February 15, 2026
Opinion . On Saturday, Native News Online celebrated its 15th anniversary of delivering news to Indian Country and beyond. With great pride, I still remember the day this publication was born.
Currents
ALLENDALE, Mich. — Native Americans from throughout Michigan will gather at Grand Valley State University to celebrate Indigenous heritage and culture at the 25th annual “All Walks of Life Traditional” Powwow on the first Saturday in April.
From Our Partners
California Indian Nations College (CINC) is proud to announce that it has been awarded full 8-year institutional accreditation by the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges (ACCJC) —a historic milestone in the college’s mission to offer accessible, culturally grounded higher education.
Opinion
Opinion . On Saturday, Native News Online celebrated its 15th anniversary of delivering news to Indian Country and beyond. With great pride, I still remember the day this publication was born.
Guest Opinion. The true strength of the Cherokee Nation does not reside solely within the seat of our tribal government in Tahlequah. It lives in the heart of our communities across northeast Oklahoma and throughout the country.
Sovereignty
The Indian Gaming Association hosted a congressional briefing last Wednesday in the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs meeting room on Capitol Hill, warning lawmakers of what tribal leaders described as the most significant threat to Indian gaming since passage of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act .
The Navajo Resources and Development Committee (RDC) is informing Navajo Nation livestock owners about a memorandum issued Feb. 9 by the Division of Natural Resources and the Department of Resource Enforcement. The memorandum clarifies the livestock inspection process and outlines the documentation required to legally obtain a resale permit and transport livestock to auction.
Education
The Institute of American Indian Arts will host the presidential inauguration of Dr. Shelly C. Lowe (Navajo) on March 26–27, 2026, at its campus, 83 Avan Nu Po Road.
Tlingit language students now have greater access to lesson plans designed for at-home learning through a digital language course.
Arts & Entertainment
In the poster for an upcoming concert, Jacob Shije is playing a vintage black-and-white 1960s Silvertone 1446 guitar, a symbol of the Santa Clara Pueblo musician’s love of blues legend Jimmie Vaughan.
The world’s longest-running Native American art organization has appointed new leadership to its executive committee.
Health
Environment
The Arctic Village Council, the Native Village of Venetie Tribal Government and the Venetie Village Council submitted comments Tuesday to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service citing major deficiencies in the agency’s assessment of a proposed 20-year right-of-way that would allow the Kaktovik Iñupiat Corp. to annually construct a snow road through parts of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
The Rappahannock Tribe has filed an appeal challenging a state-issued permit that allows Caroline County to withdraw up to 9 million gallons of water per day from the Rappahannock River and transfer it to the Mattaponi River.