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As the new chairman of the Senate Indian Affairs Committee, U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) was one of the featured speakers at the National Congress of American Indians winter summit in Washington, D.C. this week. As Rhonda McBride from our flagship station KNBA tells us, she encouraged tribes to stand up for their rights. Sen. Lisa Murkowski says…
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Photo: An illustration on the cover of the Oceti Sakowin Essential Understandings and Standards. (Courtesy Department of Education / State of South Dakota) A bill, which would mandate the teaching of the Oceti Sakowin Essential Understandings (OSEU), has advanced from the Senate Education Committee in the South Dakota Legislature. South Dakota Publ…
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Photo: The Dwight Eisenhower Executive Office Building houses the OMB. (Yuhan Zhang / Wikipedia) Native communities across the country continue to raise concerns about potential impacts from President Donald Trump’s executive orders and other administration actions. As the Mountain West News Bureau’s Murphy Woodhouse reports, Native organizations f…
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The office of Gov. Greg Gianforte (R-MT) met the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes and local officials last week to settle a dispute over law enforcement funding on the Flathead Reservation. Montana Public Radio’s Aaron Bolton has the latest. For years, Lake County has sought state funding to cover its costs for enforcing and prosecuting felo…
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Photo: Residents of Nome fill the cavernous walls of Old St. Joe’s Church as church leaders stand on stage. (Photo: Ben Townsend / KNOM) Investigators are still determining what caused the Bering Air plane crash near Nome, Alaska, on Thursday that killed all 10 people on board. Over the weekend, crews retrieved pieces of the wreckage from an ice fl…
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Photo: Indian Health Service is headquartered in Rockville, Md. (Antony-22 / Wikimedia) U.S. lawmakers are considering legislation, which would elevate the Indian Health Service Director position to Assistant Secretary for Indian Health within the Department of Health and Human Services. The bill was heard this week, in the House Committee on Natur…
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Photo: A moonlit arch over Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, Utah. (Bob Wick / BLM) Two representatives from the Mountain West are seeking to strip president powers to designate national monuments and historic landmarks. But Indigenous communities say the effort will remove a safeguard for sacred lands and pave the way for development. T…
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Navajo Nation council speaker Crystalyne Curley and Billy Kirkland shake hands with guests at the Navajo Nation Washington Office. Kirkland was honored at the office during a reception in January. (Photo: Antonia Gonzales) A Navajo Nation citizen has been nominated by President Donald Trump to serve as Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs. The no…
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The U.S. Senate Finance Committee is due to vote Tuesday on the nomination of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services. His path to confirmation by the full Senate is uncertain. Alaska Public Media Washington correspondent Liz Ruskin has more. At a hearing last week, U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) pressed …
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More than 20 tribal organizations are urging the Trump administration to respect tribal sovereignty – and uphold treaty and trust responsibilities. The coalition sent a letter on Sunday to President Donald Trump, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum, and members of Congress. This follows actions by the administration in Trump’s first two weeks in office,…
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'Missing in Nevada Day' pairs with push for MMIP bill in Congress Indigenous food storage cache 900+ years old found in AnchorageBy Antonia Gonzales
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Paused freeze and rescinded memo causes tribal funding confusion Interior starts to redesignate Denali's U.S. name back to McKinley Coyotes more abundant in areas where they are hunted, new report findsBy Antonia Gonzales
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Tribes brace for impact of Trump's funding freeze ... if unblocked Chickasaw Nation, Pontotoc County sign new law enforcement dealBy Antonia Gonzales
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Clean energy grants in rural Alaska frozen as Trump orders pause SCOTUS refuses to hear Native voting rights case from Montana More than 500 bison returned to ancestral grazing lands by tribes in 2024By Antonia Gonzales
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Thousands of patients need Montana to renew Medicaid expansion Siletz Tribe to use $1.5m federal grant to bring the sea otters back NM senators reintroduce radiation exposure compensation billBy Antonia Gonzales
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Anchorage's 1st small-scale tribal casino built in less than a week Tribal leaders ask members to be on alert for ICE agent encountersBy Antonia Gonzales
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First Nations leader rethinks concerns on pipeline due to Trump Michigan tribes to reintroduce Trout species in lower peninsula rivers Oregon tribes get $1.56m federal grant for sea otter restoration Indigenous athletics hall of fame announces class of 2025 inducteesBy Antonia Gonzales
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SD Native leaders assess potential impact of a new Trump term Yup'ik ancestral remains returned to Alaska under NAGPRA processBy Antonia Gonzales
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Peltier calls supporters and responds to his clemency from Biden Navajo Nation hosts Inauguration watch party as Trump is sworn-inBy Antonia Gonzales
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Biden commutes Peltier's life sentence King Day a time to remember his advocacy for Native allies Peaceful People's March protestors raise concerns ahead of inauguration Dunleavy awaits word from Trump about his Alaska wishlistBy Antonia Gonzales
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Peltier supporters make final push to Biden for clemency Tribal issues part of Senate hearing for DOI Secretary nominee Burgum Flandreau Santee Tribe ends reservation ban on SD Gov NoemBy Antonia Gonzales
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SD tribal leaders call for reset in relations if Noem confirmed Nygren backs Burgum as Interior Secretary amidst Senate hearings DOI OKs Koi Nation of Northern California land bid for hotel and casinoBy Antonia Gonzales
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Biden designates 2 national monuments at fire-delayed ceremony Women will hold majority of seats in NM legislature starting next week Native 2025 Champions for Change announced by Aspen InstituteBy Antonia Gonzales
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UAII hosts prayer, healing circle for Native wildfire victims San Manuel Band of Mission Indians sends fire crew to neighbors in LA Tribal leaders closely watching Senate hearings for Trump nominationsBy Antonia Gonzales
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Anchorage mayor backs Eklutna casino, but Trump may block it USDA launches new plan to boost tribal collaboration and sustainability UAII volunteers support Navajo firefighters in Los AngelesBy Antonia Gonzales
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