Latest Headlines
Senate Democrats must join their Republican colleagues and vote to pass Homeland Security funding.
If timeless Cherokee values are to be applied to the present challenges and uncertainties brought about by the growth of data centers, we need to know the facts.
Over the years, some tribes have undertaken the arduous process to change their official names to take back what they have always called themselves.
“The Searchers” starring Johh Wayne is often lauded as a masterpiece in cinema. But it also perpetuates stereotypes about Native people.
Tribal water rights settlements are expensive — and the Trump administration is balking at the cost of fulfilling the U.S. government’s trust and treaty obligations.
New Mexico is taking on an investigation into the sterilization of Native women through coercion, deception and without consent.
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs holds an oversight hearing and legislative hearing on March 11, 2026.
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs holds an oversight hearing and legislative hearing on March 11, 2026.
Vice President Johnny Lehi Jr. of the San Juan Southern Paiute Tribe testifies before the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs on March 11, 2026.
Chairman Lamar Keevama of the Hopi Tribe testifies before the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs on March 11, 2026.
President Buu Nygren of the Navajo Nation testifies before the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs on March 11, 2026.
Scott Cameron of Department of the Interior testifies before the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs on March 11, 2026.
A 300-page report details Michigan’s role in the genocidal Indian boarding school era. But the state doesn’t want to release it.
A boys high school basketball team went to court after being suspended for a racial incident on the Navajo Nation.
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs is meeting to focus on tribal water rights, including a bill to settle a long-running dispute in Arizona.
Voting rights advocates say a bill to overhaul elections could disenfranchise millions of Americans, including Native voters.
Looking for opportunities to get involved? NAFOA has you covered.
Rare diseases represent an ongoing challenge that we will meet as a tribe.
For many Native survivors, a cancer diagnosis is more than just a biological battle.
Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Oklahoma) is poised to make history as the first Native person in the Donald Trump cabinet following a shake-up in Washington, D.C.
On the Navajo Nation, among shallow hills where neighborhoods are scarce, the grand exterior of Sage Memorial Hospital stands out.
Native artists are taking part in a unique exhibit at the National Museum of Toys and Miniatures as the Heard Museum celebrates the 68th annual Indian Art Fair and Market.
The House Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs holds a legislative hearing on March 4, 2026.
The Seneca Nation, the Muscogee Nation and the Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians are asserting their sovereign rights.
Advocates working to accurately portray Native history in the K-12 education system recently scored a victory in Texas amid shifts in the national landscape.
The 38th annual Sovereignty Symposium takes place June 15-16 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
Two new healing centers count on location, cultural practice and family connections to break the destructive effects of substance abuse.
The 119th Congress is slowly but surely taking action to advance Indian Country’s legislative agenda following a less than stellar start to the session.
The House Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs is holding its first legislative hearing of the new year.
The Tribal Tax and Investment Reform Act has been reintroduced in the 119th Congress.
In Oklahoma, springtime means more than just blooming flowers and warmer weather. It also means that storm season is coming.
We move forward together, and we are just getting started.
Coastal tribes and Native communities are an important piece of the puzzle for cleaning up trash that threatens marine ecosystems.
Singer-songwriter Cary Morin is back with a new album and Status/Non-Status is ready for an upcoming release.
Honeycreepers only live in Hawai’i and the birds are interwoven into Native Hawaiian culture.
A book about colonization and Native food, a standout frybread stand and a safe space in Minneapolis are on The Menu.
“On behalf of the 25th Navajo Nation Council, I extend my deepest condolences to the family of former Vice President Rex Lee Jim,” said Speaker Crystalyne Curley.
“Her leadership expanded NCAI’s capacity and strengthened our voice in Washington, and her legacy continues to guide the work we do for Tribal Nations today,” Executive Director Larry Wright Jr. said of the late JoAnn K. Chase.
As the Arizona high school basketball playoffs intensify, two separate incidents shifted attention away from the court and toward concerns about racism against Native people.
A tribal homicide detective works on a missing persons case in a new novel from Choctaw author Devon Mihesuah.
Archive
Search
Popular Tags
117th
119th
alaska
alaska native
arizona
bia
california
cherokee
chuck hoskin
coronavirus
crime
cronkite news
dc
deb haaland
democrats
doi
donald trump
economic development
elections
employment
house
ihs
joe biden
languages
media
meetings
montana
nafoa
native america calling
native vote
navajo
ncai
new mexico
oklahoma
race
radio
republicans
scia
senate
south dakota
sovereignty
supreme court
treaties
women
youth
Categories
Advertisement
