Native America Calling

For years, the state of North Dakota worked with tribes to send and receive tax information for parents who are unable or unwilling to meet their child support obligations and, instead, have their income tax refunds rerouted to those granted custody of their children.

Reindeer weren’t always in Alaska, but now there’s a strong connection for Alaska Native herders.

Edgar Blatchford (Iñupiaq and Yup’ik), former journalist and professor, has served as Alaska’s economic development commissioner for the Frank Murkowski Administration.

Twenty-five year old Diné multimedia artist Kassie John is the newest cultural ambassador to wear the Miss Indian World crown. She is the first Navajo Miss Indian World in a decade.

Ten years since a world-changing blackout, an Anishinaabe community must embark on a mission of discovery if they’re going to survive.

The number of arrests in connection to protests against the Israel-Hamas war has now gone over 2,000. A number of Native students are among those supporting the protests generally calling for universities to cut any ties to Israel’s military efforts in Gaza.

A substantial number of Native Americans are affected by Arizona’s efforts to solidify a strict ban on abortions.

The short video social media platform TikTok is mostly a source of entertainment and information for most Native users.

Jon Proudstar (Yaqui, Jewish, and Mexican) is coming off a successful run on the TV series, Reservation Dogs, and a starring role in an all-Native movie set on the Osage Nation.

The year-round creative drive, Native Guitars Tour, heads up a two-day music and fashion presentation at the annual Gathering of Nations Powwow in Albuquerque.