March 27, 2025
PETOSKEY, Mich.—When Alissa White gave birth at home in May 2020, her newborn son was immediately rushed to the hospital. When the Tlingit mother waited anxiously in the emergency room, separated from her child due to early pandemic protocols, she asked for a breast pump.
Currents
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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Opinion
Guest Opinion. March is Women's History Month Throughout March, in recognition of Women’s History Month, we have celebrated and honored Cherokee women who have shaped our culture, our history and our future.
Opinion. Each May in Holland, Michigan — about 30 miles from where I live — one of the largest annual public gatherings in the United States takes place. The Holland Tulip Festival attracts around 500,000 visitors from across the country, generating an economic impact of nearly $50 million annually.
Sovereignty
The Cherokee Nation Language Department is offering a series of free Cherokee language courses available both on the Cherokee Nation Reservation and in at-large communities. Classes will require either in-person participation or a blend of virtual and in-person attendance.
Reacting to recent presidential executive orders, the National American Indian Housing Council (NAIHC) released a memorandum addressing the applicability of recent Presidential Executive Orders to HUD programs, tribal sovereignty and the legal obligation to provide housing for tribes and their citizens is affirmed.
Education
The Naabik’íyáti’ Committee of the 25th Navajo Nation Council on Thursday unanimously passed Legislation No. 0028-25, calling on the U.S. government to uphold its trust and treaty obligations by consulting with the Navajo Nation before implementing policies or executive actions that impact tribal education.
On Tuesday, March 25, 2025, Navajo Technical University (NTU) welcomed representatives from the American Indian College Fund (AICF) to explore and promote higher education opportunities. NTU is renowned for its exceptional academic programs, culturally relevant curricula, and comprehensive student support services.
Arts & Entertainment
The Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian will debut Water’s Edge: The Art of Truman Lowe this fall at its Washington, D.C., location. Opening to the public on October 24 and running through January 2027, this exhibition marks the first major retrospective of the acclaimed Ho-Chunk artist Truman Lowe (1944–2019).
NBC has ordered a single-camera comedy pilot centered on a Native American community center in Oakland, California.
Health
Environment
A bill that would guarantee bodies of water legal rights to protect against destruction has been introduced into the New York State Assembly recently.
A proposed bill in Congress aims to remove gray wolves from the Endangered Species List. Introduced by Representatives Lauren Boebert (R-CO) and Tom Tiffany (R-WI), the Pet and Livestock Protection Act seeks to transfer gray wolf management to individual states and prevent federal judicial review from reinstating protections.