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Plans to orderly halt operations at federal agencies across Indian Country continued as the U.S. Senate failed this morning to meet terms to end the federal government shutdown hours after it began at 12:01 a.m. on Wednesday.
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The Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians of Michigan and Indiana announced Tuesday that it will lower its flags to half-staff at all government and business sites in remembrance of Ernest (“Ernie”) L. Stevens Jr., a citizen of the Oneida Nation of Wisconsin and longtime Chairman of the Indian Gaming Association (IGA). Chairman Stevens passed away on Friday, September 26, at the age of 66.
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Today, U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Indian Affairs (SCIA), released the following statement in honor of Orange Shirt Day, a day of reflection and remembrance to honor the Indigenous children who were taken from their families and placed in residential boarding schools across North America—many who never returned home.
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For more than two decades, Ernie Stevens, Jr. stood as a tireless champion for tribal sovereignty and Indian gaming. On Tuesday, September 30, 2025, Native Bidaské will air a special edition, “Remembering Ernie Stevens, Jr.”, to honor his life, leadership, and enduring legacy.
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In recognition of the National Day of Remembrance for U.S. Indian Boarding Schools, observed each year on September 30, the National Native American Boarding School Healing Coalition (NABS) honors the lives of Native children taken from their families, remembers those who never returned home, and stands with survivors, their descendants, and Tribal Nations who continue to carry the weight of this history.
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Phyllis Webstad, a tribal citizen of the Stswecem’c Xgat’tem First Nation, is a prime example of how one person can make a difference and create an Indigenous movement across North America.
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When Lydia Lerma’s young son was sexually abused, she refused to let silence or jurisdictional borders stand in the way of justice.
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Here are some of the recent articles from Native News Online you may have missed this past weekend:
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On Friday, known as California Native American Day, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed three key pieces of legislation focused on Native American issues and issued a proclamation recognizing the significance of the day. The bills—authored by Assemblymember James C. Ramos (D-San Bernardino), the first and only California Native American elected to the Legislature since statehood—address tribal cultural expression, ancestral repatriation, and intertribal support.
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