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The story of Mohawk ironworkers building the skyline of New York is legendary.
If you know the names Brian Trottier, Reggie Leach, and Theo Fleury, you are a hockey fan.
The House Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States holds a legislative hearing on H.R.5444, the Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies Act.
Tribal forestry officials are watching the landscape, and Native firefighters are already on the scene at several hot spots, trying to contain wildfires.
Search for Indian boarding schools that have been identified by the Department of the Interior as part of the Federal Indian Boarding School Initiative.
“I didn’t know anything about who I was, as a Native person,” James William LaBelle, Sr. said as a survivor of an Indian boarding school.
“This report confirms that this boarding school system was part of a twin United States policy: the dispossession of Indian lands and the forced assimilation of Indian people,” said Assistant Secretary Bryan Newland.
“For more than a century, tens of thousands of indigenous children were taken from their communities and forced into boarding schools run by the U.S. government,” Secretary Deb Haaland said.
The Federal Indian Boarding School Initiative has identified 408 Indian boarding schools in 37 states. Here are maps of the school sites.
Find the 102-page Federal Indian Boarding School Initiative Investigative Report here.
The Federal Indian Boarding School Initiative at the Department of the Interior has released its initial report. Read the official press release.
Native America Calling will learn about the importance of encouraging tourism and other experiences that originate from Native sources.
A bill to address the harmful legacy of Indian boarding schools is getting its first hearing amid renewed attention to the painful era.
The Lakota storytelling of “Thunderous” seeks to honor Indigenous traditions.
Despite federal protections under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, burrowing owls remain threatened by land development.
Native America Calling will get a view of what the pending reality for abortion rights means from a Native perspective.
Sexual harassment, parties with former students and unusual living and salary arrangements are at the center of a stunning investigation at the St. Stephens Indian School.
The Cherokee people’s connection to the land and nature has always been central to our way of life.
NAFOA stays on top of the news so you always start your week informed and ready.
After decades of planning, the Yurok Tribe was instrumental in releasing two California condors into the skies.
Native America Calling speaks with the artists about the direction of inventive Indigenous fashion.
“For generations, Indigenous persons, including American Indians, Alaska Natives and Native Hawaiians, have been forced to mourn a missing or murdered loved one without the answers and support they deserve,” the president states.
As a helpline dedicated to serving Native Americans and Alaska Natives impacted by domestic, dating and sexual violence, StrongHearts Native Helpline honors our relatives and communities impacted by Missing and Murdered Indigenous Relatives (MMIR) and those working to end this crisis.
Awareness of missing and murdered Indigenous people continues to grow, even in mainstream circles.
Key members of Congress are among those seeking answers about the crisis of missing and murdered people in Indian Country.
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs holds an oversight hearing on “Setting New Foundations: Implementing the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act for Native Communities.”
Rutherford Falls, the groundbreaking television show featuring Native talent and Native writers, is back for a second season.
Handmade regalia, eagle feathers, and items handed down through the generations are among the items we keep in our homes and take with us to powwows and other events.
An unprecedented leak from the nation’s highest court is coming amid extreme uncertainty for tribes and their sovereign rights.
Since the Cherokee Phoenix first started in 1828, Native newspapers have filled a vital role in informing the public and giving a critical Native perspective on issues.
In Indian Country, the abusive tactics of domestic violence have their roots in colonization.
The Navajo Nation Washington Office has a new leader in Lashawna R. Tso.
The recent publication of a four-volume dictionary and an effort to build an expansive digital archive have brought renewed attention to the Kalapuya language.
Brendon Galbreath, a citizen of the Blackfeet Nation, died in an encounter with police in Montana.
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The Biden administration is promising historic investments to address the crisis of missing and murdered people in Indian Country as advocates continue to call for more support at all levels.
Democrats and Republicans presented very different views of human trafficking and how to address the problem at hearing in the nation’s capital.
After nearly two hours of debate, the nation’s highest court took on a criminal case with implications for tribal communities across the country.
For almost two years, our tribal government made the hard choice to suspend official in-person gatherings with Cherokee communities.
A prominent Native artist is accused of serious — potentially criminal — conduct with young women he’s crossed paths with.
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