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Supporting tribal citizens from youth to executive leaders.


ndncollective
NDN Collective is giving away backpacks filled with supplies to Native American students and youth in the Rapid City, South Dakota, area.

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uscapitol
It’s a busy week for Indian Country’s legislative agenda on Capitol Hill.

ncai
A powerful Republican lawmaker is accusing the National Congress of American Indians of engaging in “divisiveness” in connection with a bitter dispute over billions of dollars in COVID-19 relief.

lisamurkowski
Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) is not happy with the National Congress of American Indians.

Sioux San Hospital
Laws in America are made up of property concerns and have had as their main agenda, the protection of property.

danahlers
Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Dan Ahlers wants to see better relationships between the state and federal governments and Native Americans. He believes that it starts with treaties.

saveourchildren
The mother of a young Lakota man who accused President Julian Bear Runner of the Oglala Sioux Tribe of coercing him into sex filed a second complaint as citizens came together to support two spirits and youth on the Pine Ridge Reservation.

It’s ‘full speed ahead’ for the White House Council on Native American Affairs, according to the Trump administration. But details remain scarce as tribes complain of a fractured relationship with their trustee.

nativeamericansforbiden
Native Americans for Biden and Out for Biden will host a Two Spirit Roundtable to discuss issues of importance to the LGBTQ+ Indigenous Community.

When StrongHearts Native Helpline was formed, the organization underwent a process to choose a Native American logo that could represent the virtues of strength, resilience, empathy and protection.

stevedaines
U.S. Senate candidate Steve Daines is encouraging people to vote by mail — but only if they support President Donald Trump.

us capitol
It’s been difficult to get Indian legislation through Congress but tribes are hoping to get a win with passage of a self-governance bill.

twokingscasinoresort
A bipartisan bill ensures the Catawba Nation can move forward with a gaming development on ancestral territory in North Carolina.

ipcc
Join the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center and Rep. Deb Haaland (D-New Mexico) for an update on economic development activities in New Mexico’s biggest city.

everynativevotecounts
A new policy lets Arizona residents without traditional street addresses register to vote online — a big change for people living on reservations.

ncai
Our ancestors told us to always think seven generations ahead and conduct ourselves accordingly.

fallingrock
Dakota Middle Tent’s family was relieved when they saw him in the emergency room at Monument Health with only a few broken bones.

U.S. Army PFC Corlton Lane Chee, a citizen of the Navajo Nation, passed away at the age of 25 while stationed at Fort Hood Army Base in Texas.

fawnsharp
The 2020 Tribal Unity Impact Days, a two-day event hosted by the National Congress of American Indians and partners, is going virtual this year due to COVID-19.

uscapitol
Democrats and Republicans are coming together to ensure Native and rural communities get counted in the 2020 Census.

nativevote

Native Americans in Arizona were denied the right to vote until 1948, and state law continued to deny voting opportunities for Native Americans through laws, policies and practices until 1970.


romanorona

Please join Roman Orona (Yaqui/Apache) for a webinar on ‘The Business of Performance Art.’


navajobluetravelplaza
The 9,000 square-foot Navajo Blue Travel Plaza is located along a busy interstate in Arizona.

Remember being a kid when birthdays were eagerly anticipated, a golden day, occasion for a party when we got to be the center of attention?

oglalasiouxtribefortlaramie
The tribes of the Sioux Nation are calling on the Trump administration to take treaty rights into account before issuing a decision on fracking in Wyoming.

An accurate Census count is a ‘matter of life and death’ for Indian Country, a prominent tribal leader said.

julianbearrunner
Despite an emotional plea from a young Lakota man, leaders of the Oglala Sioux Tribe failed to impeach President Julian Bear Runner on allegations of sexual misconduct.

byronmallott
In 2018, Jody Potts was the target of misconduct from then-Lt. Gov. Byron Mallott. Two days later, he resigned, but the details of what happened have never been publicly told until now.

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bureauofindianeducation
Schools operated by the Bureau of Indian Education on the Navajo Nation will be opening under a distance-learning plan, a stunning reversal of the agency’s plans to hold classes in person.

NAFOA

Committed to community and individual growth: Here’s five things to know this week, courtesy NAFOA.


cherokeenation
Our sovereign government is making investments that will address immediate health, safety and economic needs during this crisis.

navajonation
The Bureau of Indian Education failed to send a witness to a hearing on reopening Indian schools in the age of COVID-19.

jojohnson
We have some important news for South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem: the coronavirus is real.


pineridgereservation
There appears to be a lot of movement leading up to the impeachment hearing of Julian Bear Runner, President of the Oglala Sioux Tribe.

themysticwarrior
The theater was packed on the night ‘The Mystic Warrior’ was screened in South Dakota.

crowcreeksioux
In a short amount of time, nearly 25 of the 80 residents of Big Bend, a community on the Crow Creek Sioux Reservation, tested positive for COVID-19. Several have died and life has not returned to normal.