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Cronkite News: Native youth attend second annual Fiesta Bowl football clinic (November 12, 2024)
“Especially for my Nez Perce people, I want to make them proud as much as possible,” said Xavier Guillory of Arizona State University. 
Dan Foreman, a Republican lawmaker in Idaho, stormed out of a “Meet your candidates” event after a question about racism and discrimination.
The U.S. government recently recognized the harm caused by the dams and has promised to work to restore salmon runs but tribal members doubt much will change.
The Bureau of Indian Affairs is investing nearly $10 million in tribal treaty fishing sites along the Columbia River.
Native America Calling: Studies show major tribal economic impact (September 20, 2024)
Tribes are major employers and big economic contributors to their communities. 
Idaho Capital Sun: Tribes contribute $1.45 billion to economy (August 26, 2024)
Tribal nations support 12,571 jobs, making them among the largest employers in Idaho. 
A highly anticipated update to how Yellowstone National Park manages bison is setting the stage to expand the animal’s range in Montana, according to tribes and conservationsts.
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. 
Native America Calling: Come see whhat’s on The Menu! (August 2, 2024)
Inter-tribal agreements, mushroom foraging and treaty fishing are on The Menu, Native America Calling’s food show. 
For the first time, the federal government has acknowledged the historic and ongoing devastation caused to tribes by dams in the Pacific Northwest.
Over two days of hearings, the House Committee on Appropriations heard from dozens of Indian Country leaders who testified about their funding needs.
“It’s people like Lily who are paving the way for a better tomorrow, and as you can see hard work, it does take you a long way,” said Blackfeet Nation council member Pat Armstrong.
Two recent events are major wins for tribes fighting to restore natural salmon runs in the Pacific Northwest.
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. 
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. 
Efforts to strengthen and improve the Indian Arts and Crafts Act are coming amid criminal cases and renewed claims to Native identities.
Montana Free Press: Nez Perce citizen shot during tribal treaty hunt (January 23, 2023)
A tribal hunter was accidentally shot in connection with a bison hunt on the northern border of Yellowstone National Park in Montana. 
After decades of planning, the Yurok Tribe was instrumental in releasing two California condors into the skies.
DVIDS: Nez Perce Tribe gets help with health care (November 22, 2021)
The Nez Perce Tribe teamed up with the Idaho National Guard as part of a larger effort to recover from a surge of COVID-19 cases plaguing northern Idaho. 
After 20,000 miles and 115 stops across the country, a group of Native carvers and elders have finally arrived in the nation’s capital, bringing much-needed attention to sacred sites and tribal rights.
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