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Kinnelon High School graduate Elise Testone tries to make it to the Top 24 on American Idol .

The Board of Education, which will review the controversial issue in March, could move to abolish Native American mascot names and imagery

( DOE/Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory ) Researchers from the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and a team of American Indian scientists and engineers have partnered to study the possible use of Black Earth technology, or Cpryo, to help mitigate the uptake of radiocesium in locally grown foods in the Marshall Islands.

While many school districts have stopped using Native American imagery in their sports images and logos, Milan has not and this is a concern for at least one man.

Cortland native Adam Lee Decker is singing on a national stage.

Stories about life on Native American reservations often focus on alcoholism, drugs, violence and poverty. In Rez Life , David Treuer shows the brighter side: "There might be more hardship, but there's more joy," he says.

Marlon Brando sent Native American rights activist Sacheen Littlefeather to turn down his 1973 Oscar for Best Actor.

The McAlester-area Woodcarver’s Club sponsors a seminar Saturday at a home on West Fillmore Avenue. Presley Byington, of Idabel, arrived in McAlester to teach Native American flute making techniques. From left, Byington demonstrates how to make a flute out of bamboo to Harold Robinson, of Arrowhead Estates, and Jack Haynes, of McAlester.

While many school districts have stopped using Native American imagery in their sports images and logos, Milan has not and this is a concern for at least one man.

SAN GABRIEL - A six-inch foot bone fragment found at the archeological dig site near the San Gabriel Mission has more significance than meets the eye, Gabrieleno Band of Mission Indians leaders said. The bone, a human foot bone, found at the site of the Alameda Corridor East San Gabriel Trench project, is one of the main reasons the state requires a Native American monitor for the dig site, lead ...

While many school districts have stopped using Native American imagery in their sports images and logos, Milan has not and this is a concern for at least one man.

Kateri Tekakwitha, a 17th-century Mohawk Indian woman who died aged 24, after professing her vows of virginity, is to be the first Native American saint. She is among seven canonisations set for October, the Vatican said yesterday.

VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Many of the world's minority languages, some spoken by only a handful of speakers, are on the brink of extinction, and community activists and scientists are teaming to try to keep them alive.

Pope Benedixt XVI announced on Saturday that he will create seven new saints including the first Native American, a 17th-century Mohawk girl named Kateri Tekakwitha, on October 21.

VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Many of the world's minority languages, some spoken by only a handful of speakers, are on the brink of extinction, and community activists and scientists are teaming to try to keep them alive.

While many school districts have stopped using Native American imagery in their sports images and logos, Milan has not and this is a concern for at least one man.

Native American author Leslie Marmon Silko will speak at the 16th Annual Writers Conference in the C.J. Davidson Center Feb. 23 and 24.

Native American jewelry handcrafted in New Mexico is huge in Japan, and some local artists said most of their work is headed to the Land of the Rising Sun.

Stepping to the beat of a living drum and twirling in colorfully beaded regalia, Native American dancers performed center stage in Anoka High School auditorium Feb. 10.

WASHINGTON, DC-- - The Native American Fair Commerce Coalition , a representative organization comprised of like-minded tribes and tribal members that are committed to protecting the sovereign rights -- ...