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San Manuel Band donates $1 million to non-profits on Giving Tuesday (November 28, 2023)
The San Manuel Band of Mission Indians announced $1 million in donations to 10 non-profit organizations across the nation. 
Cronkite News: Native youth come together for annual White House Forum (November 28, 2023)
The third annual White House Tribal Youth Forum brought more than 100 Native and indigenous youth together to share information on the issues affecting their communities. 
Nearly three quarters of the children in South Dakota’s foster care system are Native.
Native America Calling: Building competition robots also builds STEM skills (November 20, 2023)
Teams of Native junior and high school students are competing to build the best robots. 
Native America Calling: Defending against the war on books by Native authors (October 19, 2023)
Teachers, librarians, authors, and literary advocates are struggling to keep books about Native issues in public classrooms and libraries. 
The Department of Education has awarded more than $10 million in grants to support Native languages, Native teachers and Native students.
The Conversation: Mohawk Mothers keep fighting to protect lost children (October 17, 2023)
Debates over what “mapping” means show how Indigenous communities still have to advocate for and defend their cartographic methods in order to uphold their connections to the land. 
Montana Free Press: ICT debuts Native news bureau in Montana (October 17, 2023)
The nonprofit ICT opened a news bureau in Montana in 2023 to focus on Native issues. 
NAFOA: 5 Things You Need to Know this Week (October 16, 2023)
We’re already looking forward to the next conference. Be sure to save the date! 
Chuck Hoskin: Cherokee Nation renews commitment to language revitalization (October 16, 2023)
Language has always been essential to our culture as Cherokee people, as it serves as the unbroken chain connecting us to our ancestors. 
Native America Calling: Native student discipline disparities (October 16, 2023)
More teachers and administrators are turning to trauma-informed practices in the classroom. 
Native America Calling: Tribal traditions and the eclipse (October 13, 2023)
Join Native America Calling to shine a light on some of the tribal traditions surrounding the partial solar eclipse. 
For the past six months, the nation has been undergoing an “unwinding,” as millions of Americans who were enrolled in Medicaid during COVID-19 are being disenrolled.
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. 
NAFOA: 5 Things You Need to Know this Week (October 10, 2023)
Every day is Indigenous Peoples’ Day. 
Native America Calling: Native climate warriors turn to the courts (October 10, 2023)
Young climate activists are zeroing in on environmental protections built into a handful of state constitutions as the basis for lawsuits to combat climate change. 
Pokagon Band calls on school district to eliminate ‘Chieftains’ imagery (October 9, 2023)
As communities across the nation celebrate Indigenous Peoples’ Day, the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians is calling on a school district in Michigan to get rid of its supposedly Native imagery. 
Lac Courte Oreilles Band reports rise in gang activity among youth (October 9, 2023)
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. 
The shooting of Jacob Johns is yet another act of terror that Indigenous people who live in New Mexico must navigate every day.
Laphonza Butler, the president of the well-known EMILY’s List voting group, will serve out the remainder of the U.S. Senate term of the late Dianne Feinstein.
Racist violence reared its ugly head again when a Native man was shot on Pueblo homelands during a peaceful protest against colonization in northern New Mexico.
Native America Calling: Native baby food and a new Native cookbook (September 28, 2023)
Native baby food, a new Native cookbook and Hispanic heritage are on The Menu. 
H.R.663, Native American Child Protection Act (September 19, 2023)
The U.S. House of Representatives considers H.R.663, the Native American Child Protection Act, on September 18, 2023. 
Self-proclaimed Native Republican sentenced to prison for U.S. Capitol attack (September 14, 2023)
In a court filing, U.S. Capitol breach defendant Jorge Aaron Riley finally admitted he knows little to nothing about his supposed “American Indian” heritage. 
Secretary Haaland announces $3.5 million in grants for Indian Youth Service Corps (September 14, 2023)
The first-ever grants for the Indian Youth Service Corps (IYSC), a new program at the Department of the Interior, have been announced.
Native America Calling: The new approach to high school sports injuries (September 13, 2023)
As fall seasons get underway, Native trainers are responding to new awareness of the dangers of life-long injuries from high school sports. 
Native America Calling: Native Bookshelf with Angeline Boulley (September 4, 2023)
Where else can you get a young adult mystery and a lesson in the Native American Graves Protection Act but from a Native author? 
Native youth are taking control of their health with a new farm. Plus a new book! See what’s on The Menu.
NAFOA: 5 Things You Need to Know this Week (August 28, 2023)
Summer is ending soon. Have you registered for the Fall Conference? 
Chuck Hoskin: Cherokee Nation works for the common good of gadugi (August 28, 2023)
Gadugi Corps is part of our commitment to build our tribal nation from the grassroots up and make sure every Cherokee can find a way to give back to their people. 
Native America Calling: Hope for reducing Native student expulsions (August 14, 2023)
A pilot program in New Mexico aims to cut down on the high number of Native student expulsions. 
Native America Calling: Looking ahead to the coming school year (August 2, 2023)
Join Native America Calling to get a snapshot of what Native educators see ahead in the new school year. 
Native advocates join inaugural class of Obama Leaders program (August 1, 2023)
Several Native advocates have been named to the inaugural class of the Obama Leaders program at the foundation started by the former U.S. president. 
NAFOA: 5 Things You Need to Know this Week (July 31, 2023)
Keeping Indian Country hotter than these temperatures. 
Indian Country is breathing a huge sigh of relief after the highest court in the land delivered a surprising victory in one of the most closely-watched cases in decades.
As dangerous smoke cast an ominous shadow over the nation’s capital, tribes and their advocates continue to wait for a series of monumental decisions from the U.S. Supreme Court.
More than 800 tribal leaders and finance professional in Indian Country are in the nation’s capital for NAFOA’s 41st annual conference.
Chuck Hoskin: Cherokee Nation continues to rebuild its economy (April 24, 2023)
The growth and prosperity of Cherokee Nation are an example of history repeating itself. 
Native America Calling: Robots help teach STEM and Native languages (April 21, 2023)
Ojibwe inventor Danielle Boyer is on a quest to make technology more accessible to interested Native students. 
New York bans use of Native mascots in public schools (April 20, 2023)
Public schools in New York will no longer be allowed to use mascots, symbols or depictions of Native people.
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