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More than 135 years ago, Christine Redstone, Peter Howe and Richard Morgan left the Fort Peck Reservation with 40 other ...
09/16/2026

More than 135 years ago, Christine Redstone, Peter Howe and Richard Morgan left the Fort Peck Reservation with 40 other children bound for the Carlisle Indian Industrial School, 1,800 miles away. They were teenagers when they arrived in Pennsylvania. None of the three ever made it home.

This September, their final journey began behind the black privacy fencing surrounding Carlisle’s cemetery. It ended beneath the open sky of Montana, where a caravan waited at the edge of the reservation to es**rt them across the homelands they had been taken from.

Students lined the streets holding welcome signs. Young people ran alongside the procession. Riders followed on horseback, an honor song rose into the wind and families gathered for community meals and all-night vigils. More than a century after the government tried to sever Native children from their families and cultures, the Fort Peck Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes brought three of their own home with ceremony, tenderness and grief.

Christine was buried beside relatives whose descendants had fought for years to bring her home. Peter and Richard had no known living relatives, but the community welcomed them as family and laid them to rest in the tribal repatriation cemetery.

Their return could not undo what happened at Carlisle or erase the generations shaped by the boarding school system. But it restored something the school had tried to take from them: their place among their people.

Alabama construction worker Leo Garcia Venegas says immigration officers detained him three separate times in 2025, desp...
09/15/2026

Alabama construction worker Leo Garcia Venegas says immigration officers detained him three separate times in 2025, despite his claim that he is a United States citizen. According to his federal lawsuit, officers first detained him twice at construction sites in Baldwin County, where he says he showed them his Alabama REAL ID. During the third encounter, officers allegedly followed him to his home, confronted him in his driveway, pulled him from his vehicle while he was trying to show his identification, handcuffed and shackled him, and placed him in a government vehicle.

Garcia Venegas sued the federal government, arguing that the encounters violated his constitutional rights. The government asked the court to dismiss the case, but a federal judge refused, allowing the lawsuit to move forward. That does not mean Garcia Venegas has won the case, but it is a significant legal victory because his claims will now proceed in federal court.

The case is also raising questions about how REAL ID cards are treated during immigration enforcement. A Department of Homeland Security official testified that immigration officers do not necessarily regard a REAL ID as reliable proof of lawful presence, despite DHS overseeing the program. Garcia Venegas is now asking the court to restrict similar warrantless immigration enforcement actions while his lawsuit continues. ⚖️🇺🇸

Ancient Maya dentistry was far more sophisticated than it might sound. Archaeological research has found dental fillings...
09/15/2026

Ancient Maya dentistry was far more sophisticated than it might sound. Archaeological research has found dental fillings and sealants containing materials such as plant resins, essential oils, and other organic compounds. Some of these mixtures appear to have had antibacterial and anti inflammatory properties, while helping keep stone inlays securely attached inside teeth. Researchers studying centuries old specimens found evidence that these dental materials could remain remarkably durable even after long periods of decay.

Source (MLA): “Organic Compositional Analysis of Ancient Maya Tooth Sealants and Fillings.” Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports, 2022.

Mexico has been working to restore American bison to the Chihuahuan Desert after the species was driven from much of its...
09/15/2026

Mexico has been working to restore American bison to the Chihuahuan Desert after the species was driven from much of its historic range in northern Mexico through hunting and habitat loss. Bison once moved across these grasslands in enormous herds, but by the late 19th and early 20th centuries they had virtually disappeared from the region. Conservation efforts have since brought small herds back across the border, including animals reintroduced into protected areas in northern Mexico. Their return is about more than restoring a species. Bison are considered a keystone grazer because their movements, grazing patterns and natural behaviors can reshape grassland habitats.

As bison graze, trample vegetation and disturb the soil, they can help cycle nutrients, distribute seeds and create patches of different vegetation across the landscape. Their grazing can also reduce the amount of dense, dry plant material that can fuel wildfires, while their presence creates habitat conditions that benefit insects, birds and other wildlife. However, claims that bison restored an entire ecosystem within only a few months are an oversimplification. Ecological recovery is a long term process that depends on rainfall, grazing intensity, plant communities and other factors. What the reintroduction demonstrates is the powerful role that native large herbivores can play in rebuilding the ecological processes that were disrupted when they disappeared. 🦬🌱

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