Currents
- Type: Default
- Ad Visibility: Show Article Ads
- Reader Survey Question: Sovereignty
- Video Poster: https://nativenewsonline.net/images/10_Years_Logo.png
Nine sisters who were abused by priests and nuns at an Indian boarding school in South Dakota have been trying since 2008 to sue the Catholic Church for their abuse. But the church petitioned the state legislature to change the law, and that has kept the nine Charbonneau sisters, members of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa, and other boarding-school survivors from ever getting their day in court. Will they ever see justice? Read the two-part series by Native News Online Senior Reporter Jenna Kunze.
- Details
- By Jenna Kunze
- Type: Default
- Ad Visibility: Show Article Ads
- Reader Survey Question: No Question
- Video Poster: https://nativenewsonline.net/images/10_Years_Logo.png
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.
- Details
- By Native News Online Staff
- Type: Default
- Ad Visibility: Show Article Ads
- Reader Survey Question: No Question
- Video Poster: https://nativenewsonline.net/images/10_Years_Logo.png
Native Vote. With a 9-3 vote on Wednesday, the South Dakota House State Affairs Committee voted to pass a bill that would expand and protect Native American voting rights in the state.
- Details
- By Native News Online Staff
- Type: Headshot
- Ad Visibility: Show Article Ads
- Reader Survey Question: No Question
- Video Poster: https://nativenewsonline.net/images/10_Years_Logo.png
U.S. Department of Agriculture Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs Alexis M. Taylor will lead an historic agribusiness trade mission to Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, from June 17-20, 2024.
- Details
- By Native News Online Staff
- Type: Default
- Ad Visibility: Show Article Ads
- Reader Survey Question: No Question
- Video Poster: https://nativenewsonline.net/images/10_Years_Logo.png
The White House on Friday announced that President Joe Biden will appoint The National Center for American Indian Enterprise Development (The National Center) President and CEO Chris James (Eastern Cherokee) to the Advisory Committee for Trade Policy and Negotiations.
- Details
- By Levi Rickert
- Type: Default
- Ad Visibility: Show Article Ads
- Reader Survey Question: No Question
- Video Poster: https://nativenewsonline.net/images/10_Years_Logo.png
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel on Wednesday announced she will submit a proposal to add a new “missing and endangered persons” alert code to the nation’s Emergency Alert System.
- Details
- By Native News Online Staff
- Type: Default
- Ad Visibility: Show Article Ads
- Reader Survey Question: No Question
- Video Poster: https://nativenewsonline.net/images/10_Years_Logo.png
For Yurok tribal member Billee Willson, the loss of her mother shaped her life. Her mother, Willson said, adored children. She had six of her own and taught at a Hoopa Valley elementary school. She loved jewelry making and doing beadwork and was exploring basket weaving. She was loved and cared for in her community.
- Details
- By Elyse Wild
- Type: Default
- Ad Visibility: Show Article Ads
- Reader Survey Question: No Question
- Video Poster: https://nativenewsonline.net/images/10_Years_Logo.png
Editor's Note: This article was previously published in Native News Online on prior Presidents' Days. It was updated to include works concerning American Indians made by the current president of the United States.
- Details
- By Levi Rickert
- Type: Default
- Ad Visibility: Show Article Ads
- Reader Survey Question: No Question
- Video Poster: https://nativenewsonline.net/images/10_Years_Logo.png
WASHINGTON — On Tuesday, February 13, 2024, United States Treasurer Chief Lynn Malerba (Mohegan Tribe) addressed the National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) at its Executive Council Winter Session in Washington, D.C. to provide an update.
- Details
- By Native News Online Staff