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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

 
 
June 23, 2025 Levi Rickert
Opinion. Several years ago, I attended a tribal council meeting of the Oglala Sioux Tribe on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. Before the meeting began, council members shared devastating news: Two teens from the reservation had died by suicide the night before. The grief was palpable. The meeting was canceled so members could support the grieving families.
Currents
June 24, 2025 Cheyenne River Youth Project Currents 1338
EAGLE BUTTE, SD — Summer is in full swing at the Cheyenne River Youth Project. As the nonprofit organization gears up for its biggest event of the year — the 11th annual RedCan Invitational Graffiti Jam — it’s also nurturing a thriving 2.5-acre garden, maintaining 12 active beehives, and providing daily programming for Lakota youth ages 4-18.
Opinion
June 25, 2025 Judith LeBlanc Opinion 1069
Guest Opinion. The U.S. Senate has added an attack on Tribal Sovereignty to it’s Big Ugly Budget.
June 23, 2025 Levi Rickert Opinion 1533
Opinion. Several years ago, I attended a tribal council meeting of the Oglala Sioux Tribe on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. Before the meeting began, council members shared devastating news: Two teens from the reservation had died by suicide the night before. The grief was palpable. The meeting was canceled so members could support the grieving families.
Sovereignty
June 25, 2025 Native News Online Staff Sovereignty 333
On June 17, the Native Nations Center for Tribal Policy Research—partnering with Tana Fitzpatrick, associate vice president for tribal relations at the University of Oklahoma, and the OU Center for Faculty Excellence—hosted the latest session in its Ethical Tribal Engagement Series at the OU Health Sciences Center. The event drew nearly 70 in-person participants and more than 120 virtual attendees.
June 24, 2025 Native News Online Staff Sovereignty 352
On Wednesday, June 18, members of the 25th Navajo Nation Council joined the Navajo Nation Water Rights Commission, LeChee Chapter leadership, the Navajo Department of Water Resources (DWR), and other key stakeholders to celebrate the blessing ceremony and groundbreaking of Phase I of the Western Navajo Pipeline – the LeChee Water System Improvement Project.
Education
June 24, 2025 Native News Online Staff Education 2509
On Tuesday, June 17, Speaker Crystalyne Curley and Council Delegate Dr. Andy Nez met with representatives from the Department of Diné Education (DODE), Diné Bi Oltá School Board Association (DBOSBA), and the BIA Navajo Region to develop a unified response to the Bureau of Indian Education’s recent “Dear Tribal Leader” letter.
June 16, 2025 Native News Online Staff Education 6225
The Bureau of Indian Education has appointed Mackie Moore (Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma) as the interim president of Haskell Indian Nations University. He will serve in this role while a national search is conducted for a permanent president.
Arts & Entertainment
June 19, 2025 Native News Online Staff Arts & Entertainment 1877
The Navajo Technical University (NTU) Rodeo Team is proud to announce its participation in the College National Finals Rodeo (CNFR), taking place at the Ford Wyoming Center in Casper, Wyoming, from June 15 to 24, 2025.
June 19, 2025 Native News Online Staff Arts & Entertainment 6658
Sitting Bull, the revered leader of the Great Sioux Nation, stood as a powerful figure among Plains Tribal Nations resisting colonization. Feared by American forces during the settler wars and vilified after his death, his legacy was deliberately distorted by those who sought to diminish his influence. Yet, a new chapter is being written—one that sheds light on his true role as a patriot, song composer, and cultural icon of the Hunkpapa Lakota.
Health
Environment
June 17, 2025 Native News Online Staff Environment 6316
The Department of the Interior today announced a new step toward strengthening U.S. energy independence by proposing expanded access to Alaska’s National Petroleum Reserve. A draft analysis released for public comment recommends adopting a new alternative from the 2020 management plan that would reopen up to 82% of the 23-million-acre reserve to oil and gas leasing and development—advancing the Trump administration’s goals of energy dominance and regulatory reform.
June 17, 2025 Kaili Berg Environment 3676
The U.S. Department of Agriculture and U.S. Forest Service released the final environmental impact statement (FEIS) and draft record of decision for the proposed Resolution Copper mine.