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As runners prepare for October races, Native Women Run is working to ensure Native women have a place at the starting line. This nonprofit organization represents and empowers Native women across the United States and Canada, creating opportunities to run while strengthening visibility, sisterhood, empowerment, and community. Founder Verna NezBegay Volker, a Navajo Nation citizen […]
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Every year on September 30, people across Canada and the United States wear orange shirts to honor Indigenous children affected by residential and boarding schools and to remember the survivors, families, and communities who continue to carry their impacts. Orange Shirt Day began in Williams Lake, British Columbia, Canada, following the 2013 St. Joseph Mission […]
Efforts to preserve and strengthen Dakota and Ojibwe languages continue across Minnesota through schools, Tribal Nations, immersion programs, and community organizations. Minnesota is supporting that work through multiple language revitalization programs during the current biennium, including grants administered by the Minnesota Indian Affairs Council and Minnesota Department of Education. The Minnesota Department of Education made […]
The Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior Chippewa and Bois Forte Band of Chippewa are calling on Minnesota to take a broader look at the cumulative effects of mining and other extraction across northeastern Minnesota’s 1854 Treaty Ceded Territory. The two Tribal Nations announced Sept. 23 that they will formally request the Minnesota Environmental Quality […]
RICHFIELD, Minn. — Native elders from across Minnesota gathered at Veterans Memorial Park on Wednesday, Sept. 16, for the third annual Native American Elder Day picnic hosted by Spirit Care Services. According to an event organizer, elders from 10 of Minnesota’s 11 tribal nations attended this year’s celebration. Tribes and Native organizations from outside the […]
A federal appeals court has handed two California tribes a significant victory in their challenge to Kalshi, ruling that the company’s online sports event contracts likely violate federal Indian gaming law when accessed from tribal lands. In a unanimous decision issued Sept. 16, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit reversed part of […]
The Walker Youngbird Foundation is helping Native artists move ambitious projects from concept to public presentation through its Emerging Native Arts Grant. Awarded twice annually, the grant provides each recipient with $15,000, mentorship, and a curated showcase. It supports early-career Native and Indigenous artists completing projects intended for public presentation through an exhibition, installation, publication, […]
The federal government has adopted temporary operating guidelines for the Colorado River after the seven basin states failed to agree on a long-term plan for the drought-stricken waterway. The agreements governing shortages and operations at Lake Powell and Lake Mead expire at the end of 2026. On Aug. 21, the U.S. Department of the Interior […]
Federal funding for Indian health increased for fiscal year 2026, including a significant boost for a program supporting diabetes prevention and treatment in Native communities. Congress provided approximately $5.86 billion for Indian Health Service services and facilities, a 1.3% increase over fiscal year 2025. The total includes approximately $5.05 billion for health services and $809.2 […]
Aaliyah Nye made history during her rookie season and is widely recognized as the first Indigenous player to win a WNBA championship. Now, the 23-year-old guard is continuing her professional career with the playoff-bound Atlanta Dream. Nye, a citizen of the Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Pottawatomi Indians, was selected by the Las Vegas Aces with the […]
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