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The family of Silver Little Eagle has been raising funds following an attack that took place off the reservation.
An employment program for veterans that began in the days after 9/11 paid off last year when the COVID-19 pandemic rattled employment across the country, lawmakers were told.
We made it through this year, and we will keep getting stronger by working together – gadugi – because that is the Cherokee way.
The history of Native people and the United States military goes all of the way back to the Revolutionary War.
Hubert Logan, Wampum Baggs, Blud Kwan’Tum and the other characters created by Arigon Starr are coming back to life in a new podcast.
As May comes to a close, Native America Calling will take a look at some of the big headlines of the month.
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs holds an oversight hearing and a legislative hearing to examine Native languages and COVID-19.
They came with studies, they came with polls, they came with statistics. But Democrats and Republicans share little common ground on voting rights.
The Department of Agriculture is working to elevate its relationship with tribal nations and a Lakota woman is leading the way.
Resilience and strong faith are two of the cornerstones supporting Katherine Gottlieb’s dynamic memoir.
The U.S. House of Representatives considers H.R.2208, the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo and Alabama-Coushatta Tribes of Texas Equal and Fair Opportunity Settlement Act, on May 12, 2021.
The U.S. House of Representatives considers H.R.1688, the Native American Child Protection Act, on May 12, 2021.
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs has a busy afternoon with a business meeting, oversight hearing and legislative hearing.
The House Committee on Natural Resources is meeting to advance bills affecting tribal lands and Native youth.
Efforts to memorialize the legacy of Ponca Chief Standing Bear continue at the local and national level.
Native America Calling will hear the status of controversial mining projects being opposed by tribal nations.
The U.S. House of Representatives considers H.R.810, a bill to conduct a feasibility study on the Chief Standing Bear National Historic Trail, on May 12, 2021.
The U.S. House of Representatives considers H.R.478, the Blackwater Trading Post Land Transfer Act, on May 12, 2021.
As the first Americans continue to feel the disproportionate impacts of the coronavirus pandemic, a bipartisan group of lawmakers is seeking to bring more resources to urban Indian communities.
Some tribes are considering adding cryptocurrencies to their portfolios to stake out a place in the volatile market.
The Cherokee language has always been the heart and soul of our tribe.
The National Congress of American Indians has ousted the first Native person who served as its general counsel, less than two weeks after a new chief executive officer came on board.
The Fort Laramie Treaty of 1868 requires the United States to provide health care to the Sioux Nation.
From the Dakota Access Pipeline in North Dakota to Line 5 in Michigan, pipeline operators continue to skirt the law.
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“Native Sovereign Nations have been at the center of America from the beginning,” said Chairman Harold Frazier of the Great Plains Tribal Chairmen’s Association.
The COVID-19 pandemic forced Native small businesses to change tactics and cobble together various loans and government assistance in order to survive.
The U.S. House of Representatives considers H.R.2878, the Native VetSuccess at Tribal Colleges and Universities Pilot Program Act on May 17, 2021.
The House Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States holds a legislative hearing to consider pending tribal bills.
After fifteen years of relentless effort, tribal nations finally succeeded in passing America’s most aggressive and revolutionary climate change policy.
Palestinian people are native and have a right to live freely upon their ancestral lands.
Robert Anderson, a citizen of the Bois Forte Band of Chippewa, delivers an opening statement at his confirmation hearing to be Solicitor at the Department of the Interior.
Voting access, Indigenous languages and bison management were the big-ticket items for the Montana Legislature’s American Indian Caucus.
The House of Representatives voted to create a bipartisan commission to investigate the deadly January 6 insurrection at the Capitol, despite the opposition of 175 Republicans.
Denying our spiritual practices for more than 100 years has impacted generations of Indian people.
The Days of ’76 Parade and Rodeo has been growing over the years, and including Native culture is becoming more important in the celebration.
Stray or feral dogs are a fixture in many Native communities.
Downtown is home to thousands of people, including one new resident who’s 45 feet tall and very hard to miss.
Bills to protect tribal cultural property, address Native youth issues and mandate tribal consultation are being heard by the House Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States.
We turn our musical gaze to the work of Lil’wat artist Russell Wallace.
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