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Alaska Native bills on agenda amid limbo in Congressional race (November 19, 2024)
With votes still being counted at home, Rep. Mary Peltola (D-Alaska) is back to work, advancing the interests of Native people on Capitol Hill. 
As anticipated, Kristi Noem of South Dakota plans to focus on border and immigration issues as a member of Donald Trump’s administration.
KFF Health News: Tribes still dealing with years-long syphilis outbreak (November 13, 2024)
According to the Great Plains Tribal Epidemiology Center, syphilis rates among Native people in its region soared by 1,865 percent from 2020 to 2022. 
South Dakota Searchlight: Republican ousts incumbent Native Democratic lawmaker (November 12, 2024)
Some of South Dakota’s reservations have long been considered Democratic strongholds. Is the picture changing? 
Donald Trump turns to Republican loyalists in filling cabinet positions (November 12, 2024)
Donald Trump’s presidential cabinet is beginning to take shape, with an outgoing state governor who has repeatedly clashed with tribes potentially poised to join the administration. 
Republicans take U.S. Senate with promises of a Donald Trump agenda (November 7, 2024)
A Republican in the White House isn’t the only big change Indian Country is facing as tribes seek to hold the U.S. government accountable for its trust and treaty responsibilities. 
Native America Calling: Decision day for 2024 (November 5, 2024)
All the messages to encourage Native voting, the legal and technical work to assure access, and the onslaught of campaign ads come down to Election Day. 
Native America Calling: Exploiting trauma for clicks (October 8, 2024)
A portrayal of the Pine Ridge Reservation by a YouTube personality with more than 2 million subscribers is drawing criticism for focusing on stereotypes. 
“Native people are going to fight back,” said Nick Tilsen, founder of NDN Collective.
‘Once in a generation investments’: Funding helps tribes with energy needs (September 5, 2024)
The Biden administration is on the road as the November presidential election quickly approaches, touting historic levels of funding going to Indian Country. 
First Peoples Fund opens applications for grants and fellowship programs (August 28, 2024)
The First Peoples Fund is accepting applications for grants and fellowship programs that support Native artists. 
Tanka Fund launches ‘Bringing the Buffalo Home’ video series (August 28, 2024)
Tanka Fund, a Native-led non-profit, has launched a new video series to highlight the importance of buffalo to tribal communities. 
Indigenous leaders, climate, activists, and community members from more than 80 different nations around the world are convening for the World Wilderness Congress.
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. 
The Oglala Sioux Tribe concluded its annual powwow over the weekend following a shooting that claimed the life of one person.
The House Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs holds a legislative hearing on July 24, 2024.
Legislative Hearing on H.R.6489, H.R.8942, H.R.8955 & H.R.8956 (July 22, 2024)
The House Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs is taking up four bills at a legislative hearing. 
The public safety theme on the second evening at the Republican National Convention included a message from Forest County Potawatomi Chairman James Crawford.
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. 
Native America Calling: Native skateboarding is a big deal (June 21, 2024)
Skateboarding has become increasingly popular among Native athletes and recreational boarders, as organizers step up their support with places to skate. 
Is South Dakota peculiar, or is the state driving a trend in anti-Indian policies, sentiments and behaviors?
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs holds an oversight hearing on public safety in Native communities.
The House Committee on Appropriations is hearing from dozens of Indian Country leaders who are testifying about their funding needs.
The House Committee on Appropriations is hearing from dozens of Indian Country leaders who are testifying about their funding needs.
Euchee culinary traditions, subsistence whaling in Alaska and young gardeners are on The Menu, Native America Calling’s regular feature on food sovereignty.
Join Native America Calling to examine the fallout from unfounded claims made by high-ranking politicians and what recourse tribes have to counter them.
Kaiser Health News: Native communities hit by epidemic of syphilis (March 22, 2024)
“Syphilis is deadly to babies. It’s highly infectious, and it causes very severe outcomes,” said Meghan Curry O’Connell of the Great Plains Tribal Leaders’ Health Board. 
The Biden administration was a no-show at a hearing called to examine the future of land consolidation efforts in Indian Country.
The House Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs holds an oversight hearing on January 30, 2024.
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. 
Seth Tupper: Medals still on the books for slaughter of Lakota people (January 22, 2024)
“I have never heard of a more brutal, cold-blooded massacre than at Wounded Knee,” an Army general wrote of the killings of more than 400 Lakota people on December 29, 1890. 
Native America Calling: Help for unsheltered relatives at a crossroads (January 22, 2024)
As dangerously bitter winter weather takes hold of the country, efforts to help unsheltered Native people face closure. 
Republican bill brings firearms debate to Indian Country (January 18, 2024)
A Republican-led bill to ensure tribal identification cards can be used to purchase guns is moving forward despite little debate. 
Native America Calling: Native volleyball is a fan favorite (December 7, 2023)
For fans and Native communities, volleyball matches and tournaments are sometimes as popular as football and basketball. 
Nearly three quarters of the children in South Dakota’s foster care system are Native.
Few states make the grade when it comes to tribal inclusion in voting maps (October 12, 2023)
Tribes must be included “from the very beginning” of the redistricting process in order to ensure American Indian and Alaska Native voices are heard at the polls. 
DVIDS: Tribes reclaim children lost at Carlisle Indian boarding school (October 11, 2023)
The U.S. Army finalized its sixth disinterment project, returning four Native children to their families. 
In “The Unknown Country,” starring Lily Gladstone, a young Native woman goes on a thought-provoking road trip.
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.
People’s World: Film shares story of theft of Black Hills from Lakota Nation (September 26, 2023)
In the U.S. government’s long record of broken treaties, land theft, and genocide, the taking of the Black Hills ranks as one of the most disgraceful examples of imperial aggression.
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