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Crimes involving Native people and renewed scrutiny of past boarding school practices highlight the importance of Native forensic professionals.
Eileen Janis spent years battling the epidemic of youth suicide among her people, the Oglala Lakota. She passed away at the age of 61.
Almost 200 years ago, the Treaty of New Echota between Cherokee Nation and the United States government was signed.
NAFOA values our community—thank you for being a part of it.
For all its faults, Twitter is an effective means for sharing and discussing Native issues, culture, language, and business.
Forty years after four brothers first came together as Northern Cree, they are releasing their first fully self-published and owned record.
Tribal museums offer a Native voice for Native history and bring the promise of economic development.
Native Sovereign Nations are prior sovereigns, embodying the inalienable and inherent rights of Native Peoples bestowed by our Creator.
The Department of the Interior hosts the White House Tribal Nations Summit on November 30, 2022.
After decades of fighting, tribes in northern California can celebrate the pending removal of four dams on the Klamath River.
“Write to your people,” the legendary Native journalist Tim Giago would say. “Others will read it too, but your people are your audience.”
A land swap long in development within the Custer Gallatin National Forest is finally open to public comment.
A dispute over who can exercise jurisdiction over COVID-19 policies on the Blackfeet Nation is in federal court.
The Western Transportation Institute at Montana State University will provide transportation outreach and technical assistance to 29 tribes across five states.
The architectural design career of Major Robinson has a lot of diverse breadth. Learn more on Native America Calling.
Post-long weekend productivity hack: Grab a coffee and read this newsletter.
The descendants of Chief Spotted Elk, a Lakota leader who was murdered at Wounded Knee in 1890, are speaking out.
A case before the United States Supreme Court could resume the genocide of tribal nations.
Joye Michelle Braun, a citizen of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe known for organizing the pipeline resistance movement in Indian Country, passed away on November 13.
Are you wondering where to find blue corn meal made by Native producers? Or do you want to give someone bison meat from tribal lands?
Law enforcement in New Mexico have developed a list of roughly 200 names to help track and raise awareness of Indigenous people who go missing.
A bipartisan bill to advance the work of a Native veterans organization is inching toward final passage as the 117th Congress winds down.
Cherokee language is core to our culture and our identity as a distinct people.
Today on Native America Calling, Shawn Spruce talks with Indigenous female powerlifters about what draws them to the sport and what keeps them going.
Everything changed for hip-hop artist Tall Paul when he first heard about iconic athlete Jim Thorpe.
Whitney Rencountre (Hunkpati Dakota) is the new head of the Crazy Horse Memorial Foundation.
At a time when some holdout sports teams ignore calls to end problematic mascots and imagery, some teams are turning to Native designers for appropriate designs.
Dozens of young Native people flocked to the nation’s capital for the return of the White House Tribal Youth Forum, where they saw food sovereignty in action.
“USDA is committed to empowering tribal self-determination and bringing Indigenous perspectives into agriculture, food, and nutrition,” said Secretary Tom Vilsack.
Among the deluge of podcasts, Native producers are tackling subjects ranging from mental health and sobriety, issues within their own tribes, and language revitalization.
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The Cherokee Nation is getting closer to fulfilling a promise made by treaty nearly two centuries ago.
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs is getting back to work after a lengthy absence.
Together, we can become healthier Cherokees and a healthier Cherokee Nation.
Today on Native America Calling, Shawn Spruce speaks with tribal forestry directors about working with government agencies and the threats facing forests.
The Native contingent in the U.S. House of Representatives will be down by one come the next session of the U.S. Congress.
The Oneida Indian Nation has reclaimed more than 1,500 funerary objects and cultural artifacts, as well as a long-overdue apology, from Colgate University.
It’s a rainy day in the nation’s capital for the formal dedication of the National Native American Veterans Memorial.
A number of new Native children’s books make great bedtime stories, especially for those hungry little book worms.
The U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments in Haaland v. Brackeen, a closely-watched Indian Child Welfare Act case, on November 9, 2022.
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