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December, 2021
Join Native America Calling to celebrate a great year in Native music!
In this encore presentation, Native America Calling will get remembrances from those who were at Woodstock and what the experience means to them now.
The documentary film “Pure Grit” follows a young champion as she competes in the exhilarating and dangerous sport of Indian horse relay racing.
Slavery, abuse, disease and massacres cut the Native population to a fifth of what it was during the Indian mission period in California.
They don’t call this an Indigenous food movement for nothing.
The documentary film ‘Alaskan Nets’ follows the quest of a pair of athletes from the Metlakatla Reservation.
Are you looking forward to a healthier and more social 2022?
The Cherokee Nation has outlasted many who tried to take away our sovereignty and destroy our identity as a people.
“Solar warriors” are touting the benefits to tribes of solar power, both as economic development and as a sustainable energy solution.
Secretary Deb Haaland hosts a press call on December 21, 2021, to discuss the Biden administration’s renewable energy progress.
The Department of the Interior will hold tribal consultations to discuss the infrastructure bill that was recently signed into law by President Joe Biden.
Native America Calling will discuss the high tech advancements for prosthetics and the benefits they provide for the people who need them.
“We thank President Biden for standing behind his policy to honor our Nation-to-Nation Relations,” said President Scott Herman of the Rosebud Sioux Tribe.
The Biden administration won’t be appealing a treaty rights victory secured by the Rosebud Sioux Tribe, attorneys involved in the closely-watched case said.
Thank you for making 2021 a productive year. See you next year!
With all due respect, we call upon the Biden administration to honor the U.S. Court of Appeals decision in Rosebud Sioux Tribe v. United States.
From seafood to information technology to staffing consultation, tribes are finding additional markets in foreign countries.
The Bureau of Indian Affairs has finalized changes to federal probate regulations that are aimed at streamlining the process.
As of December 4, only 17.8% of pregnant people in the U.S. were fully vaccinated, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The competition is stiff in the gaming business and it is not going to get any easier for tribes.
I raise my coffee cup to Lakota elders who taught me so much.
Tribal leaders are welcoming the historic nomination of Sunshine Suzanne Sykes, a citizen of the Navajo Nation, to the federal bench.
A deadline is fast approaching for the Biden administration to live up to its promise to improve the federal government’s relationship with tribes and their citizens.
“The Diné Reader: An Anthology of Navajo Literature” brings together many voices to speak about the life and culture of the Diné Nation.
Families nationwide may have seen the last – for now – payment under an expanded child tax credit program that advocates say has been a “game changer” for low-income families.
Secretary Deb Haaland addresses the Alaska Federation of Natives annual convention on December 14, 2021.
The National Park Service has a permanent leader for the first time in five years and it’s a historic one thanks to President Joe Biden.
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic continues to make global headlines and require constant vigilance by tribal health officials.
President Joe Biden continues to make history with his judicial nominations, announcing another Native woman to serve on the federal bench.
Vanita Gupta, the Associate Attorney General at the Department of Justice, addresses the Alaska Federation of Natives on December 14, 2021.
At least 44 percent of Native caregivers surveyed say they are the only person available to tend to their loved one.
“Native people are resilient, resourceful, kind, and most of all hopeful,” a sign on the Navajo Nation reads.
Native America Calling will look back at 2021 from an Indigenous perspective.
The all-Native “Reservation Dogs” is up for a major television award after its debut season.
Our “5 Things” Newsletter gives you the info you need to start your week well!
The court order temporarily bars a COVID-19 vaccine requirement for federal workers in Montana and nationwide.
There is a growing movement to identify and call-out people who have fraudulently held positions by claiming indigeneity like Cheyanne Turions, Joseph Boyden, Michelle Latimer and Carrie Bourassa.
In our mission to save the Cherokee language, we cannot and we will not fail.
“It’s like the heart of the Navajo Nation here,” coach Francine McCurtain says of basketball on the largest reservation in the United States.
Leadership, initiative, dedication. Those are the three words inscribed on the National Center for American Indian Economic Development’s 40 Under 40 badge.
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