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The U.S. Department of Interior is releasing a list of proposed names to replace a derogatory anti-Indigenous word on public lands A representative of Wisconsin tribes challenges Republican-led efforts to change voting laws and restrict teaching about racism

U.S. Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland talks about parallels between her own family’s residential school experience and Japanese internment as she tours a former relocation camp The U.S. Supreme Court hears oral arguments in two cases centering on Native American sovereignty

A hospital on the Navajo Nation near the Arizona-New Mexico border is suing the Indian Health Service after a steep cut to its budget. A new apartment building has opened in Seattle on low-income and un-housed Native Americans in the city

Bill in Maine Legislature seeks to change decades old tribal settlement Top young entertainers on UNITY lineup to encourage Native youth Civil rights leader Elizabeth Peratrovich honored on U.S. Senate Floor 

Native group funds South Dakota state position for MMIWP specialist Residential school survivors seek closure following discovery of graves Bill in Michigan Legislature encourages Indian boarding school lessons

Bill in Congress seeks to help tackle violence in Alaska Native villages Keeseekoose First Nation announces discovery of graves at former residential schools  

BIA announces reforms following investigative journalism Native youth leaders lay out three top priorities for NCAI  NCAI president sees Indian Country strides, continues advocacy 

Fairbanks Native community holds vigil for Sophie Sergie National Congress of American Indians lays out priorities  Bill seeks to boost funding for tribal wildlife  management

Guilty verdicts reached in cold case murder of Alaska Native woman Navajo gaming and Seminole Hard Rock to launch digital sports betting

South Dakota state lawmakers try again to get bill approved to create Native-based schools Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe keeps its mask mandate as New York lifts indoor requirements Alaska State Tribal Recognition bill to be heard in Senate State Affairs Committee    

Indigenous groups oppose trucker protests A win for free speech for Haskell students Leaders gear up for NCAI winter session

Leonard Peltier supporters rally for his release from prison Minnesota city plans to rename park named Pocahontas Two North Dakota tribes file voting lawsuit in federal court  

Songs of the People:  Indigenous Roots of Black Folk Music is hosted by Benjamin Mertz , a song leader in the Black Spiritual tradition.  The program looks at pre-20th Century Black music as a folk tradition, exploring its connections to its African ancestry and its similarities to the traditional music of the First Nations in North America.  With work songs, drum circles, sacred chants, and songs...

A five-minute newscast focused on activity at the Alaska Federation of Natives Convention, anchored by Tripp Crouse ( Ojibwe ).

A five-minute newscast focused on activity at the Alaska Federation of Natives Convention, anchored by Alice Glenn ( Iñupiaq ).

A five-minute newscast focused on activity at the Alaska Federation of Natives Convention, anchored by Alice Glenn ( Iñupiaq ).

Leaders from across Alaska work year-round on a number of key issues to Alaska Native people, from health care, education, justice to climate change. Many meetings, conferences and in-person gatherings continue to be held online due to COVID-19 safety precautions. Many leaders are taking part in the statewide virtual 2021 Alaska Federation of Natives Annual Convention.
Tribal leaders also advocate...

The pandemic has not stopped Alaska Native people from celebrating their cultures, languages and ways of life. Elders and youth from across Alaska did just that, in a COVID-19 safe way this fall. They spent a few days together virtually at the 2021 First Alaskans Institute’s Elders and Youth Conference. After nearly two years of dealing with pandemic life, the time was used to connect. And, the U....

Navajo, Erich Rogers, seeking his second world title, leads Indian country in competition, team roping at the 63rd Annual Wrangler National Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas, Nevada.  Prior to round 2, Rogers was second in the header division standings at just $4,163.00 behind Dustin Egusquiza who had $157,516.00 including the $26,969.97 won in round 1, plus the money earned during the Professional Rodeo...

The 63rd Annual Wrangler National Finals Rodeo kicked off in Las Vegas, Nevada for the 36th time since 1985. The prestigious event will crown the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association 2021 world champions in each of the seven standard events, including the barrel racing sanctioned by the Women’s Professional Rodeo Association. We will cover our American Indian contestants and all the winnin...

Ella Cara Deloria (1889-1971) was a Dakota Sioux scholar, ethnographer, anthropologist, writer, and translator who was a critically important recorder of Sioux culture and languages at a time when the traditional culture was in danger of being lost. She also brought a new perspective on the work, as she herself was born on the Yankton Sioux Reservation and was part of a traditional Dakota Sioux fa...

Dame Whina Cooper (1895 – 1994) was a respected kuia (Māori elder), who worked for many years for the rights of her people, and particularly to improve the lot of Māori women. In one famous example, as an 80-year old she led 5,000 Māori land protest marchers as they walked from Te Hāpua (in the far north) to Parliament. Her wide influence and nationally recognized activity led her to be ackn...

Ecuadorian civil rights pioneer Dolores Cacuango (1881-1971), also known as Mamá Doloreyuk, spent decades fighting fiercely for the rights of the country’s Indigenous people, with a particular focus on land rights and women’s rights. Cacuango was a dedicated advocate for accessible education and instrumental in establishing Ecuador’s first bilingual schools, which practiced in Spanish and the Indi...

Olivia Ward Bush-Banks (1869-1944) was an American poet and playwright best known for celebrating both her African-American and Montauk heritages in her works. She also founded the Bush-Banks School of Expression in Chicago to foster emerging African-American talents. Some of her plays supported an interracial culture controversial for her day and were not produced during her lifetime. Womanica ,...

The 45th Annual Indian National Finals Rodeo crowned its 2021 champions October 23 at the South Point Hotel, Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. It was a great event with tremendous competition in front of a packed house on a championship Saturday, in the city of lights. We have results and commentary with the INFR announcers, Navajo, Kyle Tom and Cherokee Cowboy, Randy Taylor.