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New project focuses on missing and murdered cases as Indian Country prepares for change in administration (November 30, 2020)

With change coming at the highest levels of government, tribal and federal officials are working to ensure the crisis of missing and murdered loved ones in Indian Country remains a priority.

Cronkite News: Trump administration eyes action on mine at sacred Apache site (November 27, 2020)

Activists worry that the Trump administration is fast-tracking federal approval for a large copper mine on sacred Apache territory in Arizona.

Native America Calling: November in the news (November 27, 2020)

Native America Calling is shopping around for the best Native news stories on this day-after-Thanksgiving episode of the news roundup.

Native Sun News Today Editorial: Republicans terrified of Loser Trump (November 26, 2020)

The past four years have taken a terrible toll on America.

Clara Caufield: Masking up to protect our people from COVID-19 (November 24, 2020)

COVID-19 cases and deaths continue to rise, with tribal people on reservations in Montana and Wyoming seemingly among the hardest hit.

Supreme Court accepts first Indian law case in new conservative era (November 23, 2020)

For the second time in as many years, the U.S. Supreme Court will be taking up a case that impacts the treaty rights of the Crow Tribe.

Elizabeth Cook-Lynn: Removing the menace known as Trumpism (November 23, 2020)

How much longer must we put up with this ridiculous and corrupt man who has in his presidency made fools of the entire Senate, corrupted federal law scholars and committed several federal offenses?

Tribes await action on priorities as Congress returns to work (November 18, 2020)

Lawmakers are getting back to work after a long recess and a divisive election as time runs out to advance Indian Country’s legislative agenda.

Tim Giago: What went wrong with America? (November 18, 2020)

The election is over. Joe Biden is now the President-elect of the United States.

Lumbee Tribe sees progress on federal recognition bill (November 16, 2020)

The U.S. House of Representatives is slated to approve a bipartisan bill to extend federal recognition to the Lumbee Tribe.

Leader of Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe indicted on federal charges (November 13, 2020)

Just days after renewing criticism of Donald Trump, Chairman Cedric Cromwell of the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe was indicted on federal bribery and extortion charges.

Elizabeth Cook-Lynn: Been there, done that! American Indians know the truth (November 11, 2020)

Donald Trump is a dangerous man and history has it made it possible for American Indians to view the prospect of his continued autocratic and corrupt rule a clear signal that changes are overdue.

‘Happy days are here again’: Indian Country celebrates election of Joe Biden as president (November 9, 2020)

Indian Country is celebrating after turning out in record numbers for one of the most consequential presidential elections in American history.

Cronkite News: Navajo Nation president wants tribal leader on Joe Biden transition (November 9, 2020)

Amid celebrations on one side, and vows to keep fighting on the other, Democrat Joe Biden claimed a “clear victory, a convincing victory” in the 2020 presidential election.

Indian Country Today: Native voters are indeed something else (November 6, 2020)

Although small and difficult to measure, the Native voting population is powerful.

Cronkite News: Presidential ballots still being counted in key states (November 6, 2020)

Four days after the November 3 election, ballots are still being counted. Donald Trump’s supporters don’t like it.

State of Alaska backs Native corporations in COVID-19 dispute (November 5, 2020)

The state of Alaska is siding with Native corporations over tribal governments in a closely-watched COVID-19 case pending before the U.S. Supreme Court.

National Congress of American Indians calls on U.S. to rejoin global climate change agreement (November 5, 2020)

“As sovereign governments, we will continue to wage an unrelenting battle against this existential threat to humanity,” NCAI President Fawn Sharp said of climate change.

COVID-19 funding dispute heads to Trump’s Supreme Court (November 3, 2020)

With the nation’s highest court stacked with even more conservative justices, tribes are once again paying close attention to a COVID-19 funding dispute they thought was over.

Cronkite News: Voters getting more serious about the environment (November 3, 2020)

“All things considered, the way that Native American and black people in America vote isn’t necessarily changing this year,” a student activist said.

Rep. Markwayne Mullin: A historic pick for the Supreme Court (November 2, 2020)

Amy Coney Barrett is exceptionally well-qualified and a great choice to serve on the highest court in the land.

Rep. Tom Cole: The right person for the Supreme Court (November 2, 2020)

American history was made when Amy Coney Barrett was officially confirmed to serve as an Associate Justice on the Supreme Court of the United States.

Indian Country Today: The power of the Native vote (October 30, 2020)

Native American and Alaska Native voters have the power to determine the next president.

Native America Calling: October in the news (October 30, 2020)

After largely ignoring important Native issues during most of the campaign, President Donald Trump recently has highlighted what he says are accomplishments for Native people in key states.

Native Sun News Today: Tribes get more time to contest Dakota Access Pipeline (October 28, 2020)

Oil continues to flow through the Dakota Access Pipeline even though a federal judge said the operation should be shut down.

Operation Lady Justice comments due by end of week (October 28, 2020)

Operation Lady Justice, the Trump administration’s initiative to address missing and murdered American Indians and Alaska Natives, is accepting comments through October 31, 2020.

Cronkite News: Supreme Court gains conservative majority with Justice Amy Coney Barrett (October 27, 2020)

The nation’s highest court now has six justices — out of nine — who were nominated by a Republican president.

NAFOA: 5 Things You Need to Know this Week (October 26, 2020)

NAFOA aims to keep our community about the news that impacts you the most.

Former director of Bureau of Indian Affairs endorses Joe Biden (October 26, 2020)

Joe Biden is the only choice for Indian Country this November, asserts a former official who served under numerous presidents.

Citizens of Lumbee Tribe endorse Joe Biden for president (October 26, 2020)

Unlike Donald Trump, Joe Biden is a man of his word, a letter to fellow Lumbees reads.

Joe Biden Photo by Adam Schultz / Biden for President

‘Trump is hitting us really hard’: Biden campaign confronts last minute push for Native vote (October 23, 2020)

Accusations of pandering are flying as Native voters cast ballots in the final days of the heated presidential election.

‘Incredible Lumbee, Catawba tribes’ #NativeVote20 (October 22, 2020)

President Donald Trump gave a shout out to the Lumbee Tribe and the Catawba Nation during a campaign rally in North Carolina.

Leaders of Senate Committee on Indian Affairs praise signing of self-governance bill (October 22, 2020)

The PROGRESS Act, a bipartisan bill to improve tribal self-governance, has finally been signed into law.

Natives for Biden gather for final presidential debate (October 22, 2020)

Native supporters of Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden are hosting a pre-watch party for the final debate of the 2020 campaign.

Rep. Markwayne Mullin: The silent crisis of the missing and murdered (October 22, 2020)

The silent crisis of missing and murdered indigenous women is wreaking havoc on our families and communities.

President Trump signs tribal self-governance bill into law (October 21, 2020)

President Trump finally signed a tribal self-governance bill into law but he doesn’t plan to follow all of its provisions if he doesn’t feel like it.

Forgotten no more?: Trump team puts Native people last on ‘important’ call (October 21, 2020)

Just days after their boss bashed Indigenous Peoples Day, members of the Donald Trump administration tried their best to portray the president as someone who cares about the interests of America’s “first” inhabitants.

Montana Free Press: Leader of public lands agency served unlawfully for over a year (October 21, 2020)

William Perry Pendley’s “acting” status at the Bureau of Land Management calls into question his decisions on energy leases, national monuments and conservation plans across the nation.