The Morning Sun

Westernaires end Native American dancing program after decades of Indigenous pushback

After decades of criticism from Indigenous communities, the Golden-based Westernaires will end their program that teaches and portrays Native American dancing to Colorado youth, the horse-riding ...
The Columbian

‘Open your heart’: Community invited to annual powwow featuring young dancers

When Melanie Dominguez settled in Vancouver with her three children in 2004, she found a sense of support in the Native American Indian Education Program. The federally funded initiative, offered by l ...
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Sacramento Native American youth use dance for mental health. ‘Reclaiming your power'

Emma Hall's reporting was undertaken as part of the USC Annenberg Center for Health Journalism's 2025 California Health Equity Fellowship. Learn more at centerforhealthjournalism.org. Under a ...
Times of San Diego

California bill would provide support services to Native American families, reduce foster care

Members of the Kumeyaay Native American tribe dance at a rally in January 2019. (File photo by Chris Stone/Times of San Diego) SACRAMENTO — A bipartisan bill to ensure Native American children and ...
Sacramento Bee

Sacramento Native American youth use dance for mental health. ‘Reclaiming your power’

Native youth in Sacramento use powwow dances like jingle as cultural healing tools. Traditional practices address trauma and mental illness amid limited Native therapists. Culturally rooted events ...