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AIR Summer Programs is ready to start

It’s been 20 years of AIR Programs and we are beginning our Summer Programs with great enthusiasm!!!!  Many things are occurring within our program that exceeds our expectations and the reach of our program.

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Soaring Eagles at Randy Edmonds: Legends Honoring

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Researcher Explores Native American Herbal Remedies

LOS ANGELES — Many modern medicines have their origin in natural remedies, and some researchers say traditional herbal cures hold clues for modern medicine. A pharmacology professor who studies Native American healing is sharing what he has learned.

Hikers often explore the foothills of the Angeles National Forest, but this group of hikers has a purpose.  They are learning how Native Americans used the local vegetation in their healing, including plants like Yerba Santa, adopted by early Spanish settlers for lung problems.

The hike is led by James Adams, who teaches pharmacology at the University of Southern California.

“The science of pharmacology originally was the science of going out, talking to traditional healers, finding out which plants they used in their healing, and then taking those plants back to the lab to figure out why they work,” Adams said.

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ICWA EDUCATIONAL VIDEO "Bringing our Children Home: An Introduction to the Indian Child Welfare Act

The first product related to the National ICWA Curriculum for Judges. The fruit of our labors through the National Resource Center for Tribes. Congratulations All...

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Valley Voice: If suit succeeds, tribe profits and you lose rights

The lawsuit filed by the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians against Desert Water Agency (DWA) and Coachella Valley Water District (CVWD) seeking the public’s water use rights leaves many questions unanswered:

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