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October, 2021
Leading up to Halloween weekend, Native America Calling is taking a haunted tour with Native artists through their odd, unsettling and downright scary works of multimedia storytelling.
The Department of the Interior will be consulting tribal nations, Alaska Native corporations and Native Hawaiian organizations as it moves forward with the Indian Youth Service Corps Program.
With deep respect, we call upon President Biden and Congress to help the most vulnerable Americans: Native Americans.
Diabetes, obesity and high blood pressure all play a role in maintaining the health of your feet and are all health issues that disproportionately affect Native people.
Aaron Payment of the National Congress of American Indians testifies before the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs on October 27, 2021.
For nearly two decades, the Indian Health Service and the Department of Veterans Affairs have partnered to improve the health status of American Indian and Alaska Native veterans.
Native people suffered COVID-19 at the highest rate of any group in America. We need help.
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs holds a business meeting on the Native American Child Protection Act and an oversight hearing titled “Voting Matters in Native Communities.”
One Indigenous author is challenging common notions of when the Indigenous story began in the Western Hemisphere.
I often write about the Holy Rosary Mission Boarding School and most often I only write about the bad things.
If confirmed, Martha Williams will become the second woman with Montana ties to take a top post at the Department of the Interior.
The House Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States holds an oversight hearing titled “Strengthening Indigenous Communities Through Cultural and Environmental Preservation.”
With Arizona’s healthy monsoon and an explosion of mosquito-borne West Nile virus cases, the Cocopah Tribe is working with local officials to create an effective shield against the disease.
A viral video of a California teacher resorting to objectionable Native stereotypes in the classroom begs the question: what will it take to get the message across?
Indigenous ceremonies have been central to Indigenous health and well-being since time immemorial.
Lacking mental health resources in Indian Country, tribes are often forced to detain citizens who are in crisis.
History was made as two citizens of the Navajo Nation broadcast a college football game in the Dine language for the first time.
Our people deserve every chance to support their families and pursue their dreams.
NAFOA aims to facilitate a lifetime of learning from youth to executive leaders.
Native America Calling will find out about ways Native couples can face the realities of divorce without making a difficult process harder.
The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals hears arguments in Apache Stronghold v. United States, a sacred sites case, on October 22, 2021.
The Native American Voting Rights Act will set minimum federal requirements for voting on tribal lands, including early voting, mail-in balloting, ballot collecting and ID standards.
Learn about The Sioux Chef Sean Sherman’s new restaurant and more in the debut of The Menu, a new food program on Native America Calling.
The more than $200 billion in federal pandemic aid to tribes provided welcome financial relief at a critical time but the way the funds have been distributed has been repeatedly questioned.
The Biden administration is facing a major test of its commitment to sacred sites as citizens of the San Carlos Apache Tribe head to court to protect one of their most important places.
Residents of two reservations in northeast Nebraska have achieved the highest COVID-19 vaccination rates in the state.
Charles “Chuck” F. Sams III delivers an opening statement at his confirmation hearing to serve as director of the National Park Service.
Depicting history, culture and community all within one jersey couldn’t be more unique.
The Makah Tribe is one step closer to resuming whale hunts, decades after their last harvest.
The nation’s highest court is back in session amid COVID-19 and it’s shaping up to be a busy one for tribes and their advocates.
The National Congress of American Indians hears an update from the Tribal Supreme Court Project on October 14, 2021.
Indigenous Peoples Day marked the day 175 years ago when Myaamia tribal citizens were forcibly removed from their homelands near the campus of Miami University in Ohio.
The Fort Belknap Indian Community and conservation groups continue to oppose new mining claims near the reservation in Montana.
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs will learn how Native communities are leveraging federal financing to advance economic sovereignty.
“Bears Ears is home to many of our historical and cultural sites, plants, water, traditional medicines, and teachings for our people,” said Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez.
When businesses or media productions take on Native themes, images or storylines, they turn to Native consultants to avoid stereotypes or offensive messages.
Not very long ago, Native people were hard to find in the film industry.
The Blackfeet Nation is mourning the loss of Earl Old Person, the tribe’s longtime chief and former chairman.
“The Department of the Interior mourns with Secretary Deb Haaland as she and her family grieve the loss of her mother,” a statement read.
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