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President Abraham Lincoln ordered the hanging of 38 Dakota warriors on December 26, 1862. Two other chiefs were hanged three years later.
Tribes closed casinos and hotels at the beginning of the pandemic in order to prevent further spread of the virus.
Roland Begay, a health care professional on the Navajo Nation, was the first person to receive the COVID-19 vaccine on the largest reservation in the United States.
A Canadian company has been dealt a setback in efforts to develop an area known as Paradise Valley.
Dealing with COVID-19 is one of president-elect Joe Biden’s highest priorities and Dr. Jill Jim of the Navajo Nation will be there to guide him.
Tribally-run health care clinics have never been more important than right now, amid a pandemic.
Indian Country is receiving a new COVID-19 vaccine but the vast majority of tribal citizens will have to wait before they can be protected from a disease that continues to ravage their communities.
Sharing important updates impacting Indian Country.
Initially the death and suffering driven by the COVID-19 virus seemed far away from the Plains of South Dakota.
Of the 11 Democratic presidential electors who will cast Arizona’s Electoral College vote, three are tribal leaders.
Every year, the National Center for American Indian Enterprise Development recognizes 40 people under 40 who demonstrate notable leadership, initiative, and dedication.
The Indian Health Service is planning to distribute over 68,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses to Indian Country.
The Cherokee word “gadugi” describes one of our most important Cherokee values. It means working together to improve our tribal community.
The landscape is changing rapidly for tribes aiming to capitalize on the growing legal cannabis market.
The COVID-19 vaccine could arrive as soon as next week, with initial doses prioritized for health care workers and assisted living facilities.
Enthusiasm across Arizona was higher this election than in the 2016 presidential contest, and final results show the contrast was even more stark in Indian Country.
“The Vore Buffalo Jump is a part of our history which should be told and shared with the world,” said Dr. Richard Littlebear, president of the Chief Dull Knife Memorial College.
Lakota leaders continue to see an increase of COVID-19 cases in their territory.
Tribes and the Indian Health Service are making plans to distributed the COVID-19 vaccine after it becomes available.
The crisis of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Relatives is not new.
Is this the same-ole same-ole by the federal government that the U. S. Constitution and the law doesn’t matter if it only affects American Indians?
Taos Pueblo wholeheartedly appreciates the support, leadership, the prayers, contributions, and sacrifices that brought Blue Lake back to our people.
For the fifth year, a Navajo Nation program is helping reservation residents stay warm through by distributing coal for free.
The pitiful behavior of our South Dakota representatives (all Republicans) would be a childish joke if it weren’t so pitifully ignorant.
The Trump administration has approved a controversial mining operation on Sioux Nation treaty territory in South Dakota.
Sen. Tom Udall (D-New Mexico) discusses Indian issues as he delivers his final speech on the U.S. Senate floor on December 8, 2020.
The challenge of remote college classes, combined with the high cost of post-secondary education, is taking a toll amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
MIGIZI continues to keep Native youth engaged amid COVID-19 as the organization prepares for some big moves.
Tribes have until the end of this month to spend their share of the $8 billion in federal emergency coronavirus funds.
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs will focus on tribal self-governance and cultural sovereignty as the 116th Congress winds down.
Volunteers with Chizh for Cheii are preparing to deliver firewood to elders on the Navajo Nation, where nearly 90 percent of homes rely on wood for heat.
Lakota people are falling through the cracks due to lack of understanding on all sides.
The Good Medicine Festival features playwrights and performances by Native and Indigenous artists from all over the world.
Voters of the Colorado River Indian Tribes have elected Amelia Flores as chairwoman and five members to the governing council.
“The tribe’s commitment to make a positive impact on our local community has never been stronger as we all persevere through the pandemic,” said Bob Peters, Chairman of the Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Pottawatomi Indians.
“It breaks my heart every day to watch it happen and watch TC Energy dig up the earth and go under our rivers and waterways,” said Lakota activist TaSina Sapa Win.
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The Grinch came early this year, ransacking a popular youth program on the Pine Ridge Reservation and leaving some in the tribal community wondering who could be so heartless.
As publisher of a Native newspaper, we reach into a community underserved or never served by the mainstream media.
Native people have a higher average number of household members than the general population, ramping up the chances for COVID-19 infection in the home.
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