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2022 Impact Report

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In February 2023, we celebrate our 12th year of delivering Native News to readers throughout Indian Country. For the past dozen years, we’ve covered the most important news stories that are usually overlooked by other media.

Native News Online is proud to share our first impact report to illustrate our growth and impact as a leading digital news organization in Indian Country and how we’ve informed our audience with your support. Our news is free for everyone to read, but it is not free to produce. That’s why we are grateful for our readers who provide financial support to help us tell the stories that are so often ignored, erased, or overlooked.

 

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12 years of Native News

Support our Indigenous-led newsroom and celebrate our 12th year with a recurring donation of $12 per month to help fund our coverage of important news about Indian Country that’s usually overlooked by other media.

Who Gets Hurt When SNAP Benefits are Stopped?

November 09, 2025 Levi Rickert
Opinion. One in four Native Americans utilize the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, often referred to as SNAP or food stamps. Native Americans live at the poverty level twice the national average. Among Native American SNAP recipients, most are elders, children or disabled individuals.
Currents

US House Votes to Reopen the Federal Government; Bill Goes to Trump's Desk for Signature

November 13, 2025 Levi Rickert Currents 1359
The U.S. House of Representatives voted Wednesday evening to end the longest federal government shutdown — 43 days — in history.
Opinion

Evidence, Not Emotion Protects Tribal Sovereignty

November 11, 2025 Chief Ben Barnes Opinion 5434
Guest Opinion. Last week, I was honored to testify before the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs on the matter of Lumbee recognition. I am grateful to Chair Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) for holding a serious, measured hearing — one that created space for actual evidence to be presented. This is long overdue.

Who Gets Hurt When SNAP Benefits are Stopped?

November 09, 2025 Levi Rickert Opinion 2939
Opinion. One in four Native Americans utilize the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, often referred to as SNAP or food stamps. Native Americans live at the poverty level twice the national average. Among Native American SNAP recipients, most are elders, children or disabled individuals.
Sovereignty

Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation to Host Puneesuwak “Honoring” Our Veterans Event

November 06, 2025 Native News Online Staff Sovereignty 743
The Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation will host its annual Puneesuwak “Honoring” Our Veterans event, a celebration recognizing more than 200 years of Native and non-Native Americans serving side by side in the U.S. Armed Forces. The celebration will honor more than 200 years of Native and non-Native military service

Lumbee Recognition Debate Rekindled in Senate Hearing

November 05, 2025 Shaun Griswold Sovereignty 9083
This week, the Lumbee Tribe stood forward with near total support from U.S. leaders, including President Donald Trump, who made it his Native American Heritage month priority to usher along federal tribal sovereignty that the Lumbee have sought since at least Civil War-reconstruction.
Education

2025 State of the American Indian College Fund Released for Native American Heritage Month

November 12, 2025 Native News Online Staff Education 696
The American Indian College Fund has released its annual State of the College Fund address, delivered by President and CEO Cheryl Crazy Bull (Sicangu Lakota), emphasizing the enduring importance of tribal colleges and universities (TCUs) in advancing Native people and communities amid national conversations about the future of higher education.

American Indian College Fund Launches National Campaign for Native American Heritage Month

November 10, 2025 Native News Online Staff Education 1209
The American Indian College Fund has launched a new campaign, You Can Do Something , in recognition of Native American Heritage Month. The effort aims to reshape how Americans understand history, power and culture — and to encourage action to honor and support Native peoples.
Arts & Entertainment

‘Our Common Nature’: Yo-Yo Ma’s New Journey Through Indigenous Landscapes and Sound

November 11, 2025 Kaili Berg Arts & Entertainment 937
WNYC’s new podcast Our Common Nature takes listeners on a journey across the U.S., blending music, nature, and Indigenous stories.

Native American Designers You Should Know, Part 01

November 07, 2025 Elyse Wild Arts & Entertainment 3104
This Native American Heritage Month, Native News Online is celebrating by sharing our favorite Native American actor movies, TV shows, books, chefs, musicians, artists, and fashion designers.
Health

Seattle Indian Health Board Receives Global Award to Advance Women’s Health

November 12, 2025 Native News Online Staff

UPDATE: As Congress Moves to End Shutdown, Courts Still Sorting Out Challenges to Fully Pay SNAP in November

November 10, 2025 Shaun Griswold
Environment

Tribes, Coastal Group Ask Army Corps to Revoke Permit for Texas Export Terminal

November 13, 2025 Native News Online Staff Environment 622
Two South Texas tribes and a local environmental group are calling on the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to revoke a federal permit for a proposed export terminal at Donnel Point, saying new environmental and cultural findings invalidate the original approval.

Michigan Tribes Tell Supreme Court: Don’t Bail Out Enbridge

October 21, 2025 Native News Online Staff Environment 4730
Ten Michigan Tribal Nations have filed an amicus brief urging the U.S. Supreme Court to reject Enbridge’s “underhanded procedural tactics” in the ongoing legal fight over the Line 5 oil pipelines.