On a clear day in April, Anna East hopped in a truck with Mike Geboe, who drove to the nearest sweet grass enclosure on the Rocky Boy Reservation. The sun was warm, but there was still snow on the ...
Dwayne Lasas, a fluent Cree speaker, described learning his language as “kind of like damage control.” Lasas grew up in Saskatchewan in Cree territory, and his mother attended a residential school in ...
BOX ELDER — Hundreds of Chippewa Cree tribal members clung to a barbed-wire fence, cheering and high-fiving as the community welcomed the return of 11 bison to tribal lands. "They're here!" Dustin ...
The language we learn growing up seems to leave a lasting, biological imprint on our brains. German and Arabic native speakers have different connection strengths in specific parts of the brain’s ...
Reg Chapman joined WCCO-TV in May of 2009. He came to WCCO from WNBC-TV in New York City where he covered an array of stories for the station including the Coney Island plane crash, the crane collapse ...
Novalee Fox, Willis Janvier and Samson Lamontange have turned to social media to share their passion for Indigenous language learning with the younger generation. Novalee Fox is an Indigenous content ...
The Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian celebrates the dedication of the National Native American Veterans Memorial Nov. 12 and 13 with a weekend of special programming that ...
MONTREAL — Fred Sasakamoose thought this day would never come. Sasakamoose, the N.H.L.’s first Indigenous player when he skated in 11 games with the Chicago Black Hawks during the 1953-54 season, ...