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August 04, 2023 Levi Rickert
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
August 06, 2023 Native News Online Staff Currents 613
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.
Opinion
July 30, 2023 Levi Rickert Opinion 2315
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.
July 30, 2023 Chuck Hoskin Jr Opinion 2044
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
August 03, 2023 Darren Thompson Sovereignty 1136
The Fort Belknap Indian Community is suing the federal government for not providing adequate law enforcement services on Indian lands.
August 01, 2023 Native News Online Staff Sovereignty 2487
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
July 27, 2023 Neely Bardwell Education 3230
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.
July 22, 2023 Levi Rickert Education 4080
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
August 04, 2023 Darren Thompson Arts & Entertainment 1042
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.
August 04, 2023 Levi Rickert Arts & Entertainment 6777
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
August 04, 2023 Emma Ricketts, Special to Native News Environment 1770
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.
August 03, 2023 Lydia Moran Environment 581
Just south of Lake Phalen in Saint Paul is a grassy area where people picnic and walk their dogs.