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HOPKINS, Mich. — When Robert “Dokmëgizhêk” Lewis, Ph.D., taught a Potawatomi language class in late July, he kept the attention of his students by inserting cartoon figures like Oscar, Daffy Duck, Sponge Bob, and the Cookie Monster into his slide presentation.
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On Thursday, Speaker Crystalyne Curley of the 25th Navajo Nation Council, accompanied by several Council Delegates and Navajo Nation President Buu Nygren, hosted senior officials from the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) and the Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) to advance the tribes’ historic water rights settlement in Arizona.
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A report released by the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) on Tuesday, September 2, 2025, recommends that emergency tornado relief funds be sent directly to tribal nations, rather than funneled through state governments.
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Native Vote. Today, the Spirit Lake Nation, the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians, and several individual Native voters filed a petition for certiorari with the U.S. Supreme Court, formally requesting the Court to review their case in its upcoming term.
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The Leech Lake Housing Authority building was destroyed by fire overnight on Labor Day, Monday, September 1, 2025, on the Leech Lake Indian Reservation in Cass Lake, Minn. Tribal officials confirmed the building was a total loss.
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Chickasaw heritage, culture and traditions will be celebrated throughout the Chickasaw Nation during the 2025 Chickasaw Annual Meeting and Festival, Friday, Sept. 26-Saturday, Oct. 4.
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WASHINGTON – Since President Donald Trump took office in January, his administration has quietly removed many federal datasets and research reports from the public domain — some of which included vital information on Tribal communities. Now more than ever, access to accurate and representative data on Native communities is essential.
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On Thursday, August 21, the Naabik’íyáti’ Committee approved Legislation No. 0178-25, extending a limited waiver of the Navajo Nation’s sovereign immunity through September 30, 2029.
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On August 27, the Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate (SWO) will break ground on a new 28,000-square-foot Law Enforcement Center on the Lake Traverse Reservation.
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A federal judge in Miami ruled late Thursday that Florida is prohibited from transferring any more individuals to the Everglades detention facility known as "Alligator Alcatraz."
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