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What is the cultural significance of pronghorns to native americans?

Question:
Can you tell me what cultural and religious significance the pronghorn antelope has for Native Americans in the West? (I know the answer will have to be general but if you have examples from different tribes that would be great!).
~Submitted by Hans S.

Leonard Peltier again denied parole

U.S. Attorney Drew Wrigley says imprisoned American Indian activist Leonard Peltier has been denied parole. Wrigley said Friday the next scheduled hearing for Peltier is 2024, when Peltier would be 79 years old.

The fight continues over whether Leonard Peltier should be paroled

BISMARCK, N.D. - The North Dakota reservation where imprisoned American Indian activist Leonard Peltier grew up has made arrangements to incorporate him back into society should he be paroled, Peltier's attorney said Tuesday.

Peltier is serving two life sentences for the execution-style deaths of FBI agents Jack Coler and Ronald Williams during a June 26, 1975, standoff on South Dakota's Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. He was convicted in Fargo, N.D., in 1977. He has claimed the FBI framed him, which the agency denies, and he has unsuccessfully appealed his conviction numerous times.

Little Shell recognition decision delayed

After decades of waiting for federal recognition, the Little Shell Chippewa Tribe of Montana has been told to wait for another 60 days.

Bridiging the Digital Divide on the Navajo Reservation

Navajo Technical College faculty members Tom Davis and Mark Trebian are working on a major feat: providing Internet access to communities on the Navajo Nation, some of which don't even have running water.

Leonard Peltier will receive his first full parole hearing in 15 years

Leonard Peltier will receive his first full parole hearing in 15 years on July 28 in a Lewisburg, Pa., federal penitentiary, where he has spent the past few years in maximum security, his niece Kari Ann Cowan said Sunday.

Introducing Crow artist Frank S. Mullenberg

Frank S. Mullenberg is a new Crow artist in our gallery.

Art contest for Alaska Native artists pays $2,000 to winner

AUTHOR: Molly Voeller

The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is seeking Alaska Native artists to compete in the 2009 American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage Month Poster Contest. The selected artist will receive $2,000 and their artwork will be reproduced into a poster for nationwide distribution.

View native interviews at MontanaTribes.org

A new Web site about Montana�s Indian tribes that offers hours of video interviews with Native people, learning activities and other resources is now online.

2009 Lakota Dakota Nakota Language Summit

Tusweca Tiospaye announces the 2nd annual gathering of the Oceti Sakowin with the 2009 Lakota Dakota Nakota Language Summit. The 2009 summit will be held at the Ramkota Hotel and Convention Center in Rapid City, SD, November 12-14, 2009.