February 14, 2026
In the poster for an upcoming concert, Jacob Shije is playing a vintage black-and-white 1960s Silvertone 1446 guitar, a symbol of the Santa Clara Pueblo musician’s love of blues legend Jimmie Vaughan.
Currents
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Today, Feb. 14, 2026, Native News Online celebrates 15 years of reporting on Indian Country, marking a milestone for one of the most widely read Native American-focused digital news platforms in the United States.
From Our Partners
California Indian Nations College (CINC) is proud to announce that it has been awarded full 8-year institutional accreditation by the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges (ACCJC) —a historic milestone in the college’s mission to offer accessible, culturally grounded higher education.
Opinion
You may have heard of triskaidekaphobia, or fear of the number 13, but there is also paraskevidekatriaphobia — the fear of Friday the 13th.
Opinion. Last weekend, I flew from Michigan to Minneapolis to report on the mobilization of tribal communities following the killing of Renee Nicole Good by an ICE agent on Jan. 7, 2026.
Sovereignty
The Navajo Resources and Development Committee (RDC) is informing Navajo Nation livestock owners about a memorandum issued Feb. 9 by the Division of Natural Resources and the Department of Resource Enforcement. The memorandum clarifies the livestock inspection process and outlines the documentation required to legally obtain a resale permit and transport livestock to auction.
The federal government proposed canceling grazing permits for AP’s bison herd, which could impact tribal bison herds
Education
The Institute of American Indian Arts will host the presidential inauguration of Dr. Shelly C. Lowe (Navajo) on March 26–27, 2026, at its campus, 83 Avan Nu Po Road.
Tlingit language students now have greater access to lesson plans designed for at-home learning through a digital language course.
Arts & Entertainment
In the poster for an upcoming concert, Jacob Shije is playing a vintage black-and-white 1960s Silvertone 1446 guitar, a symbol of the Santa Clara Pueblo musician’s love of blues legend Jimmie Vaughan.
The world’s longest-running Native American art organization has appointed new leadership to its executive committee.
Health
Environment
The Arctic Village Council, the Native Village of Venetie Tribal Government and the Venetie Village Council submitted comments Tuesday to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service citing major deficiencies in the agency’s assessment of a proposed 20-year right-of-way that would allow the Kaktovik Iñupiat Corp. to annually construct a snow road through parts of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
The Rappahannock Tribe has filed an appeal challenging a state-issued permit that allows Caroline County to withdraw up to 9 million gallons of water per day from the Rappahannock River and transfer it to the Mattaponi River.