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Native America Calling: New opportunities and threats for Native voting power (December 7, 2021)

Districts with predominantly Native voters are targets as states start redrawing boundaries.

Aaron Payment / National Congress of American Indians (October 27, 2021)

Aaron Payment of the National Congress of American Indians testifies before the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs on October 27, 2021.

Business Meeting to consider H.R.1688 and Oversight Hearing on “Voting Matters in Native Communities” (October 27, 2021)

The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs holds a business meeting on the Native American Child Protection Act and an oversight hearing titled “Voting Matters in Native Communities.”

Cronkite News: Native voting rights bill caught up in partisan debate (October 22, 2021)

The Native American Voting Rights Act will set minimum federal requirements for voting on tribal lands, including early voting, mail-in balloting, ballot collecting and ID standards.

Chuck Hoskin: Cherokee Nation works to protect Native voting rights (September 27, 2021)

Today we continue the fight for our rights, until everyone in Indian Country can freely cast their ballot.

President Biden revives White House Tribal Nations Summit (September 22, 2021)

Mark your calendars. The White House Tribal Nations Summit is returning after a four-year absence.

Gaylord News: Voting rights bill addresses long-standing obstacles in Indian Country (September 17, 2021)

“There was a time, not long ago, where Indigenous people were supposed to be terminated,” said attorney Victoria Holland.

Tim Giago: Why Native people joined the Democratic Party (August 31, 2021)

The Democratic Party gained many new members in Indian Country because of the man they called FDR.

Vice President Kamala Harris and Secretary Deb Haaland: Native American Voting Rights (July 28, 2021)

Vice President Kamala Harris and Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland address a meeting on Native voting rights at the White House.

Tribes and tribal citizens accuse South Dakota of violating voting laws (July 9, 2021)

South Dakota has a long and troubled history of disenfranchising Native voters.

‘A great day for Mother Earth’: Tribes welcome demise of Keystone XL Pipeline (June 10, 2021)

It took over 10 years and three presidential administrations but tribes and Native activists can finally claim victory over the Keystone XL Pipeline.

‘Our sacred land and sites will remain at peace’: Court won’t force Fourth of July fireworks in Black Hills (June 3, 2021)

The Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe is declaring victory for treaty rights and sacred places in an ongoing battle against the Republican governor of South Dakota.

Native America Calling: New threats to voting rights (June 2, 2021)

Native America Calling will get a look at the latest voting laws and what Native voting advocates are doing to counter them.

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.

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.

Cronkite News: Republicans revolt over investigation into Capitol attack (May 21, 2021)

The House of Representatives voted to create a bipartisan commission to investigate the deadly January 6 insurrection at the Capitol, despite the opposition of 175 Republicans.

Native candidate vows to continue work of Pueblo ‘sister’ Deb Haaland (March 30, 2021)

“I’ll fight tirelessly to represent our tribal communities and our tribes with honor,” Georgene Louis says as she seeks to fill the shoes of a fellow Pueblo trailblazer.

‘Culture. Clan. Community’: Georgene Louis for Congress (March 30, 2021)

Georgene Louis is seeking to make history as the next Native woman in Congress. Listen to her story.

Ho-Chunk Nation moves forward with off-reservation casino (March 24, 2021)

The Ho-Chunk Nation is moving forward with an off-reservation casino after securing support from the state of Wisconsin.

Tribes endorse Georgene Louis in bid for Deb Haaland’s seat in Congress (March 3, 2021)

Tribal nations are lining up behind a Pueblo woman in a crowded field of candidates for New Mexico’s 1st Congressional District.

‘I’m not afraid’: Indicted former Mashpee leader seeks dismissal of charges (February 9, 2021)

The former chairman of the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe is speaking out about his criminal corruption case as he seeks to dismiss all of the charges against him.

Native America Calling: January in the news (January 29, 2021)

What lessons are we left with from the violent insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, Donald Trump’s second impeachment and Joe Biden’s inauguration — all within the first month of 2021?

Impeachment won’t stop Donald Trump from leaving impact on Indian Country (January 14, 2021)

The loss of the presidential election and a second impeachment aren’t stopping the Trump administration from dropping new proposals on Indian Country.

Native America Calling: Native in the Spotlight (January 14, 2021)

Clara Pratte, a citizen of the Navajo Nation who worked on the Joe Biden presidential campaign, is Native America Calling’s Native in the Spotlight.

‘Two wrongs do not make a right’: Rep. Yvette Herrell (R-New Mexico) on Impeaching Donald Trump (January 13, 2021)

Rep. Yvette Herrell (R-New Mexico), a citizen of the Cherokee Nation, has been all about Donald Trump since becoming the third Native woman to serve in Congress.

Photo by Adam Schultz / Biden for President

Stephen Roe Lewis: Donald Trump must be impeached (January 13, 2021)

I support all efforts to impeach and convict Donald Trump and make it impossible for him to hold this office/public office ever again.

Terry Rambler: An attack on the Native vote in the nation’s capital (January 12, 2021)

The insurrection of January 6 shows us that we have a great amount of work to do to address racism, to address inequality, and to address the abuse of power.

‘He’s just warming up’: Navajo Nation leader spreads misinformation about Donald Trump (January 7, 2021)

The vice president of the Navajo Nation contributed to the false belief that Donald Trump could remain in office despite losing the presidential election.

Native America Calling: December in the news (December 31, 2020)

The COVID-19 pandemic and a contentious presidential election dominated the news is 2020.

Indian Country finally sees action on diabetes program (December 28, 2020)

A program that has reduced diabetes in Indian Country has been extended for another three years, resulting in a lifetime in the age of COVID-19.

Cronkite News: Indian Country prepares for new era with Joe Biden as president (December 28, 2020)

The federal government may not have a stellar track record when it comes to keeping promises in Indian Country, but tribal leaders think President-elect Joe Biden could be the exception.

Native America Calling: Native leadership at the U.S. Department of Interior (December 23, 2020)

Rep. Deb Haaland (Laguna Pueblo) is set to make history as the first Native person to hold a presidential cabinet position.

Deb Haaland: Legislation introduced in 116th Congress (December 21, 2020)

Since the start of the 116th Congress, Rep. Deb Haaland (D-New Mexico) has introduced 51 pieces of legislation.

‘I am honored and ready to serve’: Deb Haaland and the Joe Biden administration (December 19, 2020)

Acknowledging the homelands of the Lenape people, Rep. Deb Haaland (D-New Mexico) introduced herself as a Pueblo woman, a single mother and an advocate for public lands as a key member of President-elect Joe Biden’s climate and energy team.

‘I’ll be fierce for all of us’: Deb Haaland, Secretary of the Interior for President-elect Joe Biden (December 19, 2020)

Rep. Deb Haaland (D-New Mexico) offers remarks after being introduced as President-elect Joe Biden’s nominee to lead the Department of the Interior on December 19, 2020.

President-elect Joe Biden introduces Interior nominee Deb Haaland (December 19, 2020)

President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris introduce key members of their climate and energy team, including Secretary of the Interior nominee Deb Haaland.

Deb Haaland tapped for Cabinet by President-elect Joe Biden (December 17, 2020)

In a historic first, Deb Haaland, one of the first two Native women to serve in the U.S. Congress, has been tapped to serve in the incoming Joe Biden administration.