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Nation

Trump lashes out at Warren over DNA test, calls her 'phony!'

By Associated Press
October 16, 2018 12:00 AM
FILE - In this Aug. 8 file photo, U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., speaks during a town hall style gathering in Woburn. Warren is striking back at President Donald Trump over his constant ridicule of her claim of Native American ancestry, saying comments Trump has made are 'creepy.' (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)
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Nation

San Francisco to remove 19th century statue some call racist

By Associated Press
September 13, 2018 12:00 AM
FILE - This Friday, March 2, 2018 file photo shows a statue that depicts a Native American at the feet of a Spanish cowboy and Catholic missionary in San Francisco. A San Francisco board has decided to remove the 19th-century statue that activists say is racist and demeaning to indigenous people. The San Francisco Board of Appeals voted Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2018, on the “Early Days” statue. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)
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Local

Learn 5 facts related to BYU Native American population

By Erin Tapahe
November 10, 2017 12:00 AM
November is known as Native American Heritage month. Listed below are five facts about the Native American students on campus.
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Art

BYU students, alumni discuss minorities in film industry

By Erin Tapahe
August 17, 2017 12:00 AM
BYU illustration design graduate Kee Miller works in the film industry. He is currently working on the filming of the Book of Mormon video series and said Native Americans and the art department are designing the whole project. (Kee Miller)
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Local

Utah politicians discuss Native American issues at annual Summit

By Amanda Abby Chase
July 21, 2017 12:00 AM
Orem — Utah Native leaders, Gov. Gary Herbert and other community members gathered at the Governor’s Native American Summit on Thursday, hoping to build stronger relations with Utah’s Native American communities.
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State

HB43 provides funds for Alaskan Native and Native American education

By Hayden Wise
May 16, 2017 12:00 AM
Students dance at the Granite School District Powwow, May 2017. (Barbara Fullmer)
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Local

Native Americans advocate Squaw Peak name change

By Mckenna Park
April 27, 2017 12:00 AM
Eugene Tapahe is a Native American from the Navajo tribe and a BYU grad who worked at ESPN. He is a proponent for changing the name of Squaw Peak. (Eugene Tapahe)
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Art

BYU students find cultural identity through Living Legends

By Maurissa Ashby
March 22, 2017 12:00 AM
Shanoah Zendejas dances in Living Legends, a show that tells a lively and inspiring story of Native American, Latin American and Polynesian cultures. The show takes the audience through a performance of the pride cycle from the Book of Mormon. (BYU Photo)
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Nation

Pipeline opponents say Trump's executive order tramples tribal sovereignty

By Carley Porter
February 23, 2017 12:00 AM
The Army Corps of Engineers gave remaining Dakota Access Pipeline protesters until 2 p.m. on Feb. 22 to leave Standing Rock in North Dakota, ending what protesters said was a short-lived victory for Native American sovereignty and self-determination.
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Nation

Low graduation, high suicide rates plague Native American youth

By Carley Porter
November 16, 2016 12:00 AM
Founders of the League took a selfie at one of their first meetings. Pictured clockwise from bottom left: Carl Moore, Jonny Griffith, Moroni Benally, Cassandra Begay, unknown, Alexandria Toledo, Miriam Padilla, Colleen O'Neil, Carol Surveyor and James Singer. (Carl Moore via Facebook)
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Campus Events

Student volunteers prepare for the annual Cedartree Pow Wow

By Jessica Banuelos
March 21, 2016 12:00 AM
BYU campus will host the Annual Cedartree Pow Wow in the Wilkinson Center on Mar. 25-26. Student volunteers involved with the Native American community and the Multicultural Student Services encourage all to attend.
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World

Multicultural BYU students reflect on historical female role models

By Jessica Banuelos
March 21, 2016 12:00 AM
Several multicultural BYU students reflected on women whose examples have influenced their lives, in honor of Women's History Month.
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Art

Living Legends dance story of the Book of Mormon "Seasons" performance

By Sarah Averett Harris
January 29, 2016 12:00 AM
Living Legends performers Michael Ikahihifo and Sia Fifita rehearse a Polynesian dance in preparation for their upcoming on-campus performance of 'Seasons.' (Stoker)
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Art

A silversmith's Black Sheep

By Ee Chien Chua
December 07, 2012 12:00 AM
Winston Mason gets to his shop at 6 a.m. every morning and usually stays until 7 or 8 p.m. However, if he is working on a particular project, he can work up to 15 hours a day.
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Uncategorized

Utah committee urges support for American Indian Holocaust Memorial

January 01, 1970 12:00 AM
By Collin Smith
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