This article was originally published in Washington State Standard. Miranda Lopez remembers when she first learned about local Indigenous activist and athlete Rosalie Fish. Fish, a University of Washington runner from the Cowlitz Tribe, is nationally known for dedicating her races to Indigenous women who are missing or murdered, including her aunt. Lopez is from […]
A local tribe’s bid for federal recognition is getting a boost from organized labor and a member of Congress who recently introduced legislation that would extend acknowledgement status to the Gabrielino/Tongva Nation and create a 300-acre reservation within Los Angeles County. The tribe is one of a number of Indigenous groups whose ancestors first populated […]
Dec. 22—The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma gives information on how tribal members can receive a free indoor air assessment. 1 What agencies from the Choctaw Nation are heading the program? Choctaw Nation’s Public Health is partnering with the tribe’s Environmental Protection Services to provide a free air quality test for all tribal members living on […]
Vice President Kamala Harris addresses the 2023 White House Tribal Nations Summit in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday, December 7, 2023. (Photo/Levi Rickert for Native News Online) WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris addressed the White House Tribal Nations Summit on Wednesday afternoon about an hour after President Biden spoke. The vice president stressed the importance […]