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The U.S. Departments of the Interior, Education and Health and Human Services launched a new initiative to preserve, protect, and promote the rights and freedom of Native Americans to use, practice, and develop Native languages.
Shake off Zoom fatigue and join these important webinars for Indian Country.
The Department of the Interior is taking steps to protect Chaco Culture National Historical Park and the landscape around it from oil and gas leasing.
From Sean Sherman aka The Sioux Chef to poet laureate Joy Harjo, here are ways you can observe Native American Heritage Month.
Citizens of the Cherokee Nation, like most tribes across the country, have a deep commitment to the American military.
The Center for Western Priorities is praising the Biden administration for seeking to protect sacred tribal areas in New Mexico from development.
The Biden administration released a “progress report” in conjunction with the White House Tribal Nations Summit.
Pueblo educators have just updated a K-12 curriculum and teacher training regimen for schools, designed from a Pueblo viewpoint.
From the missing and murdered crisis to sacred sites, the Biden administration is touting its Indian Country agenda as it hosts the White House Tribal Nations Summit.
The White House and members of the Joe Biden-Kamala Harris administration will host the 2021 Tribal Nations Summit.
The White House and members of the Joe Biden-Kamala Harris administration will host the 2021 Tribal Nations Summit.
A $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill that includes billions of dollars in investments for Indian Country is finally over the finish line on Capitol Hill.
Rep. Paul Gosar (R-Arizona) refused to back down after posting a violent cartoon that appeared to show him and other conservatives attacking President Joe Biden and killing a liberal Democratic lawmaker.
Celebrate Native American Heritage Month by watching Indigenous cinema from around the world.
The documentary film “Pure Grit” follows a young champion as she competes in the exhilarating and dangerous sport of Indian horse relay racing.
Secretary Deb Haaland, the first Native person to lead the Department of the Interior, delivers a video message on Veterans Day.
Stories from Native veterans offer lasting messages of both courage and healing.
The Bureau of Indian Education will invest more than $178 million to repair aging schools in tribal communities.
The Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal provides $736 million for the Bureau of Indian Affairs, including funding for infrastructure projects and climate resiliency initiatives.
Anishinaabe artist Keith Secola is an iconic figure in the world of Native music.
The Indian Health Service has begun rolling out COVID-19 vaccines for youth as the coronavirus continues to have an outsize impact on Indian Country more than 18 months into the pandemic.
The Indian Health Service hosts a COVID-19 media event in Anadarko, Oklahoma, on November 8, 2021.
For far too long, Native history has been presented from a European perspective.
Congress has given final approval to a $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill that’s been a key part of President Biden’s agenda.
More than 1,000 people, including dignitaries from throughout the country, attended the grand opening of the American Indian Hall at Montana State University.
Cherokee citizens can celebrate not only the accomplishments of our ancestors, but also what we are doing to preserve and strengthen our unique culture.
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A program in Washington State works to protect the legal rights of Native inmates in prison.
Native America Calling will get remembrances from those who were at Woodstock and what the experience means to them now.
Pope Francis is scheduled to meet with an Indigenous delegation when he visits Canada in December.
“I’m looking at this as an opportunity for growth for me,” Larry Wright Jr. said after stepping down as chair of the Ponca Tribe.
Public service campaigns developed under the previous Democratic administration were abandoned by the new Republican governor.
Native America Calling will find out about ways Native couples can face the realities of divorce without making a difficult process harder.
When Nicolle Gonzales gave birth to her three children in a hospital setting, the care felt routine and mechanical. It led her to start the Changing Woman Initiative for Native mothers.
The U.S. House of Representatives considers H.R.1619, the Catawba Indian Nation Lands Act, on November 1, 2021.
The U.S. House of Representatives considers H.R.2088, the Eastern Band of Cherokee Historic Lands Reacquisition Act, on November 1, 2021.
The U.S. House of Representatives considers H.R.4881, the Old Pascua Community Land Acquisition Act, on November 1, 2021.
The U.S. House of Representatives considers S.108, a bill benefiting the Seminole Tribe, on November 1, 2021.
The U.S. House of Representatives considers H.R.5221, the Urban Indian Health Confer Act, on November 1, 2021.
The U.S. House of Representatives considers H.R.1975, the Pala Band of Mission Indians Land Transfer Act, on November 1, 2021.
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