LibGuides: Native Land Acknowledgement at CCSU: Connect with Indigenous News, Resources & Organizations

Indian Country Today
"The voice of Indigenous people throughout the Americas"
"Indian Country Today is an independent nonprofit, multimedia news enterprise covering the Indigenous world, including American Indians and Alaska Natives."
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"Indian Country Today is a spacious channel that serves Indigenous communities with news, entertainment, and opinion.

"Indian Country Today is also a public media broadcast carried via public television stations, including FNX: First Nations Experience and Arizona PBS World channel.

"Indian Country Today covers tribes and Native people throughout the Americas.

"Indian Country Today is owned by IndiJ Public Media, a 501 (c)(3) public charity, under federal law that sustains itself with funding from members, donors, foundations, and supporters. [They] also sell advertising in a variety of formats.

"ICT was founded as the Lakota Times newspaper by Tim Giago, Oglala Lakota, on July 9, 1981. The publication was based in Pine Ridge, South Dakota."
-- from the About Us page at ICT, https://indiancountrytoday.com/page/about-us, accessed 12/30/21
Native Roots Radio - I'M AWAKE
I’M AWAKE is a Native American talk radio show that discusses national and local Native news and events.
Regular featured guests include Minnesota Sen. Mary Kunesh, Winona LaDuke of Honor the Earth, Dr. Antony Stately CEO of NACC, and many more Indigenous community leaders and change-makers.
Natives In Tech
This nonprofit seeks to cultivate a tech ecosystem of Native technologists crafting free and open source technology for Native communities.
Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI)
Offers excellent educational resources, particularly helpful for Native American Heritage month, for educators, for allies
Institute for American Indian Studies Museum, Connecticut
This museum in Washington, CT focuses on the culture, art, and history of local indigenous people.
Tantaquidgeon Museum (Mohegan)
Tantaquidgeon Museum
The Tantaquidgeon Museum, built in 1931, is the oldest Native American-owned and operated museum in the United States. The museum offers free admission to all and tours are conducted by Mohegan Tribal members.
Mashantucket Pequot Museum
Tribally owned and operated since it opened on Aug. 11, 1998, the Museum brings to life the story of the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation. It serves as a major resource on the histories and cultures of Native Americans in the northeast and on the region’s rich natural history.
American Indians in Children's Literature Blog
This long-standing blog by American Indian Library Association member Dr. Debbie Reese (Nambé Pueblo) offers insights and recommendations from Native people on children's books by or about American Indians.
Native Knowledge 360
From NMAI, Native Knowledge 360° (NK360°) provides educators and students with new perspectives on Native American history and cultures. Most Americans have only been exposed to part of the story, as told from a single perspective through the lenses of popular media and textbooks. NK360° provides educational materials, virtual student programs, and teacher training that incorporate Native narratives, more comprehensive histories, and accurate information to enlighten and inform teaching and learning about Native America. NK360° challenges common assumptions about Native peoples and offers a view that includes not only the past but also the vibrancy of Native peoples and cultures today.
Artle! Discover Native American Artists!
This fun game from the Smithsonian's museums, including e Smithsonian's American Art Museum, the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian, and the Gilcrease Museum, allows you to see and learn about native artists.
First Nations' Book List
First Nations is an American Indian nonprofit. They have compiled a list of books that are further broken down by subject area. They offer a link to a separate children's books list.