(https://www.nativenews.net/friday-october-10-2025/) The federal government shutdown is in its second week. Tribal leaders across the country are continuing to raise concerns saying Indian Country will bear the burden. Matt Laslo (https://www.mattlaslo.com/) has more from Washington. No one knows the full extent of how this federal government shutdown will hit Indian Country, […]
(https://www.nativenews.net/tuesday-september-30-2025/) It’s National Truth and Reconciliation Day, also known as Orange Shirt Day. The annual event is dedicated to honoring the survivors and children lost in Canada’s residential school system, and to recognize the abuses and effects of that system. As Dan Karpenchuk (https://ca.linkedin.com/in/dan-karpenchuk-4591733b) reports, on the eve of Orange […]
(https://www.nativenews.net/thursday-october-9-2025/) President Donald Trump’s Navajo pick for Assistant Secretary of the Interior was officially confirmed Tuesday during Day 7 of the federal government shutdown. KJZZ’s Gabriel Pietrorazio (https://www.kjzz.org/people/gabriel-pietrorazio) has more. Senate Republicans confirmed William Kirkland (Navajo) among more than 100 Trump nominees along party lines – while Democrats, including U.S. […]
(https://www.nativenews.net/thursday-october-2-2025/) The president of the Oglala Sioux Tribe has denounced Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s decision not to revoke medals awarded for one of history’s most infamous massacres. Brian Bull (https://www.buffalosfire.com/author/brian-bull) of Buffalo’s Fire reports. In late December 1890, members of the 7th Cavalry attempted to disarm a large group of […]
(https://www.nativenews.net/monday-october-13-2025/) Photo: Mike Duncan, founder and CEO of the Native Dads Network, is one of the featured speakers at November’s opioid summit in New Mexico. (Courtesy Mike Duncan) Indigenous health workers are stepping up their battle against opioid addictions. As the Mountain West News Bureau’s Jenny Kinsey reports, tribal communities […]
(https://www.nativenews.net/monday-october-6-2025/) Photo: USCGC Neah Bay on frozen Lake Superior in 2021. (Jim Sorbie / Wikimedia (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en) ) A resource guide to help small and medium-sized governments in the Great Lakes region adapt to climate change has been published. Chuck Quirmbach reports that some tribal communities in the area are already trying […]
(https://www.nativenews.net/wednesday-may-28-2025/) A group of tribes want the U.S. government to explain how it historically funded boarding schools for Indigenous children. As Jimmy Romo (https://knpr.org/people/jimmy-romo-buenrostro) reports for the Mountain West News Bureau, the tribes recently filed a lawsuit aiming to force the country to reckon with the past. The Wichita and […]
(https://www.nativenews.net/thursday-may-29-2025/) Bowhead whale census underway in America’s northernmost town Rosebud tribal president declares state of emergency Remember The Removal Ride cycles from Oklahoma to North Carolina
(https://www.nativenews.net/friday-may-30-2025/) Juneau school board expands local language immersion program New center in Montana aims to help Native kids in foster care
(https://www.nativenews.net/monday-june-2-2025/) Montana awards $320k for small businesses in tribal communities Arizona powerline lawsuit by 2 tribes headed back to lower court Manitoba chiefs seek urgent help for First Nation wildfire victims
