Native American Coverage

California ski resort changing name, citing slur
California's popular Squaw Valley Ski Resort will change its name because the word "squaw" is a derogatory term for Native American women, officials announced Tuesday. The site was the scene of the 1960 Winter Olympics.

Vigil held for UNC student murdered nearly 8 years ago
Faith Hedgepeth's body was found at her apartment in September of 2012.

Land O'Lakes removes Native American woman from logo
The "butter maiden" has been on the Minnesota-based company's products since 1928. That's all about to change.

Native healing dance offers comfort during crisis
Skye Yannabah Poola has watched native jingle dress dancers her whole life, learning the traditional healing dance by watching others. Now that the world is facing a pandemic she decided to share her talent.

American Indian Heritage Celebration draws large crowd despite rain
Saturday was the 24th annual American Indian Heritage Celebration at the NC Museum of History. Members of all eight state-recognized tribes shared their history and culture during the festival.

Still here: The Haliwa-Saponi fight to revive their language
How do you create a word for a toaster? For a filing cabinet? How do you rebuild a language that has been largely lost, while simultaneously updating it with words that never existed in the first place?

Project attempts to revive dead language of Haliwa-Saponi tribe
How do you create a word for a toaster? For a filing cabinet? How do you rebuild a language that has been largely lost, while simultaneously updating it with words that never existed in the first place? (Video by: Maryam Mohamed / UNC Media Hub)

Tribe protests border wall
Members of the Carrizo Comecrudo tribe say they are prepared to stand in front of bulldozers in south Texas to prevent border wall construction from displacing the graves of their ancestors.