(https://www.nativenews.net/monday-september-7-2026/) A Native girls softball team made history this summer, winning a Babe Ruth Softball World Series championship during its first year competing in the tournament. Na7ive Na7ions brought together Native athletes from different tribal communities to compete in Florence, Alabama, but founder and former Major League Baseball pitcher D.J. […]
(https://www.nativeamericacalling.com/thursday-september-3-2026-osage-school-closure-delivers-blow-to-tribes-language-revitalization/) The Osage Nation’s Daposka Ahnkodapi language immersion school in Pawhuska, Oklahoma announced it is closing one week before the start of the new school year. Tribal leadership closed the school citing dire budgetary problems. Teachers and parents were left scrambling to find a place for the nearly 100 students. […]
(https://www.nativeamericacalling.com/monday-august-31-2026-menu-these-are-tough-times-for-native-beef-producers/) Native American ranchers and beef producers are among those pushing back against President Donald Trump’s initiative to import cheap foreign beef to lower consumer prices. Critics of the plan say it will do little reduce prices and undercuts producers in this country who are already facing major industry headwinds […]
(https://www.nativeamericacalling.com/friday-august-28-2026-two-states-make-progress-in-native-focused-education/) Efforts to improve representation of Native American perspectives in historical and cultural lessons just made considerable progress in two states. A curriculum developed by the Suquamish Tribe (https://suquamish.nsn.us/sstic-resources/) over the past decade is now available for Washington States schools. Organizers say it fleshes out the details of past events […]
(https://www.nativeamericacalling.com/monday-august-24-2026-native-in-the-spotlight-dr-lori-arviso-alvord/) Even after learning her clinical skills at Stanford School of Medicine and becoming a practicing surgeon, Lori Arviso Alvord (https://www.astria.health/provider-directory/provider/lori-alvord) (Diné) realized she had more to learn about being a healer. She sought out the wisdom of her tribe’s cultural healers to help her understand how to treat the […]
(https://www.nativeamericacalling.com/friday-august-21-2026-native-hawaiians-keeping-cultural-connections-to-surfing/) The wooden boards made by lifelong surfer and cultural practitioner Tom “Pōhaku” Stone (Kanaka Maoli) are heavy and cumbersome compared to the space-age composite boards most modern surfers prefer, but they are a connection to his father, a master board maker, and the generations of Kanaka Maoli surfers before […]
(https://www.nativenews.net/tuesday-august-18-2026/) Photo: Bill Hill (Athabascan), Independent candidate for Alaska’s at-large congressional district. (Courtesy Bill Hill campaign) Tuesday is primary day in Wyoming, Florida, and Alaska, which uses ranked-choice voting (RCV). The top four vote getters in each race, regardless of party, move on to the general election in November. That […]
(https://www.nativeamericacalling.com/august-14-2026-live-at-santa-fe-indian-market-2026/) Chugach Sugpiaq jeweler Denise Wallace says she tells stories through her pieces. This year, she’s presenting an elaborate belt she made with her family, featuring ornate, detailed figures, each holding significant meaning, along with intricate designs crafted from ivory, silver, and gold. Wallace has long been a fixture at […]
(https://www.nativeamericacalling.com/tuesday-august-11-2026-tribes-face-record-setting-wildfire-destruction/) A frequent location of summer wildfires, eastern Washington State, is suffering one of the most destructive fires seasons in memory. Fires on the Confederate Tribes of Colville Reservation have prompted evacuations and destroyed more than 50 homes and other structures. They are among the some 700 buildings destroyed in […]
(https://www.nativeamericacalling.com/friday-august-7-2026-notable-native-theater-events-range-from-horror-to-historic/) A dangerous secret lurks just under the surface in the play, “Bad Medicine,” making its debut at the Santa Fe Playhouse (https://santafeplayhouse.org/events/bad-medicine/) . Written by P.C. Verrone (https://pcverrone.com/) (Osage and Kiowa) and produced with a largely Native cast, it is a live production that claims elements of both horror […]
