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Guest Opinion. Last week, I was honored to testify before the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs on the matter of Lumbee recognition. I am grateful to Chair Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) for holding a serious, measured hearing — one that created space for actual evidence to be presented. This is long overdue.
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- By Chief Ben Barnes
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Opinion. One in four Native Americans utilize the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, often referred to as SNAP or food stamps. Native Americans live at the poverty level twice the national average. Among Native American SNAP recipients, most are elders, children or disabled individuals.
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- By Levi Rickert
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Guest Opinion. As Cherokee Nation citizens, we draw strength from those who came before us. Our elders are the foundation of our communities, the keepers of our history, and the heart of our families. As we gathered recently for the annual Cherokee Elder Summit, we renewed a promise to care for those who have showed us the way.
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- By Chuck Hoskin Jr
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Opinion. This fall, as I’ve introduced myself to college students during lectures, I begin by saying, “I’m here because my grandmother survived an Indian boarding school.”
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- By Levi Rickert
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Guest Opinion. I am calling on Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt to follow Cherokee Nation’s lead and extend a lifeline to hundreds of thousands of Oklahomans who will lose food assistance in November.
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- By Levi Rickert
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Guest Opinion. Critics have accused Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. of endangering public health by dispatching more than 70 Public Health Service officers to strengthen care in understaffed Tribal communities, claiming that Indian Country should not be a top HHS priority. These claims could not be further from the truth. Secretary Kennedy’s bold action affirms HHS’ commitment to Tribal communities: we will bolster the Indian Health Service (IHS), revitalize Tribal healthcare, and ensure that Indian Country receives the caliber of medical support it deserves.
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- By Mark Cruz
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Opinion. It’s an old complaint and one we hear sometimes at Native News Online: Journalists don’t report the good news enough. We understand the sentiment. Day after day, our inboxes and news feeds are filled with the familiar drumbeat of struggles across Indian Country.
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- By Levi Rickert
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Guest Opinioin. Welcome to 1929 Borger, Texas.
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- By Professor Victoria Sutton
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Guest Opinion. The Cherokee language is the heart of who we are as a people. It carries our history, our way of life, and the values that connect us across generations. When we speak our language, we honor our ancestors and ensure that future generations can know themselves as Cherokee.
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- By Chuck Hoskin Jr
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This guest opinion was adapted from a speech given by Dr. Nichole Keway Biber (Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians), on the steps of the Michigan State Capitol at the No Kings rally in Lansing, Michigan on Saturday, October 18, 2025.
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- By Dr. Nichole Keway Biber