Indigenous & Pre‑Colonial America

1+ hour, 39+ min ago   (1199+ words) Mark Schachtner (pictured) was diving in Pewaukee Lake May 6 with the Waukesha Four Seasons Dive Club during one of the club’s volunteer trash-cleanup dives when he spotted a 1,000-year-old canoe on the lakebed. A 1,000-year-old Indigenous dugout canoe was discovered…...

16+ hour, 41+ min ago   (404+ words) MINNEAPOLIS — Along Ȟaȟá Wakpá, the Mississippi River, a Dakota-led effort is working to restore land, culture, and community connection at Owámniyomni, commonly known as St. Anthony Falls. For Dakota people, Owámniyomni, meaning “turbulent waters,” has long been a sacred place…...

21+ hour, 32+ min ago   (676+ words) A talk on Art, History, and Indigenous Identities in the Great Lakes at the Museum of London, Oct. 1, 2026. Museum London continued their “History Now!” series last Thursday with a panel exploring Indigenous art and its relationship to history and contemporary…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (829+ words) PHOENIX — The Heard Museum’s boarding school exhibit, which debuted more than 25 years ago and describes the experiences of Native Americans in federally operated, off-reservation schools, has become the most visited gallery at the museum. Each year the central Phoenix nonprofit…...

22+ hour, 54+ min ago   (319+ words) Arizona may soon be home to another National Park! After a lengthy campaign to preserve one of Southeast Arizona's most iconic landscapes, the Chirichauas have finally advanced toward a major milestone. A press release issued by Cochise County last week…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (1543+ words) PBS Wisconsin Music & Arts Indigenous leaders and allies working with Marquette University and UW-Milwaukee identified graves of at least a dozen Indigenous students at Good Shepherd Industrial School, which was a federally funded Indian boarding school in Milwaukee in the…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (99+ words) During World War Two, the Canadian government stripped more than 22,000 Japanese Canadians of all their possessions, including their homes, and forced them into internment camps for years. Their resilience is now being honoured through a newly unveiled monument in Victoria,…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (355+ words) Highlights include free screenings of Forgotten Founder and the annual fashion show. This year’s Indigenous Peoples’ Month celebration is taking an interactive approach to exploring Dartmouth history, with a trivia contest, discussions about Mohegan scholar and minister Samson Occom’s role…...

1+ day, 19+ hour ago   (1471+ words) by Edgar Mendez, Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service September 30, 2026 WARNING: This story contains disturbing details about residential and boarding schools. If you are feeling triggered, here is a resource list for trauma responses from the National Native American Boarding School Healing…...

1+ day, 22+ hour ago   (332+ words) Published 1:10 pm Sunday, October 4, 2026 Francene Ambrose grew up on the Yakama Indian Reservation and her great-grandmother taught her how to live off the land. Today, Ambrose is helping Native American families in Oregon’s Coast Range understand traditional food ways. “Foods…...