Category: Native American

LIVE NOW: NTD Evening News (June 15): US Government Agencies Hacked in Global Cyberattack; Alleged Pentagon Leaker Jack Teixeira Indicted

The U.S. government has been hit in a global hacking campaign that exploited a vulnerability in widely used software but does not expect it to have significant impact, the nation’s cyber watchdog agency said on June 15. The Justice Department announced that a grand jury indicted Jack Teixeira, the Massachusetts Air National Guard member suspected…


NTD Evening News (June 15): US Government Agencies Hacked in Global Cyberattack; Alleged Pentagon Leaker Jack Teixeira Indicted

The U.S. government has been hit in a global hacking campaign that exploited a vulnerability in widely used software but does not expect it to have significant impact, the nation’s cyber watchdog agency said on June 15. The Justice Department announced that a grand jury indicted Jack Teixeira, the Massachusetts Air National Guard member suspected…


Indian Tribe Tells Supreme Court It Cannot Be Sued

A defaulting borrower told the Supreme Court on April 24 that he should be able to sue an Indian tribe based in Wisconsin for allegedly aggressive collection efforts he claims drove him to attempt to take his own life. In the case, Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians v. Coughlin (court file…


Washington’s Yakima Valley: A Tale of Three Museums

It’s said that the first white men to enter the vast region of the Yakima Valley were members of the Lewis and Clark expedition of 1805. But to the Native American tribal peoples who had been hunting, fishing, planting and gathering in the valley for thousands of years, Clark and his party were just tourists….


Extracts From Common Wild Plants Can Block COVID From Entering Human Cells: Study

Two plants that can be found throughout North American wilderness contain ingredients that can block the virus that causes COVID-19 from entering human cells, a recent study says. After testing 1,867 samples extracted from different parts of 660 plant and fungal species, a team of scientists at Emory University in Georgia reported that extracts from…


5 Places That Used Slur for Native American Women Are Renamed

Five unincorporated populated areas in the United States that used the word “squaw,” which is considered a derogatory term toward Native American women, have had their names changed. Renaming the sites—located in California, North Dakota, Tennessee, and Texas—completes a years-long process to remove the word from geographic sites across the country. The U.S. Department of the…


Is Yellowstone a ‘Red State’ Show?

Some have suggested that the Kevin Costner-led modern western TV show “Yellowstone” is a “red state” show, but is it? The show’s creator and actors have responded to this liberal critique, but I will do a more in-depth analysis to see if this hit show speaks to a unique audience. …


California Bill to Ban the Word ‘Squaw’ Moves to Governor’s Desk

A bill to ban the word “squaw”—deemed offensive by some to describe Native American women—within California is headed to the governor for final approval after clearing the state Legislature Aug. 25. If Gov. Gavin Newsom signs it into law, the name “squaw” will be removed from all rivers, markers, and places that use the name…


Supreme Court Upholds Oklahoma Child Neglect Prosecution in Ruling That Curbs Tribal Criminal Authority

In a complex 5-4 ruling that narrows its own 2020 decision enhancing tribal authority in Oklahoma, the Supreme Court ruled June 29 in favor of state’s prosecution of a non-Native American man convicted of neglecting his young Indian step-daughter on Indian territory. The decision is a win for the state of Oklahoma and the principle…


Is Reincarnation Real? WWII Soldier Awakes From War Trauma Speaking Russian, Paints Like Dead Russian Artist

One real account of war and hardship, perseverance, and metaphysical transformation has captured the imaginations of investigators of the paranormal for over 70 years. It could be a clue proving the existence of reincarnation. “Have you ever heard a story so powerful that it reverberated loudly through your interior landscape? Or it stopped you cold…