Native American News
January 11, 2019
LOS ANGELES — The LA Skins Fest, a Native American film festival, in partnership with Comcast NBC Universal and Kung Fu Monkey Productions announced today they are accepting applications for the fourth NATIVE AMERICAN TV WRITERS LAB. The NATIVE AMERI...
Native American News
January 11, 2019
SAN FRANCISCO — Join California Historical Society and the International Indian Treaty Council (IITC) for an evening of learning about Richard Oakes, the American Indian leader who was instrumental in the takeovers of Alcatraz, Fort Lawton, and ...
Cherokee Nation News
January 8, 2019
A new federal law signed by the President is a remedy for a huge injustice that has led to a devastating loss of land over the last seven decades for the Cherokee, Choctaw, Chickasaw, Seminole, and Muscogee (Creek) Nations. Th...
Cherokee Nation News
January 8, 2019
TAHLEQUAH, Okla. — Canaan Duncan won the District 7 Tribal Council special election after receiving nearly 66 percent of the vote Saturday. At 28-years-old, Duncan is the second youngest Cherokee Nation citizen elected to the Tribal Council in...
Cherokee Nation News
January 7, 2019
TAHLEQUAH — Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Bill John Baker has been named the Oklahoman of the Year by Oklahoma Magazine. Baker has been the principal chief of the Cherokee Nation, based in Tahlequah, Oklahoma since 2011. Oklahoma Magazine laud...
Cherokee Nation News
January 7, 2019
TAHLEQUAH, Okla. — The Cherokee Nation celebrates the Stigler Act Amendments of 2018 became an official law after President Trump signed the bill earlier this week. Enrolled tribal citizens of the Five Tribes can now inherit their family’s all...
Chickasaw Nation News
January 7, 2019
ADA, Okla. — An application which fuses health and history is now available to download on iPhone and Android smartphones. AYA is an interactive mobile walking app designed to keep users moving while learning about Chickasaw history and culture. Chic...
Chickasaw Nation News
January 7, 2019
ADA, Okla. — The Chickasaw Nation provides fruits and vegetables to Chickasaw seniors during the winter months. It is an effort to fill the gap between growing seasons and part of the senior farmers’ market nutrition program. Chickasaw seniors...
Native American News
January 7, 2019
WASHINGTON — Thursday was truly a historic day in American Indian history. For the first time ever an American Indian woman became a member of Congress. Actually, it was two because two American Indian women were elected to the U.S. House of Rep...
Native American News
January 7, 2019
WASHINGTON — The Native Farm Bill Coalition and National Association of Food Distribution Programs on Indian Reservations (NAFDPIR) are urging tribal citizens and their allies to contact members of Congress to take quick action of the Food ...
Native American News
January 7, 2019
WINDOW ROCK — As another winter storm is expected to impact the Navajo Nation this weekend, the Office of the President and Vice President is encouraging residents to be prepared, and to please look after elders in the community. In case of an emerg...
Native American News
January 7, 2019
Running March 9-Aug. 4, specialized exhibition kicks off museum’s 30th year INDIANAPOLIS — A new exhibition at the Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art kicks off a 30th anniversary year at the museum and will premiere ...
