IS buried thousands in 72 mass graves, AP finds
By LORI HINNANT and DESMOND BUTLER Surrounded by smoke and flames, the sound of gunshots echoing around him, the young man crouched in the creek for hours, listening to the…
Native Americans
Miss Indian World crowned at nation’s largest powwow
An Arizona State University law student has been crowned Miss Indian World. Pageant officials say 25-year-old Danielle Ta’Sheena Finn was announced the winner Saturday night at the 33rd Annual Gathering…
Head of Spokane NAACP quits amid furor over racial identity
The president of the NAACP’s Spokane, Washington, chapter has resigned as furor mounted over her racial identity, after her parents said she has falsely portrayed herself as black for years…
DISENROLLMENT LEAVES NATIVES ‘CULTURALLY HOMELESS’
By GOSIA WOZNIACKA Mia Prickett holds her Confederated Tribe of Grande Ronde enrollment card along with a recent notice of potential potential disenrollment from the tribe in Portland, Ore., Thursday,…
TERRY MCAULIFFE TAKES OATH AS VA.’S 72ND GOVERNOR
By LARRY O’DELL Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe delivers his inaugural address during ceremonies at the Capitol in Richmond, Va., Saturday, Jan. 11, 2014. McAuliffe was sworn in Saturday as the…
LAW GIVES TRIBES NEW AUTHORITY OVER NON-INDIANS
By FELICIA FONSECA FILE – In this March 1, 2013 file photo, President Barack Obama speaks to reporters after meeting with congressional leaders in Washington, Friday, March 1, 2013. Obama…