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Hanukkah started Sunday at sundown and is observed through Dec. 6. Jewish communities around the state are excited to gather with new and old members. Last year, many events had to be held outside or were canceled.
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Daniel Tom was the target of racism and bullying growing up in Mesa, Ariz. Decades later here in the small mountain town of Buena Vista in south-central Colorado, life is easier, quieter. Still, there are at least a few signs that make him feel unwelcome – actual signs that read “Chinaman Gulch.”
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A building that once housed a school for Spanish-speaking kids in Worland has officially been listed in the National Register of Historic Places. The building was built in 1936 during the Great Depression.
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Indigenous and constitutional law experts say a lawsuit filed earlier this month challenging Colorado’s ban on Native American mascots could blunt the national movement that's rejecting such racist and harmful imagery.
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On the first day of the White House Tribal Nations Summit, President Joe Biden signed an executive order to create a comprehensive strategy for federal law enforcement’s efforts to prevent and respond to violence against Native Americans.
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The myth of the cowboy is as deeply interwoven into the American identity as bald eagles and the stars and stripes. But that cowboy hat, that lasso, those pointy boots? They actually trace back to the Spanish vaquero. As Wyoming Public Radio's Melodie Edwards found out, it's a way of life that's still alive and well in the American West.
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Racial disparities are deeply pronounced in state prisons across the nation – and some Western states top the list.
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In what has been described as part of the nation's original sin, segregation laws also known as Jim Crow laws, have been a topic of debate for decades. In recent years, efforts have been made towards an honest accounting of history to bring about healing from past wounds, and the promotion of national unity. But there is growing evidence that more needs to be done.
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Many institutions acknowledge that land they've built upon once belonged to Native peoples, but experts say some well-intentioned statements can actually do harm.
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October 11th is officially Indigenous Peoples Day in Laramie.