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SAUGATUCK, Mich. — The Saugatuck public school district in Southwestern Michigan on Monday released its new “Trailblazers” logo to replace the old “Indians” logo that was retired by school board action in August 2020.

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PHOENIX — Through Arizona Senate Bill 1803, National Code Talkers Day will now be recognized as a state holiday in the State of Arizona. The legislation was signed into law by Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey (R) on Thursday in the presence of Navajo Nation Vice President Myron Lizer and three Navajo Code Talkers: former chairman of the Navajo Nation Peter MacDonald, Sr., Samuel F. Sandoval and Thomas H. Begay.

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WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden nominated Charles F. Sams III, a tribal citizen of the Confederated Tribes of Umatilla, on Wednesday to serve as the director of the National Park Service. Sams needs to be confirmed by the U.S. Senate and if he is confirmed, he will be the first American Indian to head the National Park Service.

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DENVER— In a long overdue gesture, Colorado Gov. Jared Polis (D) on Tuesday signed an Executive Order rescinding a pair of 19th century proclamations that granted the right to kill American Indians.

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MISSOULA — A Washington man who admitted to bringing methamphetamine to the Flathead Indian Reservation for redistribution was sentenced on Tuesday to 10 years in prison plus five years of supervised release, Acting U.S. Attorney Leif M. Johnson said in a statement. 

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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — On Tuesday, the California Senate unanimously approved a bill introduced by the state’s first Indigenous lawmaker to grant judicial employees the first-ever paid holiday recognizing Native Americans. 

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OKLAHOMA CITY — The voluntary closures of Indian gaming casinos during the early days of the Covid-19 pandemic contributed to a severe hit in gaming revenues last year. Figures released today by the National Indian Gaming Commission (NIGC) revealed gross gaming revenue (GGR) for fiscal 2020 of $27.8 billion — a steep decline from fiscal 2019. 

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SEATTLE – Seattle’s city council passed Resolution 32018 on Monday in support of the U.S. Department of the Interior's Federal Indian Boarding School Initiative and the Truth and Healing Commission. 

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TUCSON, Ariz. — In a victory for tribal voting rights, the Pascua Yaqui Tribe reached a settlement agreement with the Pima County Recorder’s Office that allows for an early voting poll on the Pascua Yaqui Reservation.