Moreso than other presidential candidates, Republican Donald Trump’s visit to New Mexico was met with strong resistance. Protestors gathered behind steel barricades outside the Albuquerque Convention Center long before the presumed GOP presidential nominee started speaking inside. Trump’s conservative message, that includes a promise to build a wall along the Mexican border, rubs many in […]
Special Series: Alaska’s Native Voice 2015
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Alaska’s Native Voice (ANV) is a three-part special, which airs annually during KNBA’s gavel-to-gavel broadcast of the Alaska Federation of Natives (AFN) convention. The program, in its fourth year, features engaging discussions on the top issues facing Alaska Native people. ANV also highlights the First Alaskans Institute’s Elders and Youth Conference, which is held each […]
Gold King Mine Waste Spill
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National Native News has been covering the Gold King Mine waste spill’s impact on tribal communities since the August 5th incident. Our reporting includes farmers and livestock owners in a handful of communities in the Four Corners on the Navajo Nation by National Native News Anchor Antonia Gonzales. Pauly Denetclaw and Sunnie Clahchischiligi contributed to our newsgathering in […]
Community breaks ground on Pine Ridge housing development
Story by Charles Michael Ray An effort to build a new sustainable and energy self-sufficient community on Pine Ridge, South Dakota is underway. The Thunder Valley Community Development Corporation held a groundbreaking in June for the new housing development. Hundreds of people including a number of federal and tribal dignitaries attended. Nick Tilsen sees the groundbreaking […]
Keeping Tradition Alive
Story by: Brandon Thoms and Kim Swisher, Mole Lake Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians Tribal Communications Office Keeping a close eye on the boiling sap, George Van Zile reflects upon the tradition he helps to keep alive for another generation. “My great-grandfather used to do it a long time ago when I was a […]
Senators pledge bipartisanship on Indian affairs
By Matt Laslo U.S. Senators struck a bipartisan tone in the first organizational meeting of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs. The committee gaveled in for the first time in the 114th Congress in late January, where new chairman is a ranking Republican. Wyoming Republican Senator John Barrasso says he wants to work across the […]
Tribes and 113th Congress
By Matt Laslo The 113th Congress was unmemorable, as it’s the second least productive Congress since the 1940s. Lawmakers may be remembered for shutting down the government, which cost the economy some $24 billion. That was a 2013 battle, but things didn’t improve much in 2014, according to some lawmakers. Congressional allies of Native Americans […]
Navajo Nation Elections
The Navajo Nation general election was held on November 4, but votes for president were not counted. National Native News continues to cover the legal dispute over the language qualifications of Chris Deschene. The tribe requires that candidates for president are fluent in the Navajo language. Tristan Ahtone reported for NPR’s Code Switch that Deschene suspended his […]
Fishing Rights
Alaska Native people rally for Indigenous hunting and fishing in Anchorage in October 2012. A group of Yup’ik fishermen are headed to court this week (8/26/2014) for violating a state fishing ban. Attorneys are arguing cultural and religious rights in court.
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