Help Fund Warrior Journalism: Defending Tribal Sovereignty
The 2026 midterm elections will shape decisions that affect Native communities across the country—from tribal sovereignty and treaty rights to voting rights, health care, education, housing, public safety, environmental protection and economic development. Congressional, state and local officials make decisions that can have lasting consequences for Tribal Nations and their citizens.
Native communities deserve election coverage that understands what is at stake. Native News Online is expanding its 2026 election reporting to examine the issues that matter to Indian Country, cover races with implications for Native communities, report on Native candidates and voters, and provide timely, accessible information readers can use as they make their own decisions at the ballot box.
This is Warrior Journalism: Defending Tribal Sovereignty. It means staying with the stories that matter to Native people and making sure Indian Country is not treated as an afterthought when election coverage turns to the polls. Our journalists bring a Native-centered perspective to the policies, candidates and decisions that affect Tribal Nations—reporting with courage, clarity and respect.
Your donation helps make this reporting possible. Reader support helps fund the journalists, travel, research and resources needed to cover the 2026 elections—and helps us keep that coverage free and accessible to everyone. Please make a contribution today and help Native News Online continue its mission of independent, Indigenous-led journalism that keeps Native voices and tribal sovereignty at the center of the story.