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Wednesday, July 9, 2025 – Tribes forced to find new clean energy paths
President Donald Trumps earlier executive orders and the comprehensive spending bill he just signed mark the end of dozens of tribal green energy initiatives. They mark a major shift in direction awa
Tuesday, July 8, 2025 – Residents brace for Medicaid and food assistance cuts
The Congressional Budget Office estimates the spending bill just signed by President Donald Trump will increase the number of people without health insurance by 16 million over the next ten years. The
Monday, July 7, 2025 – Two authors offer a kids-eye view of the importance of relatives
Fierce Aunties by author Laurel Goodluck (Mandan, Hidatsa, Tsimshian) is a colorful, enthusiastic celebration of the Indigenous women we need in our lives. Goodlucks childrens book explores the ma
Friday, July 4, 2025 – Confusion reigns with American Samoa citizenship status
An illegal voting case in Alaska highlights lingering confusion over the rights extended to the citizens of American Samoa, a U.S. territory. Eleven Samoans from Whittier, Alaska are charged with felo
Thursday, July 3, 2025 – On film: a personal portrait and a summer blockbuster
A documentary filmmakers chance encounter with the Blackfoot man who became a social media sensation in connection with the phrase skoden (lets go then), turns into a moving profile of Pernell B
Wednesday, July 2, 2025 – The new limits on challenging federal actions
The U.S. Supreme Court didnt rule on the constitutionality of birthright citizenship, a legal challenge closely watched by Native Americans. But their related decision in that case significantly chan
Tuesday, July 1, 2025 – The necessary, but imperfect reality of the Indian Health Service
The Indian Health Service (IHS) remains largely misunderstood by those not directly connected to it, and often derided as a bureaucratic and confusing system by those who are. IHS marks its 70th anniv
Monday, June 30, 2025 – The Menu: Dune Lankard recognized, a controversial path forward for chestnut trees, and bison for school lunches
Dune Lankard (Eyak Athabaskan), founder and president of Native Conservancy, has been working on land and habitat conservation since he witnessed the Exxon Valdez oil spill in 1989. That, and his deve
Friday, June 27, 2025 – Tulsa takes new tack on tribal jurisdiction
The Muscogee Nation will assume some law enforcement duties in the city of Tulsa, Okla., when it comes to tribal citizens. The development over jurisdiction ends a federal lawsuit filed by the Muscoge
Thursday, June 26, 2025 – How political violence and intimidation affects Native representation
The violent attacks on legislators in Minnesota are a shocking reminder of the pervasive threats rising from political divisions. The Brennan Center for Justice finds the volume and severity of abuse