Native Americans, in general, have traditionally supported Democrats, and that has made a significant difference in a few key races.

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.

The early bond between Native Americans and horses was both technical and spiritual. For centuries, horses amplified the range and power for tribes, especially in the west.

Some language advocates are excited about potential for AI to help revitalize and promote Native languages.

Drones are for more than just appealing aerial videos. Native drone pilots are building careers using drones for scoping out landscapes.

Citing a troubling disparity for Native youth suicides, two tribes are suing the country’s most prominent social media companies.

With no supporting information, Gov. Kristi Noem (R-SD) claimed tribal leaders in her state are “personally benefiting” from the presence of drug cartels.

Numerous studies over the years point out the overrepresentation of Native American women in U.S. prisons.

The Fort Yukon (Alaska) Lady Eagles capped off a winning streak to capture the first state championship in the school’s history.

If the rates were equal among races, at least a thousand more Native Americans would have received life-saving liver transplants over a four-year period.

Making the most of doing business on a global scale means understanding the competitive advantages tribes bring to the table.

Two recent events are major wins for tribes in Washington State fighting to restore natural salmon runs.

Even though the presidential frontrunners are all but decided, there are some other substantial decisions coming out of the biggest single day of the primary election campaigns.

There’s a richness when Black and Indigenous cultures meet. But there’s also some exclusion arising from outside expectations that someone needs to be one or the other.

There’s a richness when Black and Indigenous cultures meet. But there’s also some exclusion arising from outside expectations that someone needs to be one or the other.

There’s a richness when Black and Indigenous cultures meet. But there’s also some exclusion arising from outside expectations that someone needs to be one or the other.

On a typical day, Scott George is making sure elders and others at the Citizen Potawatomi Nation have safe and secure housing.

Before he was dubbed “The Hurricane” by Marvel Comics icon Stan Lee, Brian Jackson (Cherokee, Muscogee, and Seminole) started out making animal balloons for a community church event.

A jury convicted Brian Steven Smith on all counts in the murders of two Alaska Native women, Kathleen Jo Henry and Veronica Abouchuk. The trial, lasting just over two weeks, made international headlines, at least in part because the killer recorded graphic video of one of the murders.

For a lot of people, a car is the second biggest purchase they’ll make. Lets take a look at how to maintain and service your car!

The five members of the new Champions for Change class from the Center for Native American Youth have an inspiring resume already.

Just as the rest of us are putting away holiday lights and sweeping up New Year’s confetti, a tradition like no other gearing up in the Inuit villages of Labrador and Newfoundland, Canada.

The New Year provides an opportunity to press the reset button and shed those intrusive negative thoughts.

Four Indigenous chefs released cookbooks showcasing traditional and contemporary Native American dishes.

Indigenous leaders from around the world are assessing the results – and lack thereof – from the annual international conference to determine the direction of environmental policy.

Indigenous leaders from around the world are assessing the results – and lack thereof – from the annual international conference to determine the direction of environmental policy.

Indigenous leaders from around the world are assessing the results – and lack thereof – from the annual international conference to determine the direction of environmental policy.

From voting rights to drinking water access to respecting important Native land, Laurie Weahkee (Diné, Cochiti, and Zuni Pueblo) has been a force to improve policies that affect Native people.

For fans and Native communities, volleyball matches and tournaments are sometimes as popular as football and basketball games.

Mainstream audiences are starting to get a taste of Native humor on television shows like Rutherford Falls and Reservation Dogs.

It’s that time of year when we gather around the table to share a holiday dinner with family and friends for harvest feasts and winter community meals.

The American Revolution is mostly portrayed as an epic struggle between the colonies and the British. But Native tribes and individuals played a significant role in the historic War of Independence.

Tribal museums offer a lot to their surrounding communities. With Native people often at the head of tribal museums

This year’s class of MacArthur Fellows includes three creative leaders from Native America. 

In the cold expanse of the Arctic, igloos, those dome-shaped structures made of blocks of snow, offer a cozy shelter in the wintertime.

Tescha Hawley’s (Aaniiih) breast cancer diagnosis started both a harrowing personal journey to fight the disease and the inspiring effort to help others facing similar health obstacles.

There is no more basic need than clean drinking water. That’s a need that the Santee Sioux Reservation in Nebraska has been lacking since the Environmental Protection Agency issued a no drink order in 2019.

After reaching out to tribal leaders and citizens, the museum on the home of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians in North Carolina re-launched with a new name and purpose.

The increase in unprecedented damage from wildfires knows no boundaries and International Indigenous fire management experts see global participation as a solution.

The increase in unprecedented damage from wildfires knows no boundaries and International Indigenous fire management experts see global participation as a solution.

The increase in unprecedented damage from wildfires knows no boundaries and International Indigenous fire management experts see global participation as a solution.

You never know what spirits you might summon when you whistle in the darkness.

One way Indigenous cultures keep kids in line is with frightening traditional stories that have a moral or practical lesson.

One way Indigenous cultures keep kids in line is with frightening traditional stories that have a moral or practical lesson.

Renowned director Martin Scorsese’s vision for the new movie, “Killers of the Flower Moon”, changed early in the production. He said he realized he wanted to be more respectful of the Osage Nation and its people in telling the dark period in their history.

Space explorers, hip-hop musicians, artists, and housing activists are among the diverse list of characters who make up season two of the PBS series “Native America”.

Tribes are getting their applications in for funds from the second round of the Biden Administration’s Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program.

Months of qualifier rounds are wrapping up, culminating in the Indian National Finals Rodeo.

Teachers, librarians, authors, and literary advocates are struggling to keep books about Native issues into public classrooms and libraries.

The current shortage of medical professionals is a public health crisis. And the most-often cited estimates on into the future predict it will only get worse.

Director Ken Burns recruited Native filmmakers, producers, and actors to help tell the story of the iconic Plains animal, the buffalo.

Speaking a Native language is one thing. Reading and writing it often takes another level of effort and understanding, especially for adult language learners.

In the coming U.S. Supreme Court session, justices will hear arguments against a law that prevents people with domestic violence restraining orders from possessing guns.

Bylines for Native women are increasingly showing up in newspapers and in TV news, adding an important perspective for general readers and viewers.

Bylines for Native women are increasingly showing up in newspapers and in TV news, adding an important perspective for general readers and viewers.

Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians citizens overwhelmingly voted in favor of allowing recreational cannabis use on the tribe’s reservation.

A man opened fire on a group in New Mexico protesting a decision to re-install a statue many of the state’s Native Americans consider offensive.

Diné farmer and father Zac Ben is busy harvesting and processing corn from his farm in Shiprock, N.M. to make baby food, the product of his company Bidii Baby Foods. Citizen Potawatomi chef Loretta Barrett Oden’s new cookbook.

At first officials identified Navajo, Apache, and other Arizona tribal members as among those who were victims of a massive Medicaid fraud scam.

Until this month, one of Colorado’s highest peaks was named for the former state governor who fostered and supported what became known as the Sand Creek Massacre in 1864.

Neighbors are helping each other rebuild after the historic deadly fire on Maui. The community is in line for hundreds of millions of dollars in federal and state funds, in addition to private donations from all over the world.

The U.S. Supreme Court ruling denying race-conscious college admissions has Native business owners on alert over the far-reaching implications beyond higher education.

The good news is high school sports injuries are decreasing, according to a study released this year by the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons.

Many of the trails and byways established by Native Americans and used for centuries evolved into today’s highways

Many low-income families got an unwelcome surprise after supplemental COVID food security programs expired earlier this year.

After penning iconic songs like “The Weight” and “Up on Cripple Creek” as a member of The Band, Robbie Robertson (Mohawk, Cayuga descent) went on to produce solo albums

Tribes in northern California say waterways are increasingly compromised because of the state’s outmoded water management methods.

Facebook’s parent company Meta is blocking all news content in Canada after the government demanded the media giant share profits with news companies.

Retirement doesn’t just mean spending your days playing dominoes at the senior center.

The unprecedented fires on Maui are blamed for a rising human toll and destroyed homes, property and cultural touchstones.

A pilot program in a handful of New Mexico schools aims to cut down on the high number of Native American expulsions.

Whether they’re strays or have attentive caretakers, the dogs that occupy reservations have a bad reputation.

Public pressure is mounting to search a municipal landfill in Winnipeg for two missing Indigenous women.

A quarry in Minnesota has been a reliable source for the stone used in ceremonial pipes for dozens of tribes throughout the central U.S. and Canada.

The mortality rate for Native American women during pregnancy and childbirth have outpaced most other ethnic groups for decades.

Marc Meriläinen (Chippewas of Nawash Unceded First Nation) helps bring Nadjiwan’s new album The Great Sea to life through his First Nation lens

Native American food sovereignty experts will soon have more say into how the U.S. Department of Agriculture approaches everything from crop subsidies to low-income nutrition programs.

The Seminole Tribe is poised to have exclusive control of mobile sports betting in Florida just as the NFL season gets started.

Threats to water and culturally important land propels a dozen tribes to call for a new National Monument designation near the Grand Canyon.

As much as Native Americans are associated with tribal lands in the U.S., the vast majority of tribal citizens live in urban areas off their reservations.

If they haven’t already, it’s only a matter of time before your favorite TV shows and movies in production go dark because of the ongoing actors and screenwriters strike.

Fifty years after his untimely death, actor and martial arts master Bruce Lee’s legacy resonates with fans across the globe.

The Lake Traverse Reservation is easy to find on most maps put out by the federal government and apps like MapQuest. But the home of the federally recognized Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate is nowhere to be seen on the state’s Department of Transportation map.

Sophisticated barbecue methods predate contact with Europeans. The Indigenous Taino people first introduced pit barbecue to colonial travelers as they wandered through the Caribbean Islands.

Nearly 12,000 amateur athletes over 50 years of age are competing in this year’s National Senior Games in Pittsburgh.

The Nez Perce Tribe completed a number of new real estate acquisitions including a golf course within driving distance of their tribal resort and casino.

Construction on a portion of a nearly $70 million highway expansion project is halted after workers discovered multiple sets of human remains.

Wampanoag chef Sherry Pocknett made history when she became the first Indigenous women to win a James Beard Award. The Foundation named her the Best Chef of the Northeast.

Whether it’s the frozen Alaska tundra or the hot, arid expanse of the Navajo Nation, tribal law enforcement officials, helped out by dedicated volunteers, make up search and rescue systems ready to deploy in a moment’s notice.

Tribes abilities to deliver everything from law enforcement to adequate health care depend on their collective strength when it comes to self-governance.

Nearly all tribes in Arizona have a tougher time successfully negotiating rights to the state’s scarce water than other governmental entities.

The U.S. Supreme Court decisively rejected what many legal observers considered the most serious challenge to the Indian Child Welfare Act in the law’s 45-year history.

It’s the time of year when Pueblo athletes take to the dusty baseball diamonds throughout New Mexico, carrying on a tradition that their grandparents and even great-grandparents helped establish.

Wildfires in Canada are not just sending clouds of smoke to major U.S. cities. They’re also a threat to residents, including a dozen or more Indigenous communities.

Data from Wells Fargo just last year finds women outperform men when it comes to investment performance

An ambitious project in Denver aims to build affordable units for the city’s Native population. It includes plans for a Native health clinic and is intended to address the disparities of homelessness for Native people.

What happens if you’re a chef and you lose your sense of smell, something that is crucial for taste?

Indigenous activists in Central and South America are literally putting their lives on the line trying to protect their land and culture. Places like Brazil, Honduras, Colombia, and parts of Mexico are rife with murders and disappearances of Indigenous people

For more than 30 years, the Indian Arts and Crafts Act has been an important tool for protecting the authenticity and economic value of work produced by Native Americans.

Hawai’i has a long association with pineapples. Although the precious fruit likely came to the islands in the 18th Century, it wasn’t until industrialized agriculture arrived with the Dole corporation — backed by U.S. military support to overthrow the existing Hawaiian government

After decades of drought, the Navajo and Apache reservations in Arizona are now recovering from flooding that destroyed homes and property.

The Boy Scouts of America is asking its membership whether the organization should reconsider its long practice of incorporating Native words, concepts and ceremonial dances.

The battle over transgender rights is playing out in school bathrooms, sports fields, and doctors’ offices. States are enacting strict rules over gender-affirming care, and trans athletes, and even dress codes.

Earl Old Person was a respected Blackfeet leader and strong proponent of cultural preservation. He was the longest serving elected tribal official in the country.

Jir Anderson’s Native music project is coming off a successful series of concerts in Las Vegas. He brings his unique artistic vision back to Albuquerque for a multi-venue celebration of music, art, and fashion.

Oglala Lakota chef Sean Sherman was named a TIME100, the magazine’s list of 100 most influential people of 2023. He’s a high-profile leader in the Native American food movement, the founder of non-profit groups advocating for food sovereignty, and the founder of the award-winning restaurant Owamni.

Denise Lajimodiere (Turtle Mountain Ojibwe) is approaching her fifth decade in education as an elementary school teacher, principal, and college professor. She is among the founders of the National Native American Boarding School Healing Coalition.

Ojibwe inventor Danielle Boyer is on a quest to make technology more accessible to interested Native students.

The Shinnecock Nation is seeing their first cannabis dispensaries opening. They are among a rush of weed businesses among New York tribes as the state starts welcoming recreational use sales.

It’s coming down to the wire for the South Dakota State Board of Education Standards to decide on the social studies standards submitted by the state Department of Education.

Researchers and environmental advocates don’t know much yet about mining minerals off the bottom of the ocean floor, but the race to learn is on because large mining companies will soon start scooping up unrefined cobalt, manganese, copper, and nickel from the sea bed

When the United States took action to preserve what is now known as Yosemite National Park, they encountered a major problem: it was home to a number of Indigenous people from several tribes.

The nation’s largest federally-owned public utility is making moves to repatriate nearly 4,800 human remains and 1,400 ceremonial objects.

After removal from their home and an arduous and deadly forced march, the Muscogee (Creek) Nation arrived in Oklahoma with little more than a promise that they could revive and rebuild their homeland.

Spring is the time when many Native athletes dust off their running shoes and compete in events like the 400 meter sprint, hurdles, relay, high jump, and shot put.

There are three dozen tribal colleges and universities around the country. None of them have a doctoral program. But that’s all set to change this fall when Navajo Technical University starts up an accredited advanced degree track in Diné culture and language sustainability.

Native agriculture producers and the federal government have an opportunity right now to collaborate in everyone’s best interests.

Thursday on Native America Calling, we wrap up National Women’s History Month with a tribute to Native women who’ve shook up – and are still shaking up – Native America.

Tribes and state governments are making new, concerted efforts to combat the Missing and Murdered Indigenous People (MMIP) crisis. The Yurok Tribe recently hired an investigator to pursue new and existing MMIP cases.

Kelli Mosteller (Citizen Potawatomi Nation) is the executive director of Harvard University’s Native American Program. Prior to that position, she was the director of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation Cultural Heritage Center, as well as the tribal historic preservation officer.

Making Love with the Land (2022) is a collection of non-fictional essays by Joshua Whitehead (Oji-nêhiyaw) about Indigenous queerness and being shaped by myriad connections to the land.

Indigenous-owned businesses like The Rez Life, The NTVS, OXDX, and Section 35 help drive casual Native fashion by turning out jackets, shorts, and beanies stitched with Native art and shirts splashed with words and phrases like “Land Back”

The nation’s only live, call-in radio show devoted to Native issues and from a Native perspective is approaching its 28th year on the air.

YVHIKV and Hayathes make up the group THRONE and they’re out introducing audiences to their latest single ‘Eels in the Water//Night’. Since their debut album “Lionfish,” released last year, THRONE has been garnering a big following on social media with their soulful and melodic sound.

Peterson Zah is known as the first president of the Navajo Nation and a leader with foresight and intelligence that ushered in a new era for his people. Zah died at the age of 85 and was laid to rest at his birthplace in Low Mountain, Ariz. after a memorial service and funeral procession.

Representatives from the National Congress of American Indian Youth Commission say they are ready to pick up the torch on critical issues like climate change, missing and murdered Indigenous people, tribal consultation, and health disparities.

The federal Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program is one of those programs that flies under the radar for a lot of tribal citizens.

President Joe Biden is expected to designate Avi Kwa Ame a national monument, but the action will have to wait. Tribes and environmental organizations pushed for the federal designation for a number of years before President Biden expressed his intentions to protect the 450,000 acre site last November.

Two adolescent cousins—one from the city and one from the rez—bond during a summer herding sheep on their grandmother’s Navajo Nation ranch in the 1990s.

The federal government is mulling a plan to extend the height of the Shasta Dam in California.

The Biden Administration is set to sign off on the beginning phases of an oil drilling plan in Alaska that promises big dividends for Alaska Native corporations and the state.

New Mexico just joined the growing list of states to cap loan interest rates at 36%. While still onerous compared to conventional bank loans, it’s a far cry from the up to 175% annual interest rates some store front businesses were charging.

Fifty years later, it’s hard to paint an adequate picture of the injustice, corruption, oppression, and chaos that led up to and pervaded the occupation of Wounded Knee, SD starting on February 27, 1973.

Julian Brave NoiseCat (Canim Lake Band Tsq’escen) is a writer, filmmaker, and former champion powwow traditional dancer currently working on his first novel.

Three Native photographers tackle topics they’re personally drawn to in a new series of photo essays at the National Museum of the American Indian. One captures the culture and people of the Genizaro in New Mexico.

The Biden Administration is getting ready to declare an official end to the COVID-19 public health emergency. Several states and cities have already done so.

If there’s an epicenter of the more than 20-year drought in the west and Southwest, it’s the Colorado River. It’s a significant water source for nearly 30 tribes that call the river basin home.

A merchant who sells works by Native artists is under fire for derogatory and offensive comments to Native dancers outside his Scottsdale, AZ shop.