May 12 WATCH: Abuse common at government boarding schools for Indigenous children, survivors say By News Desk The Indigenous House subcommittee holds a hearing on Thursday on the Indian Boarding School Act. Continue reading
May 11 Interior Department report identifies more Native American boarding schools and burial sites By Felicia Fonseca, Associated Press A new federal study shows the U.S. government supported more than 400 Native American boarding schools aimed at assimilating Native children. Continue reading
Nov 05 Watch 6:28 Louise Erdrich’s ‘The Sentence’ explores racial tensions in a divided Minneapolis By Jeffrey Brown, Sam Lane 2020 was a time of upheaval in Minneapolis — from the pandemic, to the police killing of George Floyd. A new novel, ‘The Sentence,’ by Pulitzer Prize-winning author and Minneapolis resident Louise Erdrich, reflects on that tumultuous period. Jeffrey Brown… Continue watching
Oct 12 WATCH: Vice President Harris pledges investment in Native communities By Associated Press Vice President Kamala Harris addressed the annual convention of the National Congress of American Indians Tuesday, underscoring the Biden administration's commitment to tribal sovereignty and pledging investment in Indigenous communities. Continue reading
Oct 11 Watch 6:09 How Native Americans view Biden’s restoration of national monuments Trump shrank By William Brangham, Courtney Norris The Biden administration recently restored the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument, Utah's Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument and Bears Ears National Monument just ahead of Indigenous Peoples Day. The White House said the move protects land sacred to Native… Continue watching
Jul 23 ‘Fire is medicine’: How Indigenous practices could help curb wildfires By Casey Kuhn These techniques are resurfacing in local fire management collaborations between tribes, U.S. Forest Service and non-governmental organizations to help prevent now-common calamities. Continue reading
Jun 25 Supreme Court sides with Alaska Natives in COVID-19 relief money case By Jessica Gresko, Associated Press The question for the court was whether Alaska Native corporations, which are for-profit companies that provide benefits and social services to more than 100,000 Alaska Natives, count as "Indian tribes." The high court answered yes. Continue reading