Native Americans
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Parents share how they're centering Indigenous culture this Thanksgiving
These families are reframing their Thanksgiving gathering to center Indigenous culture. Here's what Native educators suggest.
7 min read - USMAKERS
Navajo Nation activist on midterms: ‘We're determined to reclaim our power’
Writer and activist Allie Redhorse Young, a citizen of the Diné Navajo Nation, and film producer Jhane Myers of the Comanche Nation joined the MAKERS stage last month to discuss the current state of the country’s Indigenous people.
4 min read - LifestyleYahoo Life
What Native American parents tell their own kids about Thanksgiving — and what they want others to know
Native American parents share what they teach their kids about the holiday and what you can learn from it.
7 min read - LifestyleYahoo Life
Why it's important to tell kids the truth about Thanksgiving: 'We are perpetuating harmful stereotypes'
Here are some expert-recommended ways you can start talking to kids about Thanksgiving in a more accurate and authentic way.
10 min read - USYahoo Life
The pandemic's Native American mental-health toll: 'Everybody knew somebody who had died'
"You know, mental health, our evidence-based practices, they just don't work for our community. There needs to be something more… it really doesn't take into account where Native Americans have come from," Carrie Johnson tells Yahoo Life.
4 min read - HealthYahoo Life
What the Navajo Nation’s successful COVID vaccine rollout can teach the rest of the country
The Navajo Nation is one of the hardest-hit populations in the U.S. when it comes to COVID-19. But a highly successful vaccine rollout is starting to change all that.
8 min read - USYahoo Life
How to celebrate Thanksgiving without erasing the ‘exploitation and genocide' of Native American people
Experts say it's important to acknowledge the troubling history of Thanksgiving, as well as the contributions of Native Americans.
7 min read