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Native athletes are well-represented on the wrestling mat at the high school and college levels.
A sizable contingent of Native elders just competed in the National Senior Games. Learn more about this decades-old event.
The COVID-19 pandemic and operational issues are among the major challenges at the Indian Health Service as the agency awaits new leadership.
It’s the time of year to throw our mortar boards in the air and mark new educational milestones.
Brown University in Rhode Island has adopted a land acknowledgement following consultation with leaders and citizens of the Narragansett Tribe.
Kelli Mosteller, a citizen of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation, is the new executive director of the Harvard University Native American Program.
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs meets to consider the nomination of Roselyn Tso to be director of the Indian Health Service.
Storytelling is a powerful tradition in Native communities. It’s become a strategic tool for Native businesses too.
With his administration sounding the alarm on health worker burnout, President Biden’s pick to lead the Indian Health Service is up for a long-awaited confirmation hearing.
The K’é Community Trails are now officially open after years of work and planning by community organizers on the Navajo Nation.
There is a severe resource gap impacting the ability of tribes to address intimate partner violence in their communities.
Land that was taken from the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes was finally returned after more than a century.
“It’s really important that we go back and let people know that we are still thriving,” said Galen Cloud of the Muscogee National Council.
Tribal police departments across the country find it difficult to recruit and retain law enforcement personnel.
Sunshine Suzanne Sykes is joining a group that is small yet growing — Native women who serve on the federal bench.
A joint hearing titled “Examining the Policies and Priorities of the Bureau of Indian Education” takes place on May 24, 2022.
All children are a precious gift.
NAFOA values our community—thank you for being a part of it.
Not every Native community has a bank where people can open a savings account, an ATM to make a deposit or withdraw cash, or a financial institution that offers home loans, credit cards, and other types of consumer credit.
Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder is often thought of as condition affecting children. But adults live with ADHD too.
It’s the time of year to throw our mortar boards in the air and mark new educational milestones.
The St. Stephens Indian School is closing out the academic year after the entire administration was ousted following an investigation into a toxic work environment.
The Biden administration is investing $29 million in infrastructure funds on dam safety in Indian Country.
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs holds a business meeting and roundtable on May 18, 2022.
How much confidence should Indian Country put into the federal government’s role in mitigating the trauma of the boarding school era?
Alyssa London, a citizen of the Central Council of the Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes, is set to become a familiar face on NBC News and MSNBC.
A congressional report lists a number of persistent barriers for Native students when it comes to higher education.
The nation’s highest court has passed up a chance to address economic sovereignty in Indian Country.
The House Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States holds a legislative hearing on H.R.5444, the Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies Act.
Arizona’s at the leading edge of a national trend, with Alzheimer’s cases expected to see double-digit percentage increases as the population ages.
At Cherokee Nation we are committed to creating a safe, caring and supportive workplace.
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The story of Mohawk ironworkers building the skyline of New York is legendary.
If you know the names Brian Trottier, Reggie Leach, and Theo Fleury, you are a hockey fan.
The House Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States holds a legislative hearing on H.R.5444, the Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies Act.
Tribal forestry officials are watching the landscape, and Native firefighters are already on the scene at several hot spots, trying to contain wildfires.
Search for Indian boarding schools that have been identified by the Department of the Interior as part of the Federal Indian Boarding School Initiative.
“I didn’t know anything about who I was, as a Native person,” James William LaBelle, Sr. said as a survivor of an Indian boarding school.
“This report confirms that this boarding school system was part of a twin United States policy: the dispossession of Indian lands and the forced assimilation of Indian people,” said Assistant Secretary Bryan Newland.
“For more than a century, tens of thousands of indigenous children were taken from their communities and forced into boarding schools run by the U.S. government,” Secretary Deb Haaland said.
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