National Native News

News For All Americans

Thursday, July 11, 2019

By

Podcast: Play in new window | Download | Embed

Grant Bulltail. The Crow storyteller is a 2019 NEA National Heritage Fellow. (Photo-Gary Wortman, EveryMan Productions LLC)

Alaska Native leaders urge lawmakers to override state budget vetoes

Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe to hold meetings on medical marijuana

Oklahoma’s governor wants to renegotiate tribal gaming compacts

Crow storyteller wins national award for folk and traditional arts

 

Wednesday, July 10, 2019

By

Podcast: Play in new window | Download | Embed

Nalukataq Day in Utqiaġvik to celebrate whaling season in Alaska. (Photo-Shady Grove Oliver)

Hours-long Idaho school hearing focuses on Indian mascots

Former Northern Cheyenne leader pleads guilty to fraud

Oklahoma theater group highlights Indigenous playwrights

Alaska communities celebrate successful whaling season

Tuesday, July 9, 2019

By

Podcast: Play in new window | Download | Embed

A cooking demonstration at the Flavors of Home Native Food Sovereignty Summit in Montana. (Photo-Kayla Desroches)

Montreal street name change to honor Indigenous people

Native food summit looks at access to traditional foods

Monday, July 8, 2019

By

Podcast: Play in new window | Download | Embed

A Navajo Nation group is collecting information on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women (Photo: posted on Facebook by Amber Kanazbah Crotty).

A Native-owned organization is helping expand broadband access on the Wind River Reservation

A Navajo Nation group gathers information on Missing and Murdered Dine Relatives

And a presidential candidate forum focused on Native issues is scheduled for Iowa in August.

Friday, July 5, 2019

By

Podcast: Play in new window | Download | Embed

After conflicting statements, the Trump Administration continues to fight to include a citizenship question on the U.S. Census form (Photo:Quinn Dombrowski via Flickr/CC)

A controversial citizenship question is still in play for the 2020 Census

The family of a slain Crow man allege the FBI’s investigation was tainted by racial discrimination

Alaska public broadcasters are facing big funding cuts from the state

Thursday, July 4, 2019

By

Podcast: Play in new window | Download | Embed

The Ho-Chunk Nation joins the University of Wisconsin-Madison in dedicating historical marker. (Photo-Bill Graf)

U.S. and Canada work on addressing the issue of missing and murdered Indigenous women

Tribal citizens and University of Wisconsin-Madison officials dedicate historical marker

Wednesday, July 3, 2019

By

Podcast: Play in new window | Download | Embed

Assiniboine and Sioux tribes are working with other tribes to restore bison herds (Photo: Jack Dykinga, USDA via Wikimedia C/C).

The Trump Administration has decided to not add a citizenship question to the census

Montana tribes are working to restore bison herds

New laws take effect this week to spur more action on missing and murdered Indigenous people around the country

Tuesday, July 2, 2019

By

Podcast: Play in new window | Download | Embed

The Penobscot River is one of the waterways subject to new restrictions under Maine’s sustenance fishing law (Photo: Centpacrr via Wikimedia Commons)

A new law in Maine is designed to improve water quality standards for sustenance fishing

A woman serving a four year sentence for a Native child adoption scam is released to a halfway house after six months

A first-of-its-kind cancer center has opened on the Navajo Nation

Monday, July 1, 2019

By

Podcast: Play in new window | Download | Embed

A radio tower in Ketchikan, Alaska. Governor Mike Dunleavy vetoed close to $3 million for Alaska public broadcasting stations (Photo: Larry D. Moore via Flickr/CC)

Alaska villages could get millions of federal dollars thanks to a public safety emergency declaration

The former tribal chairman is stepping down from the Mohegan tribal council following an outside ethics investigation

Friday, June 28, 2019

By

Podcast: Play in new window | Download | Embed

Tasheena Savala was required to remove eagle feathers from her graduation cap by a Levi Utah High School teacher (Photo: screenshot via Fox13 News)

Tribal leaders in Southeast Alaska are pushing for a change in mining law to head off a proposed copper mine

A man who plead guilty to murdering a young Navajo girl is seeking to reverse his life sentence

We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. If you continue to use our site, we will assume you have given your consent. Click here to opt-out.