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The Democratic Party gained many new members in Indian Country because of the man they called FDR.
Employees of the Oglala Sioux Tribe’s Ambulance Service are raising concerns about ‘abhorrent’ working conditions.
About a hundred people gathered to grieve the loss of Brendon Galbreath, a citizen of the Blackfeet Nation who died in an encounter with police.
Construction on Oregon’s first tribal- and artist-preference affordable housing development, known as Mamook Tokatee, will be completed this year.
Fighting wildfires isn’t getting any easier, but pay is rising for firefighters employed by the Bureau of Indian Affairs and other federal agencies.
Forty-six years ago, one of the greatest athletes and a true Indigenous icon, made the transition from a star on earth to a star in the sky.
Native America Calling welcomes Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians author Angeline Boulley to discuss her novel “Firekeeper’s Daughter.”
The first time Ozzy Watchman took his daughter, Navajo Nation police never responded to the family’s call for help, relatives said.
From 2010 to 2020, Arizona had 13 extreme weather events, costing the state up to $10 billion in damages, according to the White House.
Indigenous nations across the country have experienced chronic federal underfunding, which has led to disproportionate impacts tied to COVID-19 through housing, employment, public safety, food security, health care and economic outcomes.
You are the best person to judge your safety.
Advocating for our tribal nations and our people through participation in the political process is one of the most important choices we can make.
NAFOA’s newsletter provides you the latest news and resources for Indian Country.
As a tribe, we are building programs and making strategic investments that will benefit Cherokee citizens, families, communities and neighbors for generations to come.
Pregnant women need a healthy diet to minimize the risk of developmental problems with their babies. But many Indigenous people have limited access to fresh food and good nutritional guidance.
The Muscogee Nation has repeatedly invited the Governor of Oklahoma to join forces and partner with us, but he refuses.
If the National Environmental Policy Act is weakened, so is the safety of me, my family, and my people.
Native America Calling will hear about the series and from some of the people who continue to work toward protecting sacred land.
The 8th Circuit Court of Appeals hears oral arguments in Rosebud Sioux Tribe v. United States, a treaty rights case, on March 18, 2021.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, giving or getting a helping hand is more important than ever.
Qacung, also known as Stephen Blanchet, is out with his first solo album, a tribute to Alaska Native people.
Every day that Christine Benally looks out of the window of her home, she’s reminded of how the federal government failed to protect her child.
Arizona is on pace to record its 1 millionth COVID-19 infection and health experts fear that kids in schools and the looming Labor Day holiday will only make matters worse.
The Central Council of the Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of is one step closer to providing access to improved broadband services in Southeast Alaska.
In the ten years since 2010, the number of people the Census categorizes as American Indian and Alaska Natives increased from 5.2 million to 9.7 million.
Humanity mandates decisions based upon mutual consent between the United States and Native Sovereign Nations.
We have already lost far too many beloved community members to this disease.
Ernest Oppegaard-Peltier, a citizen of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians, addresses a Stop Line 3 rally at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
Gina Peltier, a citizen of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians, addresses a Stop Line 3 rally at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
Jean-Luc Pierite, a citizen of the Tunica-Biloxi Tribe, addresses a Stop Line 3 rally at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
People ask why the residential-boarding school survivors, their respective families and supporters wear orange.
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Opponents of the Line 3 oil pipeline across Minnesota continue to work to halt construction.
It’s a big week coming up in the Native arts world. Native America Calling will get a look at what’s in store.
Native people across the country are learning to adjust to life in the pandemic after a bumpy road this past year. How have artists been doing?
President Biden is once again making history with his choice to lead the National Park Service, the federal agency that oversees millions of acres of ancestral tribal territories and treaty lands.
“They’re just little victims everywhere,” a child abuse specialist on the Navajo Nation said.
Resilient. That’s the word used to describe Kim Holmes by the people who know her best.
The Shawnee language is in danger of becoming extinct, but COVID-19 and a switch to remote education open the door for revival.
When we say, “domestic violence is not traditional,” it is to remind Native Americans of a time before colonization.
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