KELLEN BROWNING If you were trying to think of a city that feels like the polar opposite of San Francisco, Des Moines would be a pretty good bet. When I learned in November that I had two weeks to pack up my life in the Bay Area and move to Iowa for the winter to…
And in New Mexico, which is home to 23 federally recognized tribes, State Representative Derrick Lente, a lawyer and member of Sandia Pueblo, said he was “overjoyed with this outcome.” He added, “This ruling is a huge win for tribal nations by protecting the notion that we are distinct sovereign communities within the United States.”…
The actress, who died Oct. 2, became famous for a protest at the 1973 Oscars. Now a researcher and Littlefeather’s own sisters dispute her claims that she was Native American. Her defenders say Indian identity is a complex matter.