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Cronkite News: National Congress of American Indians lays out policy agenda (February 13, 2024)

Tribal nations are seeing themselves represented more than ever before, but they still need to make their voices heard at the ballot box, the leader of the National Congress of American Indians said.

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Cherokee leader Wilma Mankiller joins ‘Inspiring Women’ lineup of Barbie dolls (November 7, 2023)

Wilma Mankiller, who was the first woman to lead the Cherokee Nation, is once again making history, this time on toy shelves.

Fireworks as Secretary Haaland faces Republican critic on Capitol Hill (April 19, 2023)

A Republican lawmaker who was unable to derail Deb Haaland’s historic rise to Secretary of the Interior had somewhat of a meltdown as he came face-to-face with the Native woman trailblazer.

Oneida Indian Nation reclaims cultural property in repatriation ceremony (November 11, 2022)

The Oneida Indian Nation has reclaimed more than 1,500 funerary objects and cultural artifacts, as well as a long-overdue apology, from Colgate University.

Navajo Nation leader apologizes for off-reservation incident (October 27, 2022)

A leader of the Navajo Nation is apologizing for an incident that took place off the reservation — though he isn’t detailing exactly what he’s sorry for.

Native Sun News Today: Indian Country loses a legend with passing of Alan Parker (August 30, 2022)

Alan Parker, a citizen of the Chippewa Cree Tribe, had a profound impact on law and policy in Indian Country.

Doug George-Kanentiio: Residential school survivors reject Pope Francis’ apology (August 8, 2022)

No Native entity knows the answers and to truly heal we need our children returned to our homes.

Native America Calling: The history and protocols of headdresses (August 1, 2022)

The pictures of Pope Francis wearing a headdress spurred controversy across the globe — and across social media.

The Conversation: A brief history of the Catholic Church and Native peoples (July 25, 2022)

Religious communities, bishops and popes were variously complicit in a system that dispossessed Indigenous peoples and cruelly oppressed their children at Native residential schools.

Native America Calling: Pope Francis in Canada (July 21, 2022)

Pope Francis is set to visit with First Nations leaders again, this time on their own homelands.

Haudenosaunee Nationals advance to championship bracket at World Lacrosse tournament (July 5, 2022)

The Haudenosaunee Nationals women’s team is on a winning streak at the World Lacrosse games.

Legislative Hearing on H.R. 437, H.R. 6063, H.R. 6181 [Discussion Draft ANS], S. 314, S. 559, and S. 789

House Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States Legislative Hearing (April 29, 2022)

The House Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States holds a legislative hearing on six tribal bills on April 27, 2022.

House Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States Legislative Hearing (April 27, 2022)

The House Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States holds a legislative hearing on six tribal bills on April 27, 2022.

The Conversation: Catholic Church avoids accounting for abuses at residential schools (April 8, 2022)

On an intuitive and experiential level, the Catholic Church as an institution was an agent of harm. But Pope Francis has avoided saying so.

Full-time NAGPRA investigator hired for first time in decades (January 31, 2022)

The Biden administration is taking greater steps to enforce the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, more than 30 years after the law went on the books.