RED LAKE, Minn. — On Thursday, February 24, the Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians Tribal Chairman Darrell Seki, Sr., sent a letter to Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (MN DNR) Commissioner Sarah Strommen voicing strong opposition against the state’s proposed bear hunting season in the Northwest Angle (NWA).
For some in Indian Country who watched President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address on Tuesday evening, the woman wearing a ribbon skirt sitting with First Lady Jill Biden in her viewing box caught their attention.
Navajo Nation Vice President Myron Lizer announced on Tuesday he is running for the Republican nomination for the redrawn 2nd Congressional District seat in Arizona. There are seven candidates vying for the nomination. They will face off on August 2, 2022 in the Republican primary.
MADISON, Wisc. — On Saturday, February 26, the Madison Public Library hosted Thrival Tools: Indigenous Winter Survival and Brilliance, a storytellers celebration that opened the organization’s live public programming for the year.
Update March 1, 2022: On Friday, February 25, the Outagamie County District Attorney charged Rick E. Haberland for 13 counts of Possession of Child Pornography and 1 count of Possession of Methamphetamine—all felony crimes in the state of Wisconsin.
After today’s announcement by the U.S. Supreme Court, the Protect ICWA Campaign (the Campaign), which consists of four national Native organizations: the National Indian Child Welfare Association, the National Congress of American Indians, the Association on American Indian Affairs, and the Native American Rights Fund, issued the following statement:
The U.S. Supreme Court announced Monday, February 28, that it will hear several cases challenging the constitutionality of the Indian Child Welfare Act, or ICWA. The law was passed in 1978 in response to the disproportionate removal of Native children from their homes, families and communities.
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 during the past week.