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Here we are again, at the start of what I call the Fall and Winter Party Season.

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After largely ignoring important Native issues during most of the campaign, President Donald Trump recently has highlighted what he says are accomplishments for Native people in key states.

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The Phoenix Indian Medical Center shut down inpatient obstetrics services without public notice or comment.

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Rikki Tanenbaum has worked for the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians since 2018.

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Voter turnout in Indian Country has steadily increased in Montana. Will it make a difference in one of the most closely watched races in the nation?

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Voters are casting and dropping off ballots at sites throughout the nation, including Gila River Arena in Arizona’s largest city.

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On and around the Pine Ridge Reservation, we cope endlessly with racial intolerance.

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“We’ll see in the coming years how this is going to change our communities,” said Ernest Weston Jr. of the Oglala Sioux Tribe Planning Office.

Native America Calling NAC
Ongoing violence marks a dispute over treaty rights and commercial lobster fishing in Nova Scotia.

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The United South and Eastern Tribes membership now includes 33 Tribal Nations whose homelands extend from the northeastern woodlands to the Everglades and across the Gulf of Mexico.

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Oil continues to flow through the Dakota Access Pipeline even though a federal judge said the operation should be shut down.

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In January 2020, Canada began accepting claims emerging from a billion-dollar settlement with survivors of Indian day schools.

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Remains of 181 migrants were found in the Arizona desert through the end of September, 37 more than in all of last year and the most since 2013.

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In recognition of Native American leadership in the field of domestic and sexual violence, StrongHearts Native Helpline is presenting a series of columns featuring individuals making a difference in Indian Country.

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A citizen of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation was victimized by a former partner, U.S. Attorney Trent Shores announced.

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Operation Lady Justice, the Trump administration’s initiative to address missing and murdered American Indians and Alaska Natives, is accepting comments through October 31, 2020.

Native America Calling NAC
Bluedog is not only a family affair but a group that prides itself on sharing the life experiences of Native people through sound.

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Racism is out there and our local officials and our local citizens need to admit to themselves that it exists.

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Food security is always an issue for our citizenry and it has only been magnified during the COVID-19 crisis.

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The nation’s highest court now has six justices — out of nine — who were nominated by a Republican president.

Native America Calling NAC
Horror has a long history, and Indigenous artists are mastering the genre, finding new ways to make peoples’ skin crawl.

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Markwayne Mullin is seeking a fifth term in office. Danyell Lanier, a fellow Cherokee, is hoping to unseat him.

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Please join the National Coalition of Native American Language Schools and Programs for a webinar on the Native American Languages Act.

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“Water is a sacred resource and essential to the life and well-being of our people,” said Chairman Luke Duncan of the Ute Tribe.

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The Zia Sun Symbol is vital to the religion, traditions and culture of Zia Pueblo.

Black Elk Peak
Flying “Land Back” flags will not get the job done. We need a Congressional bill to make it happen.

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The Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Pottawatomi Indians is working to protect sites of cultural and historical significance.

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NAFOA aims to keep our community about the news that impacts you the most.

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“Pascua Yaqui voters’ voices deserve to be heard – whether it’s one vote or a thousand votes,” said Chairman Peter S. Yucupicio.

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Joe Biden is the only choice for Indian Country this November, asserts a former official who served under numerous presidents.

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Unlike Donald Trump, Joe Biden is a man of his word, a letter to fellow Lumbees reads.

Native America Calling NAC
Research by the U.S. Census finds the turnout rate for Native voters is lower than the national average.

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Accusations of pandering are flying as Native voters cast ballots in the final days of the heated presidential election.

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The Federal Communications Commission has issued the first set of spectrum licenses through the agency’s first-of-its-kind Rural Tribal Priority Window to Tribal entities across the country.

"We are not your mascots"
It’s time all Native Americans stood together as one.

Native America Calling NAC
In “The Ghost Road: Anishnaabe Responses to Indian Hating,” author and professor Matthew Fletcher shows how the law has harmed Native people and shaped the policies that govern them.

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President Donald Trump gave a shout out to the Lumbee Tribe and the Catawba Nation during a campaign rally in North Carolina.

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The PROGRESS Act, a bipartisan bill to improve tribal self-governance, has finally been signed into law.

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Native supporters of Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden are hosting a pre-watch party for the final debate of the 2020 campaign.

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Native people are trying to address homelessness in their community. A former cop who now serves as mayor is standing in their way.