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Omaha Nation Public Schools
Native America Calling: Farm-to-school success and a former chef’s new book on The Menu
Native youth are taking control of their health with a new farm. Plus a new book! See what’s on The Menu.
Santa Fe Indian Market
Indian Arts and Crafts Board welcomes new member with law enforcement background
The Indian Arts and Crafts Board, the federal agency charged with protecting and promoting authentic Native art, is welcoming a new member.
JB The First Lady: 'Still Here'
Native America Calling: Native innovations in hip-hop’s enduring art form
As fans mark the 50th anniversary of the birth of hip-hop, Native America Calling looks at on contributions by Native artists.
Department of Health and Human Services
Native America Calling: Big changes ahead for Native Medicaid recipients
It’s called the “Unwinding.” Native people will be losing Medicaid coverage, as a pandemic-era safety net is expiring.
Burning Man
‘You’re trespassing on tribal lands’: Outsiders block reservation highway during busy Burning Man festival
The Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe is speaking out after a viral video showed outsiders being removed from a highway in an incident that took place during one of the busiest times on the reservation.
NAFOA
NAFOA: 5 Things You Need to Know this Week
Summer is ending soon. Have you registered for the Fall Conference?
Chuck Hoskin Jr.
Chuck Hoskin: Cherokee Nation works for the common good of gadugi
Gadugi Corps is part of our commitment to build our tribal nation from the grassroots up and make sure every Cherokee can find a way to give back to their people.
Wildfire Damage on Maui, Hawaii
Native America Calling: Disasters at every turn
As the hottest summer on record winds down, join Native America Calling to get an assessment of what Native emergency management officials view as the path ahead.
Pathways Indigenous Arts Festival T-Shirt
Native America Calling: Kickoff for Pathways Indigenous Arts Festival
New Mexico is the center of arts celebrations this weekend, starting with the music, art, fashion, dances, and panel discussions at the Pueblo of Pojoaque.
Clyde Estes
DVIDS: Lower Brule Sioux Tribe protects homelands from climate change
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District recently completed an $11.6 million project in partnership with the Lower Brule Sioux Tribe to address erosion of shoreline banks.
Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians
Pokagon Band welcomes new council members
The Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians held a swearing-in ceremony for four new members of its tribal council.
Maui Wildfire
Native America Calling: Hawaiian residents take stock after historic fire
The unprecedented fires on Maui have impacted Native Hawaiian history, language and culture.
"The Soil You See by Wendy Red Star"
Crow artist Wendy Red Star set for historic debut on National Mall
An artist from the Crow Tribe is making history with a groundbreaking exhibition in the nation’s capital.
'Bring the Salmon Home. Remove the Klamath Dams'
Native America Calling: How tribes brought about a historic dam removal
The largest dam removal project in U.S. history is taking place in the Klamath River basin. Tribes were instrumental in making it happen.
Catawba Nation
Catawba Nation swears in new chief and new leadership
The Catawba Nation has a new chief for the first time in more than a decade.
Quinton Carroll
Native American Contractors Association announces new executive director
The Native American Contractors Association (NACA), the largest organization of Native and tribal companies, has a new executive director.
Chuck Hoskin Jr.
Chuck Hoskin: Cherokee Nation continues path of progress
For the past four years, I have been honored to serve as Principal Chief of the great Cherokee Nation.
High Desert Trail in Gallup, New Mexico
Native America Calling: Hope for reducing Native student expulsions
A pilot program in New Mexico aims to cut down on the high number of Native student expulsions.
Cherokee Nation Housing
Indian Country sees progress on Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act
Indian Country is finally seeing progress on a long-overdue update to the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act (NAHASDA) although victory is not yet at hand.
George Thompson
George Thompson: The plight of our sacred Hickory Ground
In our Muscogee culture, once a body is at rest, it is supposed to remain there forever and complete its lifecycle, returning to earth.
NAFOA
NAFOA: 5 Things You Need to Know this Week
Fresh off the press: NAFOA’s agenda for #NAFOAFALL23!
Pipestone National Monument
Native America Calling: Pipes: prayer, blessing, and communion
A quarry in Minnesota has been a reliable source for the stone used in ceremonial pipes for dozens of tribes throughout the central U.S. and Canada.
Sophia Marjanovic
Native woman sounds alarm as Donald Trump answers to more criminal charges
Standing among the boisterous crowd of media and onlookers awaiting the arraignment of former U.S. president Donald Trump is one Native woman.
Indian Students
Native America Calling: Looking ahead to the coming school year
Join Native America Calling to get a snapshot of what Native educators see ahead in the new school year.
Obama Foundation Leaders USA
Native advocates join inaugural class of Obama Leaders program
Several Native advocates have been named to the inaugural class of the Obama Leaders program at the foundation started by the former U.S. president.
Trinity Site
Native America Calling: Oppenheimer’s lasting nuclear threat for tribes
Native people in New Mexico were among those who saw the flash of the first test of the atomic bomb in 1945.

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