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Help us tell the stories that could save Native languages and food traditions

At a critical moment for Indian Country, Native News Online is embarking on our most ambitious reporting project yet: "Cultivating Culture," a three-year investigation into two forces shaping Native community survival—food sovereignty and language revitalization.

The devastating impact of COVID-19 accelerated the loss of Native elders and with them, irreplaceable cultural knowledge. Yet across tribal communities, innovative leaders are fighting back, reclaiming traditional food systems and breathing new life into Native languages. These aren't just cultural preservation efforts—they're powerful pathways to community health, healing, and resilience.

Our dedicated reporting team will spend three years documenting these stories through on-the-ground reporting in 18 tribal communities, producing over 200 in-depth stories, 18 podcast episodes, and multimedia content that amplifies Indigenous voices. We'll show policymakers, funders, and allies how cultural restoration directly impacts physical and mental wellness while celebrating successful models of sovereignty and self-determination.

This isn't corporate media parachuting into Indian Country for a quick story. This is sustained, relationship-based journalism by Native reporters who understand these communities. It's "Warrior Journalism"—fearless reporting that serves the 5.5 million readers who depend on us for news that mainstream media often ignores.

We need your help right now. While we've secured partial funding, we're still $450,000 short of our three-year budget. Our immediate goal is $25,000 this month to keep this critical work moving forward—funding reporter salaries, travel to remote communities, photography, and the deep reporting these stories deserve.

Every dollar directly supports Indigenous journalists telling Indigenous stories. Whether it's $5 or $50, your contribution ensures these vital narratives of resilience, innovation, and hope don't disappear into silence.

Levi headshotThe stakes couldn't be higher. Native languages are being lost at an alarming rate. Food insecurity plagues many tribal communities. But solutions are emerging, and these stories need to be told.

Support independent Native journalism. Fund the stories that matter.

Levi Rickert (Potawatomi), Editor & Publisher

 
 
July 20, 2025 Levi Rickert
Opinion. The Miccosukee Tribe has lived in Florida’s Big Cypress National Preserve since time immemorial. Today, 640 tribal members still call the Everglades home.
Currents
July 22, 2025 Native StoryLab Currents 3450
A massive detention center materialized overnight on a remote airstrip in the Florida Everglades — just 900 feet from where the Miccosukee people still pray, speak their language, and hold ceremonies. President Trump calls it Alligator Alcatraz. The Miccosukee call it a violation.
Opinion
July 23, 2025 Cheryl Crazy Bull Opinion 649
Guest Opinion. “In high school, my mascot was the ‘Redskins’ and I had to watch my classmates make posters saying we are going to ‘skin’ our sports opponents. The other teams would make posters that said they are going to send us home on a ‘trail of tears.’” Amanada Anderson (Choctaw) was a college student when she relayed her experiences during the 2014 Student Environment Listening Sessions held by the White House Initiative on American Indian and Alaska Native Education (WHIAIANE). It is more than a decade later, and Native youth and college students are still living in a world eager to demean them for the sake of entertainment and stereotype-induced ego boosts.
July 21, 2025 Suzan Shown Harjo Opinion 4069
Guest Opinion. Donald Trump is out of his closet. He is openly campaigning to revive the vile R-word by pressuring professional sports team owners and the District of Columbia government to take a ginormous step back into bigotry. This comes just as the Commanders are playing like champions, without carrying that burden of shameful history.
Sovereignty
July 23, 2025 Levi Rickert Sovereignty 2926
WASHINGTON — Sovereign entities are permitted to nominate individuals or organizations for the Nobel Peace Prize, according to the Norwegian Nobel Committee . In keeping with that criterion, the Tunica-Biloxi Tribe of Louisiana, a federally recognized tribal nation, is exercising its sovereignty and intends to nominate U.S. President Donald J. Trump for the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize.
July 23, 2025 Native News Online Staff Sovereignty 535
On Monday, July 21, Barstow Community College hosted “The Yuhaaviatam Story: Marra’yam Ancestral Lands” —an evening dedicated to honoring the history and enduring ancestral ties of the Marra’yam (Serrano) people. The event was led by Councilmember Joseph “Joe” Maarango, Culture Seat Member of the Yuhaaviatam Tribal Council of San Manuel.
Education
July 24, 2025 Native News Online Staff Education 247
The Institute of American Indian Arts (IAIA), the University for Indigenous Creative Excellence, is proud to announce the appointment of Dr. Shelly C. Lowe (Navajo) as its next president, effective August 1, 2025. She will succeed Dr. Robert Martin (Cherokee Nation), who will retire on July 31 following a remarkable tenure defined by visionary leadership and institutional growth.
July 24, 2025 Native News Online Staff Education 338
A “storm” of activity is emerging from Washington in the form of funding cuts and executive orders—upending the lives of Native American communities and students. These actions jeopardize access to the funding, education, and opportunities that have, for decades, supported the progress and success of tribal nations, communities, and individuals.
Arts & Entertainment
July 21, 2025 Native News Online Staff Arts & Entertainment 615
The United Indians of All Tribes Foundation (UIATF) proudly announces the successful conclusion of its 36th Annual Seafair Indian Days Powwow, held July 18–20, 2025, at the iconic Daybreak Star Indian Cultural Center. This year’s event was one of the most highly attended in Powwow history, drawing over 20,000 attendees and featuring more than 300 dancers representing tribes from across the United States and Canada.
July 19, 2025 Shaun Griswold Arts & Entertainment 2267
Summer memories of running with cousins in Zuni mud — all the weekends I spent at my Auntie Paula’s home on the Zuni Pueblo — return as I read Joseph Lee’s book Nothing More of This Land: Community, Power, and the Search for Indigenous Identity .
Health
Environment
July 14, 2025 Native News Online Staff Environment 6529
U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), John Hickenlooper (D-Colo.), and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), along with U.S. Representatives Joe Neguse (D-Colo.) and Gwen Moore (D-Wis.), have introduced the Tribal Access to Clean Water Act, a bill aimed at significantly improving access to clean water in Tribal communities through major investments in water infrastructure.
July 14, 2025 Native News Online Staff Environment 7040
The Tonawanda Seneca Nation and the Sierra Club filed a lawsuit today in New York State Supreme Court, challenging two resolutions approved by the Genesee County Economic Development Center (GCEDC) related to the proposed construction of a large-scale data center at the Western New York Science and Technology Advanced Manufacturing Park (STAMP) in Alabama, NY.