a character named Dee, variously a child, tween, teen and adult.
Published
April 12, 2022

Prince Memorial Library conversation explores Native issues
Published
March 13, 2022

New England’s first nature guidebook turns 350

Written by an Englishman living in Maine, the rare book identifies the region's native plants and animals and offers natural remedies galore.
Published
March 1, 2022

Small park causes big disagreement in Portland

On March 7, the Portland City Council will decide whether to change the name of Bedford Park to Noyes Park, correcting what the Noyes family, the Parks Department and independent groups believe is an historical error.
Published
February 1, 2022

Native American tribes reach landmark opioid settlement

All federally recognized tribes will be able to participate in the settlements, even if they did not sue over opioids.
Published
January 16, 2022

Book review: The scope of ‘A Future Without Walls’ – how to fix a divided world – is huge

Perhaps too big and complicated for a single 244-page volume to carry.
Published
December 4, 2021

Penobscots do not want ancestors’ scalping to be whitewashed

Members of the Penobscot Nation in Maine have produced an educational film addressing how European settlers killed Indigenous people during the British colonial era.