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What are the issues that are important to young Native voters?
President Trump finally signed a tribal self-governance bill into law but he doesn’t plan to follow all of its provisions if he doesn’t feel like it.
Just days after their boss bashed Indigenous Peoples Day, members of the Donald Trump administration tried their best to portray the president as someone who cares about the interests of America’s “first” inhabitants.
William Perry Pendley’s “acting” status at the Bureau of Land Management calls into question his decisions on energy leases, national monuments and conservation plans across the nation.
Serving 22 years in the U.S. Army has had a profound impact on the life of Remi Bald Eagle.
History has shown that Indians have always resisted their removal and displacement.
“Advice from the elders helped the tiospaye stay emotionally strong,” Jace DeCory said at the West River History Conference.
When domestic violence happens there’s a number of agencies involved including the justice system, police, and social service agencies.
Donald Trump released his “Putting America’s First Peoples First Plan” on October 20, 2020.
Plans for a memorial which will honor the students of the Rapid City Indian Boarding School were unveiled during the annual Native American Day walk.
Due to the high number of deaths of elders in recent weeks and months among the Northern Cheyenne, the matter of funerals and grieving is a common topic of discussion.
The Great Plains Tribal Leaders Health Board will be providing services at a temporary location while construction of the $100 million Oyate Health Center is underway.
Residents on the Salt River Pima–Maricopa Indian Community are condemning the use of force against a opponents of Donald Trump’s border wall.
Valles Caldera National Preserve in New Mexico is a sacred place for many tribes.
Can President Trump use military funds for the wall along the U.S. border? The Supreme Court is set to decide.
Tohono O’odham and congressional officials are condemning the “utterly shameful” use of tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse a border wall protest.
COVID-19 isn’t the only infectious disease to be concerned about as the weather gets colder.
As Lakota people, we struggle to experience even a fraction of what “white privilege” provides for the bigot in this country.
The coronavirus pandemic has put many people — Native women especially — in peril from domestic violence.
Angela McConnell, Hoopa and Mojave, was murdered two years ago. Authorities have yet to resolve her case.
Native people may face barriers to voting but not enough to assure residents of the Navajo Nation that their ballots will be counted.
President Donald Trump disavowed Indigenous Peoples Day during a campaign rally in Michigan.
NAFOA is committed to fostering life-long learning from youth to executive leaders.
Disney has added a content advisory to Peter Pan due to its stereotypical depictions of Native people.
Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs Tara Sweeney addresses the Alaska Federation of Natives, an organization where she formerly served as co-chair.
The LANDBACK campaign calls out the social and political structures built on stolen land and advocates for returning land to Native nations.
The fate of the Indian health care system is in the hands of the U.S. Supreme Court in a case where not even the Trump administration is defending the trust and treaty responsibility to tribes and their citizens.
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear a case seeking to invalidate the Affordable Care Act. What does that mean for tribes and their citizens?
As Election Day nears, worries about adequate access to the polls increase across Indian Country.
Tribal leaders participate in a panel at the National Tribal Health Conference on October 14, 2020.
The new community center is the fourth built on the Red Lake Nation over the last dozen years or so.
“Let us remind ourselves to use our way of life teachings, our culture, tradition and language to fight these monsters,” President Jonathan Nez of the Navajo Nation said.
The Alaska Federation of Natives is opening its annual conference with the theme “Good Government, Alaskans Decide.”
The Chickasaw Nation is moving forward with two gaming projects in Oklahoma.
The Joe Biden campaign released a list of nearly 200 tribal and Indian leaders who have endorsed the 2020 Democratic presidential ticket.
The Senate Committee on the Judiciary is wrapping up a confirmation hearing for Amy Coney Barrett to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court.
In the last moments of her life, Joyce Echaquan, from the Atikamekw Nation in Canada, recorded hospital staff taunting her with racist comments.
Please join Underscore.news to hear from two prominent American Indian journalists who cover Indian Country.
What happens when the artistic director of an organization whose mission is to serve Native people comes out as not being Native?
The National Museum of the American Indian will open the new National Native American Veterans Memorial on November 11, 2020.
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