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As Indian Country celebrated the release of Leonard Peltier, the new occupant of the Oval Office began taking aim at some of the bedrock principles of the trust and treaty relationship.
The legislative panel with jurisdiction over Indian issues is meeting for the first time in the 119th Congress.
Alaska’s two Republican senators say Denali should always be known by its Native name.
U.S. presidents have used the Antiquities Act to protect sacred and important tribal sites. The law is once again under attack with Donald Trump in office.
“Indians have a great sense of humor,” the late Terry Ree once said. “We pretty much had to have that or we wouldn’t be here.”
The city of Nashville granted a request to change the name of Cumberland Park to Wasioto Park in honor of Indigenous history in Tennessee.
Native people in Arizona were targeted by scammers who promised health care and services that were never delivered.
The ‘Navajos 4 Trump’ group was selected to participate in the inaugural presidential parade on January 20, 2025.
Get your latest news on tribal finance and economic development from NAFOA.
Leonard Peltier will spend the remainder of his prison sentence at home after an 11th-hour action by former President Joe Biden.
“Our hearts are full for Leonard Peltier, his family, and all of Indian Country as he finally gets to go home after nearly 50 years behind bars,” said Judith LeBlanc.
“I am grateful that Leonard can now go home to his family,” said Deb Haaland, who was the first Native person to serve in a presidential cabinet.
“Leonard Peltier’s freedom today is the result of 50 years of intergenerational resistance, organizing, and advocacy,” said Nick Tilsen.
Read the text of the executive grant of clemency to Leonard Peltier, signed by President Joe Biden on January 19, 2025.
Navajo Nation President Buu Nygren addresses a tribal gathering on the eve of the U.S. presidential inauguration.
Navajo Nation Council Speaker Crystalyne Curley addresses a tribal gathering on the eve of the U.S. presidential inauguration.
Leaders of some of the largest tribal nations are optimistic and hopeful as Donald Trump becomes the 47th president of the United States.
Every time a Cherokee finds success in business creation, they are generating wealth and stability for their community.
More than 3,100 Indian students died during the genocidal Indian boarding school era, according to an investigation by The Washington Post.
TikTok, the popular video sharing platform, might soon be disappearing from the United States following a decision from the nation’s highest court.
Ted Nolan’s home on the Garden River First Nation didn’t have electricity or running water. But it did have a hockey rink in the backyard.
Read the written statement of Doug Burgum, a former governor of North Dakota, to be Secretary of the Interior.
President-elect Donald Trump has promised to issue at least 100 executive orders on his first day in office. How will Indian Country be affected?
Indigenous Enterprise promotes and advances Indigenous culture through the power of powwow song and dance.
An award-winning government employee is leading the Office of Tribal Justice at the Department of Justice.
Gov. Kristi Noem used her State of the State address to say goodbye to South Dakota.
Wildfires have killed at least 24 people and destroyed thousands of homes in southern California. Tribes and urban Indian organizations are stepping up.
A newcomer is leading the House subcommittee with jurisdiction over Indian issues.
The Orthodox New Year in Alaska is a mix of seal meat, tea cakes, and Native and Slavonic languages.
Members of the U.S. Senate are busy with confirmation hearings for a number of president-elect Donald Trump’s nominees. Here’s the schedule.
The Republican-led Senate is busy with a slew of confirmation hearings for Donald Trump’s nominees — including one of the most consequential for Indian Country.
Help rebuild communities and lives impacted by recent fires in southern California.
This month we celebrate an important birthday: Our Speaker Services turns three.
Ted Nolan’s home on the Garden River First Nation didn’t have electricity or running water. But it did have a hockey rink in the backyard.
Neal McCaleb dedicated his life to public service, a calling that led him to prominent positions in tribal, state and federal government.
Rep. Dusty Johnson (R-South Dakota) reintroduced a bill to protect 40 acres at the Wounded Knee Massacre site on behalf of the Oglala Sioux Tribe and Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe.
The Department of Interior awarded grants to help tribal communities prepare for climate-related threats on their homelands.
When Ross Anderson was clocked at more than 154 miles per hour, he set an American speed skiing record that has yet to be broken nearly two decades later.
Despite a lack of interest from the energy industry, Republicans from Alaska think president-elect Donald Trump will help them open Arctic lands to development.
Senate Democrats say they haven’t received even basic information about Doug Burgum, who is seeking to lead the Department of the Interior.
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