He helped found a punk-rock band when he was 14. That led to a long career as an advocate for Native American and environmental causes.
Tag: Navajo Indians
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They Wanted to Get Sober. They Got a Nightmare Instead.
Arizona spent $1 billion on addiction treatment, much of it fraudulent, officials said. Scores of Native Americans who sought help are still struggling with untreated addiction — and some died in rehab.
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Saturday’s Solar Eclipse Illuminates Traditions of Indigenous Peoples
Among Indigenous peoples of the Americas, from Navajo Nation down to the rainforests of Brazil, events like the annular eclipse on Saturday have important and distinctive cultural meanings.
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Delbert Anderson’s Mission: Putting ‘Native Sound Back Into Jazz’
The trumpeter’s trio takes inspiration from traditional Navajo songs. Its work has stirred up global interest, as well as conversations about the responsibilities of Indigenous artists.