The Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa is facing multiple federal lawsuits that raise a larger question: How much authority does a tribal nation have to govern and protect its reservation and natural resources? In April 2026, Wisconsin sued the tribe after it passed resolutions restricting non-member fishing for walleye and muskellunge on 19 […]
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White Buffalo Calf Named “Wakan Gli” in Yellowstone (WY) – In a celebration held near Yellowstone National Park, Native American tribes gathered to honor the birth of a rare white buffalo calf born in July. Named “Wakan Gli,” meaning “Return Sacred” in Lakota, the calf’s arrival is seen as a fulfillment of prophecy and a […]
Thomas Stillday awarded 2022 FPF Cultural Capital Fellowship Bemidji, MN – Watermark Art Center has chosen Master Beader and Exhibiting Artist Thomas Stillday (Red Lake Nation – Obaashing Community) for the 2022 First People’s Fund “Cultural Capital Fellowship.” The First People’s Fund (FPF) fellowships are designed for artists and culture bearers who are deeply rooted […]
‘The worst we have ever seen’: Statue depicting Sacagawea being removed Charlottesville, VA (AP) – The city council in Charlottesville, Virginia, voted last month to move a statue depicting Sacagawea, the Native woman who helped the Lewis and Clark expedition in the early 1800s, at the feet of the White men assigned to lead it. The […]
TRUMP MOVES COBELL BUY-BACK IN NEW DIRECTION WASHINGTON, DC – The Trump administration is changing course when it comes to the Land Buy-Back Program for Tribal Nations. In an announcement in late July, the Department of the Interior dramatically cut back the number of reservations where landowners can expect to receive offers for their fractional […]
TRUMP SEEKS CUTS IN INDIAN COUNTRY BUDGET WASHINGTON, DC – Donald Trump is seeking drastic cuts in education, health, housing and other key programs in Indian Country. The Bureau of Indian Affairs and the Indian Health Service are among the many losers in Trump’s fiscal year 2018 budget. Budget details show both agencies being reduced […]
MN HOUSE WANTS OIL PIPELINE TO SKIRT REGULATOR ST. PAUL, MN (AP) – Republican law-makers advanced legislation in late April that would allow a Canadian energy company to bypass regulatory hurdles and build a $7.5 billion replacement for an existing oil pipeline in Minnesota. It was part of a larger jobs and energy bill that also […]
TRUMP TO MAKE MAJOR CUTS TO INDIAN COUNTRY WASHINGTON, DC – In his very first budget blueprint, Trump seeks a 12 percent cut at the Department of the Interior and a 17.9 percent cut at the Department of Health and Human Services. While the 62-page document is just a proposal – it’s up to Congress […]
ELOUISE COBELL HONORED WITH MEDAL OF FREEDOM WASHINGTON, DC – The late Elouise Cobell was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom on November 22. Cobell, who passed away in October 2011, was the lead plaintiff in the land-mark Indian trust fund lawsuit. Her efforts helped hold the federal government accountable for millions of missing funds […]
Honor the Earth awards $90,000 for sacred sites and culture Honor the Earth has awarded $90,000 in new grants to Indigenous organizations in North America and the Pacific. “This year’s grants are particularly focused on protection of sacred sites, and the continuation of strong cultural traditions in our Native communities”, said Board Co-Chair Shannon Martin […]
CHOCTAW ACTIVIST DEATH BEING INVESTIGATED IN MISSISSIPPI PHILADELPHIA, Miss. – A private autopsy is under way for Rexdale W. Henry, a 53-year-old man found dead inside the Neshoba County Jail on July 14. According to local media reports, detention officers found Henry’s body around 10 a.m.; he was last seen alive 30 minutes earlier. The […]
