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Chuck Hoskin: Cherokee Nation keeps our people connected (August 19, 2024)
It is vital for our tribe’s long-term success that we ensure that all Cherokee citizens, no matter where they live, remain connected to our tribe, our government and our culture.
A company owned by the Seneca Nation will be providing clean energy to 185 U.S. government buildings across 12 states under a landmark deal.
An ambitious multimedia project has taken over the campus of one of the world’s leading performing arts centers, located on the homelands of the Lenape people.
Cochiti Pueblo artist and designer Virgil Ortiz discusses his participation in The Dream Machine Experience at Lincoln Center.
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.
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.
Native America Calling: Illinois’ first Native reservation (May 13, 2024)
A tribe once targeted for termination has established the first reservation in the state of Illinois.
The House Committee on Appropriations is hearing from dozens of Indian Country leaders who are testifying about their funding needs.
Native America Calling: Is there another way to look at time? (March 11, 2024)
Tribes maintain schedules for harvests, ceremonies, family and feasts. How does the concept of time factor in?
Overfishing in Japan, a thriving black market, and even the Fukushima nuclear disaster are all fanning the flames of fishing disputes involving tribes and First Nations in the U.S. and Canada.
Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-New York) addresses the National Congress of American Indians on February 14, 2024.
NAGPRA enforcement enters new era after more than 30 years (February 7, 2024)
Museums and educational institutions are facing new pressures to comply with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act amid high-level attention to the decades-old law.
Stateline: Tribes tackle broadband disparities in Indian Country (January 22, 2024)
In 2020, more than 18% of people on tribal lands lacked access to broadband, compared with about 4% in non-tribal areas.
Seneca Nation signs extension of Class III gaming compact with New York (December 4, 2023)
The Seneca Nation and the State of New York will continue negotiations on a long-term Class III gaming agreement.
Native America Calling: The Native role in America’s War of Independence (December 4, 2023)
The American Revolution is mostly portrayed as an epic struggle between the colonies and the British. But Indians nations also played a role.
Native Art Market returns to National Museum of the American Indian (November 30, 2023)
The National Museum of the American Indian is hosting more than 50 Native and Indigenous artists at an annual holiday market.
National Congress of American Indians kicks off milestone convention (November 13, 2023)
The nation’s largest inter-tribal advocacy organization is marking a milestone event with an election of new leaders and debate on a controversial issue.
The Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe is making history with a new housing project in the state of New York.
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.
Native America Calling: Native in the Spotlight with Frank Buffalo Hyde (September 5, 2023)
Onondaga painter Frank Buffalo Hyde’s work meshes Native themes with pop culture images, such as sports mascots, corporate logos, celebrities, and fast food.
The Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe is speaking out after a viral video showed outsiders being removed from a highway in an incident that took place during one of the busiest times on the reservation.
Standing among the boisterous crowd of media and onlookers awaiting the arraignment of former U.S. president Donald Trump is one Native woman.
New York bans use of Native mascots in public schools (April 20, 2023)
Public schools in New York will no longer be allowed to use mascots, symbols or depictions of Native people.
Tribes across the nation are exploring new economic development opportunities in places where cannabis is no longer prohibited by state law.
NAFOA: 5 Things You Need to Know this Week (April 10, 2023)
NAFOA stays on top of the news so you always start your week informed and ready.
Efforts to strengthen and improve the Indian Arts and Crafts Act are coming amid criminal cases and renewed claims to Native identities.
An overwhelming majority of Jewish voters in New York’s 3rd Congressional District – 94% – think their freshman Republican representative, George Santos, should resign from Congress over a web of lies about his background.
Leaders of the Seneca Nation are speaking out after the governor of New York vetoed a bill that would have protected burial grounds across the state.
NAFOA: 5 Things You Need to Know this Week (January 9, 2023)
Your latest news on tribal finance and economic development.
Forward: Republican enters Congress under extreme scrutiny (January 3, 2023)
A Republican candidate’s lies about his education, employment and even his ethnic background take him all the way to the U.S. Congress.
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.
Native food sovereignty figure admits no tribal connections (October 21, 2022)
A scholar who has made a name for herself in Native food sovereignty has vowed to stop claiming to be of “Mohawk/Mi’kmaq descent” despite doing so for decades.
Native America Calling: Native in the Spotlight with Madeline Sayet (October 17, 2022)
Traditional Mohegan stories and William Shakespeare don’t automatically come to mind as complimentary influences. But Madeline Sayet draws on these and other creative forces for her work.
Native America Calling: Celebrating Indigenous Peoples Day (October 10, 2022)
Join host Shawn Spruce as he checks in with Indigenous Peoples Day celebrations around the country.
Oneida Nation set to join cannabis industry (September 19, 2022)
The Oneida Nation is the latest in Indian Country to join the cannabis industry.
Doug George-Kanentiio: Honoring a true Mohawk patriot (September 19, 2022)
Richard Thasriwasatse Oakes changed our culture, our politics, our economies.
Oneida Nation announces major expansion of flagship casino (September 6, 2022)
The Oneida Nation has big plans in store for its flagship casino in the state of New York.
Doug George-Kanentiio: Indigenous peoples continue to endure (June 16, 2022)
We can see that the Americans are engaged in vicious cycles of self destruction.
Native America Calling: How to confront mass shootings (June 1, 2022)
Mass shootings in New York and Texas are a shock to our collective sense of security. What can we do about them?
Alyssa London, a citizen of the Central Council of the Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes, is set to become a familiar face on NBC News and MSNBC.
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