tag: wisconsin

Ocmulgee National Monument
A bill to protect the Ocmulgee Mounds in Georgia is making progress in Congress.
Native America Calling NAC
Tribes and tribal businesses are among the entities facing growing security threats.
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.
Donald Trump
Indian Country is waking up to new political realities with Republican Donald Trump headed to the White House after an election season that saw an unprecedented Native vote effort in support of Democrat Kamala Harris.
Election Day
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.
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.
Native America Calling NAC
In the final days before the November 2024 election, campaigns are working at a feverish pace to reach Native voters.
Kamala Harris Campaign at Navajo Nation Fair
With a little over a month before the election, Native advocates are working to ensure Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris wins the race for the White House.
Rebuilding Trust
“The crisis in trust is bigger than just one party,” said one Republican.
NAFOA
Get all the latest news on tribal finance and economic development from NAFOA.
Indian Health Service
The Indian Health Service is observing World Water Week with visits to infrastructure sites in tribal communities across the nation.
Lac du Flambeau
A Wisconsin tribe built a lending empire on high-interest lending, relying on sovereignty to avoid state loan laws.
NAFOA
Make California your next trip for #NAFOAFall2024, NAFOA’s fall conference!
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.
Lauren Boebert on Native America Calling
If Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colorado) gets her way, she will be the next Secretary of the Interior.
Wakan Gli
Among the Earth’s most genetically pure buffalo herds in Yellowstone National Park, a rare white buffalo calf is born.
James Crawford
The public safety theme on the second evening at the Republican National Convention included a message from Forest County Potawatomi Chairman James Crawford.
James Crawford
“Native people are facing real threats to ensure our safety,” the leader of the Forest County Potawatomi Community told Republicans gathered in his tribe’s homelands.
Republican National Convention: James Crawford, Chairman of Forest County Potawatomi Community
James Crawford, the chairman of Forest County Potawatomi Community, addresses the Republican National Convention.
Republican National Convention: James Crawford, Chairman of Forest County Potawatomi Community
James Crawford, the chairman of Forest County Potawatomi Community, addresses the Republican National Convention.
Native America Calling NAC
What would a decisive Republican majority in Congress mean for Native people?
Republican National Convention
What does the display of Republican values on the national stage look like to Native voters?
J.D. Vance
A Republican politician who derided Indigenous Peoples’ Day as “fake” is Donald Trump’s running mate.
'Grande Medicine' by James Frechette
Native America Calling is in Wisconsin to hear from tribal leaders and tribal citizens as the Republican Party opens its presidential nominating convention.
Standing Rock Sioux Tribe
It’s been more than a year and some Native parents in North Dakota still haven’t received child support payments following an abrupt change by the Internal Revenue Service.
House Committee on Appropriations American Indian and Alaska Native Public Witness Hearing Day 1, Morning Session
The House Committee on Appropriations is hearing from dozens of Indian Country leaders who are testifying about their funding needs.
Bad River
Native sisters, a Native artist’s art installation and a tribe’s fight against an oil pipeline are the subject of new films.
TikTok
Citing a troubling disparity for self-harm among Native youth, two tribes are suing the country’s most prominent social media companies.
Native America Calling NAC
Where did some universities and colleges get their land? From the breakup of tribal lands.
Betty McCollum
Rep. Betty McCollum (D-Minnesota) addresses the National Congress of American Indians on February 14, 2024.
Joseph Louis Cook, or Akiatonharónkwen
The American Revolution is mostly portrayed as an epic struggle between the colonies and the British. But Indians nations also played a role.
Thomas Pecore Weso
The memoir of the late educator, writer and artist Thomas Pecore Weso was just published. Join the conversation on Native America Calling.
Miguel Cardona
The Department of Education has awarded more than $10 million in grants to support Native languages, Native teachers and Native students.
Lac Courte Oreilles Drummers
The Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians is adopting a no tolerance policy amid a reported rise in gang activity among youth.
Lac du Flambeau
The case is one of the simplest the justices will hear this year, because it involves no constitutional questions and, in truth, only the interpretation of a single phrase of a single statutory provision.
U.S. Supreme Court
Indian Country is gearing up for another round of big cases at the nation’s highest court, with water rights and tribal sovereignty on the line.
Shannon Holsey
When the U.S. government keeps its treaty promises to one tribe, it is good for all tribes.
White House Tribal Youth Forum
Dozens of young Native people flocked to the nation’s capital for the return of the White House Tribal Youth Forum, where they saw food sovereignty in action.
Chuck Hoskin Jr., Charles Martin, Fawn Sharp and Tehassi Hill
Tribal leaders speak at a #StopColonizers rally on the steps of the U.S. Supreme Court on November 9, 2022.
Sean Sherman
Indian Country’s most celebrated chef is facing calls for greater accountability after hiring a domestic violence offender.