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If American voters choose Democrat Kamala Harris for president in November, what could her administration mean for Native people?
Native America Calling: The Kamala Harris effect on other races (August 21, 2024)
Join Native America Calling to discuss what’s at stake for Native issues when it comes to other national elections. 
Tribes lobby Biden administration for another national monument (August 14, 2024)
With just a few months left in Biden administration, tribal nations are hoping to score one more win for the protection of their sacred places. 
Join Native America Calling to recognize the Yaqui people on the anniversary of a significant battle against Mexican and American forces.
Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris and her running mate wrapped up a whirlwind week of rallies, making history with the first campaign event opened by a tribal leader.
The San Carlos Apache Tribe will be asking the Biden administration for more assistance following a 21-hour power outage on the reservation in Arizona.
Grist: Rez dogs are feeling the heat from climate change (August 12, 2024)
As global temperatures rise and events like wildfires become more extreme, the stakes are rising for Native communities and their animals. 
NAFOA: 5 Things You Need to Know this Week (August 12, 2024)
NAFOA stays on top of the news so you always start your week informed and ready. 
How are tribes leveraging sovereignty to halt the mining and transport of uranium across their lands?
Howard Center: Predators go online to exploit new victims (August 8, 2024)
A government report found that increases in online access, new technology, and the rise of encryption are contributing to online exploitation of children. 
Cronkite News: Undocumented migrants seek voice in elections (August 8, 2024)
Migrant communities have much on the line in the 2024 elections — even if many cannot cast a ballot due to citizenship status. 
Native America Calling: Wildfire threat increases in the West (August 6, 2024)
Wildfires on tribal lands have already claimed at least two lives and destroyed dozens of homes in New Mexico and Arizona. Now even more reservations are facing threats. 
Of the contenders Vice President Kamala Harris is vetting as a possible running mate, Mark Kelly is the only one who’s been to space. Is he the right stuff for the nation?
Amid the fierce competition and colorful pageantry of the largest all-Native basketball tournament in North America, some numbers stood out.
Tribal leaders are condemning the primary producer of uranium for transporting hazardous materials through their territories without their consent and without advance notice.
Skateboarding is thriving in Native communities, with many participants using it to showcase their tribal culture.
The 2024 Paris Olympics are underway, with more than 50 Indigenous athletes competing in the games.
With less than 100 days to go before the presidential election, Native women and Two Spirit leaders are energized as they turn out the vote for Kamala Harris.
From 1819 until 1969, hundreds of thousands of Native children were forcibly removed from their homes and sent to boarding schools.
Where do the 2024 presidential and vice presidential candidates stand on Native issues?
San Carlos Apache Tribe reports arrest for arson on reservation (July 24, 2024)
A citizen of the San Carlos Apache Tribe has been arrested in connection with a fire that led to significant destruction on the reservation in Arizona. 
NAFOA: 5 Things You Need to Know this Week (July 22, 2024)
Make California your next trip for #NAFOAFall2024, NAFOA’s fall conference! 
Indian Country set for big and busy week on Capitol Hill (July 22, 2024)
Indian Country is set for a busy week in the nation’s capital, coming after the GOP convention and the end of Democratic President Joe Biden’s re-election campaign. 
What does another Donald Trump presidency mean for Native America?
“Just because a scientist says something doesn’t mean it’s true,” a first-term Republican lawmaker said.
“Indigenous communities and Native communities do not publicly humiliate their elders the way the media has,” said April Ignacio from the Tohono O’odham Nation.
A federal program to compensate people exposed to fallout from U.S. nuclear testing expired, leaving countless Navajo Nation residents in limbo.
Cronkite News: Bill returns bison to tribal homelands (July 1, 2024)
A bipartisan bill would relocate some of the 20,500 buffalo on public lands to tribal lands. 
A chaotic and heated scene played out in the nation’s capital as a Native activist advocated for tribal sovereignty on the steps of the highest court in the land.
Phoenix, Arizona, is the latest city to face federal allegation of police discrimination against Native people.
Cronkite News: Supreme Court rules in domestic violence case (June 24, 2024)
The U.S. Supreme Court upheld a ban on gun possession by domestic abusers with a a ruling that came as a huge relief to advocates for survivors. 
As digital technology increasingly becomes the main infrastructure for information and commerce, tribes will need to create an informed strategy to make sure their voices are included.
More than 30 pieces of century-old Hopi pottery, baskets, and other items are making a return visit to the their community of creation.
Teachers have been in short supply across Arizona. Nowhere is that felt more than at schools run by tribes and the federal government.
A unanimous U.S. Supreme Court upheld access to a widely used abortion drug, tossing out an effort to take mifepristone off the market across the country.
A study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention finds Indigenous people suffer a higher percentage of heat-related deaths than any other population.
Cronkite News: Indian citizenship law hits century milestone (June 8, 2024)
June 2 marked one century since then-President Calvin Coolidge signed a law granting U.S. citizenship to Native people.
Defects with the federal application for financial aid have left countless students still unsure if they can afford college in the fall.
Navajo Nation President Buu Nygren hosts a press conference on May 28, 2024.
The House Committee on Appropriations heard from dozens of Indian Country leaders who testified about their funding needs.
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