Feb. 11—The Nez Perce Tribal Police Department is cracking down on loose dogs after two dog attacks on children. The dog attacks took place within days of each other at different locations in Lapwai. Both are considered serious attacks and one of the children was bitten on the face, causing serious injury. Tribal police have […]
Feb. 6—CASS LAKE — Leech Lake Nation’s Laurie Harper was recently elected as chair of the Tribal Nations Education Committee on Jan. 17. Harper has served as the TNEC representative for the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe since 2018 and was voted in during a special election to fill the recently vacated seat of Jennifer […]
Celebrated Blackfeet chief John Two Guns White Calf was sacrificed on the altar of cancel culture. Now an effort to save the indigenous hero’s legacy as well as larger Native history from a woke agenda is beginning to spread nationwide. White Calf was the face of the NFL’s Washington Redskins for 48 years. Before receiving […]
Tribal members who reside on a reservation or colony in Nevada can now register and vote from the comfort of their own homes using an electronic ballot system, making 2024 Nevada’s most accessible election year for Native American voters yet. This article was originally published in Nevada Current and is published with permission. The 2024 Presidential Preference […]
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Tribal sovereignty is expected to again be a top issue facing lawmakers and Gov. Kevin Stitt as they return on Monday to begin the 2024 legislative session. Stitt, a Republican and himself a citizen of the Cherokee Nation, has had a contentious relationship with tribal leaders that began with a dispute […]
North Dakota Tribal College System and the University of North Dakota (UND) announced on Monday, January 29th, that they have been awarded a generous grant of $1 million from the Mellon Foundation. The North Dakota Tribal College System (NDTCS) which is comprised of United Tribes Technical College (UTTC), Cankdeska Cikana Community College (CCCC), Nueta Hidatsa […]
Montana State University will receive a $10 million grant to serve as an environmental justice resource center for six states and 28 Tribal nations, according to a news release from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). MSU was among 17 institutions to receive the funding, and EPA leaders say the grant is meant to bolster rural […]
Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt commented for the first time late Monday on his three new agreements with tribal nations, saying the most about one deal in particular: a car tag compact with the Chickasaw Nation. The compact “ensures Oklahoma law enforcement can confidently identify vehicles on the road and guarantees that our turnpikes can read […]
State tribal leaders want nearly a million dollars to address the opioid and fentanyl crisis. Last year, the Lummi Nation’s Health Department reported that 80% of emergency visits involved fentanyl. That’s why Democratic Representative Debra Lekanoff said she’s sponsoring four bills related to drug recovery efforts. Those include: HB 1877 aimed at revitalizing Washington’s Behavior […]
Jan. 23—Gov. Kevin Stitt‘s “One Oklahoma Task Force” includes only two seats allotted to tribes on a 13-member panel dealing with Indian Country law enforcement, the Cherokee Nation Tribal Council learned this week. During the Jan. 22 Tribal Council meeting, Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. expressed frustration at the governor’s actions to address the McGirt […]
When Alicia Stroble filed her taxes every year, she always stopped at the questions that asked if she lived on tribal lands and worked for her tribe. Yes and yes, she always thought. She belonged to the Muscogee (Creek) Nation, worked for her tribe and lived within the reservation Creek people had been promised. After […]
A cannabis grower and former Army Green Beret has sued the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department, saying deputies illegally raided his farm in late 2022 on Torres Martinez tribal land near Mecca. Preston McCormick, the grower, said his business is located on reservation property and was licensed through the Torres Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians, to whom […]