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Tribe/PECS connections prevalent on Moore Haven High football team

by Kevin Johnson -

Brothers Ramone Baker (9) and Pherian Baker (65) take the field for the Moore Haven High football team in its opener Sept. 11, 2020, against Okeechobee. (Kevin Johnson photo) MOORE HAVEN — In recent years, the Pemayetv Emahakv Charter School, on the Brighton Reservation, has served as a feeder of

FGCU athletics to hold fundraiser and auction

by From Press Release -

FORT MYERS — To help offset the financial impact of COVID-19, the FGCU Department of Athletics announced today the launch of The Sustaining Flight Fundraiser and Auction (www.fgcuathletics.com/sustainingflight). The fundraising campaign will help mitigate operational revenue loss and the additional expenses incurred as a result of COVID-19 protocols. All funds

NB3 Foundation holds All-Native Youth Golf Tournament

by Kevin Johnson -

The debut of the NB3 Foundation All-Native National Youth Golf Tournament drew a field of more than 30 Native American golfers to Santa Ana Golf Club Aug. 3-4 in Santa Ana Pueblo, New Mexico. Navajo Nation golfers Skyler Woods, 14, Shandiin Harper, 17, and Zachary BlueEyes, 13, won their age

Pandemic forces cancellation of INFR

by Kevin Johnson -

INFR serves as the culmination of the season for members of the Florida-based Eastern Indian Rodeo Association. (File photo) The Indian National Finals Rodeo annually draws the top cowboys and cowgirls from throughout Indian Country for an intense and energetic week of competition, but the arena and grounds in Las Vegas

Indian Country: Correct Jim Thorpe’s Olympic record; ‘Bright Path’ movie about athlete’s life in progress

by Damon Scott -

It’s been 108 years since the legendary Native American athlete Jim Thorpe competed in the 1912 summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden. But the official record of his Olympic excellence remains controversial to this day. However, the organization behind a new initiative and forthcoming movie is working to finally put the

Washington Redskins declare name change: Is one enough?

by Alycia Cypress -

After facing decades of criticism and protests, the Washington Redskins have decided to change their nickname. (Washington NFL) For decades, the conversation of eradicating anti-Indigenous mascots in the sports world has reaped only a few benefits. In 2019, Maine banned public schools and universities from using Native American mascots, which was

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