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Harold Frazier: Nation-to-nation policy must be law of the land (November 30, 2022)

Native Sovereign Nations are prior sovereigns, embodying the inalienable and inherent rights of Native Peoples bestowed by our Creator.

Albert Bender: Genocide of Indian nations at the U.S. Supreme Court (November 28, 2022)

A case before the United States Supreme Court could resume the genocide of tribal nations.

Congress returns to work after big election by inching toward historic tribal delegate (November 14, 2022)

The Cherokee Nation is getting closer to fulfilling a promise made by treaty nearly two centuries ago.

Ever yChild Matters at U.S. Supreme Court

AUDIO: U.S. Supreme Court hearing in Haaland v. Brackeen (November 10, 2022)

The U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments in Haaland v. Brackeen, a closely-watched Indian Child Welfare Act case, on November 9, 2022.

Chuck Hoskin Jr., Charles Martin, Fawn Sharp and Tehassi Hill

VIDEO: Tribal leaders speak at #StopColonizers rally at U.S. Supreme Court (November 10, 2022)

Tribal leaders speak at a #StopColonizers rally on the steps of the U.S. Supreme Court on November 9, 2022.

Native America Calling: The fate of ICWA (November 10, 2022)

The decision in Haaland v. Brackeen will be a major force in the future of the Indian Child Welfare Act and the scope of tribal sovereignty.

Mother Jones: Right-wing groups take ICWA to nation’s highest court (November 8, 2022)

The Indian Child Welfare Act set out to fix generations of harm to Native kids. The U.S. Supreme Court could soon toss it aside.

Indian Country rallies as U.S. Supreme Court hears ICWA challenge (November 3, 2022)

Indian Country will be out in force as the nation’s highest court weighs the future of the Indian Child Welfare Act.

Indian Country braces for U.S. Supreme Court hearing in ICWA case (November 1, 2022)

The nation’s highest court is about to hear one of the biggest cases in Indian Country’s history and already some troubling signs are emerging.

Harold Frazier: U.S. Supreme Court continues genocide against sovereign Native nations (November 1, 2022)

The Supreme Court is an anachronistic body of elderly politicians, who can never be expected to do justice by Native Sovereign Nations.

PolitiFact: Republican candidate tells tall tale about tribal governments (October 26, 2022)

Republican Arizona Corporation Commission candidate Nick Myers claims financial assistance to tribal nations is “foreign aid.” PolitiFact checks the facts.

Underscore.news: Yakama Nation celebrates return of sacred land (October 18, 2022)

An 1855 treaty with the U.S. government ensured one of the Yakama Nation’s most important sites would remain part of its homelands.

‘False claim to Native American heritage’: Pechanga Band takes stand against noted educator (October 6, 2022)

A prominent tribe with powerful connections has taken the unusual step of denouncing an educator and scholar who has long identified herself as a descendant of the community.

‘The only true Native American in the Senate’: Markwayne Mullin assures himself of victory at tribal event (September 29, 2022)

Markwayne Mullin is poised to make history as the first tribal citizen in the U.S. Senate in nearly two decades but not all Native voters are happy.

House Subcommittee on Indigenous Peoples of the United States - Examining Oklahoma v. Castro-Huerta: The Implications of the Supreme Court's Ruling on Tribal Sovereignty

Examining Oklahoma v. Castro-Huerta: The Implications of the Supreme Court’s Ruling on Tribal Sovereignty (September 21, 2022)

The House Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States holds an oversight hearing entitled “Examining Oklahoma v. Castro-Huerta: The Implications of the Supreme Court’s Ruling on Tribal Sovereignty.”

Cronkite News: U.S. Supreme Court ruling a ‘real threat’ to tribal sovereignty (September 21, 2022)

A decision from the nation’s highest court opens tribal lands to state jurisdiction — even though tribes have not consented to the imposition.

Examining Oklahoma v. Castro-Huerta: The Implications of the Supreme Court’s Ruling on Tribal Sovereignty (September 20, 2022)

The House Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States holds a hearing to examine the impacts of the U.S. Supreme Court on tribal sovereignty.

Biden administration hosts listening sessions on U.S. Supreme Court decision (September 15, 2022)

The Biden administration is hosting two listening sessions to hear from tribes about a controversial U.S. Supreme Court decision.

National Congress of American Indians Sovereignty Run

National Congress of American Indians announces Sovereignty Run (September 14, 2022)

“We are in a critical time where, once again, our sovereignty is being threatened,” National Congress of American Indians President Fawn Sharp said in announcing the 2022 Sovereignty Run.

National Congress of American Indians returns to tradition with announcement of new executive (September 13, 2022)

The largest inter-tribal advocacy organization in the United States is forging ahead with a new executive as tribes continue to confront challenges to their sovereignty.

Harold Frazier: Honor sacred promises to our Native Sovereign Nations (September 13, 2022)

Mni Wiconi means water is life, and no one will silence our Native peoples.

Albert Bender: Anti-Indian sovereignty from the nation’s highest court (September 8, 2022)

Tribal nations must be prepared to combat this judicial onslaught—and any more to come—from the U.S. Supreme Court’s conservative anti-Native agenda.

Apache Stronghold heads back to court to protect sacred Oak Flat (September 6, 2022)

The fight to protect a sacred site from development is once again back in court as defenders of Oak Flat try to stop a huge copper mine on Apache territory.

Mother Jones: ‘We’ve been under these genocidal policies for 500 years’ (August 15, 2022)

Federal and state abortion restrictions have been interfering with tribal sovereignty for years.

Cronkite News: Fight over copper mine at sacred Apache site continues (August 15, 2022)

A long-running political, legal and environmental dispute over a copper mine on sacred Apache land in Arizona shows no signs of ending anytime soon.

Montana Free Press: Film explores ‘Lost Bird’ who found her way home (August 4, 2022)

A new documentary applies a wide-angle lens to a personal story of adoption and assimilation of an Indian child.

Kaiser Health News: Tribal sovereignty an issue in reproductive rights debate (July 21, 2022)

Since tribes are sovereign nations, with their own laws, could they offer abortion services on their lands within states that may soon outlaw abortion?

Albert Bender: U.S. Supreme Court takes Indian Country back in time (July 20, 2022)

As the retrograde Supreme Court has taken steps back in time, it has struck a reactionary blow against the tribal sovereignty of this land’s Indigenous nations.

StrongHearts Native Helpline: Native women denied sovereignty over their own bodies (July 18, 2022)

The legacy of colonialism continues to exist in 2022 through this most recent action by the U.S. Supreme Court to deny Native — and all — women the right to body sovereignty.

‘A moment 110 years in the making’: Jim Thorpe wins restoration of Olympic awards (July 15, 2022)

After more than a century, Native sports legend Jim Thorpe has once again been recognized for his Olympic achievements.

Cronkite News: Activists demand more to protection reproductive rights (July 12, 2022)

Rain couldn’t stop an estimated 1,500 activists from marching to the White House in what was called an “uprising to protect abortion rights.”

Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribal Tribune: Tribal lawyer plays big role in land claim case (July 12, 2022)

Christina West, a citizen of the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes, has dedicated much of her life to working in Indian Country.

Cronkite News: Arizona sued over voter identification law opposed in Indian Country (July 11, 2022)

Voting rights advocates welcomed the Biden administration’s decision to challenge Arizona’s strict new voter ID law that federal officials called a “textbook violation“ of the law.

National Congress of American Indians loses another high-ranking staffer (July 11, 2022)

The National Congress of American Indians is bidding farewell to one of its highest-ranking employees as the organization’s top executive remains on leave.

Native America Calling: What’s next after the Castro-Huerta ruling (July 11, 2022)

Tribal leaders and legal scholars are preparing for what they say are the significant and long lasting effects of a Supreme Court decision.

Derrick Beetso: Justices ignore the law when it comes to Indian Country (July 7, 2022)

Make no mistake, this decision was woefully ignorant at best, and intended to severely undercut the political autonomy of our Indian Nations.

Lisa DeVille: U.S. Supreme Court decision means disaster for Mother Earth (July 6, 2022)

Once again, Indigenous communities like mine are treated as a commodity to be extracted rather than human beings in a natural world, both deserving of respect and protection.

Chuck Hoskin: Cherokee Nation betrayed by U.S. Supreme Court (July 5, 2022)

A narrow majority of the U.S. Supreme Court has ignored its sacred responsibility to uphold the law when it comes to federal treaties with Native sovereign nations.