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September 25, 2023 Jenna Kunze
CARLISLE, Penn. — Smudged sage billowed into the air on Tuesday, September 19, as members from the Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate tribe of South Dakota and Spirit Lake Tribe of North Dakota carried small wooden coffins containing their relatives’ remains to the tribal van that would bring them home after nearly 150 years away.
Currents
September 26, 2023 Levi Rickert Currents 905
A lawsuit filed by a tribal business entity against a law firm and one of its shareholders reads like a movie script filled with allegations of putting millions of dollars at risk, inciting threats and intimidation against tribal councilors, a scheme to transfer the company’s assets to another tribe, and even the shooting of two horses on an Indian reservation in northern Montana.
Opinion
September 25, 2023 Levi Rickert Opinion 2288
Opinion. Fueled by the demands of hard-right House Republicans, the federal government appears to be heading towards a shutdown at the end of the month, which marks the end of the federal government’s fiscal year.
September 24, 2023 Chuck Hoskin Jr Opinion 1748
Guest Opinion. Cherokee leaders throughout history have known that informed citizens are the backbone of our thriving democracy. Well-executed journalism strengthens tribal sovereignty and self-determination by ensuring that our government remains accountable and transparent. That is as true today as it was when the Cherokee Phoenix first began publishing nearly 200 years ago.
Sovereignty
September 26, 2023 Native News Online Staff Sovereignty 190
The Department of the Interior today announced nearly $4 million in funding to the Native American Boarding School Healing Coalition (NABS) to support their work of collecting oral testimonies from Indian boarding school survivors and descendants.
September 25, 2023 Jenna Kunze Sovereignty 5061
CARLISLE, Penn. — Smudged sage billowed into the air on Tuesday, September 19, as members from the Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate tribe of South Dakota and Spirit Lake Tribe of North Dakota carried small wooden coffins containing their relatives’ remains to the tribal van that would bring them home after nearly 150 years away.
Education
September 27, 2023 Levi Rickert Education 89
On Tuesday, Oct. 3, the Cheyenne River Youth Project will be hosting an “Exploring College Options” night at its Eagle Butte campus. Scheduled from 4 to 6 p.m. at CRYP’s Čhokáta Wičhóni teen center, the event will give youth and families on the Cheyenne River Sioux Reservation an opportunity to learn more about attending select universities across the country.
September 27, 2023 Native News Online Staff Education 182
With the 2023-24 school year underway, the Zuni Youth Enrichment Project (ZYEP) and Zuni Public School District are once again collaborating to offer both in-school and after-school programming for the community’s young people.
Arts & Entertainment
September 25, 2023 Kaili Berg Arts & Entertainment 2077
Native-owned home goods brand Eighth Generation is featured on the October 2023 cover of one of the world’s most prominent fashion magazines: British Vogue.
September 21, 2023 Native News Online Staff Arts & Entertainment 2556
Here is Native News Online’s weekly round-up of arts, culture and entertainment offerings around Indian Country.
Health
Environment
September 26, 2023 Native News Online Staff Environment 1148
Led by the Bay Mills Indian Community, more than 60 tribal nations from Indian Country have weighed in on Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel’s lawsuit to move the Line 5 oil pipeline from the the heart of the Great Lakes.
September 22, 2023 Native News Online Staff Environment 11394
It’s an unprecedented day for Indigenous sovereignty and Indigenous-led coastal conservation as three federally-recognized California Tribal Nations announce the Yurok-Tolowa-Dee-ni' Indigenous Marine Stewardship Area – the first-ever ocean protection area designated by Tribal governments in the United States.