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Dismantling the Department of Education could severely impact the government’s ability to meet its legal and moral commitments to Tribal Nations and their citizens, the American Indian Higher Education Consortium said.
“Our membership has been listening carefully to the conversations around sports betting legislation in Oklahoma,” said Matthew L. Morgan, chairman of the Oklahoma Indian Gaming Association.
“Great Plains reservation communities are continuing to deal with a public safety crisis,” said Sen. Mike Rounds (R-South Dakota), a member of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs.
“One of the federal government’s core trust and treaty responsibilities to American Indians, Native Hawaiians, and Alaska Natives is to provide education,” said Sen. Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), the vice chair of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs.
“This is not just an administrative change – it’s an attack on the fundamental right of Native students to a quality education that reflects their identity, history, and sovereignty,” said NCAI President Mark Macarro.
NAFOA is only a month away from the 43rd annual conference in New Orleans!
Service is not just a program — it’s a way of life for the Cherokee people.
Native Hawaiian writer Norma Kawelokū Wong tells us our current reality is “drifting haphazardly in the riptide of collapse.”
Public Law 280 continues to be the source of unresolved law enforcement and public safety issues in Indian Country.
Potential cuts to Medicare and Medicaid are causing uncertainty as Republicans, encouraged by President Donald Trump, push for drastic changes.
What’s on your Native Playlist? Tune in for new music from Morgan Toney, Tanaya Winder and The Reztones.
As Congress mulls potentially massive cuts to Medicaid, health centers that serve Native communities are bracing for catastrophe.
Prominent Native figures in U.S. military history have been erased from the Department of Defense’s website thanks to Donald Trump.
Regulatory activity has ground to a halt at the Bureau of Indian Affairs but one pro-tribal action has made it over the finish line in the era of Donald Trump.
“Closing the Department of Education would provide children and their families the opportunity to escape a system that is failing them,” President Donald Trump said.
“We are sending education back to the states where it so rightly belongs,” said Secretary of Education Linda McMahon.
Raúl Grijalva was known as a champion of tribal issues as a leader on the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Tune in to hear about the contributions of Athabascan elder Katie John, Chickasaw aviator Eula Pearl Carter Scott and other notable Native women.
The Northeastern Arizona Indian Water Rights Settlement Act addresses the water rights of the Hopi Tribe, the Navajo Nation and the San Juan Southern Paiute Tribe.
“You’re not only erasing Navajo culture but you’re also eliminating Navajo code,” said Peter MacDonald, 96, one of the few surviving Navajo Code Talkers.
Programs that help Native students succeed are already shutting down thanks to the Donald Trump administration.
“Following my recent transition to Chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, it is as important as ever to have driven and dedicated staff members to advance the needs of Native peoples, said Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska).
The 49th annual American Indian Council Powwow at Montana State University takes place March 28-29, 2025.
The Indigenous Peoples Coalition celebrated the release of activist Leonard Peltier from federal prison.
“The Navajo Code Talkers’ legacy is not just a story of Native American resilience but a defining chapter in American history,” said NCAI Executive Director Larry Wright, Jr.
Members of Montana’s American Indian Caucus say they have been able to advance priority bills in the state legislature.
Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum discusses his views on Indian education on February 12, 2025.
What started as an annual event to help Native small business owners has grown into a launchpad for Navajo entrepreneurs.
Two Ojibwe authors, Marcie Rendon and Dennis Staples, are exploring Native worlds.
“This land transfer is a significant step toward strengthening tribal sovereignty and empowering the Spirit Lake Nation to use its trust lands for economic growth and community well-being,” said Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum.
The Donald Trump administration is facing a major test of its commitment to Indian Country with a lawsuit challenging the firings of government employees at two tribal colleges.
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We are in the midst of the largest period of housing investment in the history of the Cherokee Nation.
Two Native high school students are among the recent winners of one of the most prestigious science research competitions.
It’s been five years since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. How have Native people fared?
For more than a quarter century, the state of Alaska has devoted only a fraction of the funds needed to maintain schools serving Native students.
The death of a 14-year-old girl from the San Carlos Apache Tribe is raising questions about what could have been done to prevent the tragedy.
Native people serve in the U.S. military at the highest rates per capita. The Donald Trump administration is making massive cuts that affect their lives.
The Cherokee Nation has invested heavily in fighting the opioid epidemic.
American Indians and Alaska Natives have the second highest rate of skin cancer in the United States.
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