Nov 22 Attorney general unveils plan to help missing Native American women By Michael Balsamo, Felicia Fonseca, Associated Press Attorney General William Barr announced a nationwide plan Friday to address the crisis of missing and slain Native American women as concerns mount over the level of violence they face. Continue reading
Nov 07 Federal appeals court to rehear law on adoptions of Native American children By Kevin McGill, Associated Press It means Native American tribes will again have to defend the law, which they say is critical to protect and preserve Native American culture and families. Continue reading
Oct 18 Watch 6:31 A groundbreaking exhibition finally tells the stories of Native women artists By Jeffrey Brown, Kira Wakeam “Hearts of Our People” is the country’s first ever exhibition devoted solely to the works of Native American women. The Minneapolis Institute of Arts assembled the retrospective, which is currently at Nashville's Frist Art Museum and will visit Tulsa and… Continue watching
Oct 16 Watch 5:47 Traditional Native foods are the key ingredient in the Sioux Chef's healthy cooking Chef Sean Sherman, founder of the company The Sioux Chef, uses ingredients native to the Americas to draw attention to the long-forgotten Native culinary tradition. His research and cooking are also a way to push back against processed foods that… Continue watching
Aug 30 Cherokee Nation picks former Obama adviser as first U.S. House delegate By Associated Press The Tribal Council of the Cherokee Nation unanimously approved Kimberly Teehee to be the tribe's first-ever delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives. Continue reading
Jul 22 This artist reimagines pop art with a Plains Indian perspective By Elizabeth Flock “It’s not your grandparents’ Indian artwork,” Oklahoma City-based artist Brent Learned said of his colorful, impressionistic portrayals of the Plains Indian way of life. Continue reading
Jul 22 Government hospitals put Native Americans at opioid risk, audit says By Felicia Fonseca, Associated Press A federal audit has found hospitals run by the Indian Health Service failed to follow their own protocols for prescribing and dispensing the drugs… Continue reading
Jun 19 Joy Harjo becomes first Native American named U.S. poet laureate By Hillel Italie, Associated Press Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden said in a statement that Harjo helped tell an "American story" of traditions both lost and maintained, of "reckoning and myth-making. Continue reading
Jan 22 Boys' school temporarily closes amid fallout over Washington rally videos By John Minchillo, Bruce Schreiner, Associated Press A Kentucky boys' school shut down its campus on Tuesday as the fallout continued over an encounter involving white teenagers, Native American marchers and a black religious sect that has generated outrage on social media. Continue reading
Jan 20 Students in 'MAGA' hats mock Native American after rally By Adam Beam, Brian Melley, Associated Press A diocese in Kentucky apologized Saturday after videos emerged showing students from a Catholic boys’ high school mocking Native Americans outside the Lincoln Memorial after a rally in Washington. Continue reading