Juneau, AK – Central Council of Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska (Tlingit & Haida) announced tribal citizen and Chief Justice Michelle Demmert has been appointed as co-chair of the National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) Violence Against Women (VAW) Task Force. Demmert joins NCAI Secretary Juana Majel-Dixon in co-chairing the task force […]
Editor’s note: November is Native American Heritage Month. First proclaimed by President George H. W. Bush in 1990, it is an opportunity to acknowledge the histories and cultures of Native people across the U.S., highlighting the challenges they have faced, their sacrifices and their contributions. “Native Americans have influenced every stage of America’s development,” noted […]
WASHINGTON — Editor’s note: November is Native American Heritage Month. First proclaimed by President George H. W. Bush in 1990, it is an opportunity to acknowledge the histories and cultures of Native people across the U.S., highlighting the challenges they have faced, their sacrifices and their contributions. “Native Americans have influenced every stage of America’s development,” […]
When visiting members of the S’Klallam tribe arrived at Naval Hospital Bremerton (NHB) to take part in the American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage Month ceremony held on November 17, 2017, it was almost as if they were back on tribal grounds – which in a way they were. Since Naval Hospital Bremerton relocated alongside […]