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Film probes history of Native Americans in the US military

Film probes history of Native Americans in the US military

By /November 9, 2019 /Local News

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Before Chuck Boers joined the U.S. Army, the Lipan Apache member was given his family’s eagle feathers. The feathers had been carried by his great-great-great-grandfather on his rifle when he was an Apache scout. They also were carried by relatives who fought in World War I, […]

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Longtime NCAI member, volunteer Juanita Daugomah Ahtone dies

Longtime NCAI member, volunteer Juanita Daugomah Ahtone dies

By /October 17, 2019 /Local News

WASHINGTON (AP) — Juanita Daugomah Ahtone, a longtime National Congress of American Indians member and volunteer, has died. She was 91. Indian Country Today reports that Ahtone, who was Kiowa, died at home Wednesday in Carnegie, Oklahoma. Ahtone’s father was a founding member of the National Congress of American Indians, the […]

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