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Indigenous players from across Canada compete in hockey tournament via PS4 NHL 20
SASKATOON, Sask.-In late May, 64 teams of gamers from Indigenous communities across Canada squared off against each other on Playstation's NHL 20 series for a chance at a cash... — Updated 6/15/2020
Summer Solstice Indigenous Festival goes online
STITTSVILLE, Ont.-COVID-19 may be keeping people home this year, but you can still enjoy the Summer Solstice Indigenous Festival online until June 21. The festival will feature a... — Updated 6/15/2020
CRYP Offers New Learning Space and Resources in Response to Covid-19
CHEYENNE RIVER, S.D.-With the recent arrival of Covid-19 on South Dakota's remote Cheyenne River Sioux Reservation, the Cheyenne River Youth Project has continued to adapt its... — Updated 6/15/2020 Full story
Chickasaw Nation takes art show online
ADA, Okla.-Art lovers and buyers can maintain responsible distancing while browsing Chickasaw and Southeastern artists' works online at ArtesianArtsFestival.com. Chickasaw and... — Updated 6/15/2020
Social Justice Philanthropy and the Indigenous Community
Even though they couldn't make the mortgage, Edgar Villanueva's church gave. They took on significant risks, supporting missionaries, responding to natural disasters, helping... — Updated 6/15/2020
Final Rule for Community Reinvestment Act features landmark provisions for Indian country
WASHINGTON, D.C.-In late May, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) released the much-anticipated Final Rule modernizing the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA), a... — Updated 6/15/2020
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Tribal leaders, advocates question reopening at Grand Canyon, other parks
PHOENIX-Arizona tribal leaders told House lawmakers Tuesday that moves to reopen national parks are being made without needed health safety measures to protect tribal members or... — Updated 6/12/2020
Construction complete on Cherokee Nation efficiency homes for elders
HULBERT, Okla.-Construction on the Cherokee Nation's eight new efficiency homes in Hulbert was recently completed, and the Housing Authority of the Cherokee Nation continues to... — Updated 6/12/2020
United Methodist Native caucus sounds alarm over tribal land dispute
NASHVILLE, Tenn.-While most people in the United States have focused on the COVID-19 pandemic, a decision to revoke the reservation status of a Native American tribe's more than 300... — Updated 6/12/2020
Aboriginal group provides for flooding victims
LAC LA BICHE, Alb.-The Resource One Aboriginal Business Association (ROABA) recently hosted a local fundraiser and supplies drive for evacuees of the Fort McMurray flooding last... — Updated 6/12/2020
Celebration of Third Annual National Day of First Nation Fishing Rights
OTTAWA, Ont.-Fishing is part of First Nations culture and identity. It sustains First Nations peoples and economies and is a constitutionally protected inherent and Treaty right.... — Updated 6/12/2020
Tribe aims to improve dental health by bringing smiles to the dental visit
SAN CARLOS-As she looked at the Disney characters decorating the walls of the San Carlos Apache Healthcare Dental Clinic and at the smiling, laughing children watching dental... — Updated 6/12/2020
Treasury formula for COVID-19 funding shortchanges some tribes
PHOENIX, Ariz.-Arizona tribes were among those who could get too much-or too little- COVID-19 relief funding under a Treasury Department funding formula that is based on "probably n... — Updated 6/12/2020
Irish repaying Choctaw blessing with coronavirus donation
WINDOW ROCK, Ariz.-Recently, people of Ireland donated a substantial amount of the $3.6 million raised to help 4,300 Hopi and Navajo, in what some people consider a payback for a... — Updated 6/12/2020
Four Cree Nations set blockades to protect nations
SPLIT LAKE, Manitoba-Recently, four Cree nations conflicted with Manitoba Hydro over work at the Keeyask Generating Station in northern Manitoba during the COVID-19 pandemic. When... — Updated 6/12/2020
Navajo Nation clean water infrastructure needs exceed $700 million
WINDOW ROCK, Ariz.-The Naabik'íyáti' Committee of the 24th Navajo Nation Council heard from programs and utilities Friday, May 22 on the water infrastructure needs aimed at... — Updated 6/12/2020
Pageant winner steps up to help her tribe and winds up shipping masks across North America
PHOENIX, Ariz.-As Miss Shoshone-Bannock, Stormie Perdash has represented her people all across the United States. Now, amid the coronavirus pandemic, she's representing them in a... — Updated 6/12/2020
AFN national chief says funding is much needed to continue the fight against COVID-19
OTTAWA, Ont.-Assembly of First Nations (AFN) National Chief Perry Bellegarde says the Prime Minister's announcement of new funding to fight COVID-19 in First Nations is much needed... — Updated 6/12/2020
Bill would guarantee tribal health authorities access to the strategic national stockpile
WASHINGTON-In mid-March, United States Senators Senate Committee on Indian Affairs (SCIA) Vice Chairman Tom Udall (D-N.M.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) unveiled the Tribal... — Updated 4/7/2020
Cherokee Nation contributes record $6M to 108 school districts
TULSA, Okla.-The Cherokee Nation contributed more than $6 million to 108 school districts during the tribe's annual Public School Appreciation Day Thursday. This year's... — Updated 4/7/2020 Full story
"We are not ready for this"
WASHINGTON-Dean Seneca didn't mince words after the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention's "damaging news" in early March about the spread of the novel coronavirus that has... — Updated 4/7/2020
Canada must ensure First Nations' rights, title and jurisdiction are respected in Trans Mountain Expansion Project
OTTAWA, Ont.-Following the Federal Court of Appeal's decision on the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project, Assembly of First Nations (AFN) National Chief Perry Bellegarde says... — Updated 4/7/2020 Full story
Clean energy produced on Navajo land could help power Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES-In a city renowned for its green policies, Prius drivers and biodegradable straws, it was only a matter of time before officials would vote to move away from... — Updated 4/7/2020
First Nations to receive $305 million COVID-19 fund
Ottawa, Ont.-The Trudeau government has promised $305 million to help Indigenous communities deal with the COVID-19 pandemic. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced the $305... — Updated 4/7/2020
The National Congress of American Indians calls for more attention to COVID-19 impacts in Indian Country
WASHINGTON-In the wake of the coronavirus (COVID-19) global pandemic, tribal nations -comprised of some of the most vulnerable communities in the United States-have been left out... — Updated 4/7/2020
