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‘Heartbroken’: Leader of Cherokee Nation mourns death of young student (February 20, 2024)
The leader of the Cherokee Nation is “heartbroken” over the passing of a 16-year-old who died within reservation boundaries in Oklahoma.
VIDEO: Secretary Deb Haaland on sovereignty and Native women’s safety (February 13, 2024)
Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland delivers remarks about tribal sovereignty and Native women’s safety.
Chuck Hoskin: Cherokee Nation works with our friends in Oklahoma (February 12, 2024)
For the good of all Oklahoma, it’s time to leave behind a 19th century mindset and recognize that Cherokee Nation and other tribes bring huge benefits for the state.
Native America Calling: The State of Indian Nations (February 12, 2024)
National Congress of American Indians President Mark Macarro is delivering his first State of Indian Nations.
Montana Free Press: Governor silent on reservation law enforcement (February 8, 2024)
Local officials say the clock is ticking for the state to assume felony law enforcement duties on the Flathead Reservation.
Cronkite News: Water project on Navajo Nation sees controversy (January 15, 2024)
When Adrian Herder saw the plans for a hydropower project on the Navajo Nation, he was shocked by the “outrageous” amounts of water the project would reportedly use.
Cross-deputization helps solve the great challenge of multiple law enforcement agencies exercising their respective authority over the same geographic area.
Chuck Hoskin: Cherokee Nation on path to criminal justice reform (December 25, 2023)
When the U.S. Supreme Court reaffirmed tribal jurisdiction over our reservations in eastern Oklahoma, Cherokee Nation was quick to push forward with a transformative vision for our criminal justice system.
The Biden administration just announced more than $4.3 million in funding to bolster meat processing in Indian Country.
Montana Free Press: County in dark after end of tribal law enforcement agreement (December 11, 2023)
So far, the Montana governor’s office has not said how the state plans to handle law enforcement duties on the Flathead Reservation.
Kaiser Health News: Food sovereignty movement grows in Montana (December 11, 2023)
Behind American Indian Hall on the Montana State University campus, ancient life is growing.
Gaylord News: Biden administration hosts White House Tribal Nations Summit (December 11, 2023)
President Joe Biden is vowing to strengthen relationships with tribal nations and advance tribal sovereignty and self-determination.
NAFOA: 5 Things You Need to Know this Week (December 11, 2023)
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VIDEO: President Joe Biden at White House Tribal Nations Summit (December 11, 2023)
President Joe Biden delivers remarks at the White House Tribal Nations Summit on December 6, 2023.
Native America Calling: Assessing the White House Tribal Nations Summit (December 11, 2023)
In the wake of the White House Tribal Nations Summit, Native America Calling talks with tribal leaders about the Biden administration’s track record.
Secretary Haaland opens third annual White House Tribal Nations Summit (December 6, 2023)
Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland delivers remarks at the opening of the third annual White House Tribal Nations Summit.
The White House Tribal Nations Summit is a testament to our government-to-government relationship with the United States.
Montana Free Press: County withdraws from tribal law enforcement agreement (November 28, 2023)
A Montana county is pulling out of a decades-old agreement after saying it can no longer afford the costs of law enforcement on the Flathead Reservation.
Tom Cole: Promoting tribal sovereignty and self-determination in Congress (November 27, 2023)
As the longest serving Native American in the U.S. House of Representatives, the privilege and honor it is to represent the interests of tribes in Congress is certainly not lost on me.
VIDEO: Sara Hill testifies as first Native judicial nominee in Oklahoma (November 20, 2023)
Sara Hill, a citizen of the Cherokee Nation, testifies at her nomination hearing to be a federal judge on November 15, 2023.
National Congress of American Indian draws huge crowd for annual convention (November 16, 2023)
The nation’s largest inter-tribal advocacy organization is at a major crossroads as it celebrates a milestone anniversary.
National Congress of American Indians kicks off milestone convention (November 13, 2023)
The nation’s largest inter-tribal advocacy organization is marking a milestone event with an election of new leaders and debate on a controversial issue.
A state-recognized tribe is not an Indian tribe. And a member of one of these groups is not an Indian.
Native America Calling: The Native perspectives of the Israel-Hamas war (November 9, 2023)
Native activists are speaking out in solidarity with Palestine as the United States supports Israel’s right to defend itself.
A national commission of federal and tribal experts is calling for a “Decade of Action and Healing” to help address the crisis of missing, murdered and trafficked people in Indian Country.
Republican lawmaker criticized for deriding GOP colleagues as ‘wild Indians’ (November 1, 2023)
The National Congress of American Indians is speaking out after a Republican lawmaker made derogatory remarks about Native people.
Chuck Hoskin: Cherokee Nation proud of historic judicial nominee (October 30, 2023)
Sara Hill’s nomination is exciting for Cherokee Nation and all of Indian Country, and not only because it is a historic milestone.
Sara E. Hill, the former attorney general of the Cherokee Nation, is making history as a nominee to the federal bench.
Citizens of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians overwhelmingly voted in favor of allowing recreational cannabis use on the tribe’s reservation. What happens next?
Chuck Hoskin: Cherokee Nation an integral part of Oklahoma’s history (October 2, 2023)
Tribal nations stand ready to continue our legacy of making Oklahoma vibrant and strong.
Chuck Hoskin: Cherokee Nation committed to freedom of the press (September 25, 2023)
Cherokee leaders throughout history have known that informed citizens are the backbone of our thriving democracy.
Chuck Hoskin: Cherokee Nation holds United States to its promises (September 18, 2023)
A top priority throughout my administration has been holding the federal government to its promises to the Cherokee Nation.
A large crowd rallied outside the White House, calling on President Joe Biden to free imprisoned American Indian Movement activist Leonard Peltier.
The Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe is speaking out after a viral video showed outsiders being removed from a highway in an incident that took place during one of the busiest times on the reservation.
Chuck Hoskin: Cherokee Nation continues path of progress (August 14, 2023)
For the past four years, I have been honored to serve as Principal Chief of the great Cherokee Nation.
George Thompson: The plight of our sacred Hickory Ground (August 7, 2023)
In our Muscogee culture, once a body is at rest, it is supposed to remain there forever and complete its lifecycle, returning to earth.
Standing among the boisterous crowd of media and onlookers awaiting the arraignment of former U.S. president Donald Trump is one Native woman.
Chuck Hoskin: Cherokee Nation works to protect our sovereignty (July 31, 2023)
We at the Cherokee Nation firmly believe in being good neighbors to all Oklahomans who share our home.
Indian Country is breathing a huge sigh of relief after the highest court in the land delivered a surprising victory in one of the most closely-watched cases in decades.
House committee advances slate of Indian Country bills (June 14, 2023)
Bipartisanship seemed to be on rare display on Capitol Hill as lawmakers advanced a trio of bills benefiting Indian Country.
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