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U.S. Sen. Brian Schatz (D-Hawai‘i), vice chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, delivered remarks on the Senate floor today in recognition of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women (MMIW) Awareness Week. In his speech, Schatz honored the lives lost, acknowledged the enduring trauma in Native communities, and renewed his call for meaningful federal action.
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Join Levi Rickert for a powerful conversation with Gwen Carr (Cayuga Nation), a Washington insider from the Clinton Administration, as they dive deep into the critical challenges facing Social Security and Native communities.
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During a roundtable discussion on Monday, May 5 – National MMIP Awareness Day – with FBI Director Kash Patel, Navajo Nation Council Speaker Crystalyne Curley urged federal officials to provide greater support and resources to address the ongoing crisis of missing and murdered persons in the Navajo Nation.
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The National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) on Monday condemned the Trump administration's decision to rescind critical federal funding for Native American boarding school research, education, and preservation announced last month. The rescission resulted in more than $1.6 million in grants, primarily from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
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GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Hundreds of Anishinaabeg and supporters gathered at Ah-Nab-Awen Park along the banks of the Owashtinong (Grand River) in downtown Grand Rapids, Michigan, on Monday, May 5, 2025, to observe Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons Awareness Day (MMIP Awareness Day)—one of dozens of similar events held across the nation.
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President Donald Trump posted on social media Sunday evening that he is directing his administration to reopen Alcatraz, the former maximum-security prision that closed six decades ago and later became a powerful symbol of Indigenous resistance.
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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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Today, the White House announced President Trump’s fiscal year 2026 discretionary budget request, proposing major shifts in federal spending priorities—including provisions that could significantly impact Indian Country.
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Monday, May 5 marks National Missing and Murdered Indigenous Peoples (MMIP) Awareness Day—a time when Native communities and organizations across the country come together to spotlight the MMIP crisis and pay tribute to those most deeply affected.
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