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Native America Calling: The enduring Laguna Pueblo Colony (January 12, 2022)

A thriving group of Laguna Pueblo citizens maintain their tribal connections at a distance. Learn more about this unique colony on Native America Calling.

Cronkite News: Navajo Nation returns to rodeos amid COVID-19 (January 10, 2022)

Rodeo events have long been a part of culture on the Navajo Nation. The COVID-19 pandemic upended the tradition.

Indian Country starts off new year with surge in COVID-19 cases (January 6, 2022)

Tribal communities are once again seeing an explosion in COVID-19 cases following the busy holiday season and as a new and highly contagious variant brings upheaval to Indian Country.

‘A sacred site’: City seeks input from survivors of Indian boarding school (January 5, 2022)

Leaders in the largest city in New Mexico are convening a series of “community conversations” to address the harmful legacy of the Indian boarding school era.

President Biden nominates another Native woman to federal bench (December 15, 2021)

President Joe Biden continues to make history with his judicial nominations, announcing another Native woman to serve on the federal bench.

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.

Cronkite News: New law protects tribal regalia at school graduations (November 24, 2021)

Just minutes before her high school graduation, Dakotah Harvey was told to remove the eagle feather from her mortarboard or she would be escorted out of the ceremony and her diploma would be withheld.

National Park Service: More tribes sign historic preservation agreements (November 24, 2021)

Seven new tribal historic preservation agreements were completed and signed with tribes in seven states in 2021.

Cronkite News: Tribal leaders welcome return of White House meeting (November 18, 2021)

Tribal leaders said the White House Tribal Nations Summit “shows promise” for the federal commitment to solving problems in Indian Country and to giving Native people a voice in the process.

Biden administration seeks to protect sacred areas in New Mexico from development (November 15, 2021)

The Department of the Interior is taking steps to protect Chaco Culture National Historical Park and the landscape around it from oil and gas leasing.

Center for Western Priorities welcomes protections for sacred areas in New Mexico (November 15, 2021)

The Center for Western Priorities is praising the Biden administration for seeking to protect sacred tribal areas in New Mexico from development.

Native America Calling: Teaching Well with the Pueblo wisdom curriculum (November 15, 2021)

Pueblo educators have just updated a K-12 curriculum and teacher training regimen for schools, designed from a Pueblo viewpoint.

White House Fact Sheet: Building A New Era of Nation-to-Nation Engagement (November 15, 2021)

From the missing and murdered crisis to sacred sites, the Biden administration is touting its Indian Country agenda as it hosts the White House Tribal Nations Summit.

Cronkite News: Navajo mother works to improve maternal care for Native women (November 2, 2021)

When Nicolle Gonzales gave birth to her three children in a hospital setting, the care felt routine and mechanical. It led her to start the Changing Woman Initiative for Native mothers.

Cronkite News: Navajo language speakers create broadcast history (October 25, 2021)

History was made as two citizens of the Navajo Nation broadcast a college football game in the Dine language for the first time.

Mary Toya, mother of Secretary Deb Haaland, passes on (October 18, 2021)

“The Department of the Interior mourns with Secretary Deb Haaland as she and her family grieve the loss of her mother,” a statement read.

Native America Calling: New fossil discoveries and Indigenous origins (October 4, 2021)

Newly discovered fossilized human footprints issue another blow to the conventional scientific theory about when humans came to North America.

The Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument

Source New Mexico: Visitors encouraged to respect tribal lands and sacred sites (September 27, 2021)

“How are non-Native people playing on our land? Are they being respectful?” asks Adesbah Foguth, a tribal park ranger.

Native America Calling: “Exposure” art exhibit voices nuclear frustrations (September 10, 2021)

Indigenous artists from North America and beyond document their relationships with nuclear testing and uranium contamination in a new exhibit.

Native America Calling: Indigenous fashion showcase (September 8, 2021)

This year’s fashion show at Santa Fe Indian Market is a reminder of just how hot Indigenous fashion is.

Howard Center for Investigative Journalism: Child sexual abuse in Indian Country goes unprosecuted (August 24, 2021)

Every day that Christine Benally looks out of the window of her home, she’s reminded of how the federal government failed to protect her child.

Native America Calling: Indigenous arts and the lingering pandemic (August 20, 2021)

It’s a big week coming up in the Native arts world. Native America Calling will get a look at what’s in store.

Native America Calling: The resilience of Native arts (August 19, 2021)

Native people across the country are learning to adjust to life in the pandemic after a bumpy road this past year. How have artists been doing?

News21: Navajo Nation addresses challenges in law enforcement (August 10, 2021)

The increased demands of the COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated long-standing issues within the Navajo Nation’s police department.

Native America Calling: The Gold King Mine spill six years later (August 5, 2021)

Toxic sludge from the Gold King Mine created an environmental disaster for hundreds of miles downstream, including parts of the Navajo Nation.

Red Road to DC brings awareness to sacred sites and tribal rights (July 29, 2021)

After 20,000 miles and 115 stops across the country, a group of Native carvers and elders have finally arrived in the nation’s capital, bringing much-needed attention to sacred sites and tribal rights.

Health care coverage improves in Indian Country amid toll of COVID-19 (July 22, 2021)

Health insurance coverage has improved dramatically among American Indians and Alaska Natives, according to a new report.

Native Sun News Today Editorial: Accountability for murders of Native people (July 16, 2021)

We need to organize and find out why none of these murders have been solved.

Native America Calling: IAIA’s Museum of Contemporary Native Arts leaps ahead (July 14, 2021)

The IAIA Museum of Contemporary Native Arts in Santa Fe just received its largest donation ever.

Bill introduced in Senate to reauthorize key Indian housing law (July 13, 2021)

Sen. Mike Rounds (R-South Dakota) introduced legislation with Sen. Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) and other members of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, to reform and reauthorize the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act.

City pledges action to honor lives lost at Indian boarding school (July 1, 2021)

Officials in New Mexico’s largest city plan to work with tribal and Native leaders following the disappearance of a plaque commemorating the burials of Indian boarding school students.

Navajo Nation hails federal investigation into Indian boarding school era (June 23, 2021)

“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.

Secretary Haaland addresses National Congress of American Indians (June 22, 2021)

Secretary Deb Haaland is addressing the National Congress of American Indians for the first time since taking over the Department of the Interior.

House Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States: Hearing on Tribal-Related Legislation (May 20, 2021)

Bills to protect tribal cultural property, address Native youth issues and mandate tribal consultation are being heard by the House Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States.

Lakota player lands spot on professional football team (May 18, 2021)

The unlikely journey for Teton Saltes, the New York Jets’ latest recruit, started as an afterthought.

Navajo student invited to President Biden’s address to Congress (April 27, 2021)

When President Joe Biden delivers his first address to Congress, a young citizen of the Navajo Nation will be there as a special guest.

First Lady Dr. Jill Biden heads to Navajo Nation (April 22, 2021)

First Lady Dr. Jill Biden is visiting the Navajo Nation, her third trip to the largest reservation in the United States.

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.