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Indian Health Service
The Indian Health Service is observing World Water Week with visits to infrastructure sites in tribal communities across the nation.
Geoffrey Blackwell
The National Congress of American Indians, the nation’s largest inter-tribal advocacy organization, has a new general counsel and a new chief of staff.
Omaha Nation Public Schools
Native youth are taking control of their health with a new farm. Plus a new book! See what’s on The Menu.
The Genoa Indian Industrial School was one of the largest Indian boarding schools, drawing students from 40 tribal nations for half a century.
A high school basketball team from a small reservation made it to the Nebraska state championships for only the second time in the community’s history.
Walthill, Nebraska
On a sunny afternoon in October, young people gathered for the grand opening of a new skate park on the Omaha Reservation.
NAFOA: 5 Things You Need to Know this Week
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'Faces From the Interior'
“Faces From the Interior” at the Joslyn Art Museum in Nebraska features Native perspectives on portraits of their people.
March for Lost Children
Native children continue to be overrepresented in state foster care systems, taken from their homes at high rates.
Mona Zuffante
Residents of two reservations in northeast Nebraska have achieved the highest COVID-19 vaccination rates in the state.
Indigenous Peoples Day Dancers
Tribal leaders, state officials and descendants of America’s first Native doctor celebrated the first Indigenous People’s Day in Nebraska.
reneesanssouci
Family members shared memories and stories of their lost loved ones as the nation observed a day of awareness for missing and murdered American Indians and Alaska Natives.
indigenouspeoplesday
A sunrise ceremony in Nebraska’s capital city united Native people as they shared their common struggles and goals.