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Native Tribes File Historic Lawsuit Over Federal Indian Boarding Schools

May 23, 2025 Levi Rickert
The Wichita and Affiliated Tribes and the Washoe Tribe of Nevada and California have filed a groundbreaking 68- page lawsuit against the United States government, seeking justice for a long-overlooked tragedy: the creation and operation of the Federal Indian Boarding School Program.
Currents

Sen. Heinrich Presses Interior Secretary Burgum on Protecting Public Lands & BIE School Construction Funding

May 24, 2025 Native News Online Staff Currents 2339
U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-NM), a member of the Senate Committee on Indians Affairs and the ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, questioned U.S. Department of the Interior Secretary Doug Burgum on the importance of protecting all public lands and preserving funding to Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) schools.
Opinion

Hochul Said Sorry. But for the Seneca Nation, Is That Enough? (Part 02)

May 22, 2025 Leslie Logan Opinion 1510
Guest Opinion . Yesterday, Senecas asked what concrete next steps would follow Gov. Hochul's apology. The Seneca people have called for reparations, foremost is for resources to support language preservation and cultural revitalization. Others suggest land back and monetary reparations for survivors.

Hochul Said Sorry. But for the Seneca Nation, Is That Enough? (Part 01)

May 22, 2025 Leslie Logan Opinion 2258
Guest Opinion. In the 183 years since New York became a state, a governor has never visited the Seneca Nation territories. Governor Kathy Hochul, who is from Hamburg, a short 23-mile jog up the road from Cattaraugus, made a historic visit to the Seneca Nation to make history in two, maybe three ways. On May 20, Hochul made an apology to the Seneca people for the state’s 72-year operation of the Thomas Indian School on the Cattaraugus territory, a boarding school that overwhelmingly contributed to the destruction of Seneca families, culture, and language for 102 years.
Sovereignty

San Carlos Apache Tribe Applauds Federal Court Ruling Blocking Transfer of Sacred Oak Flat Land

May 12, 2025 Native News Online Staff Sovereignty 5218
The San Carlos Apache Tribe welcomed a May 9 federal court decision that temporarily halts the U.S. government’s plan to transfer Oak Flat—sacred Western Apache land within the Tonto National Forest—to Resolution Copper, a company backed by Chinese interests.

Federal Court Halts Destruction of Oak Flat

May 09, 2025 Levi Rickert Sovereignty 7238
A federal court has issued an order halting the U.S. government’s plans to transfer Oak Flat—the most sacred site of the Western Apaches—to a multinational mining corporation for destruction. In the case Apache Stronghold v. United States , the government recently indicated it could hand over the land as soon as June 16, 2025, to Resolution Copper, a mining company with Chinese ownership, which intends to transform the sacred site into a massive copper mine. This would effectively end Apache religious practices tied to the land. Apache Stronghold, a coalition of Western Apaches, other Native communities, and allies, filed an emergency motion to pause the transfer while the case awaits review by the U.S. Supreme Court.
Education

Cheyenne River Youth Project Welcomes Local and Regional Teams for Youth Basketball Tournament

May 23, 2025 Cheyenne River Youth Project Education 477
On Saturday, May 17, the Cheyenne River Youth Project’s Cokata Wiconi (Center of Life) Teen Center came alive with the energy of 51 middle school basketball players and more than 50 supporters. Hosted in partnership with the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe’s Indian Child Welfare (ICWA) Program, CRYP’s Spring Youth Basketball Tournament brought together community, sport and celebration under one roof.

US Dept. of Education Affirms Native Students are Citizens of Sovereign Indian Nations with Legal Relationship with Federal Government

May 22, 2025 Levi Rickert Education 7289
In late January, the National Indian Education Association (NIEA) sent a letter to former Acting Secretary Denise Carter of the U.S. Department of Education (DoE) and then Acting Attorney General James McHenry. The letter addressed the DoE’s intentions, as outlined in its January 28, 2025 communication titled "Ending Radical Indoctrination in K-12 Schooling," to reinforce parental authority and promote national unity through education policy. NIEA noted that the DoE planned to prohibit or revoke federal funding from institutions that support or promote “discriminatory equity ideology” in K–12 curriculum, instruction, teacher certification, or related programs and activities.
Arts & Entertainment

4KINSHIP. Native Fashion Brand, Opening a Store on Friday, May 23 in Santa Fe

May 23, 2025 Kaili Berg Arts & Entertainment 1625
4KINSHIP, the Diné and women-owned sustainable fashion brand, is opening its first flagship store this Friday, May 23, in Santa Fe’s Siler Rufina Art District.

‘Montford: The Chickasaw Rancher’ Now Featured on Peacock

May 13, 2025 Chickasaw Nation Media Arts & Entertainment 2490
Chickasaw Nation Productions’ feature films “Montford: The Chickasaw Rancher” and “Te Ata” are now available on the streaming service Peacock.
Health

New Charges Filed in Sweeping Medicaid Scam Exploiting Native Americans

May 23, 2025 Elyse Wild

Trump's USDA OKs First State Ban on Soda, Energy Drinks in SNAP in Nebraska

May 20, 2025 Native News Online Staff
Environment

Osage Minerals Council Celebrates the Final Dismissal of Hayes II Litigation

May 24, 2025 Native News Online Staff Environment 518
The Osage Minerals Council proudly announces the final dismissal of the Hayes II litigation, ending nearly a decade-long legal battle that posed a serious threat to oil and gas production within the Osage Mineral Estate. Originally filed in 2016, the case challenged the Bureau of Indian Affairs’ (BIA) National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) review of two mineral leases. On May 5, 2025, the Federal District Court issued a judgment officially dismissing the case.

Bad River Chairman: "Line 5 is a daily threat to our clean rivers and lakes, our fish, and our wild rice."

May 24, 2025 Kaili Berg Environment 423
Leaders and environmental experts from the Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa recently delivered testimony urging the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to deny a key federal permit for Enbridge’s Line 5 reroute.