Native America Calling

Native America Calling


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Thursday, November 27, 2025 – Australia provides a promising model treaty for Indigenous recognition and self-determination
November 27, 2025

The Aboriginal people of Australia have cemented a historic agreement with the state of Victoria that could provide a blueprint for recognizing Indigenous peoples and incorporating their voices and cu

Wednesday, November 26, 2025 – Native in the Spotlight: Mel Tonasket
November 26, 2025

Mel Tonasket (Colville Tribes)is one of the key reasons the Colville Tribes remain thriving today. As a newly elected tribal council member in 1971, he cast the deciding vote against a deal with the

Tuesday, November 25, 2025 – For all its promise, AI is a potential threat to culture
November 25, 2025

On the cusp of what could be a new era of Artificial Intelligence (AI), some researchers are urging caution and the need for deliberate controls to keep the developing technology from robbing Indigeno

Monday, November 24, 2025 – Native candidates make strides in local elections
November 24, 2025

Social worker and political newcomer Sierra Yazzie Asamoa-Tutu will take office in January 2026 as Gallup, N.M.s first Din city council member. Notably a city along Route 66 and on the edge of the N

Friday, November 21, 2025 – Native Bookshelf: “The Bone Thief” by Vanessa Lillie and “The Devil is a Southpaw” by Brandon Hobson
November 21, 2025

New works by two best-selling Cherokee writers intertwine riveting fictional narratives with a dose of Native American historical reality. Vanessa Lillies The Bone Thief continues the suspenseful t

Thursday, November 20, 2025 – Federal immigration crackdown collides with Native Americans
November 20, 2025

Family, friends, and tribal officials rallied to help after authorities in Iowa notified Leticia Jacobo she would be handed over to federal immigration officials instead of being released from jail. J

Wednesday, November 19, 2025 – Indigenous voices speak up, but have little clout at COP30
November 19, 2025

As 200 nations from around the globe meet on the edge of the Amazon rainforest to hammer out cooperative goals on climate change, Indigenous people are making their presence known. They are included i

Tuesday, November 18, 2025 – The constant burden on tribal hunters to justify their treaty rights
November 18, 2025

Access to land for hunting, fishing, and gathering are foundational provisions in so many treaties between tribes and the federal government, but individual hunters and anglers are frequently challeng

Monday, November 17, 2025 – Native hemp producers caught off guard by near total ban in the bill reopening federal government
November 17, 2025

A surprise insertion in the bill to end the federal government shutdown has thrown Native hemp producers into chaos. The language prohibits products like beverages, vapes, and gummies containing THC c

Friday, November 14, 2025 – A Pueblo answer to the work and renown of artist Georgia O’Keeffe
November 14, 2025

Georgia OKeeffes paintings of the northern New Mexico landscape are among the most recognizable and beloved works of art in history. So much so that the distinctive mesas, bluffs, and plateaus are s