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Bipartisanship seemed to be on rare display on Capitol Hill as lawmakers advanced a trio of bills benefiting Indian Country.
As dangerous smoke cast an ominous shadow over the nation’s capital, tribes and their advocates continue to wait for a series of monumental decisions from the U.S. Supreme Court.
The largest finance organization in Indian Country is undergoing change with the exit of its executive director, who was on the job for less than two years.
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs hosts a listening session on updating the Indian Arts and Crafts Act.
Twitter is one of the social media outlets that help individuals connect with each other — but is it worth it for Native users?
More than 800 tribal leaders and finance professional in Indian Country are in the nation’s capital for NAFOA’s 41st annual conference.
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs is seeking input on proposed updates to the Indian Arts and Crafts Act.
The case is one of the simplest the justices will hear this year, because it involves no constitutional questions and, in truth, only the interpretation of a single phrase of a single statutory provision.
The growth and prosperity of Cherokee Nation are an example of history repeating itself.
Ojibwe inventor Danielle Boyer is on a quest to make technology more accessible to interested Native students.
Public schools in New York will no longer be allowed to use mascots, symbols or depictions of Native people.
The National American Indian Housing Council, the largest inter-tribal housing organization, is welcoming Chelsea E. Fish as its new executive director.
Tribes across the nation are exploring new economic development opportunities in places where cannabis is no longer prohibited by state law.
A Republican lawmaker who was unable to derail Deb Haaland’s historic rise to Secretary of the Interior had somewhat of a meltdown as he came face-to-face with the Native woman trailblazer.
ICT, the news publication formerly known as Indian Country Today, will no longer be posting new content on Twitter.
The Genoa Indian Industrial School was one of the largest Indian boarding schools, drawing students from 40 tribal nations for half a century.
As Americans debate gun restrictions amid the mass shooting epidemic, a bill in Congress would make it easier for tribal citizens to acquire guns using only their tribal ID.
Tribal nations are opposing new South Dakota social studies standards that exclude them from history in the state.
Efforts to strengthen the Indian Arts and Crafts Act are drawing widespread attention as tribes seek a major — and controversial — change to a law designed to protect Native artists from frauds.
The Quapaw Nation will be electing a new chairman following the resignation of Joseph T. Byrd from the tribe’s top executive post.
Access to telemedicine is a lifeline for many Cherokees, and we must protect it to keep up the fight against the opioid crisis.
Researchers and environmental advocates don’t know much yet about mining minerals off the bottom of the ocean floor but the race is on for development.
President Joe Biden is welcoming a new Native adviser to the White House, the third of his administration.
Forty years of federal recognition and the Narragansett people are still fighting for what’s rightfully ours.
After removal from their home and an arduous and deadly forced march, the Muscogee Nation arrived in Oklahoma with little more than a promise that they could revive and rebuild.
A new study confirms many tribes’ oral histories that Native people utilized horses long before Europeans entered the picture.
The White Earth Nation says it is developing an ethics code after hearing a “litany of concerns” about a prominent figure who has benefited from the tribe’s name for more than three decades.
NAFOA stays on top of the news so you always start your week informed and ready.
For too many generations, citizens of tribal nations around the country, including Cherokee Nation citizens, saw their language, their culture and their artistic expression suppressed and eroded by policies of the United States.
A proposed gold mine in southwest Alaska has been promising riches for investors and Alaska Native workers alike.
From growing hemp to fighting pipelines, Winona LaDuke has launched a large number of organizations, businesses and initiatives. Here’s a look at some of her environmental efforts.
Disgraced environmental figure Winona LaDuke and her inner circle are striking a defiant tone as the organization she has led for 30 years seeks to recover from a $750,000 verdict in a sexual harassment and retaliation case.
A Native man from Canada who dedicated his life to economic development in Indigenous communities was killed in Las Vegas, Nevada.
One of Indian Country’s most prominent environmental activists has been ordered to pay $750,000 to a former employee after being found liable for sexual harassment and retaliation in the workplace.
The Catholic Church formally repudiated a religious doctrine that was used to justify the theft of lands from indigenous peoples in North America.
The Cherokee Nation is distancing itself from a prominent Hollywood filmmaker, confirming Heather Rae isn’t a tribal citizen and hasn’t benefited from production incentives on the reservation.
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs is hosting a roundtable to hear about Native priorities for the upcoming Farm Bill.
The Native American Journalists Association announced changes in leadership following the resignation of the board president.
Ben Shelly, a former president of the Navajo Nation, passed away following a long illness.
Tribal leaders are calling on the Biden administration to re-examine its commitment to the nation-to-nation relationship following “shocking” arguments in a closely-watched U.S. Supreme Court case.
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