Native Arts and Cultures Foundation announces guidelines for inaugural grants

The Native Arts & Cultures Foundation announced a call for submissions for its first round of grants to support the creative work of indigenous people in the contiguous United States, Alaska and Hawaii. Funding will be awarded to individuals, programs and organizations. A total of $300,000 is available for distribution in amounts of up to [...]

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Supreme Court Rejects Appeal in Redskins Trademark Challenge

The U.S. Supreme Court rejected without comment an appeal by a group of native american activists that claims that the Washington Redskins’ team name is “offensive, disparaging, and demeaning and perpetrates a centuries-old stereotype,” USA Today reported this morning. The team started using the Redskins name in 1933; and the trademark was first issued in [...]

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First Nations LEAD Program

First Nations Development Institute, located in Longmont, CO, is launching the fourth year of its Leadership and Entrepreneurial Apprenticeship Development (LEAD) program. The LEAD program’s overall goal is to develop a pool of qualified nonprofit leaders to meet the needs of the growing Native American nonprofit sector. This innovative program is an intensive one-year program [...]

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