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October 20, 2025 Levi Rickert
Opinion. When U.S. Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) passed away on March 13, 2025 at the age of 77, Indian Country lost one of its strongest voices in Congress. After more than two decades in Congress, Grijalva championed Native American issues, supporting tribal sovereignty, environmental justice and education equity.
Currents
October 21, 2025 Native News Online Staff Currents 1633
In a united show of solidarity and advocacy, members of the 25th Navajo Nation Council joined families, survivors, and community leaders for a walk organized by the Missing and Murdered Diné Relatives (MMDR) Task Force in recognition of Domestic Violence Awareness Month.
Opinion
October 20, 2025 Levi Rickert Opinion 2251
Opinion. When U.S. Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) passed away on March 13, 2025 at the age of 77, Indian Country lost one of its strongest voices in Congress. After more than two decades in Congress, Grijalva championed Native American issues, supporting tribal sovereignty, environmental justice and education equity.
October 19, 2025 Professor Victoria Sutton Opinion 1484
Ireland once had its own indigenous legal system, called Brehon law, originally written between the 7th and 8th centuries. These laws including governance of the ancient feast of Samhain or the old spelling, Samain (pronounced SOW-han).
Sovereignty
October 20, 2025 Native News Online Staff Sovereignty 1191
On Monday, Oct. 20, 2025, the 25th Navajo Nation Council will open its 2025 fall session at 10 a.m. (MT) in the Navajo Nation Council Chamber, located in the Nation’s capital of Window Rock, Arizona.
October 17, 2025 Kaili Berg Sovereignty 1612
The smell of corn, venison, and wood smoke circled the air as the Ho-Chunk Nation gathered behind the Tribal Office Building for its annual Green Corn Celebration on October 9.
Education
October 17, 2025 Bella Davis, New Mexico In Depth Education 2318
Indigenous education experts and advocates are outraged over the state’s draft action plan for improving education, which they say lacks detail and fails to meaningfully incorporate community input.
October 16, 2025 Native News Online Staff Education 1808
The Morongo Band of Mission Indians has broken ground on a new, state-of-the-art Morongo Elementary School that will strengthen and expand educational opportunities for tribal youth on the Morongo Indian Reservation.
Arts & Entertainment
October 15, 2025 Shaun Griswold Arts & Entertainment 3941
At the premiere of the new short film, Following Enchantment’s Line , Jock Soto, the Diné and Puerto Rican ballet dancer, could be seen gliding underneath vast blue New Mexico skies — the only time the audience saw him dance.
October 14, 2025 Native News Online Staff Arts & Entertainment 1635
During the week of Indigenous Peoples’ Day (Monday, October 13), the Grand Rapids Public Museum (GRPM) will host two special events celebrating Indigenous culture: Anishinaabe Culture Day on Wednesday, October 15, and an Anishinaabe Art and Film Series on Saturday, October 18.
Health
Environment
October 17, 2025 Nicolle Okoren, Truth Dig Environment 2355
Deep in the Tonto National Forest in southeast Arizona, there is a land where the Ga’an, or holy spirits, reside. These spirits commune with Usen, the Creator, and act as messengers to the people.
October 15, 2025 Corinne Smith, Alaska Beacon Environment 4887
As morning light hit flooded communities devastated by the remnants of Typhoon Halong on Sunday, local residents snapped photos of the storm damage across western Alaska communities.