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Winnebago Tribe takes action to address marriage controversy (April 13, 2022)
A young voice from the Winnebago Tribe spurred big change and helped address anti-LGBTQ actions in the community. 
“Faces From the Interior” at the Joslyn Art Museum in Nebraska features Native perspectives on portraits of their people.
Native America Calling: Rebuilding White Clay (February 17, 2022)
A tiny town once known for being a destructive source of alcohol for Pine Ridge Reservation residents, could be a model of hope and healing. 
Tribes and their advocates are studying ways to strengthen state laws as the Indian Child Welfare Act remains in limbo in the courts.
Native Sun News Today Editorial: The ups and downs of the Indian gaming industry (December 17, 2021)
The competition is stiff in the gaming business and it is not going to get any easier for tribes. 
A deadline is fast approaching for the Biden administration to live up to its promise to improve the federal government’s relationship with tribes and their citizens.
Native America Calling: Uncovering the history of U.S. boarding schools (November 30, 2021)
Native America Calling will hear more about efforts to uncover the truth about the 300 Indian boarding schools aimed at forced assimilation of Native children. 
Native children continue to be overrepresented in state foster care systems, taken from their homes at high rates.
Using digitized records and newspaper clippings, researchers pieced together the history of the Genoa U.S. Indian Industrial School, a government-run institution that closed in 1934.
Longtime leader of Ponca Tribe resigns post amid conflicts with council (November 3, 2021)
“I’m looking at this as an opportunity for growth for me,” Larry Wright Jr. said after stepping down as chair of the Ponca Tribe. 
Flatwater Free Press: Winnebago Tribe brings COVID-19 vaccine to community (October 20, 2021)
Residents of two reservations in northeast Nebraska have achieved the highest COVID-19 vaccination rates in the state. 
Tribal community celebrates first Indigenous Peoples’ Day in Nebraska (October 12, 2021)
Tribal leaders, state officials and descendants of America’s first Native doctor celebrated the first Indigenous People’s Day in Nebraska. 
The House Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States hosts a legislative hearing on October 5, 2021.
The House Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States is getting back to work with a legislative hearing.
A Lakota mother is trying to understand why a school secretary cut her two little girls’ hair without her consent. And then, days later, did it again.
After a long process driven by youth, nine Lakota children who died at one of the most infamous institutions of the Indian boarding school era are finally returning home.
Anthony John LaMere was the only Winnebago tribal citizen killed in action in the Vietnam War. He had just turned 20 years old.
Examining Federal Facilities in Indian Country (June 17, 2021)
The House Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States hosts an oversight hearing titled, “Examining Federal Facilities in Indian Country.” 
It took over 10 years and three presidential administrations but tribes and Native activists can finally claim victory over the Keystone XL Pipeline.
It’s been four years since Zachary Bear Heels died after being beaten by police officers in Nebraska’s largest city.
Efforts to memorialize the legacy of Ponca Chief Standing Bear continue at the local and national level.
H.R.810 – Chief Standing Bear National Historic Trail (May 25, 2021)
The U.S. House of Representatives considers H.R.810, a bill to conduct a feasibility study on the Chief Standing Bear National Historic Trail, on May 12, 2021. 
As the first Americans continue to feel the disproportionate impacts of the coronavirus pandemic, a bipartisan group of lawmakers is seeking to bring more resources to urban Indian communities.
A Lakota couple is suing a public school district after a secretary at the school allegedly cut their daughters’ hair without permission.
More Indian Country bills slated for action on Capitol Hill (May 11, 2021)
Four more Indian Country bills are scheduled for passage in the U.S. House of Representatives. 
Family members shared memories and stories of their lost loved ones as the nation observed a day of awareness for missing and murdered American Indians and Alaska Natives.
Reconciliation Rising: Nancy Carlson (May 4, 2021)
Since 1990, Nancy Carlson and other non-Native residents in a small Nebraska community have hosted annual reunions for survivors of the Genoa Indian School. 
Horse ride honors life of Native educator Dorothy Kiyukan (March 31, 2021)
Dorothy “Scootie” Kiyukan Ziegler, who passed away in January 2021, was passionate about Native youth, culture and horses. 
Native people ‘lead the way’ on COVID-19 vaccinations (March 30, 2021)
The Indian Health Service is set to meet its goal of 1 million COVID-19 vaccinations but progress is being threatened by the rest of the nation. 
Tribal corporation expands on investment in historic district (March 10, 2021)
The latest feather in the cap of a thriving tribal corporation is an eclectic collection of historic buildings in one of the largest cities in the region. 
For the first time in three decades, the Winnebago Lady Indians have made it to the basketball playoffs in Nebraska.
Native women land key leadership and policy roles in Biden administration (February 5, 2021)
A citizen of the Winnebago Tribe will be leading the Indian Country legal team at the Department of the Interior and is among a growing number of Native women in the Biden administration. 
Pine Ridge Reservation signs defaced with racist and anti-Semitic graffiti (February 3, 2021)
The leader of the Oglala Sioux Tribe is condemning racially charged vandalism of two welcome signs on the Pine Ridge Reservation. 
Day 1 of the Joe Biden administration: Actions affecting Indian Country (January 20, 2021)
From re-examining the boundaries of the Bears Ears National Monument to helping tribal nations restore their homelands, the Joe Biden administration will hit the ground running. 
Lakota leader Tom Poor Bear dies after battle with COVID-19 (December 17, 2020)
From advancing treaty rights to fighting the Keystone XL Pipeline, Tom Poor Bear dedicated his life to the Oglala Sioux Tribe. 
Indian Country Today: COVID-19 hits Rosebud Sioux Tribe hard (December 14, 2020)
Initially the death and suffering driven by the COVID-19 virus seemed far away from the Plains of South Dakota. 
As they have for the past 17 years, Native men and women stood atop a windswept hill overlooking the Missouri River. They prayed for the Native children lost to the state welfare system.
Photos: Memorial March to Honor Our Lost Children (November 27, 2020)
The 18th Annual Memorial March to Honor Our Lost Children took place on Wednesday, November 25, 2020, in Sioux City, Iowa. 
Urban community comes together for Indigenous Peoples Day (October 13, 2020)
A sunrise ceremony in Nebraska’s capital city united Native people as they shared their common struggles and goals. 
Tribal corporation secures victory in gaming initiative dispute (September 11, 2020)
Voters in Nebraska are being asked to authorize casino-style gaming in their state as part of an initiative backed by Ho-Chunk Inc.
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