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Christian churches destroyed the lives of more Lakota boys and girls than they will ever know.
Edith Kanaka’ole was an acclaimed Native Hawaiian composer, chanter, hula dancer and educator.
Native people have eagerly lined up to get their initial COVID-19 vaccine shots. But booster rates appear to be lagging as the pandemic continues.
On an intuitive and experiential level, the Catholic Church as an institution was an agent of harm. But Pope Francis has avoided saying so.
The Bureau of Indian Affairs is promising reforms after a disproportionate number of inmates died while in custody.
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs took testimony from tribal leaders whose communities are in dire need of infrastructure and revenue.
Any law or order meant to restrict our freedom to teach and learn is a restriction on freedom.
Indian Country’s economic health is vastly more important than scoring partisan points.
The apology from Pope Francis sought forgiveness for the role the Catholic Church played in atrocities at Native residential schools.
Tens of thousands of Native children suffered abuse at residential schools run by the Catholic Church, all with the compliance of the Canadian government.
Representatives of regional tribal organizations present their fiscal year 2023 budget priorities to the House Committee on Appropriations.
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs holds a business meeting to consider five tribal homelands bills.
Remnants of more than 500 uranium mines on the Navajo Nation have been a threat to residents for decades.
The nation’s highest court is once again entering a season of significant change with major Indian law cases on the docket and a historic nominee nearing confirmation.
Cherokee Nation is strongest when our people have healthy bodies and minds.
Long before it became the inspiration to build what became Utah’s largest city, the Great Salt Lake was an important place for the Ute, Paiute, Goshute, and Shoshone nations.
With one long-overdue legislative achievement under their belts, tribal nations from one of the furthest ends of Indian Country are asking Congress to fully recognize their sovereignty.
The House Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations holds an oversight hearing titled “The Opioid Crisis in Tribal Communities.”
The House Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States holds a legislative hearing on three bills of interest in Indian Country.
We’re 40! Follow the Celebrations with #NAFOA40th!
Find records from the Santa Fe Indian School in the 1950 Census.
After a judge dismissed charges of shellfish trafficking on treaty grounds, tribes and treaty rights organizations say the case exemplifies how officials are working to undermine treaty fishing rights and agreements.
Native graphics and images are at the heart of a new art exhibition at the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center in New Mexico.
Native America Calling spends an hour getting the absolute truth from Native comedians and others about what makes things funny.
The House Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States holds a legislative hearing on three bills of interest in Indian Country.
Numbers are hard to come by, but one survey found the number of Indigenous farmworkers in California alone reached 140,000.
The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe is calling on the Department of Justice to investigate a business that has banned Native patrons.
Native athletes are well-represented on the wrestling mat at the high school and college levels.
Integrating Native heritage into public education is a goal that’s been ensconced in the Montana Constitution for 50 years.
California, Idaho and Arizona rank highest among the 37 states with place names deemed derogatory to Native women.
Native America Calling will take time on Vietnam Veterans Day to honor all those who served.
The people of the Dakota, Lakota and Nakota nations came together to take a stand against racism and discrimination on their homelands.
It’s that time of the year again. President Joe Biden and his administration have released their fiscal year 2023 budget request.
Our past efforts have been successful, but we still have great need when it comes to secure homes.
Only one week left until NAFOA turns 40!
Tribal leaders and tribal organizations are rallying in support of a bill that mandates consultation with Indian nations on actions that affect their interests.
A series of troubling incidents appears to harken to a time of unchecked discrimination, racism and basic disregard for Native people.
What’s on The Menu? Join Native America Calling’s resident foodie Andi Murphy to find out!
Affording the basics is becoming harder every day as inflation continues to creep higher.
When those wagons first began their way to break treaties and settle on our territory we were classified as lesser beings and genocide was justified as such.
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