• Five Oklahoma tribes demand apology from Atlanta Braves for decision to host “Georgia Tribe Night”

    OKLAHOMA CITY — A group of prominent Oklahoma-based tribal officials are demanding an apology from the Atlanta Braves after the team celebrated “Georgia Tribe Night” at its stadium last month. Leaders of the Inter-Tribal Council of the Five Tribes announced Tuesday that they had passed a resolution calling on the Major League Baseball team to […] The post Five Oklahoma tribes demand apology from Atlanta Braves for decision to host “Georgia Tribe Night” appeared first on Oklahoma Voice.

  • 34th Annual Genoa U.S. Indian School Foundation Recognition and Remembrance Day Set for August 10th

    The gathering will begin with remarks from Foundation members at the St. Rose of Lima Community Center, 116 N. Elm St. in Genoa. The day's activities include educational presentations and exhibits, tours of the Interpretive Center (with over 40 Indigenous Nation Flags), a research center with resources for genealogical research and Indigenous jewelry and crafts.

  • Supreme Court Ruling Criminalizes Homelessness and Disproportionately Impacts Native Youth

    In a landmark decision, the Supreme Court's ruling in City of Grants Pass v. Johnson allows cities to penalize individuals for sleeping outdoors when no shelter is available. This ruling disproportionately impacts Native youth—an already vulnerable population. With Native Peoples facing some of the highest rates of homelessness, this decision perpetuates legal and financial burdens, pushing unsheltered Native youth further into the shadows and away from the support and stability they desperately need and deserve.

  • Investigation underway after explosion aboard tribal fishing boat in Kitsap County

    Preliminary information suggests that the explosion was accidental.

  • Watch Fire: San Carlos tribal member accused of starting wildfire

    Police say a member of the San Carlos Apache Tribe has been arrested in connection with a wildfire that destroyed 21 homes on the native reservation earlier in July.

  • Deb Haaland ‘Wholeheartedly’ Endorses Kamala Harris For President

    “Kamala has been a staunch advocate for Tribal people, for women, and for marginalized communities,” the interior secretary told HuffPost in an exclusive statement.

  • Enrollment open for Native Health Initiative Healers of Tomorrow program

    NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Native Health Initiative is a nonprofit based in Albuquerque with the mission of addressing health inequities within indigenous communities. Their program, Healers of Tomorrow is currently enrolling. Healers of Tomorrow is an eight-month mentorship program for high school students who are interested in pursing a health care career. Students are paired with […]

  • It’s one of North America’s oldest games — and you’ve probably never even heard of it

    Indigenous peoples have been playing stickball for hundreds of years.

  • Teen births dropped significantly in past 20 years: CDC

    Teen births declined 69 percent from 2000 to 2022, according to newly released federal data, but racial and ethnic disparities continue to exist. Births declined at similar rates across all races, but Black, Native American and Hispanic teenagers still had higher birth rates in 2022 than white, non-Hispanic teens, according to the data from…

  • 10 migrants drown in rushing river crossing Darien Gap in Panama

    Ten migrants drowned trying to cross a rushing river in Panama’s Darien Gap that borders Colombia, Panamanian authorities said Wednesday. The National Border Service said in a statement that the victims were swept away by the strong current and their bodies were later seen near the Indigenous community of Carreto. More than half of the migrants crossing the Darien come from Venezuela.

  • Canada looks to centuries-old indigenous use of fire to combat out-of-control wildfires

    As technology is deployed in Canada to combat worsening wildfire problems, the ancient practice of fighting fire with fire is also getting revisited.

  • This is one of the oldest games in North America. You've likely never heard of it

    As the drummers walk onto the field, the players behind them smack their hickory sticks to the beat. Indigenous peoples have been playing stickball for hundreds of years, and every summer since 1975, teams have competed in Mississippi to become champion of perhaps the oldest game in North America. A game of physicality and endurance, stickball is often referred to as the grandfather of field sports and the annual tournament in Mississippi is the game’s premier event.

  • Navajo President Nygren Testifies Before House Natural Resources Committee in Support of Water Bills

    Navajo Nation President Buu Nygren testified on Tuesday before the House Natural Resources Committee, Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries on four water rights bills that will bring water to the Navajo Nation and other tribes. “Roughly a third of Navajo households lack running water, including the home I grew up in,” the President told the subcommittee.

  • Santa Ynez Chumash Motorcycle Group Shines Light on MMIWR Crisis

    The Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians is hosting an event with a group of Indigenous female motorcyclists, Medicine Wheel Ride, dedicated to raising awareness about the high rates of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women. The “We Ride For Her” event will take place on Thursday, July 25, at the Tribal Hall on the Santa Ynez Reservation in Santa Barbara Country, California. This event, organized by the Behavioral Health Department at the Santa Ynez Tribal Health Clinic, is free and open to the public.

  • TC Energy Nears Sale of Gas Pipeline Stake to Indigenous Groups

    (Bloomberg) -- TC Energy Corp. is nearing a deal to sell a stake in a natural gas pipeline system to indigenous communities in Western Canada, with help from Alberta’s government. Most Read from BloombergWhat Initial Polling Data Show About the Trump-Harris MatchupA Six-Second Decision Shows How Harris Snapped Up DelegatesTesla Profit Slumps as Musk Tethers Fortunes to RobotaxisTrump Floated Jamie Dimon for Treasury Secretary, Then Denies ItTrump Files Complaint Over Harris Getting Biden’s $96 M

  • Hundreds of goats put to work by San Manuel tribe for fire prevention

    Firefighting goats have been deployed by the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians to protect tribal land and neighboring property from potentially devastating brush fires. The goats are unleashed by the San Manuel Fire Department to eat up dry brush and grass that would normally be ideal fuel for fires — a recent fire was […]

  • Team Australia Nods to Indigenous Heritage With 2024 Paris Olympic Uniforms by Asics, Speedo and Sportscraft

    The uniforms feature an ombré green and gold print symbolizing Australia’s national colors.

  • Safeguarding the heartbeat: Native Americans in Upper Midwest protect their drumming tradition

    At summertime social powwows and spiritual ceremonies throughout the Upper Midwest, Native Americans are gathering around singers seated at big, resonant drums to dance, celebrate and connect with their ancestral culture. “I grew up singing my entire life, and I was always taught that dewe’igan is the heartbeat of our people,” said Jakob Wilson, 19, using the Ojibwe term for drum that’s rooted in the words for heart and sound. “The absolute power and feeling that comes off of the drum and the si

  • Harris Secures Enough Delegates to Become the Democratic Presumptive Presidential Nominee

    Just hours after President Biden ended his bid for reelection and endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris, she has secured enough delegates to become the Democratic presidential nominee. “When I announced my campaign for President, I said I intended to go out and earn this nomination,” Harris said. Harris received unanimous support from California, her home state.