Genoa Indian School Digitizing Project
“In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the U.S. government sent tens of thousands of...
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Category: Cultural
National Native American Veteran’s Memorial
Join us here on November 11, 2020, to view a virtual program honoring the service and sacrifice of...
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Tribal Sovereignty & Home Film Streaming Event
Celebrating Native American and Alaska Heritage Month Vision Maker Media in partnership with the...
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NCIA Celebrates Passage of Indigenous People’s Day Legislation
The Nebraska Commission on Indian Affairs celebrates the passage of LB848, introduced by Lincoln...
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Tribal Reaction to Washington Redskins’ Name Change
The Nebraska Commission on Indian Affairs stands in agreement with the statements of so many in...
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LB 937 Flag Bill Committee Hearing
NCIA Commissioner and Ponca Tribal Chair Larry Wright, Jr. testifies in support of LB 937, the...
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Genoa Digitizing Project Community Advisory Board Meets
NCIA Executive Director Judi gaiashkibos attended the Genoa Indian School Digital Reconciliation...
Read MoreEditorial: It’s important to understand Native Americans’ long struggle for voting rights
Hiram Chase, front row at far right, is pictured with fellow leaders with the Omaha tribe in a photo from about 1910 taken in Walthill, Neb. The back row, from left, is Silas Wood, Ardent Sauconci and Jim Blackbird. The front...
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The Native artist behind Nebraska’s First People license plates
Long before Donel Keeler saw his art staring back at him from the bumpers of automobiles, he saw...
Read MoreMacomb artist’s paintings purchased by Ponca Indian Tribe of Nebraska
Janice Rockwell, a Macomb artist, recently sold a grouping of paintings to the Ponca Indian tribe of Nebraska. The 10 portraits represent the individual chiefs in the William Henry Jackson photograph of The Ponca Delegation to...
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Despite obstacles, Native American advocate persevered
Colette Yellow Robe knows firsthand how life can get in the way of a student’s dreams.While...
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