Idyllwild Arts supports Native artists and art students

Navajo sister weavers share their passion at Idyllwild summer camp Navajo tapestry weavers Barbara Teller Ornelas, and her sister Lynda Teller Pete have been teaching weaving at Idyllwild Arts for over 20 years. Cheryl Evans, Arizona Republic IDYLLWILD, Calif. — Barbara Teller Ornelas deftly inserts colored thread between warp threads that […]

Native Americans urge Deb Haaland to help tackle pollution in communities of color

As Native peoples and stewards of Mother Earth, we celebrate the recent confirmation of Interior Secretary Deb HaalandDeb Haaland Bald eagle population has quadrupled in last decade White House withdraws deputy Interior secretary amid reported pushback from Murkowski OVERNIGHT ENERGY: Supreme Court declines to hear challenge to Obama marine monument […]

The National Native American Veterans Memorial was unveiled on Veterans Day at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian.

By Mary K. Talbot  |  Special to The Journal Harvey Pratt had won a national competition for a coveted artistic commission. He arrived in Washington, D.C., and was touring the grounds to identify the exact location where his vision would be executed when “a hawk showed up,” he remembers. It “flew […]

OVERNIGHT ENERGY: Government scientists predicted border wall construction could harm wildlife refuge | Haaland nomination generates excitement in Native American communities | Trump officials wrongly awarded Alaska grant in bid to open Tongass

TGIF! Welcome to Overnight Energy, The Hill’s roundup of the latest energy and environment news. Please send tips and comments to Rebecca Beitsch at [email protected]. Follow her on Twitter: @rebeccabeitsch. Reach Rachel Frazin at [email protected] or follow her on Twitter: @RachelFrazin. Signup for our newsletter and others HERE.  PUTTING UP […]

OVERNIGHT ENERGY: McEachin signals interest in Biden administration environment role | Haaland, eyed for Interior, stresses need for Native American representation | Haaland backers ask Udall to step aside in bid for Interior post

TGIF! Welcome to Overnight Energy, The Hill’s roundup of the latest energy and environment news. Please send tips and comments to Rebecca Beitsch at [email protected]. Follow her on Twitter: @rebeccabeitsch. Reach Rachel Frazin at [email protected] or follow her on Twitter: @RachelFrazin. Signup for our newsletter and others HERE.  THEY’RE PREACHIN […]