by Torivio Fodder Director Martin Scorsese’s new film, “Killers of the Flower Moon,” tells the true story of a string of murders on the Osage Nation’s land in Oklahoma in […]
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Native American Studies host observance and fall forum
The Native American Studies Program at Eberly College of Arts and Sciences hosted the Peace Tree Ceremony Monday, along with and a forum that started Monday and continues today with […]
Guest essay: Celebrate Indigenous Peoples’ Day with free event
by Cari Carpenter The City of Morgantown, one of hundreds of places proclaiming the second Tuesday in October as Indigenous Peoples’ Day, is the site of the Oct. 9-10 free […]
Supreme Court was sensibly conservative in tribal rights case
by Noah Feldman Justice Amy Coney Barrett’s majority opinion for the Supreme Court in Haaland v. Brackeen is conservative in the good, old-fashioned sense of the word. In upholding the […]
Guest essay: Celebrate Native America this November and always
by Bonnie Brown Since 1990, November has been designated as Native American Heritage Month, providing a focused opportunity to become better educated, commit to justice for Indigenous peoples and acknowledge […]
Peace Tree Ceremony
The special commemoration was held in person and online Newsroom@DominionPost.com On Tuesday, WVU welcomed Mervyn L. Tano, president of the International Institute for Indigenous Resource Management, as special guest for […]
Goodbye Columbus Day, hello Indigenous People’s Day
On Oct. 1, two members of the Human Rights Commission, Don Spencer and Bonnie Brown, met with The Dominion Post Editorial Board to discuss the commission’s proposal to Morgantown City […]
Guest essay: The truth about Columbus and his ‘discoveries’
by Max Flomen This Monday brings us to yet another round of controversies surrounding the impending “celebration” of Columbus Day. (How does anyone actually celebrate? Play golf?) Stubborn and misguided […]
No CRT in W.Va., so why is GOP banning history?
EDITOR’S NOTE: Today’s editorial continues from the editorial “Do lawmakers understand what they are banning?” published yesterday,Sept. 23. America is not as innocent and pure as the driven snow. It […]
Workshop on American Indian boarding schools coming to WVU
MORGANTOWN — Three hours from Morgantown in Pennsylvania, founded in 1879, is the former Carlisle Indian Industrial School. Yet, many, even people from the area, don’t even know it existed. […]
