Native American News
May 24, 2019
WINDOW ROCK — Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez and Vice President Myron Lizer were informed by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) on Tuesday that President Donald J. Trump granted a Major Disaster Declaration for the Navajo Nation, wh...
Cherokee Nation News
May 23, 2019
TAHLEQUAH – “Remember the Removal” cyclists are only days away from taking the journey for which they have worked hard to prepare during the past six months. This year’s team is made up of nine youth and two mentor riders who were c...
Native American News
May 23, 2019
TUBA CITY, Ariz. — Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez and First Lady Phefelia Nez had the honor of welcoming former U.S. First Lady Dr. Jill Biden and healthy industry leaders from across the country to the Navajo community of Tuba City, to view th...
Native American News
May 23, 2019
MESA, Ariz. — UNITY welcomes twelve young leaders who have been selected to participate in UNITY’s Peer Guide program; designed and built on the successes of the organization’s previous Office of Juvenile Justice ...
Cherokee Nation News
May 22, 2019
Food type: Poke, also known as polk, poke salad, poke sallet or pokeweedClassification: “Poke is actually classified as a weed and its in the nightshade family, which is the same family as tomatoes and potatoes. Most nightshades are poisonous,&r...
Cherokee Nation News
May 22, 2019
TAHLEQUAH, Okla. — Tribal Councilors recognized Cherokee Nation citizen and internationally acclaimed mezzo-soprano Barbara McAlister during Monday night’s monthly meeting. McAlister, of Muskogee, retired from a distinguished operatic career an...
Cherokee Nation News
May 22, 2019
TAHLEQUAH – The Cherokee Nation Supreme Court set an appeal hearing date of 9 a.m. on May 24 for disqualified principal chief candidate David Walkingstick.Walkingstick, the Dist. 3 tribal councilor, filed an appeal with the Supreme Court on May 20, three ...
Native American News
May 22, 2019
The Native American Financial Services Association (NAFSA) is pleased to announce that effective June 1, 2019, NAFSA headquarters will be relocating to the following address: 444 N. Capitol Street, NW Suite 601 Washington, D.C. 20001 NAFSA staff telephone ...
Native American News
May 22, 2019
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme ruled in favor of American Indian hunting rights on Monday. In a close 5-4 decision, the Court ruled hunting rights for the Crow tribe under a 19th-century treaty did not expire when Wyoming became a state. The Supreme C...
Native American News
May 22, 2019
Genocide is a tragedy that never truly stops. You can see this clearly by observing the peoples descended from the survivors of genocides today. They do not thrive, because it’s impossible to just “bounce back” from a tragedy of this magnitude...
Native American News
May 22, 2019
LONGMONT, Colorado (May 21, 2019) – First Nations Development Institute (First Nations) has selected three grantees under its previously announced “Changing Native Food Economies in Minnesota and North Dakota” project, which was made possible ...
Native American News
May 22, 2019
RAPID CITY, S.D. — A Oglala Sioux Tribe citizen, originally from Wanblee, South Dakota on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, recently won a $200,000 jackpot playing Powerball Quick Picks in Rapid City, South Dakota. Leo Bald Eagle purchased his...
