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February 07, 2025 Levi Rickert
On Wednesday, Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), chair of the U.S. Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, sent a letter to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) urging the agency to promptly issue a directive ensuring that all federal agencies protect American Indian tribes, their programs, and the federal funding they receive, from being impacted by the implementation of the President’s Executive Orders and policies.
Currents
February 07, 2025 Neely Bardwell Currents 44
U.S. Senators Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.), John Hoeven (R-N.D.), Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.), and Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) on Tuesday, February 4, reintroduced their bipartisan Bridging Agency Data Gaps & Ensuring Safety (BADGES) for Native Communities Act after it failed to pass in Congress’ last session.
Opinion
February 06, 2025 Judith LeBlanc Opinion 1014
Guest Opinion. Systemic racism is at the center of the White House’s mass deportation policies. Right now, ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) agents are racially profiling and detaining people who are here with valid visas, and even U.S. citizens -- including a Puerto Rican family with a 3-year-old who were speaking Spanish in public.
February 05, 2025 Cheryl Crazy Bull Opinion 316
Guest Opinion. Recent actions by the new White House administration show that funding for community-based organizations, higher education institutions, and rural programs are at risk of severe cuts in funding or even elimination.
Sovereignty
January 25, 2025 Levi Rickert Sovereignty 22112
The Trump administration’s intensified deportation efforts have created unexpected challenges for Navajo citizens living in urban areas like Phoenix. As the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) began widespread raids in major cities across the country following the start of President Donald Trump’s second term, concerns have surfaced about Native Americans being mistaken for undocumented immigrants.
January 16, 2025 Kaili Berg Sovereignty 1890
A federal judge declined a request to bar the Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians from barricading reservation roads on the same day the tribal council voted to keep the disputed roads open.
Education
February 04, 2025 Chickasaw Nation Media Education 307
WENATCHEE, Wash. – A dream of attending the prestigious Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) turned into reality for Chickasaw citizen James Eric Byrd.
February 01, 2025 Megan Neely Education 743
Arizona State University’s American Indian Studies program will be hosting the annual American Indian Studies Association Conference in Tempe from Feb. 5-7. The conference will feature a graduate student pre-conference networking event and a number of speaking and panel engagements.
Arts & Entertainment
February 07, 2025 Levi Rickert Arts & Entertainment 33
SWAIA Native Fashion Week (SNFW) is thrilled to renew its partnership with Vancouver Indigenous Fashion Week (VIFW) for the 2025 annual event, taking place May 7-11 in Santa Fe, New Mexico. This collaboration highlights SNFW’s dedication to Native leadership, mentorship, and excellence in the expanding Native fashion industry.
February 06, 2025 Kaili Berg Arts & Entertainment 42
Rebecca Kunz recently became the first ever Cherokee artist to be awarded the Randolph Caldecott Medal for the most distinguished American picture book for her illustrations in Chooch Helped, a children’s book by Cherokee author Andrea L Rogers.
Health
Environment
January 24, 2025 Kaili Berg Environment 2165
On January 20, President Donald Trump signed an executive order to rename Denali, North America’s tallest peak, back to its former name, Mount McKinley.
January 23, 2025 Shondiin Silversmith, Arizona Mirror Environment 1098
The Tohono O’odham Nation signed a co-stewardship agreement with the U.S. Bureau of Land Management for federal lands with deep cultural and religious ties for the tribal nation.