Native American Heritage: Local Orgs, News, & Film

"IPOC is a community-based organization in the San Francisco Bay Area. Its members, including Ohlone tribal members and conservation activists, work together in order to accomplish social and environmental justice within the Bay Area American Indian community."

"A prayerful journey led by Chief Caleen Sisk of the Winnemem Wintu Tribe to restore our salmon runs, protect our waters, and our indigenous lifeways."

"More than 50 cities and states across the US have renamed Columbus Day with Indigenous Peoples' Day."

"Indian Country Today Media Network announced it would "cease active operations." That leaves a big hole in news coverage by, and about, Native Americans."

Dennis Banks, a Native American activist who co-founded the American Indian Movement and helped lead the 1973 armed occupation of Wounded Knee, has died at 80.

"...understand Navajo ways of knowing. They describe a worldview that is place-based, emphasizes kinship and connection, and intimately orients the human within an interrelated and unified cosmos."

"Once forced to hide their heritage, Native Americans now enjoy both an acceptance and a celebration of their history and culture."

Experience the rich cultural diversity of Native American tribes and the impact that early white explorers had on their lives

A Native American (Adam Beach) deals with the death of his estranged father. Evan Adams, Irene Bedard, Gary Farmer.