tag: sovereignty

Sitting Bull
America honors the Constitution and our Treaties when it respects our Freedom as Native Nations.
Flathead Reservation
Local officials are still trying to get the state of Montana to pay for law enforcement costs on the Flathead Reservation.
Joe BidenJoe Biden
With just a few weeks left in his term, President Joe Biden is hosting his final White House Tribal Nations Summit.
Michell Hicks
Tribal governments have struggled, fought, and bled for centuries to exist and maintain our cultures.
Mary Peltola
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.
Kristi Noem
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.
Tim Sheehy
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.
Joely Proudfit
How do we determine who is Native American?
United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians
The UKB is not a threat to the historic Cherokee Nation.
National Congress of American Indians
“We urge Congress to pass legislation that would further illuminate this history and support the ongoing journey toward healing,” said President Mark Macarro.
Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation
“Genocide, institutional racism, abuse in all forms, cultural disconnection, alienation and pressure to assimilate away from Native culture and identity have haunted our people for generations,” said the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation.
Tina Smith
“The incredible resilience of Native peoples, even as the United States government tried to erase and eradicate their identities, is deeply inspiring,” said Sen. Tina Smith (D-Minnesota).
Joe Biden
President Joe Biden is highlighting his administration’s Indian Country achievements as he prepares to visit a tribe in Arizona.
Jonathan Nez
Voters on the Navajo Nation are enthusiastic in Arizona, one of the battleground states in the 2024 election.
Chickasaw Nation
The Department of the Treasury is celebrating a major milestone in tribal economic development, surpassing the $500 million mark in investments for small businesses and entrepreneurs in Indian Country.
Chuck Hoskin Jr.
I cannot meet my oath of office if I do not defend Cherokee sovereignty against all attackers.
Muscogee (Creek) Nation
A federal appeals court has revived a long-simmering dispute between two tribal nations but both parties remain far apart on what the decision means for sacred Creek land
Rebecca Nagle
Native land is the medium Cherokee journalist and writer Rebecca Nagle uses to convey the long fight for justice and accountability.
Joe Biden
President Joe Biden has issued the last Indigenous Peoples’ Day proclamation of his administration.
Shut Down DAPL
Under the Biden-Harris administration, tribes got more of a say in Congress and tons more funding. A Trump-Vance win could upend that.
'Tulsa King'
“The Quapaw Nation opposes any use of its name or purported portrayal of our people without the Nation’s consent,” a tribal statement reads.
Rebecca Nagle
With her debut book, award-winning journalist Rebecca Nagle is taking a look at one of the most consequential U.S. Supreme Court decisions in Indian Country.
Red Shawls
Having endured colonization, Native women and advocates are speaking up to reclaim justice — one piece at a time.
Tim Sheehy and Jon Tester
Native issues are playing a big role in the U.S. Senate race in Montana, the outcome of which is being closely watched in an already heated presidential election year.
Chuck Hoskin Jr.
Cherokee Nation has a sovereign right to issue tags on our reservation, and the state has no authority to interfere with that.
Navajo Nation
The shipment of uranium ore from the new Pinyon Plain Mine near the Grand Canyon has outraged leaders of the Navajo Nation.
"By the Fire We Carry: The Generations-Long Fight for Justice on Native Land" by Rebecca Nagle
Rebecca Nagle reads from her debut book, “By the Fire We Carry: The Generations-Long Fight for Justice on Native Land,” on September 16, 2024.
Anne Richardson
Tribes in Virginia continue to build relationships with key partners with a conference taking place on their homelands.
Joe Biden
The Violence Against Women Act has reached a milestone.
Stop Colonizers - Protect ICWA
Since the U.S. Supreme Court’s decisive confirmation of the Indian Child Welfare Act in 2022, the law has seen victories and challenges.
Lac du Flambeau
A Wisconsin tribe built a lending empire on high-interest lending, relying on sovereignty to avoid state loan laws.
Kamala Harris and Tim Walz
Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris and her running mate wrapped up a whirlwind week of rallies, making history with the first campaign event opened by a tribal leader.
Willamette Falls Lamprey Celebration
Inter-tribal agreements, mushroom foraging and treaty fishing are on The Menu, Native America Calling’s food show.
'Radioactive' Uranium Shipment
Tribal leaders are condemning the primary producer of uranium for transporting hazardous materials through their territories without their consent and without advance notice.
Indian Citizenship Act
Over the past century, Native people have come to terms with being dual citizens of the same country.
Inter-Tribal Council of the Five Civilized Tribes
For centuries, Cherokee Nation and neighboring tribes have maintained a profound connection to the land and its resources.
Native American Women Warriors
Indian Country is set for a busy week in the nation’s capital, coming after the GOP convention and the end of Democratic President Joe Biden’s re-election campaign.
J.D. Vance
A Republican politician who derided Indigenous Peoples’ Day as “fake” is Donald Trump’s running mate.
Candi Brings Plenty
A chaotic and heated scene played out in the nation’s capital as a Native activist advocated for tribal sovereignty on the steps of the highest court in the land.
Candi Brings Plenty
Candi Brings Plenty discusses Indigenous womb sovereignty at the U.S. Supreme Court on June 24, 2024.