Neely Bardwell

2 weeks ago | nativenewsonline.net | Neely Bardwell

Today, the White House announced President Trump’s fiscal year 2026 discretionary budget request, proposing major shifts in federal spending priorities—including provisions that could significantly impact Indian Country. In Trump’s proposed budget, several reductions would directly affect Indian Country. One such proposal is a $617 million cut to Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) programs, including the Indian Guaranteed Loan Program and the Indian Land Consolidation Program.

2 weeks ago | nativenewsonline.net | Neely Bardwell

The first 100 days of Donald Trump’s administration were marked by turmoil and uncertainty for tribes, largely due to the sweeping nature of his executive orders, memorandums, and directives. The disruption continued into his second term when, just one week in, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued a directive that sent shockwaves through Indian Country. On January 27, Acting OMB Director Matthew J.

3 weeks ago | nativenewsonline.net | Neely Bardwell

Indigenous Food Sovereignity. Travelers traveling in and out of Denver International Airport’s Concourse A now have the opportunity to eat Native American food. Tocabe: An American Indian Eatery, Denver, Colorado’s only Native-owned and operated restaurant, has officially opened its doors at the airport.

3 weeks ago | nativenewsonline.net | Neely Bardwell

Native Vote. In the Wisconsin Supreme Court election held on April 1 that resulted in Dane County Judge Susan Crawford winning and preserving the court’s left leaning majority, Native Americans in the state set records for voter turnout. According to the Wisconsin Conservation Voters, a non-partisan voter advocacy orgranization, voter turnout between 2023 and the 2025 Supreme Court Election increased 63 percent in Red Cliff, 63 percent in Bad River, and 81 percent in Menominee.

3 weeks ago | nativenewsonline.net | Neely Bardwell

Last week in Detroit, Michigan, legal rights to the Fort Wayne Burial Mound were returned to the rightful caretakers, the Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi (NHBP). The Fort Wayne Mound is located on the eastern side of the state, where the original homelands of the ancestors of NHBP citizens are located. The Mound was originally part of a bigger group of mounds called the Springwell Mound Group, and is one of the last remaining undisturbed and intact.