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Whitney Biennial features four Indigenous artists
The exhibition in one of the most famous and architecturally beautiful museums in the country
More resources for missing Indigenous cases
New Mexico lawmakers sign legislation for more effective coordination among law enforcement agencies when it comes to cases involving missing or slain Native women
School official suspended over remark about Native people
Native lawmakers in Kansas call for Randy Watson's resignation, which he does, but the commission that appointed him rejected it
Police break up Indigenous sugarbush, later apologize
Indigenous organizers say the apology is not good enough. Detroit police say they broke up sugarbush because organizers didn’t have the proper permits
Monache man on Death Row maintains his innocence
Douglas Stankewitz says evidence shows he didn’t commit 1978 murder but questions remain
Native lawmakers call for Kansas education leader's resignation
Kansas state Rep. Ponka-We Victors-Cozad called Randy Watson's remark racist. Prairie Band Potawatomi Chair Joseph 'Zeke' Rupnick said Watson showed that he 'is not suited for a leadership role'
Tribal leader laments climate, mascots, election changes
Shannon Holsey, president of the Stockbridge-Munsee Band of Mohican Indians, delivered the State of the Tribes speech in Wisconsin
Training next generation of Indigenous leaders
Three-day summit helps develop next generation of leaders
Ancient art of fur sewing continues
‘When you see a family with many different furs on their garments, it is the hunter's report card’
Interior seeks to suspend Alaska mine road decision
The 211-mile road to the Ambler Mining District in Alaska would cross the Koyukon, Tanana Athabascans and Iñupiat Native lands
Tribes to receive $1.7 billion water settlement
Interior Secretary Deb Haaland visited Arizona amid the announcement that 16 tribal water settlements will receive payments
Miami Tribe donates $2 million to Myaamia Center
Oklahoma tribe commits long-term support to Ohio center that helps teach its language, culture and history
Remembering Ira Hayes
Wednesday, Feb. 23 is the 77th anniversary of the Iwo Jima island flag raising during WWII
Tribe grapples with missing women crisis
A young mother's disappearance is one of five instances where Indigenous women have gone missing or been killed in this isolated expanse of Pacific coastline, a region where the Yurok, Hupa, Karuk, Tolowa and Wiyot people have coexisted for millennia
GLOBAL INDIGENOUS: Victories over mining, violence and the pandemic
Coverage around the world on Indigenous issues for the week ending Feb. 20, 2022
2nd lawsuit targets tribal subdistricts
Another lawsuit filed by the Spirit Lake and Turtle Mountain tribes also opposes the North Dakota subdistricts
Proposal to nix derogatory term targets hundreds sites
Interior Secretary Deb Haaland said words matter, particularly as the agency works to make the nation’s public lands and waters accessible and welcoming to people of all backgrounds
ANCSA: A complete or incomplete story of sovereignty
What wasn’t focused on as much in the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act debates, was what the land ownership would mean for tribal sovereignty and community governance #ANCSA50
‘They played snow snake at Madeline Island’
Traditional winter game draws renewed interest in northern communities
‘Bring Her Home’ film features MMIW activists
Indigenous-directed documentary premieres at Big Sky film festival in Montana
Millions to spend, Klamath restoration crews look for projects
'Money is no longer much of an issue for us, at least currently ... Right now, I would say that the biggest hurdle we run into is finding willing landowners who want to do this work'
The Wrap: Longtime leader of Wanapum band dies
Indian Country headlines for Friday, Feb. 18, 2022
Ranger district provides firewood for Navajo community
The project provides tribes with a sustainable source of firewood from forest thinning projects
The state of COVID-19 in Native communities
Heading into year three of the pandemic, deaths among Native people has crossed the 10,000 death mark. At least one expert doesn't believe it will get much better unless vaccinations are embraced
Indigenous Olympian gets new look for Canada Hall of Fame
Hockey player Kenneth Moore could finally win recognition 90 years after winning a gold medal in the 1932 Olympics
Longtime leader of Wanapum band dead at 66
Rex Buck Jr. died Feb. 11 at his ancestral village of P’na at Priest Rapids on the Columbia River
Gambling center plan in Oregon unconstitutional
Opponents of the plan – including most tribes in Oregon – organized and lobbied against it
Recognizing healthy relationships for Native youth
February is Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month
Indigenous women stand out in gold medal hockey game
Longtime rivalry goes to the wire at Beijing Olympics
Tribal college part of NASA plan
'We are literally getting funds to aid a mission to Mars; we’d be part of that effort, and how exciting is that?'
US investigators: Ryan Zinke misused his Interior job
The former Interior secretary is a candidate in the June Republican primary for an open Montana Congressional seat, a position he held prior to joining former President Donald Trump’s cabinet
Alaska tribal court jurisdiction would expand under US bill
'The rates of violence experienced by Alaska Natives are particularly horrific and statistics should shock us all'
Keeseekoose First Nation finds 54 potential graves
The potential graves have been found through ground-penetrating radar at the site of two former residential schools in Saskatchewan, Canada
GLOBAL INDIGENOUS: Courts, prisons and unmarked graves
Coverage around the world on Indigenous issues for the week ending Feb. 13, 2022
US announces tribal lockup reforms
At least 16 inmates died in Bureau of Indian Affairs facilities from 2016 to 2020
Agriculture department announces new equity commission
The commission includes at least one Native member and will analyze how the department systematically discriminates against Indigenous, and other historically marginalized, farmers
Canada’s Forgotten Olympian: Kenneth Moore
Ninety years after First Nations hockey player brought home Olympic gold, his legacy goes unnoticed
US senators call for comprehensive Arctic strategy
‘It is imperative the Arctic receives the appropriate attention to promote American interests’