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January, 2022
The Biden administration is taking greater steps to enforce the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, more than 30 years after the law went on the books.
Are COVID-19 tests reaching tribal and rural households? The Biden administration is being pressed to do more.
The Supreme Court will revisit – but not overturn – its landmark 2020 decision that said a large part of eastern Oklahoma is still part of the Muscogee Nation.
The United States must keep its treaty promise to Cherokee Nation. Now, let us move forward.
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There are a lot of questions—and confusing answers—out there as the COVID-19 pandemic heads into its third year.
Leaders of a U.S. Congressional committee will host a roundtable to examine what they are calling the “toxic workplace culture” within the Washington professional football team.
The White House isn’t shedding light on what President Biden thinks about imprisoned American Indian Movement activist Leonard Peltier.
Join “The Menu” — hosted by Native America Calling’s resident foodie Andi Murphy.
Residents of the Navajo Nation have lived without easy access to clean water for decades.
What we are facing has been, and continues to be, a settler colonial crisis, which under its current guise, seeks to replace us.
You are sacred. You deserve a healthy relationship, where you feel safe and loved.
As the political landscape changes, the LandBack movement gathers momentum as never before.
Generational trauma is woven into the fabric of Native life.
It’s been a year since Joe Biden took office as president of the United States and he has yet to name a permanent leader of the Indian Health Service.
“Australia Day” marks the start of colonial oppression of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders.
Indigenous representation does matter.
We are at a crossroads in United States and Indigenous history.
The Cherokee Nation is launching a program to provide up to $1 million in incentives for productions filmed on the tribe’s reservation.
Hawaii is a major vacation destination — and that’s a problem, according to Native Hawaiians who are fed up with the relentless invasion of visitors.
Cherokee Nation families deserve emergency responders who can always bring rapid care in a crisis.
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A social media figure who built a following by creating “Native” content is backing away from her tribal affiliation claims.
Support programs can help Native students pay for and cope with the rigors of graduate school.
The highest court in the land has added another Indian law case to its docket, taking up a contentious sovereignty dispute that pits tribal nations against the state of Oklahoma.
Tribal representatives weren’t at the table when top state officials discussed how to improve handling of human trafficking cases.
Richard “Sonny” Torres loved to give people nicknames.
The Little Shell Tribal Health Clinic is slated to open roughly two years after the tribal nation achieved its long-sought federal recognition.
Montana Wilson leads a life defined by education and helping others.
“Sovereign Table” explores the concepts, challenges and opportunities of the food sovereignty movement in Montana.
The Sundance Film Festival features a wide range of films from Native creators.
Secretary Deb Haaland announces the Foundation for America’s Public Lands on January 19, 2022.
A mix of stigma, misinformation and bad accounting let COVID-19 run rampant through a small town that is home to a large number of Yaqui people.
Clyde Bellecourt was a founder of the American Indian Movement. He passed away at the age of 85.
Native America Calling will review the contributions of the Indigenous Futures project and get a look at what else is in store.
A Native woman is making history as the new leader of the National Museum of the American Indian.
Clyde Bellecourt is among the handful of true giants of the American Indian Movement.
Infrastructure and public safety in Indian Country are on the agenda as the Biden administration engages with tribal nations.
The countdown to NAFOA’s 40th Annual Conference is on!
Native people are 1.8 times as likely as white Americans to be booked into jail in Pima County, Arizona.
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