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Turning Stone Resort Casino
The Oneida Nation has big plans in store for its flagship casino in the state of New York.

NAFOA
#NAFOAFall22 is around the corner! Will we see you next month?

MSU Denver Powwow
A public university promised free tuition for Native students. Then the details were revealed.

National Suicide Prevention Week
As the nation’s mental health crisis worsens, Native youth are those at highest risk.

Navajo Blanket
Indigenous hues carry meaning, stories, and emotion. Learn more on an encore presentation of Native America Calling.

Michael 'Cy' Cywink
Depression and anxiety disorders are on the rise — and there is little progress in reducing the effects of historical trauma among Native people.

Strong Hearts Native Helpline
When it comes to Natives who are impacted by domestic and sexual violence, advocates are faced with resource disparities beyond compare.

Mary Peltola
Mary Peltola is making history as the first Alaska Native to serve in the U.S. Congress following a special — and unique — election in which the Democratic candidate defeated two Republicans.

'Vote Here'
Join the conversation on Native America Calling to get a rundown of the evolving landscape of voter restrictions that affect Native people at the polls.

Deb Haaland
The Lost Trail National Wildlife Refuge is the first created under the tenure of Secretary Deb Haaland, the first Native person to lead the Department of the Interior.

MSU Denver Powwow
Just in time for the mid-term elections, President Joe Biden announced his executive action to extend the current student loan payment pause and forgive up to $20,000 of debt.

The Road to Healing
Few dispute that Indian boarding schools led to more than a century of abuse, systematically seizing Indigenous land, separating children from their families, destroying communities and working to erase tribal languages, religions, cultures and economies.

Nick Tilsen - United Shades of America
Most people did not use logic or reason to arrive at their ideas.

Alan Parker
Alan Parker, a citizen of the Chippewa Cree Tribe, had a profound impact on law and policy in Indian Country.

Puu Oo
The volcanic eruptions near Tonga, Japan, and Ecuador are all making headlines and remind us of the role they play in Indigenous cultures.

John Fadden Kahionhes
John Fadden Kahionhes was a legend in the most profound sense of the word.

Chinook Nation
The Chinook Nation is supporting its push for federal recognition with the #ChinookJustice campaign.

Ryan Zinke, Kevin Brown and Lynn Malerba
Former Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke is back in the news but it’s not because of his campaign for public office.

NAFOA
NAFOA works to provide advocacy and resources for all of Indian Country.

Cherokee Nation Flag
For many Cherokees, their greatest source of connection to our tribe is through local Cherokee community organizations.

L.A. Williams
L.A. Williams is a sports broadcaster from the Navajo Nation. Learn more about her trailblazing career.

Native America Calling - The Menu: Farm Bill and Navajo Pizza
What’s on The Menu? Learn more about the Native Farm Bill Coalition and a new restaurant on the Navajo Nation.

Cherokee Bill
There’s a fair amount of romanticizing of historical outlaws like Billy the Kid and Jesse James. But did you know there were Native ones too?

Wounded Knee Memorial Run
On a Saturday evening, one could hear the low throaty growl of motorcycle engines coming from a distance, in honor of the ancestors killed at Wounded Knee.

NAGPRA
NAGPRA has been on the books for 30 years but it’s been slow work to return ancestors and cultural property into the care of tribes.

Jonathan Nez
The Navajo Nation is receiving its first doses of the Monkeypox vaccine as experts and providers in Indian Country respond to the latest public health threat.

Monument Valley
The newly-signed Inflation Reduction Act brings millions of dollars in new investments for tribal nations.

Rosie Flute and Chuck Hoskin Jr.
We understand that saving the Cherokee language is a mission we quite simply cannot fail.

NAFOA: 5 Things You Need to Know this Week
NAFOA looks out for our community — help us grow by forwarding this newsletter!

Person reading braille
The resurgence of language revitalization helps keep cultural connections and exercise sovereignty. But it leaves out those who are visually impaired.

Jamie Okuma
Artists from hundreds of Native nations are tending to their booths in the streets of Santa Fe, New Mexico, selling works they’ve labored for months to prepare.

FEMA National Tribal Strategy
The Federal Emergency Management Agency announces the release of its National Tribal Strategy.

Santa Fe Indian Market
The Southwestern Association for Indian Arts marks the 100th Santa Fe Indian Market, a place to buy works directly from Native creators.

Salmon at Willamette Falls
Join Native America Calling for updates on trouble spots for salmon in Alaska and the Pacific Northwest.

U.S. Capitol
The newly-signed Inflation Reduction Act will bring more than $720 million to American Indian, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian communities, according to the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs.

Deb Haaland
The Advisory Committee on Reconciliation in Place Names will address racist and derogatory terms across the country.

Yellowstone County Courthouse in Montana
A Native voting rights lawsuit led by Western Native Voice and four tribal governments is underway in Montana.

Oglala Lakota Nation
Citizens of the Oglala Sioux Tribe overwhelmingly voted to legalize recreational and medical marijuana on their homelands.

Elvis Presley
Elvis Presley’s profound popularity continues to resonate with many Native music fans.

Dante Desiderio
The nation’s oldest and largest inter-tribal advocacy organization has “parted ways” with its highest-ranking employee, who had been on the job for barely a year.