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Tiger Woods to Join Notah Begay III for NB3 Foundation Challenge

In announcing the field for the sixth annual Notah Begay III Foundation Challenge, Notah Begay III, the Navajo/San Felipe/Isleta four-time PGA Tour winner and Ray Halbritter, Oneida Nation representative and CEO of Nation Enterprises, parent company of Indian Country Today Media Network, saved the best for last.

Octagon Earthworks Hosts Open House

Take advantage of the Octagon Earthworks open house on Tuesday, May 28, for full, open access to this incredible wonder.

Why the Raven is black

Long ago when the Earth was very young the Great Spirit was painting the birds along the banks of the river.

Two Fawns and a Rabbit

Two young Fawns sat on the ground talking about their condition. They were two boys without a mother. “We used to have a deer for our mother,” they said. Rabbit came to them and said “I’m hungry. I’ve traveled without eating, and I’ve come a long way.”

Why flowers are fragrant

Small trees grew along a little stream. They were wild apple trees. They were covered with beautiful blooms and bright blossoms were scattered over the fields.

Why the Buzzard flies so high

In the beginning, the birds had no feathers at all, and when winter came, they were very cold. So they held council with the gods and asked for something to cover themselves with. The gods replied that feather coats were already made and waiting for them. The feather coats, however, were far away and only one bird could go and bring them back for the others.

Native American Stories – Metacomet (King Philip)

Native American Stories – Metacomet (King Philip) “The Native American Story of Metacomet Boy’s Book of Indian Warriors, by Edwin L. Sabin” native art, native american jewelry, native american rings, turquoise crafts, student loans, debt financing, native american astrology, native horoscopes, student debt, Indian Genealogy Records, family tree, native heritage, native jobs, native study, native students, native american university, grant, native ancestry, dna test While in Virginia the white colonists were hard put to it by the Powatans, the good ship Mayflower had landed the Puritan Pilgrim Fathers on the Massachusetts Bay shore to the north, among the Pokanokets.

Lyle Eagle Tail: A True Warrior Who Died Trying to Save a Child

On Saturday, March 23, after an all-night wake at the Mother Butler Center, 28-year-old Lyle Francis Eagle Tail was laid to rest in the Mountain View Cemetery in Rapid City, South Dakota. The young Lakota man had drowned nine days earlier while trying to save 6-year-old Garrett Wallace, who had fallen into the Big Sioux River in Sioux Falls.

Ramp It Up! Skateboard Exhibit Moves to Pequot Museum

By museum standards, things are about to get a lot flashier, fresher and faster at the Mashantucket Pequot Museum in Mashantucket, Connecticut.

Best Indian Food 2013: Smothered Muskrat, Tail Off, Teeth Showing

In Indian country, frybread, Indian tacos, curly fries and pizza have become as “traditional” as the dancing and socializing of annual pow wows and celebrations. Food is at the heart of most celebrations, and fast food, in many ways, has taken the place of local cooking. Yet in many regions, familiar foods are being quietly revived or have quietly endured—traditional dishes may include fish caught in the dip net (salmon), greens gathered by hand (milkweed), or dishes that rely on an ingredient that is hard to come by—such as corn soup, red chile stew or muskrat.

Hualapai Claim Victory in Latest Skywalk Court Round

In ongoing court battles over the right to manage the world-famous Grand Canyon Skywalk, the Hualapai Tribe claims victory in the latest round. But it’s still an open question whether the tribe, or the developer who footed the bill, will ultimately prevail.

‘A Name Change for the Redskins: Unpopular, Insufficient, and Necessary’

Every week TheAtlantic.com Sports Roundtable discusses a hot-button sports topic of the moment. The conversations are engaging, thoughtful and lively. On Friday, the assembled panel took on the issue of the increasingly controversial—or at least discussed—name of owner Daniel Snyder’s Washington, D.C. NFL franchise: the Redskins.

President Obama to Oklahoma: Every Resource Is at Your Disposal

As responders, including at least 250 National Guardsmen, sifted through debris looking for tornado survivors, President Barack Obama on Tuesday morning told Oklahamans that they did not walk their path of grief alone.

10-Year-Old Boy Held on $500,000 Bond Awaits Next Court Date at Mental Health Facility

A mere probation violation, according to a San Carlos Apache woman, garnered her 10-year-old grandson living on the Flathead Indian Reservation in Montana a $500,000 bond. She took to social media to raise awareness of what she views as an outrageous punishment against the boy, Isaiah Shane Nasewytewa, for getting into an altercation at St. Ignatius Elementary School, where he is enrolled. Now he awaits his next court date at a juvenile residential mental health facility.