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National Native American Hall of Fame
Educator Carol Juneau is among the 2026 inductees of the National Native American Hall of Fame. Tune in to learn more.

Bringing Them Home
A Swiss private collector is selling a massive collection of thousands of Indigenous pipes, firearms and cultural items, valued at over $17 million.

Castle Mountain
First Nations and Métis leaders are opposing efforts by the province of Alberta to secede from Canada.

NAFOA
Stay tuned for important news about #NAFOAFall26 this week!

Tohono O'odham Nation
“We have been left with no other choice but to file suit to protect our land, our culture, and our rights,” said Tohono O’odham Nation Chairman Verlon Jose.

Snow Mountain Pow Wow
The House Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs is holding a legislative hearing on bills affecting tribal homelands, Indian health and economic development.

Department of Hawaiian Home Lands
A racial discrimination lawsuit filed by a non-Native threatens to dismantle a Native Hawaiian land program established by Congress more than a century ago.

Pride in Washington, D.C.
Tune into Native America Calling to get a view of what Pride means in 2026.

Legislative Hearing to receive testimony on several bills
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs holds a legislative hearing on June 3, 2026.

Legislative Hearing to receive testimony on several bills
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs holds a legislative hearing on June 3, 2026.

'Stop Stealing Native Kids. Protect ICWA'
Tribes in South Dakota and Minnesota are seeing positive change when it comes to Indian child welfare.

U.S. Supreme Court
The Tribal Supreme Court Project is celebrating its 25th anniversary. What’s changed for tribes at the highest court in the land?

Billy Kirkland
The Trump administration’s highest-ranking Indian Country official is serving double duty with a new appointment at the federal agency overseeing the $43.9 billion tribal gaming industry.

Piikani Lodge Health Institute
Tribal agricultural producers in Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wyoming have lost out on millions of dollars previously promised by the U.S. government.

Indianz.Com
The Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation is again teaming with Legal Aid Services of Oregon to provide help to low-income tribal citizens.

Fajada Butte
The Trump administration is moving to undo a ban on oil and gas drilling near Chaco Canyon, a site of major cultural significance in New Mexico.

Cherokee Nation Expungement Expo
At the Cherokee Nation, we believe true justice must include an opportunity for redemption and a clean start on the other side of accountability.

University of California, Berkeley
Under California law, state officials and affected tribes are notified whenever ancestral remains are uncovered. But the law isn’t always followed.

Indianz.Com
“As I look at the proposed FY27 budget for Indian Affairs programs, I’ve got questions as to whether or not it will meet the well-documented needs across Indian Country,” said Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), chair of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs.

Jacob Angeli-Chansley
The MAGA figure once known as the “QAnon Shaman” said that President Donald Trump’s new Anti-Weaponization Fund is an abuse of power by a would-be “king.”

Thacker Pass
The U.S. government and mining corporations are ignoring the rights of tribes to free, prior and informed consent, according to a new report.

U.S. Supreme Court
The U.S. Supreme Court continues to upend the voting rights landscape amid a crucial election cycle that already has tribes and their advocates worried about their power at the polls.

Carlisle Barracks Post Cemetery
The Winnebago Tribe has scored a precedent-setting legal victory that paves the way for the repatriation of children buried at the infamous Carlisle Indian boarding school.

Raquel Montoya-Lewis
Raquel Montoya-Lewis has built an impressive legal career that includes a foundation at tribal court systems in the Pacific Northwest.

Albert V. Bryan United States Courthouse
“The Fourth Circuit’s ruling brings joy to the Tribe,” said Winnebago Chairman Coly Brown.

Sandia Resort and Casino
Tribes in New Mexico are joining a growing fight against platforms that offer betting on sports events.

Ella Mae Begay
“Just tell us where she is,” said Seraphine Warren-Begay, the niece of missing Navajo elder Ella Mae Begay.

U.S. Supreme Court
A voting rights decision from the U.S. Supreme Court is raising alarms among Native advocates and politicians.

Doug Burgum
Secretary Doug Burgum is headed to Capitol Hill to testify about the proposed fiscal year 2027 budget for the Department of the Interior.

Tom Cole
As an enrolled member of the Chickasaw Nation myself, I know that predators prey on vulnerable children in Indian Country at alarming rates.

Oneida Casino Hotel
Tribes in Wisconsin are celebrating a new law that gives them exclusive control over sports betting, but a similar attempt fell flat for tribes in Oklahoma.

Kelly Hunt
Advocates for missing and murdered relatives say police didn’t act fast enough when an Alaska Native woman went missing.

Royal Canadian Mounted Police
First Nations, Inuit and Métis leaders are calling for an investigation into the Royal Canadian Mounted Police following news reports of a secret surveillance program.

Kaʻiwakīloumoku Hawaiian Cultural Center
Following the Trump administration’s lead, state officials and private individuals are challenging Native student programs.

Chairman Ken Choke of Nisqually Tribe | H.R.7515 | Clear Creek Hatchery
Chairman Ken Choke of the Nisqually Tribe testifies in support of H.R.7515 on April 29, 2026.

#NoDAPL
It’s been 10 years since the fight against the Dakota Access Pipeline grew into a worldwide movement.

University of California, Berkeley
Under California law, state officials and affected tribes are notified whenever ancestral remains are uncovered. But the law isn’t always followed.

Innoko River Tribal Library
For National Library Week, tune into Native America Calling to get an update from tribal library advocates about efforts to keep their doors open.

Jonathan Windy Boy
Jonathan Windy Boy, a Montana state lawmaker, is facing calls to resign following allegations involving minors.

Jeff Gilpin
An effort to oust Chairman Jeff Gilpin of the Omaha Tribe in Nebraska appears to have failed.