Dec 8, 2024 · Former Agua Caliente chairman Jeffrey Grubbe explains why he and other Native Americans voted for Trump in 2024, highlighting the president-elect’s pro-tribal policies and Supreme Court pick.

A federal judge has temporarily blocked the Trump administration’s pause on federal funding, providing short-term relief to tribes and Native-serving organizations concerned about disruptions to essential services and treaty-obligated federal funding.

Nov 22, 2024 · The White House sent invitations to tribal leaders of all 574 federally recognized tribes earlier this week to attend the fourth White House Tribal Nations Summit by the Biden-Harris administration that is set for Monday, December 9, 2024 in the nation's capital.

Nov 21, 2024 · For the first time since 2016, Navajo Nation President Buu Nygren signed a warranty deed today to place land into trust along U.S. Highway 89 near Flagstaff.

Nov 11, 2024 · Native American Heritage Month is a time to honor the talents and achievements of Indigenous artists and musicians who have significantly impacted the creative world. Their work not only celebrates Indigenous identity but also preserves and shares the stories, cultures, and perspectives of Native communities. Here are ten Indigenous artists and musicians whose contributions continue to inspire ...

Sep 29, 2024 · The roots of Orange Shirt Day run deep into a personal story of loss. In 1973, Phyllis Webstad, a survivor of Canada’s residential school system, shared how the new orange shirt her grandmother gave her was taken away on her first day at school. This simple act marked the beginning of a broader effort to strip Indigenous children of their culture, language, and identity. The shirt’s ...

Dec 20, 2024 · Like many events in American Indian culture there is a proper time and place for all activities. Traditional storytelling is reserved for the winter months for many tribes. This was a practical choice given the fact that during the other season’s, people were busy growing, gathering, and hunting food. It was in the winter, with the long dark evenings, the snow and wind blowing outside, that ...

The Association on American Indian Affairs announced on Friday the appointment of three new board members, all distinguished leaders with strong ties to Native Nations.

Dec 29, 2024 · Opinion. Today, we remember the one hundred and thirty-three winters ago, on December 29, 1890, when innocent Lakota men, women, and children were massacred by the U.S. 7th Cavalry Regiment near Wounded Knee Creek on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. Some estimates place the death toll close to 300, underscoring the horrific scale of this tragedy.

Mar 26, 2021 · Native Land, an Indigenous-led nonprofit in Canada with an interactive website and mobile app, aims to answer one of the world’s most important questions: Whose land am I on? Native Land’s world map allows users to input their address and see the Native territories, languages and treaties pre-dating colonization in the area they reside. “For Native Land Digital, what we are mapping is ...