Native Americans
Teens' experience at Colorado State shows campus reality for Native Americans
A woman called police when she thought two Native American teens were acting "odd." Yet for many Native Americans, reserved conduct is the cultural norm.<p>ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The teenage brothers — both shy and Native American — had just entered a recreation center on a tour of their dream university …
News (U.S.)Restriction of Immigration
"The question to-day is ... of protecting the American rate of wages, the American standard of living, and the quality of American citizenship from degradation through the tumultuous access of vast throngs of ignorant and brutalized peasantry from the countries of eastern and southern Europe."<p>When …
Native Americans5 Things That Timeless Has Taught Us
By: Brittany Dailey and Lisa Steinberg<p>What started out as a series based around saving history, “Timeless” has become more than just the way we were …
FeminismThe First Native American Congresswoman in US History Could be Elected This Year
Deb Haaland for Congress<br>(Image by Deb Haaland for Congress) Permission Details DMCA<p>In the wake of Standing Rock, Indigenous activists have turned …
Liberal ViewMemorializing African American lynching victims is past due. But it must be only a start.
The National Memorial for Peace and Justice, which just opened in Montgomery, Ala., forces America to reckon with the lynching of more than 4,000 African Americans. But this should only be the beginning of the historical reckoning.<p>Over the past two centuries, racial violence has also targeted …
Black HistoryAtheist States
May 13, 2018 by Aron Ra<p>Some religious propagandists like to pretend that they are just and good and righteous and that anyone who believes …
ReligionDaredevils of past take spotlight at History Center's Family Night
From the long list of Niagara Falls jumpers, barrel-riders, tightrope-walkers and rapids-swimmers who took dares – sometimes fatal ones – Carol …
RecreationThomas Cole: a Conservative Conservationist
Every era gets its own Thomas Cole, the British-born, nineteenth-century artist who ushered in a new age of American landscape painting. In the 1930s …
BooksIsrael Kicks Off US Embassy Celebration, Boosts Border Force
What to Know<p>President Trump's decision in December to recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital ignited months of protests in the Palestinian …
IsraelStudent find home in West Virginia, passes citizenship test
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) - Home is not always where you lay your head at night or the house you grew up in. Sometimes you have to cross oceans to find …
CrawleyTrip to Oregon's Cascadia Cave brings archaeology to life
SWEET HOME -- Only some of the petroglyphs catch the eye right away.<p>So Tony Farque held up a flashlight and clicked the button to trigger a strobe. …
CascadiaA down-South debate for the ages: How do you pronounce pecan?
Pecan is a tough nut to crack.<p>I don’t mean literally, as in cracking the hard outer shell to get to the delicious meat.<p>I mean figuratively, as in how …
LexingtonUtah school district’s American Indian program focuses on bettering students — and recognizing their culture
<b>Provo</b> • The sound of drums reverberated throughout the entryway of Mountain View High School as kids and teachers danced and drummed together beneath …
EducationAnother New Mexico county eyes opioid lawsuit
FARMINGTON, N.M. (AP) — A New Mexico county in the Four Corners region is examining whether it should join a number of other local governments across the U.S. in suing pharmaceutical companies over the destruction wrought by prescription opioid painkillers.<p>The San Juan County Commission unanimously …
New MexicoWhy Do People Believe Fake News?
Do you believe fake news? The chances are you do believe something that is untrue. We all believe what we want to believe. So I am going to give you …
Fake NewsNeuroscience shows listening to music has kind of the same effect as meditation
What do the Dalai Lama and a bass-music fanatic getting low at 3am at Burning Man have in common?<p>A surprising amount, actually.<p>From mood enhancement and relaxation to full-blown oneness with the cosmos, music has the ability to powerfully shift our state of mind. Meditation is not that different. …
MeditationStephen Hawking was looking for alien life when he died. That search just got a big boost
Before his death in March, famed physicist Stephen Hawking announced a $100 million project to find intelligent life among the stars. Now that push will redouble thanks to new technology that lets astronomers scan the galaxy like never before.<p>On Monday, the Breakthrough Listen project announced the …
UC BerkeleyWhat is Elizabeth Warren up to with the Mashpee Wampanoag tribe?
Here’s a bit of legislative mystery which has mostly flown under the radar. It involves a piece of legislation introduced in the Senate in March …
Conservative ViewThe Promise of Vaping and the Rise of Juul
Teens have taken a technology that was supposed to help grownups stop smoking and invented a new kind of bad habit, molded in their own image.<p>If I get addicted to vaping, I thought, in March, I will always remember this Texas strip mall. I was walking out of a store called Smoke-N-Chill Novelties, …
Public HealthGet Ready for the Poor People’s Campaign
Greg KaufmannA conversation with campaign co-chair Rev. Liz Theoharis about finishing what MLK started. The post Get Ready for the Poor People’s …
Liberal ViewBuilding Democracy to Fight the Nativist Attack: A Review of 'The People vs. Democracy'
As someone who came to politics opposing US government policies, I’ve been surprising myself lately by how much I end up talking about the importance …
Political ScienceDeep dive into the Grand Canyon yields amazing scenery, if not solitude
ADVERTISING<p>Roughly 6 million people visit Grand Canyon National Park in a year, but fewer than 100,000 of them spend a night in the park’s …
HikingBears Ears is open for business
<i>This article was originally published by</i> HuffPost <i>and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration.</i><p>Forty miles as the crow flies west …
ForestsLimericks
Bill Kurtis reads three news-related limericks: <i>Plant-aganizer, Pictures And An Exhibition</i> and <i>'Til Sleep Do Us Part.</i><p>Transcript<p>PETER SAGAL, HOST:<p>Coming up, it's Lightning Fill In The Blank. But first it's the game where you have to listen for the rhyme. If you'd like to play on air, call to leave a …
Middle SchoolTeacher-mentorship effort hailed
<i>Copyright © 2018 Albuquerque Journal</i><p>GALLUP – One of New Mexico’s top education executives said Thursday that a new mentorship program for teachers at …
EducationSen. Jeff Merkley tries to force White House to finish tribal housing work on Columbia River
The director of the federal Office of Management and Budget says that nowhere is it written he has to fund housing developments for Columbia River …
Obama AdministrationThe 14 Best Beaches in the World—and How Much It Costs to Visit Them
MONEY found 7 in the U.S. and 7 overseas.<p>No matter how you define a beach or how high your waterfront standards may be, MONEY has found a perfect …
FlyingExpert Tips for an All-American Road Trip, According to a 'Midwest Living' Editor
Now in its second year, the <i>Midwest Living</i> Road Rally is on a mission to uncover new and exciting destinations in a Midwestern state.<p>This past week, …
RVsAmerica Is Still Afraid of Heavy Metal
Two Native American metalheads were kicked off a campus tour last week by a white woman who feared their brown skin and black T-shirts. That fear is nothing new.<p>Heavy metal has always had an uncomfortable – and often downright acrimonious – relationship with the rest of society. In a way, that’s …
Death MetalInteractive Map Shows the Seizure of Over 1.5 Billion Acres of Native American Land Between 1776 and 1887
From time to time, Americans will talk about the mass killing, treaty-breaking, impoverishment, and forced removal or assimilation of Native peoples …
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