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A longtime advocate for Inuit rights has been tapped as Canada’s governor general, the first Indigenous person to hold the office.
By 1900, 20,000 children were in Indian boarding schools. By 1925, that number had more than tripled, according to the National Native American Boarding School Healing Coalition.
Google Doodle celebrates Mohawk activist Mary Two-Axe Earley (June 28, 2021)
Mohawk activist Mary Two-Axe Earley, who fought for the equal treatment of Native women in Canada, is the Google Doodle for June 28, 2021. 
NAFOA: 5 Things You Need to Know this Week (June 28, 2021)
NAFOA supports your growth – as individuals and communities. 
“As Navajo people, we all have parents, grandparents, and other elders who were subjected to boarding schools and that has contributed to many of the modern-day monsters in our society,” said Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez.
“The federal policies that attempted to wipe out Native identity, language and culture continued to manifest in the pain our communities face,” said Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland.
Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland announced the Federal Indian Boarding School Initiative, a comprehensive review of the troubled legacy of federal boarding school policies.
Secretary Deb Haaland is addressing the National Congress of American Indians for the first time since taking over the Department of the Interior.
Chuck Hoskin: Leaders of Cherokee tribes gather in unity (June 21, 2021)
When Cherokee people come together, great things happen. 
I learned that it was not good to be an “Indian.” We were supposed to forget our language and culture.
Yakama Nation celebrates ‘resounding victory’ for treaty lands (June 16, 2021)
The Yakama Nation is celebrating after a federal appeals court confirmed that the tribe has been right all along about its treaty lands. 
Give us back our lands so that we might be restored to the embrace of the earth.
The First Nations hip-hop duo hits top numbers on Spotify and YouTube, by combining their Native heritage with unapologetic lyrics.
Leonard Crow Dog was a powerful Wicasa Wakan, Holy Man, with a beautiful vision of the Sacred Mystery of the Universe.
Tim Giago: Thanking Native veterans for their service (May 31, 2021)
The history of Native people and the United States military goes all of the way back to the Revolutionary War. 
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs holds an oversight hearing and a legislative hearing to examine Native languages and COVID-19.
Cronkite News: Native voting rights debated on Capitol Hill (May 27, 2021)
They came with studies, they came with polls, they came with statistics. But Democrats and Republicans share little common ground on voting rights. 
Chuck Hoskin: Cherokee Nation invests in our language (May 24, 2021)
The Cherokee language has always been the heart and soul of our tribe. 
Montana Free Press: Indian lawmakers focus on big issues (May 21, 2021)
Voting access, Indigenous languages and bison management were the big-ticket items for the Montana Legislature’s American Indian Caucus. 
Denying our spiritual practices for more than 100 years has impacted generations of Indian people.
Leaders of the Muscogee Nation are dropping “Creek” from its name as part of a rebranding effort, but not all members are on board with the change.
The National Native American Hall of Fame is getting ready to honor a new slate of luminaries in Native business, arts, education and other fields.
Tim Giago: A wacipi that hid many secrets (May 3, 2021)
Every Lakota knows where we have been and now we are struggling to find out where we are going. 
“Rebuilding and consolidating Tribal homelands supports not only Native cultures, languages, and communities, but also Tribal businesses that help make economies for both Tribes and surrounding communities thrive,” said Sen. Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), chair of Senate Committee on Indian Affairs.
Native America Calling: Racing against the pandemic (April 27, 2021)
Native America Calling will check in with Native language program organizers about how they refuse to let COVID-19 slow the progress of language revitalization. 
Elizabeth Cook-Lynn: Coming together in our tribalness (April 14, 2021)
Native people have been embracing ways of thinking, feeding and housing our own since the COVID-19 pandemic began. 
Albert Bender: Indigenous justice is now at hand in Bolivia (April 12, 2021)
This is a tale of two countries—Bolivia and the United States. Only one nation is pursuing justice against a corrupt leader. 
The COVID-19 pandemic continues to affect communities worldwide with many communities being forced to utilize resources on a virtual level and think outside of the box when it comes to teaching.
The American Rescue Plan, which allocates $31 billion to Indian Country, set aside $20 million to help tribes preserve their languages.
Oak Flat would be “permanently damaged” by a controversial copper mine, according to the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation.
Arne Vainio: Zoongide’iwin is the Ojibwe word for courage (March 29, 2021)
Strength of heart is courage. Courage means doing the right thing, even when you are afraid. 
Chuck Hoskin: Cherokee Nation mourns lives lost to COVID-19 (March 25, 2021)
We have lost hundreds of Cherokees to the pandemic, including more than 50 Cherokee first-language speaking elders. 
NAFOA: 5 Things You Need to Know this Week (March 22, 2021)
NAFOA supports tribal leaders, Native professionals, and Native youth. 
Ivan Star Comes Out: Our ancestral teachings belong to our youth (March 15, 2021)
Being born in a time when Lakota was spoken by nearly everyone around me allowed me to become fluent within 6 years. 
Indian Health Service ‘ahead of schedule’ with COVID-19 vaccination rollout (February 26, 2021)
The Indian Health Service has distributed nearly 1.22 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine to tribes and their communities, outpacing many states with its outreach. 
Recap: #DebForInterior confirmation hearing (February 24, 2021)
It was a historic day for Indian Country as Rep. Deb Haaland (D-New Mexico) finally got her confirmation hearing to be Secretary of the Interior. 
Native America Calling: The Cherokee Syllabary bicentennial (February 4, 2021)
This year the Cherokee Nation is celebrating the bicentennial of the syllabary invented by Sequoyah.
Native America Calling: The COVID-19 vaccine and protecting elders (February 1, 2021)
Tribal communities are worried about the toll COVID-19 is taking on elders and what that means for tribal language and culture.
Native America Calling: When to turn to speech therapy (January 25, 2021)
The National Institutes of Health says early intervention and speech therapy are key to helping children with speech and language disorders learn to communicate. 
A land acknowledgment from Rep. Deb Haaland (D-New Mexico) and a song from Claudette White and the Quechan Hurav Singers set the stage for Democrat President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration.
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