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U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) introduced legislation today to officially recognize North America’s highest peak as Denali, the name given by Alaska’s Koyukon Athabascans. The bill mandates that all references to the mountain in U.S. laws, maps, regulations, and records use the name Denali.
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Over a decade ago, the Native American sketch comedy group 1491s went online and asked their fans and supporters a simple question: “How do you say, ‘I Love You’ in your Indigenous language?”
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Minnesota Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan, the highest-ranking Native American woman in state government and a citizen of the White Earth Nation, announced on Thursday her intention to run for the U.S. Senate seat in 2026. Flanagan's intentions followed Minnesota Senator Tina Smith's announcement earlier earlier in the day that she will not seek reelection next year.
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WASHINGTON — On Wednesday, the U.S. Senate Committee on Indian Affairs conducted an oversight hearing to review the priorities of Native communities for the 119th Congress. Prominent leaders from Indian Country highlighted the most pressing issues for the year.
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WASHINGTON – With hundreds of tribal leaders gathered in Washington, D.C., this week, the National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) delivered its annual State of Indian Nations address on Monday. Just three weeks into the second Trump administration, the central theme was the protection and defense of tribal sovereignty.
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WASHINGTON --Tomorrow, Wednesday, February 12 at 2:30 p.m. ET, U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, and U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawaiʻi), Vice Chairman of the Committee, will lead an Oversight Hearing to examine Native Communities’ priorities for the 119th Congress.
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Breaking News. Former Interior Secretary Deb Haaland (Laguna Pueblo) officially launched her campaign for Governor of New Mexico today. The announcement follows weeks of speculation about Haaland’s next move after leaving her position as Interior Secretary on January 20, 2025. A former congresswoman, Haaland brings a strong background in public service to the race.
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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.
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Alaska Natives in Utqiagvik, formerly known as Barrow, expressed outrage on Wednesday after a video surfaced on social media showing police hauling the body of a 17-year-old through a street of the village, located on Barrow Point, north of the Arctic Circle.
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