History
By Sarah Sunshine Manning
Oceti Sakowin women have always occupied esteemed roles in their communities, to this day they continue to be committed to their people, the land, their relatives, and traditions.
Education
By Sarah Sunshine Manning
Teachers should never tell Native youth to “just get over it” or minimize indigenous genocide, writes Native educator Sarah Sunshine Manning.
News
By Sarah Sunshine Manning
The organizers of an event labeled a ghost dance and then changed to "ten moons dance" insist they were not engaging in cultural appropriation.
History
By Sarah Sunshine Manning
From podcasters to protectors, to mothers to teachers, here are six indigenous women who are making an impact on Indian country.
News
By Sarah Sunshine Manning
When Savanna Greywind, a 22-year old expectant mother, was found dead on August 27 according to the Fargo police, she left indigenous communities grieving.
History
By Sarah Sunshine Manning
Generations of tender and conscious Native parenting produced nations of children who were grounded, mindful, and confident.
Culture
By Sarah Sunshine Manning
Red Lake Nation addresses a growing drug epidemic with a new banishment protocol and community events focusing on health and sobriety.
Culture
By Sarah Sunshine Manning
The chokecherry tree, prunus virginiana, spans the North American continent, from British Columbia to Newfoundland, and down into the northern half of the United States. It thrives in a variety of soils and elevations.
For many Native American tribes, the chokecherry fruit has been a staple food for millennia, the...
News
By Sarah Sunshine Manning
Indigenous celebrations on the 4th of July weekend have been rooted in over a century of history as a time to strengthen Native identities and communities.
Education
By Sarah Sunshine Manning
Native American student links science and culture by proving hypothesis that traditional chokecherry pudding is medicine that inhibits uterine cancer cells.