August 04, 2023
Award-winning singer and song-writer Buffy Sainte-Marie (Piapot Cree Nation) is retiring from live performances. The retirement of the 82-year-old singer was announced Thursday evening through her publicist.
Currents
WASHINGTON — In addition to articles already covered by Native News Online, here is a roundup of other news released from Washington, D.C. that impacts Indian Country recently.
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Opinion
Opinion. Over the past few weeks, legislation that is important to Indian Country passed the U.S. Senate, which is controlled by Democrats who have a slight majority. Those bills are now heading to the U.S. House of Representatives, where Republicans have a slim majority.
Guest Opinion. We at the Cherokee Nation firmly believe in being good neighbors to all Oklahomans who share our home. The Oklahoma governor’s vetoes of the tribal-state compacts governing tobacco sales and motor vehicle registrations — both widely supported, bipartisan bills — were recently overturned by the Oklahoma State Senate.
Sovereignty
The Fort Belknap Indian Community is suing the federal government for not providing adequate law enforcement services on Indian lands.
OKLAHOMA CIRY — Republican Governor Kevin Stitt has filed a lawsuit against the leaders of the Oklahoma state legislature, alleging they’ve overstepped their bounds in shunting him out of negotiations over tribal compacts.
Education
All Michigan public school districts and charter schools will be required to collect tribal affiliation data from students and staff, starting in the 2024 - 2025 academic year. Three million dollars is being set aside to make sure that schools are equipped to do this.
The new standards approved by the Florida Board of Education on race should be taught in the state’s public schools has received criticism from educators and civil rights groups, including the National Congress of American Indians (NCAI).
Arts & Entertainment
SANTA FE—This week, the organization that hosts the Santa Fe Indian Market announced it is expanding its marquee Southwestern Association for Indian Art (SWAIA) program into a stand-alone fashion event.
Award-winning singer and song-writer Buffy Sainte-Marie (Piapot Cree Nation) is retiring from live performances. The retirement of the 82-year-old singer was announced Thursday evening through her publicist.
Health
Environment
OAK FLAT, Arizona — On a high plateau in the Tonto National Forest, Wendsler Nosie of the San Carlos Apache tribe lives in a small silver-colored trailer surrounded by tents, picnic tables. and towering oak trees.
Just south of Lake Phalen in Saint Paul is a grassy area where people picnic and walk their dogs.
