Tag: Native American
Parole Denied for Native American Activist Convicted in 1975 Killings
Leonard Peltier, a Native American activist convicted of killing two federal agents in a 1975 shootout, has been denied parole once again by the U.S. Parole Commission. Despite ongoing claims from supporters that he...
Reclaiming ‘Land of the Flowing Water’: Tribal Members in California
The Owens Valley, a vast territory in California, was once home to Native American tribes who lived off the land's natural resources. However, in the early 1900s, much of the land was taken from...
U.S. Catholic Bishops Apologize for Traumas of Indian Boarding Schools Apology for Traumas of Indian...
The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops issued a formal apology for the mistreatment and trauma experienced by Native Americans in the United States. The bishops acknowledged the church's role in operating schools where Native...


