(https://www.nativenews.net/friday-may-22-2026/) Photo: Alex Osif is a former coal miner who worked at the Kayenta and Black Mesa mines. (Chris Clements / KNAU) A congressional watchdog office found some miners with black lung disease face barriers in getting federal payments for their disabilities. As KNAU’s Chris Clements (https://www.knau.org/people/chris-clements) reports, that rings […]
(https://www.nativeamericacalling.com/thursday-may-21-2026-nevadas-mining-boom-and-winnebago-tribes-nagpra-victory/) The U.S. government and private mining corporations are ignoring the rights of tribes to free, prior, and informed consent when it comes to lithium mining in Nevada, according to a new report (https://www.amnestyusa.org/reports/were-here-to-protect-mother-earth-indigenous-rights-and-nevadas-lithium-boom/) by Amnesty International. The report comes amid the Trump administration’s fast tracking of metals and minerals […]
(https://www.nativeamericacalling.com/friday-may-15-2026-native-in-the-spotlight-washington-state-supreme-court-justice-raquel-montoya-lewis/) Raquel Montoya-Lewis (https://www.courts.wa.gov/appellate_trial_courts/supreme/bios/?fa=scbios.display_file&fileID=MontoyaLewis) (Isleta and Laguna Pueblos) built an impressive legal career that includes a foundation at tribal court systems in the Pacific Northwest. That career led her to become the first Native American to serve on the Washington State Supreme Court. She is only the second Native jurist […]
(https://www.nativeamericacalling.com/thursday-may-14-2026-native-american-voting-rights-advocates-brace-for-diminished-native-power-at-the-polls/) The U.S. Supreme Court has, in the words of the Native American Rights Fund (https://narf.org/callais-decision/) , diluted Native Americans’ “ability to secure good schools, adequate infrastructure, health care access, environmental protections, and economic opportunity.” Louisiana is moving fast to redraw voting districts to further minimize the political power of […]
(https://www.nativeamericacalling.com/monday-may-11-2026-whats-in-the-near-future-for-urban-elder-health-care/) A dedicated effort to learn more about Native elders living in urban areas reveals they suffer a high rate of chronic illnesses and have limited social interactions. Those conclusions come from the most recent Native Urban Elder Needs Assessment Survey (https://www.nrcnaa.org/urban-needs-assessment) that aims to fill a void of information […]
(https://www.nativeamericacalling.com/friday-may-8-2026-what-native-graduates-are-looking-forward-to/) A former DJ who once struggled as a student, Cailean Dakota MacColl built her way to medical school from the ground up. She’s now graduating from the University of Minnesota Medical School. Jerrick Hope-Lang took on preserving a Tlingit clan house in Sitka, Alaska that was named on the America’s […]
(https://www.nativeamericacalling.com/tuesday-october-28-2025-news-briefs-tribal-government-disputes-land-protection-government-shutdown-emergency/) A struggle over who is running the Northern Cheyenne tribal government has resulted in arrests of government officials, frozen bank accounts, and an emergency action (https://montanafreepress.org/2025/10/24/leadership-crisis-grips-northern-cheyenne-tribe-in-montana/) by traditional tribal leaders to ban women from voting. The divide started after newly elected President Gene Small authorized a forensic financial audit. […]
(https://www.nativenews.net/wednesday-october-29-2025/) Thousands of Indigenous people across the Mountain West are among those who will lose Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) food benefits if the government shutdown continues. The Mountain West News Bureau’s Daniel Spaulding (https://www.boisestatepublicradio.org/people/daniel-spaulding) reports, that tribal officials are concerned about cuts to programs that were already stretched thin. […]
(https://www.nativenews.net/friday-october-31-2025/) Photo: Wesley Dixon Jones and his daughter Mollyanne, in Mission, Oreg., Sunday, April 13, 2025. (Courtesy Mollyanne Jones) This weekend on the Umatilla Indian Reservation in Oregon, volunteers will search for 71-year-old Wesley Dixon Jones, a tribal elder who’s been missing since October 5. As Buffalo’s Fire senior reporter […]
(https://www.nativeamericacalling.com/friday-october-31-2025-documenting-the-meaningful-indigenous-origins-of-dia-de-los-muertos/) The practice of celebrating dead ancestors started long before Spanish colonizers came to what is now Mexico, but the Aztec and Mayan custom eventually engulfed the entire country, blending Catholic, Spanish, and Indigenous elements into what is now Dia de los Muertos. The festival even spills into parts of […]
