(Panguitch, UT) — The Paiute Indian Tribe is confirming the discovery of the bodies of 12 Native American children in an unmarked cemetery in southern Utah. Researchers from Utah State University conducted a study of a historic boarding school in Panguitch where tribal children were taken between 1904 and 1909. […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Leaders of Utah’s eight sovereign nations came to the Capitol on Tuesday to push lawmakers to pass a bill to protect Native American children in adoptions and foster care placements. The bill that’s currently bottled up in the House Judiciary Committee would make provisions of […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — The arrival of Mormon settlers isn’t the only history being celebrated in Utah. A celebration of the state’s Indigenous people was held in Salt Lake City’s Liberty Park on Saturday. The Native American Celebration in the Park emphasized that Native American culture is still here. […]
CEDAR CITY, Utah (AP) — Native American students in southern Utah donned beaded caps and eagle feathers at high school graduations this week, months after the state passed a law enshrining their right to wear tribal regalia at the ceremonies. Utah is among a growing list of states where lawmakers […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — A bill that would let Utah’s indigenous students wear tribal attire and decorations during high school graduations is one step away from the governor’s desk. The Senate Education Committee unanimously passed House Bill 30 yesterday. The bill would prevent any school or school board from […]
(Oklahoma City, OK) — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is making a big donation to an Oklahoma museum dedicated to the history of Native Americans. The Church announced yesterday that it is giving two-million-dollars to the First Americans Museum in Oklahoma City. The donation will go toward […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah is poised to study the disproportionate violence inflicted against Native American women and girls after the Utah Legislature voted to create a task force. The Deseret News reports indigenous communities gathered at the Utah Capitol to celebrate Tuesday after the proposal passed the Senate […]
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — A federal law that gives preference to Native American families in foster care and adoption proceedings involving Native children is facing a significant legal challenge. Congress passed the Indian Child Welfare Act in 1978 because a higher number of Native American children were being removed from […]
PROVO, Utah (AP) — A Utah school district is working to revamp its lessons around Native Americans to tackle stereotypes. The Daily Herald of Provo, Utah, reports the Provo City School District has been setting up meetings with schools about curriculum development and questioning sources teachers have been using. Meredith Lam, the […]
