"The two-foot high kick is rooted in the long-distance communication methods developed by Johnson's ancestors. Messengers who were too far away to be heard would kick both feet in the air to signal to villagers that hunters had successfully caught a whale." www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Native American student enrollment at South Dakota public universities has returned to its pre-pandemic level, according to a new report. Black Hills State University in Spearfish had 227 Native American students during the 2025-26 school year, up 49 from 178 the year before.

Felipe Rose, also a founding member of the band, wore the traditional attire of a Plains Indian chief. Rose's costume has faced criticism for appropriation and stereotyping of Native American cultures. people.com/village-peop...

What happens when a couple of "time jerks" drop in on Sitting Bull's camp before the Battle of the Little Bighorn? Pandemonium, but will history take a turn for the better or worse? Find out in the sci-fi and fantasy anthology coming soon from Blue Corn Comics!

What happens when Tlicho Dene kids expose themselves to bloodsucking leeches? Do they get superpowers and become superheroes? Find out in a story by Richard Van Camp and Kyle Sams...coming soon from Blue Corn Comics!

Trump scrubbed references to Native code talkers and Tuskegee Airmen. "That is not in line with what our 250th anniversary of this country should be," she said. "We should be celebrating all the people who sacrificed so that our country could be here today." www.huffpost.com/entry/deb-ha...

One prominent Cherokee named Katteuha co-wrote a letter to Benjamin Franklin during the Constitutional Convention in 1787, urging him to push for peace between the Native people and settlers. Delegates to the convention "ought to mind what a woman says," she wrote Franklin.

Natives contributed several useful inventions to the Americas and the world. Things such as rubber, corn, kayaks, farming, and mouth wash all have Native roots. Spinning top toys were observed as far back as the Lewis and Clark expedition. www.msn.com/en-us/news/u...

According to the plaque, Guyasuta and Washington "sat overnight at a council fire. They revisited their past and debated the future of this highly prized region. Though they held very different ideas about the fate of this area, they parted on friendly terms." triblive.com/news/top-sto...

From the Haudenosaunee Confederacy to hundreds of other nations across the continent, Indigenous peoples have maintained deep relationships with these homelands for millennia. As a Mohawk leader says, "We don't belong to the United States of America." www.applevalleynewsnow.com/news/honorin...

Sitting Bull: "What treaty have the Lakota made with the white man that we have broken? Not one. What treaty have the white men ever made with us that they have ever kept? Not one." www.concordmonitor.com/2026/06/15/m...

"In the painting, a Native American appears to be clutching a compact, dark rectangular item that bears an uncanny resemblance to an iPhone, while staring intently at it -- almost as though he's snapping a selfie." Many have suggested it might be proof of time travel. www.msn.com/en-us/news/t...

The renovated gallery celebrates the rich history of the tribes in the Lawton and Fort Sill communities, placing a special emphasis on their distinguished military service. The displays will include the war bonnet of legendary Comanche warrior Chah-tay. www.swoknews.com/community_ne...

Here's Tocqueville with the Choctaw on the Mississippi and later meeting Jackson in DC. In our "What if?" story, Jackson loses support for the Removal Act after invading South Carolina during the Nullification crisis. The Union breaks up and the tribes live (more) happily ever after.

"We're reminding people of our first peoples," Ament said. "I think most people in this country have no idea that they even exist. I think there's even been certain people in our government that are trying to kind of rewrite history, erase history." www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/20...

Histories that celebrate SD's commitment to democracy have tended to downplay, or entirely ignore, another aspect: how a large part of the land within the state's borders was taken by the federal government from the Native nations who were its lawful owners. statecourtreport.org/our-work/ana...

What if social media existed in 1492? Hilarity ensues when Columbus tweets his historic voyage. Read all about it in the fun-filled anthology coming soon from Blue Corn Comics!

What happens when students cheering a stereotypical Indian mascot come face to face with a real Native American? Find out in the sci-fi & fantasy anthology coming soon from Blue Corn Comics!

"UC Berkeley holds the most indigenous remains out of any US institution. For decades, the Muwekma Ohlone tribe has asked for the return of their ancestral remains, but only in 2023 did this repatriation begin, despite a 1990 law." berkeleyhighjacket.com/2026/editori...

Civil War -> Reconstruction -> Jim Crow Civil Rights -> Nixon/Reagan/Trump backlash -> Jim Crow

What would've happened if the Caliphate of Córdoba reached America first? More tolerance of Native cultures and religions and long-term exposure to disease. Leading to Native revolution and independence centuries later. Read all about it in a story coming soon from Blue Corn Comics.

"Pete, an undrafted free agent left tackle out of Kentucky, isn't the first player with a Native American background to make it to the NFL, but he is the first, specifically, from the Navajo Nation." He's 6'8" and the average Navajo man is 5'6". www.dallasnews.com/sports/cowbo...

"I heard 'stolen property' and I heard 'Indians' and for just a moment there I thought, this is it. This is the one we've been waiting for," Gerald Runningwater told WWN. #landback waterfordwhispersnews.com/2026/04/22/d...

The intaglio, a type of geometric or figurative drawing etched into arid desert pavements, resembles a fish and likely served as a sacred site for ancestors of the Tohono O'odham Nation. About 60 to 70 feet of the 272-foot-long intaglio suffered damage.

"Universities and museums across North America and Europe face the same question: How will they move beyond symbolic statements and address the legacy of colonialism in their collections?" #NAGPRA www.chron.com/news/article...

How did Freddie Howland become AlterNative, a gay First Nations superhero? Find out in the upcoming anthology from Blue Corn Comics!

The Super Aunties Squad--coming soon from Blue Corn Comics!

"The Washington Commanders’ decision to update their logo is disappointing and inappropriate to say the least. It is time to stop repeating this cycle and listen to Native Peoples who have been clear, consistent, and unwavering on this issue: We are not your mascot." www.msn.com/en-us/news/i...

"Crumbling documents discovered in a Spanish archive have revealed that Squanto, a Native American figure credited with helping the Pilgrim Fathers survive their first years in America, was secretly sold into slavery in the port of Malaga."

A page from Richard Van Camp's story in the upcoming superhero anthology from Blue Corn Comics!