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The U.S. House of Representatives considers H.R.810, a bill to conduct a feasibility study on the Chief Standing Bear National Historic Trail, on May 12, 2021.
The U.S. House of Representatives considers H.R.478, the Blackwater Trading Post Land Transfer Act, on May 12, 2021.
As the first Americans continue to feel the disproportionate impacts of the coronavirus pandemic, a bipartisan group of lawmakers is seeking to bring more resources to urban Indian communities.
Some tribes are considering adding cryptocurrencies to their portfolios to stake out a place in the volatile market.
The Cherokee language has always been the heart and soul of our tribe.
The National Congress of American Indians has ousted the first Native person who served as its general counsel, less than two weeks after a new chief executive officer came on board.
The Fort Laramie Treaty of 1868 requires the United States to provide health care to the Sioux Nation.
From the Dakota Access Pipeline in North Dakota to Line 5 in Michigan, pipeline operators continue to skirt the law.
Community matters a lot to NAFOA. Let us know how we’re doing!
“Native Sovereign Nations have been at the center of America from the beginning,” said Chairman Harold Frazier of the Great Plains Tribal Chairmen’s Association.
The COVID-19 pandemic forced Native small businesses to change tactics and cobble together various loans and government assistance in order to survive.
The U.S. House of Representatives considers H.R.2878, the Native VetSuccess at Tribal Colleges and Universities Pilot Program Act on May 17, 2021.
The House Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States holds a legislative hearing to consider pending tribal bills.
After fifteen years of relentless effort, tribal nations finally succeeded in passing America’s most aggressive and revolutionary climate change policy.
Palestinian people are native and have a right to live freely upon their ancestral lands.
Robert Anderson, a citizen of the Bois Forte Band of Chippewa, delivers an opening statement at his confirmation hearing to be Solicitor at the Department of the Interior.
Voting access, Indigenous languages and bison management were the big-ticket items for the Montana Legislature’s American Indian Caucus.
The House of Representatives voted to create a bipartisan commission to investigate the deadly January 6 insurrection at the Capitol, despite the opposition of 175 Republicans.
Denying our spiritual practices for more than 100 years has impacted generations of Indian people.
The Days of ’76 Parade and Rodeo has been growing over the years, and including Native culture is becoming more important in the celebration.
Stray or feral dogs are a fixture in many Native communities.
Downtown is home to thousands of people, including one new resident who’s 45 feet tall and very hard to miss.
Bills to protect tribal cultural property, address Native youth issues and mandate tribal consultation are being heard by the House Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States.
We turn our musical gaze to the work of Lil’wat artist Russell Wallace.
Across Tennessee, over 80 schools still have “Native American” sports mascots, logos, and symbols.
Dr. Pearl Kiyawn Brower (Inupiat) is an education leader in Alaska. She’s the Native in the spotlight on Native America Calling.
Your body. Your sovereignty. Your decision.
Leaders of the Muscogee Nation are dropping “Creek” from its name as part of a rebranding effort, but not all members are on board with the change.
“I really wanted to make Standing Rock water protectors and water protectors around the world proud,” Native illustrator Michaela Goade said of her award-winning work.
The unlikely journey for Teton Saltes, the New York Jets’ latest recruit, started as an afterthought.
Tribal efforts to fight COVID-19, bolstering the Indian Health Service response and tribal housing programs are among the biggest beneficiaries of the federal $31.2 billion coronavirus relief package.
A Lakota couple is suing a public school district after a secretary at the school allegedly cut their daughters’ hair without permission.
Keeping tribes and community members informed is one of NAFOA’s top priorities.
As Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation, I feel strongly the duty to our Cherokee ancestors who sacrificed so much for the rights we have today.
President Biden is seeking $111 billion to help solve persistent drinking water access problems, including for tribes.
Hundreds of Native people and their allies marched through California’s capital to bring awareness to the epidemic of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women.
Native America Calling will hear from singles and dating experts about how to date safely in the COVID-19 pandemic.
A citizen of the Muscogee Nation is set to make history as the first Native person to serve as a federal judge in Washington state.
The Sikh Coalition and the San Carlos Apache Tribe would not appear to have much in common at first glance, but they have found a shared interest in protecting sacred land.
Oklahoma’s first Native-owned brewing company, inspired by the recipes of the owner’s father, will open an independent location this summer.
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