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02/08/2025

Wa kon Owatsi Dance

02/03/2025

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Half of all U.S. states, 25 to be exact, carry Native American names. Today we will be taking a look at the 25 states and the meanings of their names. They will be listed in alphabetical order.
1. Alabama: Named after the Alabama, or Alibamu tribe, a Muskogean-speaking tribe. Sources are split between the meanings 'clearers of the thicket' or 'herb gatherers'.
2. Alaska: Named after the Aleut word "alaxsxaq", which means "the mainland"
3. Arizona: Named after the O'odham word "alĭ ṣonak", meaning "small spring"
4. Connecticut: Named after the Mohican word "quonehtacut", meaning "place of long tidal river"
5. Hawaii: Is an original word in the Hawaiian language meaning "homeland"
6. Illinois: Named after the Illinois word "illiniwek", meaning "men"
7. Iowa: Named after the Ioway tribe, whose name means "gray snow"
8. Kansas: Named after the Kansa tribe, whose name means "south wind people"
9. Kentucky: Origins are unclear, it may have been named after the Iroquoian word "Kentake", meaning "on the meadow"
10. Massachusetts: Named after the Algonquin word "Massadchu-es-et," meaning "great-hill-small-place,”
11. Michigan: From the Chippewa word "Michigama", meaning "large lake"
12. Minnesota: Named after the Dakota Indian word “Minisota” meaning “white water.”
13. Mississippi: Named after the river which was named by the Choctaw, meaning “Great water” or “Father of Waters.”
14. Missouri: Named after the Missouri tribe whose name means "those who have dugout canoes".

02/03/2025

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Chief Plenty Coups and child. Crow. Montana. Early 1900s. Photo by N.A. Forsyth. Source - Montana Historical Society.

01/23/2025

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The Cherokee Phoenix is calling for Cherokee artists to submit design concepts for the news organization’s 2025 Homecoming T-shirt. This is the eighth year the newspaper has invited artists to submit design concepts that will be used on a T-shirt that will help celebrate the annual Cherokee National Holiday held Labor Day weekend. The Cherokee Phoenix is accepting complete or nearly complete drafts from Cherokee artists until 11:59 p.m. CST on Feb. 28, 2025. Artists can email detailed concepts to [email protected]. For artists contemplating submitting ideas, if their concept is chosen and a contract is signed, the Cherokee Phoenix will own the artwork because it’s considered a commissioned piece. As for what staff members look for in a concept, artists are asked to “think Cherokee National Holiday” and include the phoenix bird, although, the phoenix does not have to be the Cherokee Phoenix emblem.

01/23/2025

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Legislation covering community safety, technology improvements and celebrating Woodland High School’s victory were passed

01/23/2025

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The Osage Nation took over the day-to-day management of the White Hair Memorial last December, the former home of Lillie Morrell Burkhart. Vann Bighorse, who is the Nation’s Cultural, Language, and Education Secretary, said he’s committed to making it work.

01/23/2025

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President Biden commutes Leonard Peltier's life sentence to home confinement after 50 years in prison, responding to longtime advocacy from tribal nations and supporters.

01/23/2025

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TAHLEQUAH – Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. and Deputy Chief Bryan Warner on Wednesday, Jan. 15, announced that the tribe has reached an $80 million settlement with the

01/23/2025

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Osage Nation Social Services needs your help forming a planning committee for an upcoming Child Abuse Awareness & Prevention Community Event. If you want to be involved in this event, the planning committee meets Monday, Feb. 10, from 2-4 p.m. at the Pawhuska Community Center. See the flyer for details!

01/23/2025

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01/29/2024

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Inaugural Winter Jam Powwow 2024
Drum Contest winners

3rd The Descendants
2nd Little Bear
1st⚡️Fort Peck Sioux⚡️

Congrats to all the winners. See y'all at the next one wherever that may be. Safe travels to all!!!

01/29/2024

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