Celebrating Indigenous Peoples’ Day began as a movement in 1992 to honor the more than 1,000 Indigenous cultures within the United States.
Read More »A Death in the Family Anoints a New Matriarch: Me
It hit me the other day: With my mother’s death, I am now the senior woman in my family. In Native cultures, that is a massive deal. Aunties are all-powerful, they are the wise women, the matriarchs who carry traditions forward.
Read More »Indigenous Entrepreneur Shares Alutiiq Culture & Love of Cat Toys through Catnip Connections
Catnip Connections may be a new company, but for Freddie Katelnikoff the beadwork they make stems from childhood and their company’s crafts allow them to share their Alutiiq heritage with everyone.
Read More »Returning Indigenous Objects: If You Steal Something, Give It Back
For generations, Indigenous people have been asking for objects taken during colonization of their traditional homelands to be returned. Some of the objects are sacred, but also many items are human remains.
Read More »Colville Missionaries Built Native Ministry on Faith, Relationship Building and Storytelling
“Are you willing to kind of jump off a cliff and say yes to God?” Norman asked his wife, Diane, as they sat in their driveway with their three children. Everyone prayed and said they obeyed the call to the mission field. Norman’s friend served in Native American ministry and encouraged the Norman’s to live on a reservation during the summer of 1984, followed by a months-long, cross-cultural training with North America Indigenous Ministries.
Read More »Native American Heritage Month: We Are Still Here
November is Native American Heritage month, and it is astounding how many stereotypical and wrong ideas are out there about America’s indigenous people. For starters: We are still here.
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