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For decades, Native Americans have found the term “squaw” as derogatory and offensive against Native women. On Friday, the first Native American ever to hold a secretarial position in a presidential cabinet, U.S. Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland, formally established a process to review and replace derogatory names of the nation’s geographic features.
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Charles F. “Chuck” Sams, III (Umatilla) was confirmed by the U.S. Senate late last night as the 19th Director of the National Park Service (NPS). He is the first Native American to lead the agency. He was nominated by President Joe Biden in August.
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For the second year, the ational Native American Boarding School Healing Coalition (NABS) is host its Second Annual Virtual Summit: , to be held on Friday, November 19 and Saturday, November 20, 2021. The summit will be held from 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. - Central both days.
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The U.S. Department of the Interior announced on Thursday Secretary Deb Haaland (Laguna Pueblo) will travel to Alcatraz Island on Nov. 20 for the 52nd anniversary of the occupation of the island by Native American students in November 1969.
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On November 11, 2021, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Texas filed a complaint to the United States Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights on behalf of Paola Torres and Daniel Rodriguez. They’re the parents of J.R., a 5-year-old kindergarten student who has been penalized with in-school suspension, isolated from his peers, for having long hair while attending Martinez Elementary School.
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Michigan’s U.S. Senators Debbie Stabenow and Gary Peters have sent a letter to the U.S. Department of the Interior requesting an expedited decision and urgent action regarding the Grand River Bands of Ottawa Indians request for federal recognition.
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GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.—Indigenous-led news outlet Native News Online will debut the first episode of a three-part livestream series called “Indian Boarding School Discussions” on Monday, Nov. 22.
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The Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation is mourning the passing of Julia Kabance, who was the Kansas tribe’s oldest living citizen and a World II veteran. She died on Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2021. Kabance was 111.
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Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez, joined by his wife, First Lady Phefelia Nez, spoke about the COVID-19 pandemic on the Navajo Nation on Tuesday during the last day of the White House Tribal Nations Summit.
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