Dec 24, 2024 · The Water Resources Development Act of 2024 passed through Congress this month and is expected to be signed into law by President Biden any day now. It is a big win for Pacific Northwest tribes.

For generations, Native peoples have been pioneers in medicine, carefully testing traditional healing practices to benefit our communities. Today, as we face rising cancer rates in Indian Country, we must bring together this ancestral wisdom with modern clinical trials to create solutions for our people.

Dec 29, 2024 · Opinion. Today, we remember the one hundred and thirty-three winters ago, on December 29, 1890, when innocent Lakota men, women, and children were massacred by the U.S. 7th Cavalry Regiment near Wounded Knee Creek on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. Some estimates place the death toll close to 300, underscoring the horrific scale of this tragedy.

Dec 8, 2024 · In winning the popular vote and crushing the electoral college, Donald Trump won Indian Country.. Across hundreds of reservations and millions of Indigenous people, Native Americans delivered a rebuke to Democrats that reflects a deep discontent with their policies and frustration with the arbitrary limits they placed on self-governance for tribal nations.

Dec 30, 2024 · Guest Opinion. Traditional ceremonies to welcome a new year have been carried out by Native American Native Nations since long before the arrival of the colonists and the establishment of the United States.

Nov 22, 2024 · As Native American Heritage Month continues, Hulu’s Vow of Silence: The Assassination of Annie Mae shines the spotlight on one of Indian Country’s most haunting unsolved mysteries.. Directed and produced by award-winning Sicangu Lakota filmmaker Yvonne Russo, the four-part docuseries dives into the murder of Annie Mae Aquash, a Mi’kmaq activist and a pivotal figure in the fight for ...

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Nov 1, 2024 · WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Thursday proclaimed November 2024 as Native American Heritage Month. In the presidential proclamation below, the president said: "Indigenous peoples’ history in the United States is defined by strength, survival, and a deep commitment to and pride in their heritage, right to self-governance, and ways of life."

Dec 30, 2024 · A 2022 Housing and Financial Capability Survey, highlighted in Forbes (cpn.news/housingstats), revealed that only 52% of American Indian and Alaska Native adults own homes compared to the national average of 65%. However, CPN members have unique opportunities through resources like the CPN Housing Department and Sovereign Bank.

Dec 13, 2024 · WASHINGTON — U.S. House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Raúl M. Grijalva and U.S. Senate Committee on Indian Affairs Chairman Brian Schatz spearheaded a letter urging President Biden to grant clemency to Leonard Peltier, the renowned Native American rights activist. The letter was dated Thursday, December 12, 2024, the same day the president commuted sentences of 1,500 ...