September 16, 2024
Opinion. Democrats and Republicans agree immigration reform is long overdue.
Currents
The the U.S. Senate Committee on Indian Affairs will host a nomination hearing on Wednesday, Sept. 18, to consider President Biden’s nomination of Patrice H. Kunesh to serve as the Chair of the National Indian Gaming Commission.
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Litchfield Park, Arizona , is a small, charming city just 30 minutes west of Phoenix . It is home to the historic four-star Wigwam Resort and Golf Course . It is also home to several award-winning annual festivals , including the Litchfield Park Gathering . The Gathering, which is free and open to the public, is a celebration of indigenous arts and cultures. This year’s festival will be held on January 11 and 12, 2025. The festival is open daily from 10am until 5pm.
Nationally, an estimated 2.5 million adults are living with an opioid use disorder, yet only 1 in 5 of them are getting the medications to treat it, according to a recent study from the National Institute for Drug Abuse. The researchers also found that some groups are substantially less likely to receive medication for opioid use disorder, including women, people of color, those who are unemployed, and those in small towns and rural areas.
Opinion
Opinion. Democrats and Republicans agree immigration reform is long overdue.
Guest Opinion. The sense of smell, considered to be one of the most evocative of the human senses, finds itself in perhaps unexpected places in the law.
Sovereignty
Many gathered at the Chickasaw Cultural Center in Sulphur, Oklahoma, Sept. 9, 2024, as Chickasaw Nation Governor Bill Anoatubby proclaimed the day as the “Chickasaw Day of Prayer.”
The term Diné, meaning the People in the Navajo language, is viewed by many as a more culturally accurate reflection of the Nation’s heritage and identity.
Education
On Tuesday, the U.S. Department of Education (Department) announced over $11 million in grants to support the recruitment and retention of bilingual and multilingual educators and provide high quality programming to Native students in an effort to strengthen and revitalize Native American languages.
The American Indian College Fund (College Fund) announced on Friday its largest Full Circle scholarship cohort ever, with nearly 2,000 Native students receiving awards.
Arts & Entertainment
Reservation Dogs star and Canadian actor D’Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai brought Missing and Murdered Indigenous People (MMIP) into the spotlight with him at last night’s Emmy Awards Ceremony.
Native Vote 2024. On Saturday, September 14, Protect the Sacred, an Indigenous-led organization dedicated to preserving Native culture and mobilizing Native voters, will host Skate for Democracy in Tuba City, Arizona.
Health
Environment
Apache Stronghold, a Native American advocacy group, has made a final legal plea to the U.S. Supreme Court to block the development of one of the world’s largest copper mines on sacred Arizona land.
The Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary, a groundbreaking initiative led by the Northern Chumash Tribe, is closer than ever to becoming the first Indigenous-proposed marine sanctuary in the United States.