#GuestOpinion Last week, I was honored to testify before the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs on the matter of Lumbee recognition. I am grateful to Chair Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) for holding a serious, measured hearing...This is long overdue. Read more below ⬇️

The federal government shutdown closed access to Volk Field Air National Guard Base that left organizers of the #Veterans D.O.R.A. Powwow with an unexpected challenge. Read more below ⬇️

The U.S. Senate on Monday night approved a bipartisan deal to end the nation’s longest #government #shutdown, breaking a weeks-long standoff that disrupted food aid for millions, left hundreds of thousands of federal workers without pay, and snarled air travel across the country. Read more below ⬇️

The longest federal government shutdown continues into its 40th day Thursday. Meanwhile, House Speaker Mike Johnson, (R-LA), has the House of Representatives on recess. Read more below ⬇️ nativenewsonline.net/currents/nat...

This Native American Heritage Month, Native News Online is celebrating by sharing our favorite Native American actor movies, TV shows, books, chefs, musicians, artists, and fashion designers. Read more below ⬇️ nativenewsonline.net/arts-enterta...

Opinion. One in four Native Americans utilize the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, often referred to as #SNAP or #foodstamps. Native Americans live at the poverty level twice the national average... Read more below ⬇️ nativenewsonline.net/opinion/who-...

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The 25th Navajo Nation Council has launched a public website to serve as a central hub for food access information as the Nation responds to the federal government’s suspension of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits. Read More below ⬇️ nativenewsonline.net/currents/nav...

The Cherokee Nation’s push to expand the television and film industry in northeast Oklahoma continues to deliver results, with several productions supported by the tribe’s film incentive program premiering this fall. Read More below ⬇️ nativenewsonline.net/arts-enterta...

Ahead of Veterans Day, Native Bidaské host Levi Rickert will sit down with two Native Marine Corps veterans, Dean Dauphinais and Chairman Peter Lengkeek, for a discussion about service, sacrifice, and the urgent need to better support Native veterans. Tune in on November 7th at 12 pm ET below

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Virginia Hedrick (Yurok) has been named the Chief Executive Officer of the California Rural Indian Health Board (CRIHB). Hedrick is the first woman to hold the position. Read More below ⬇️ nativenewsonline.net/health/virgi...

Native Vote. New Mexico gubernatorial candidate Deb Haaland (Laguan Pueblo), former U.S. secretary of the Interior, released the following statement on Tuesday's election results in New Mexico and nationally: Read More below ⬇️ nativenewsonline.net/currents/deb...

The Lumbee Tribe stood forward with near total support from U.S. leaders, including President Donald Trump, who made it his Native American #Heritage month priority to usher along federal tribal sovereignty that the #Lumbee have sought since at least Civil War-reconstruction. Read More below ⬇️

Unlike his first administration, when he issued a presidential proclamation for Native American Heritage Month, President Donald #Trump simply acknowledged the month in a message released by the White House... #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth Read More below ⬇️ nativenewsonline.net/currents/ins...

People who receive food aid payments can now see how much they should receive from reduced benefits under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)... #SNAP #food Read More below ⬇️

The additional 40,000 pounds of food Lisa Ansell Frazier ordered in October for the Buffalo Youth Nation Project will stock #food lodges onsite at four Wind River Reservation schools through December. Read More below ⬇️ nativenewsonline.net/health/no-on...

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The following two perspectives provide two glimpses into the Ottawa (Odawa) tradition and culture of commemorating ancestors during annual Ghost Suppers, held annually during the first week of November. They were written in 1943 and 1992, respectively. Read More ⬇️

Opinion. This fall, as I’ve introduced myself to college students during lectures, I begin by saying, “I’m here because my grandmother survived an Indian boarding school.” Read More 👇 nativenewsonline.net/opinion/reme...

Here are some articles you may have missed this past weekend: 1. Two Federal Judges Rule U.S. Government Must Spend $6 Billion on Food Aid Amid Shutdown 2. The Celebration They Can’t Cancel: Native Heritage Month Lives On... Read More ⬇️ #nativeamericanhertiagemonth

The National Congress of American Indians ( #NCAI ) extends its deepest compassion and support to the #Alaska Native communities impacted by the record-breaking #storm surge that struck Western Alaska, including the villages of Kipnuk and Kwigillingok. Read More below ⬇️

Opinion. It’s an old complaint and one we hear sometimes at Native #News Online: #Journalists don’t report the #good news enough. We understand the sentiment. Day after day, our inboxes and news feeds are filled with the familiar drumbeat of struggles across Indian Country. Read More below ⬇️

It's a good day to be Indigenous! The federal government shutdown continues with no end in sight. Wednesday will mark the beginning of the fifth week of the shutdown. Read More below ⬇️ nativenewsonline.net/currents/mon...

Alaska Federation of Natives convention in Anchorage, while it featured the usual cultural celebrations, socializing and discussions of state and federal policies, had a strong focus this year on a particular subject: the ravages on the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta of ex-Typhoon Halong. Read More below

Dr. Donald Warne, Co-Director of the Johns Hopkins Center for Indigenous #Health and Director of the Center’s Great Plains Hub, has been elected to the National Academy of Medicine (NAM)—one of the highest honors in the fields of health and #medicine. Read More below ⬇️

Melissa Skeet recounted the night she fled into the dark, wooded hill behind her apartment in Flagstaff, Arizona. Read More below ⬇️ nativenewsonline.net/health/i-m-s...

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A new tribally owned convenience store in Slinger, Wis., reflects more than a business expansion for the Forest County Potawatomi Community. It’s a showcase of how the tribe’s holding company, Potawatomi Ventures, is using its corporate operations... @tribalbiz.bsky.social reports Read More below ⬇️

In a united show of solidarity and advocacy, members of the 25th #Navajo Nation Council joined families, survivors, and community leaders for a walk organized by the Missing and Murdered Diné Relatives (MMDR)... #MMIP #MMIW #DomesticViolenceAwareness Read More below ⬇️

If the federal government shutdown extends into November, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)—which oversees the food stamp program—will exhaust its funding, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). #SNAP #federalshutdown #USDA #foodstamps Read More below 👇

The smell of #corn, #venison, and wood smoke circled the air as the Ho-Chunk Nation gathered behind the Tribal Office Building for its annual Green Corn Celebration on October 9. #foodsovereignty #nativefood #Indiancountry Read More below 👇 nativenewsonline.net/sovereignty/...

Indigenous education experts and advocates are outraged over the state’s draft action plan for improving education, which they say lacks detail and fails to meaningfully incorporate community input. Read More below ⬇️

Opinion. When U.S. Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) passed away on March 13, 2025 at the age of 77, Indian Country lost one of its strongest voices in Congress. After more than two decades in Congress, #Grijalva championed Native American issues, supporting #tribal #sovereignty... Read More below 👇

Articles You May Have Missed This Past Weekend Here are some of the recent articles from Native News Online you may have missed this past weekend: Read More below ⬇️ nativenewsonline.net/currents/mon...

Coming up next on Native Bidaské is a special interview with Gila River Indian Community Governor Stephen Roe Lewis. This episode is co-hosted by Native News Online Editor Levi Rickert and comedian/actor Chance Rush. Read More below ⬇️ nativenewsonline.net/currents/nex...

As morning light hit flooded communities devastated by the remnants of #Typhoon Halong on Sunday, local residents snapped photos of the storm damage across western #Alaska communities. Read More below ⬇️ nativenewsonline.net/environment/...

Despite Indian Country bearing some of the highest fatality rates of the #overdose crisis, there is a woefully insufficient number of programs that provide clean needles in Indian Country to reduce death and the spread of disease. Read More below ⬇️ nativenewsonline.net/health/needl...

Cultivating Culture: Indigenous Food Sovereignty and Language Project is an open table, set for Indigenous voices to share how food fuels tribal sovereignty across North America. #foodsovereignty #culture #nativeamerican #indigenous #language Watch now ⬇️

In a landmark move reflecting a more inclusive and expansive mission, the American Indian Alaska Native Tourism Association (AIANTA) on Monday announced its official transition to the American Indigenous Tourism Association. The new name, effective immediately... Read More below 👇

The Indian Health Service (IHS) has appointed Clayton Fulton, a citizen of the Cherokee Nation, as its new chief of staff. In this role, Fulton will oversee the coordination of key agency functions and... Read More below ⬇️

On October 14, 1964, history was made on the track in Tokyo, Japan, as Billy Mills, a relatively unknown American runner, stunned the world by winning the gold medal in the 10,000-meter race at the Summer Olympics. Read More below ⬇️

🚨 Overdose deaths are still rising in Indian Country. Join us for a powerful livestream: Reducing Drug Overdose Deaths in Indian Country, Part II – Getting to a Healthy Tribal Community Oct. 29 | 🕑 2 p.m. EDT Live on Facebook & YouTube #NativeNews #OverdoseCrisis #TribalHealth RSVP below! ⬇️

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The Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis formally launched its Survey of Native Nations to all federally recognized tribes Thursday, expanding a data collection effort that tribal leaders say addresses critical gaps in economic information about Indian Country. @tribalbiz.bsky.social 👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽

On Friday, October 10, the Trump Administration announced sweeping layoffs across multiple federal agencies as part of its response to the ongoing government shutdown—an unprecedented move that now includes the dismantling of the Community Development Financial Institutions... Read More below ⬇️

In addition to articles already covered by Native News Online, here is a roundup of other news released from Washington, D.C. that impacts Indian Country recently. Read More below ⬇️ nativenewsonline.net/currents/nat...

Earlier this year, Nevada state lawmakers passed a bipartisan bill to formally recognize the second Monday in October as Indigenous Peoples’ Day. However, Republican Governor Joe Lombardo vetoed the measure, leaving Nevada without official recognition on the day most states... Read More below ⬇️