July 13, 2025
Native Vote. SHIPROCK, NM – It was standing room only as Deb Haaland, New Mexico candidate for governor officially launched her “Lift Up New Mexico” tour in Shiprock on Saturday morning as part of her sixteen stops throughout New Mexico and Indian Country.
Currents
Thirteen Democratic lawmakers are calling on the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to reinstate the Not Invisible Act Commission Report on its website. The report, which contained vital findings and recommendations regarding the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons (MMIP) crisis, was unexpectedly removed following the implementation of a recent executive order—effectively erasing years of essential research and community testimony.
From Our Partners
On Friday, September 19, 2025, California Indian Nations College (CINC) will host its 3rd Annual Fire Gala at Agua Caliente Resort in Rancho Mirage. The Fire Gala is CINC’s signature fundraising event with all proceeds going directly to the College, a nonprofit, tax-exempt organization under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.
BRIMLEY, Mich.— On June 5, Bay Mills Community College officially received approval from the Michigan Board of Nursing to launch a Licensed Practical Nursing (LPN) certificate program. The approval marks the return of LPN education to the BMCC main campus and responds to the growing need for qualified nursing professionals across the Eastern Upper Peninsula. This milestone reinstates a nursing education pathway that was last offered by BMCC in 1999.
American Indian Alaska Native Tourism Association adds five new categories to the Excellence in Indigenous Tourism Awards to be held on October 29, 2025 in Choctaw, Mississippi at the 27th Annual American Indigenous Tourism Conference
Opinion
Guest Opinion. Preserving and promoting our Cherokee culture is a multifaceted mission rooted in carrying forward our most important Cherokee values as we grow stronger as a nation.
Guest Opinion. Experts say Alligator Alcatraz, Florida’s new detention center built without tribal consent in violation of treaty rights and tribal sovereignty, is also flawed and will compromise the safety of people being held there.
Sovereignty
The Twenty-Nine Palms Band of Mission Indians has secured federal recognition for one of its most sacred sites.
A Las Vegas man appeared in court Tuesday after being indicted for allegedly selling counterfeit goods falsely advertised as authentic Native American-made items, in violation of the Indian Arts and Crafts Act of 1990.
Education
Navajo Technical University (NTU) has officially launched its new Microcredentials–Construction Trades program through its Construction Technology department. This accelerated course condenses 16 weeks of hands-on construction training into just 9 weeks, providing students with a fast-tracked path to industry-ready skills.
Native Forward Scholars Fund , the nation’s largest direct provider of scholarships to Native students, has announced the recipients of its prestigious Student of the Year Award at the 2025 Empowering Scholars Summit.
Arts & Entertainment
EAGLE BUTTE, SD (July 14, 2025) — The Cheyenne River Youth Project’s 11th Annual RedCan Invitational Graffiti Jam wrapped up on Saturday, July 12. Cheyenne River community members of all ages gathered in CRYP’s Waniyetu Wowapi (Winter Count) Art Park with this year’s nine headlining graffiti and street artists, teen interns, Lakota Art Fellows, staff members and volunteers from across the country for an evening of great food, music and dancing.
The documentary The Story of Art in Alaska is now streaming on Amazon Prime Video, bringing the creativity and cultural traditions of Alaska’s artists to viewers around the world.
Health
Environment
The Tonawanda Seneca Nation and the Sierra Club filed a lawsuit today in New York State Supreme Court, challenging two resolutions approved by the Genesee County Economic Development Center (GCEDC) related to the proposed construction of a large-scale data center at the Western New York Science and Technology Advanced Manufacturing Park (STAMP) in Alabama, NY.
A wildfire that has been burning across Navajo Nation since last Saturday has grown to more than 9,800 acres with 0 percent containment, according to the latest announcement from Navajo Nation President Buu Nygren’s office .