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Native America Calling: Native Bookshelf with Anton Treuer (August 13, 2024)
As an Ojibwe language teacher and expert on Native issues, Anton Treuer has penned more than a dozen books. He’s out with his first work of fiction. 
Attorney General discusses tribal issues and public safety in speech (August 12, 2024)
Attorney General Merrick Garland of the Department of Justice discusses tribal public safety, missing and murdered relatives and violent crime in a speech in New Mexico. 
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. 
The Oglala Sioux Tribe concluded its annual powwow over the weekend following a shooting that claimed the life of one person.
Albert Bender: Leonard Peltier denied another chance at freedom (July 29, 2024)
“If the government can’t get the Indian they want, then they get the Indian they can.” 
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. 
The public safety theme on the second evening at the Republican National Convention included a message from Forest County Potawatomi Chairman James Crawford.
Three members of a family with multi-state and international connections have been sentenced for selling over $1 million in fake Alaska Native goods.
A federal judge who was once praised for his work in understanding Native issues resigned following an investigation into sexual misconduct.
The Klamath Tribes are seeking justice following the deaths of two young sisters from their community in Oregon.
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. 
An exasperated Sen. Ben Ray Luján (D-New Mexico) is demanding answers from the Biden administration about public safety in Native communities.
The murders of three Navajo men by white high school students touched off a series of racially-fueled conflicts in a border town in New Mexico.
The famed criminal known as “QAnon Shaman” will not be going back to Washington, for now — at least not in any official capacity.
Lawmakers wanted to talk about the problems of foreign criminal cartels operating on Indigenous lands, but tribal leaders came to Capitol Hill seeking solutions.
Native America Calling: High profile Alaska murder trial fans past MMIP trauma (February 23, 2024)
A jury convicted Brian Steven Smith for the murders of two Alaska Native women, following a trial that attracted international attention. 
The leader of the Choctaw Nation is joining an outpouring of support for the family of a 16-year-old student whose death is under investigation.
‘Heartbroken’: Leader of Cherokee Nation mourns death of young student (February 20, 2024)
The leader of the Cherokee Nation is “heartbroken” over the passing of a 16-year-old who died within reservation boundaries in Oklahoma. 
Teen student’s death under investigation in Oklahoma (February 20, 2024)
Authorities in Oklahoma are investigating the death of a 16-year-old student who passed away under unexpected circumstances. 
Montana Free Press: Governor silent on reservation law enforcement (February 8, 2024)
Local officials say the clock is ticking for the state to assume felony law enforcement duties on the Flathead Reservation. 
Osage Nation celebrates historic Oscar nominations (January 23, 2024)
The Osage Nation is celebrating a major milestone for a film that shares an otherwise difficult time in the tribe’s history. 
New leadership named at New Mexico Indian Affairs Department (January 22, 2024)
The New Mexico Indian Affairs Department has entered the new year with new leadership following controversy in 2023. 
Chuck Hoskin: Cherokee Nation on path to criminal justice reform (December 25, 2023)
When the U.S. Supreme Court reaffirmed tribal jurisdiction over our reservations in eastern Oklahoma, Cherokee Nation was quick to push forward with a transformative vision for our criminal justice system. 
Montana Free Press: County in dark after end of tribal law enforcement agreement (December 11, 2023)
So far, the Montana governor’s office has not said how the state plans to handle law enforcement duties on the Flathead Reservation. 
A national commission of federal and tribal experts is calling for a “Decade of Action and Healing” to help address the crisis of missing, murdered and trafficked people in Indian Country.
A non-Native in Alaska refuses to abide by a tribal court order to turn a Native foster child over to the girl’s family members.
A New Mexico man is accused of a near fatal shooting and an assault at a Native-led protest on Pueblo homelands.
“There is now a playbook where the authority is going to continue to be whittled away,” a state prosecutor said of new restrictions on prosecutorial discretion.
Lac Courte Oreilles Band reports rise in gang activity among youth (October 9, 2023)
The Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians is adopting a no tolerance policy amid a reported rise in gang activity among youth. 
Leaders of New Mexico’s Pueblo tribes are speaking out following the near deadly shooting of a Native activist on their homelands.
Nearly three dozens members of the U.S. Congress are calling on President Joe Biden to release American Indian Movement activist Leonard Peltier from prison.
Family of activist Jacob Johns releases statement about shooting (October 4, 2023)
A Native activist is hospitalized in critical but stable condition following a near deadly shooting that has attracted worldwide attention. 
A man accused of shooting a Native activist remains behind bars after his attempted murder case was suddenly transferred to a new court in New Mexico.
The shooting of Jacob Johns is yet another act of terror that Indigenous people who live in New Mexico must navigate every day.
Native America Calling: Worries rise over latest violence at protests (October 3, 2023)
Join Native America Calling to hear from activists about the growing challenges to peaceful protests over racial issues. 
The Red Nation is calling for safety following a racist shooting that has resulted in attempted murder and aggravated assault charges in New Mexico.
Racist violence reared its ugly head again when a Native man was shot on Pueblo homelands during a peaceful protest against colonization in northern New Mexico.
Native America Calling: The scope of the massive Arizona Medicaid scam expands (September 22, 2023)
Join Native America Calling to find out the latest on the efforts to help the Native people harmed by a massive Medicaid scam in Arizona. 
Criminal charges announced in Indigenous identity fraud case (September 21, 2023)
Criminal charges have been laid against three family members who lied about being indigenous for personal and monetary gain. 
Self-proclaimed Native Republican sentenced to prison for U.S. Capitol attack (September 14, 2023)
In a court filing, U.S. Capitol breach defendant Jorge Aaron Riley finally admitted he knows little to nothing about his supposed “American Indian” heritage.
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