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President Biden has declared an emergency for the Havasupai tribe of Arizona due to flooding from the atmospheric river that has inundated much of the drought-ridden American West. 

One hundred and thirty-two winters ago, on December 29, 1890, some 150 Lakota men, women and children were massacred by the US 7th Cavalry Regiment near Wounded Knee Creek on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. Some estimate the actual number closer to 300.

This Day in History: Dec. 26, 1862 — On the day after Christmas, on Dec. 26, 1862, 38 Dakota men were hanged in the largest mass-hanging in U.S. history. The executions were ordered by President Abraham Lincoln.

Two defendants publicly apologized on Saturday, Dec. 10, for stealing a panel of an outdoor Native American art installation on the University of Kansas campus last year.

The American Indian College Fund has received a $38,775,000 grant from the Lilly Endowment Inc. to support efforts that strengthen tribal colleges and universities and improve the educational attainment of Native America students.