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Trump Endorses Continued Use of Native American Imagery in Sports

2 days ago | nativenewsonline.net | Levi Rickert

President Donald Trump has expressed support for defying a ruling by a federal district court in Eastern New York concerning the use of Native American imagery in school sports. On March 27, U.S. District Court Judge Margo K. Brodie—an appointee of President Obama in 2012—dismissed a lawsuit brought by the Massapequa Union Free School District along with three other Long Island districts.
April 22, 2025: This Earth Day Feels Different

2 days ago | nativenewsonline.net | Levi Rickert

Opinion. The United States commemorated the first Earth Day 55 years ago on April 22, 1970, as a means to galvanize Americans around protecting an increasingly polluted environment. Earth Day was the brainchild of the late Sen. Gaylord Nelson (D-Wisc.), who recruited activist Denis Hayes to help organize nationwide teach-ins and demonstrations on college campuses.
President Nygren Fails to Present the State of the Navajo Nation Address

3 days ago | nativenewsonline.net | Levi Rickert

For the fourth time since taking office, Navajo Nation President Buu Nygren did not appear to deliver the State of the Navajo Nation Address on the opening day of the Spring Council Session, held Monday.
Trump Cuts to NEH Funding Threaten to Erase Native Boarding School History

3 days ago | nativenewsonline.net | Levi Rickert

Opinion. In late May 2021, news broke from British Columbia of the discovery of 215 remains of innocent school children at the Kamloops Indian Residential School. The news of the mass grave caught the attention of the national and international media. For those of us in Indian Country, the disclosure was a reminder of what most of us already knew for decades about Indian boarding schools, as they were known in the United States.
Chair of Senate Committee on Indian Affairs Sen. Murkowski: "We are All Afraid"

6 days ago | nativenewsonline.net | Levi Rickert

U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), who chairs the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, told a nonprofit summit in Anchorage earlier this week that she feels genuine concern about potential political retaliation from President Donald Trump—enough to make her hesitant to publicly criticize his tariffs, executive orders, and federal budget cuts. “We are all afraid,” Murkowski told the audience. "It's quite a statement.
Indigenous Chef Sean Sherman to Launch as First Expansion of Indigenous Food Lab Concept in Bozeman, MT

1 week ago | nativenewsonline.net | Levi Rickert

Internationally acclaimed Indigenous chef Sean Sherman (Lakota)—winner of the Julia Child and James Beard awards and founder of the award-winning restaurant Owamni—will visit Bozeman from April 24–26 to announce the city as the first expansion site of his groundbreaking Indigenous Food Lab concept called IFL Bozeman.
Cheyenne River Youth Project Provides Trips to Welcoming the Thunders Ceremony & Pipestone National Monument

1 week ago | nativenewsonline.net | Levi Rickert

EAGLE BUTTE, SD — In late March, the Cheyenne River Youth Project offered two special opportunities for youth to visit sites that are sacred to the Lakota Nation. On March 21-23, a group of teens traveled to South Dakota’s Black Hills for the annual Wakinyan Aglipi (Welcoming Back the Thunders) ceremony at Hinhan Kaga (Black Elk Peak), and on March 27-29, another group visited Pipestone National Monument in Minnesota.
Q&A with Fierce Auntie! Illustrator Steph Littlebird

1 week ago | nativenewsonline.net | Neely Bardwell

Details Today, Indigenous author and illustrator team Laurel Goodluck and Steph Littlebird released their new children’s picture book titled FIERCE AUNTIES!, a celebration of what makes aunties so special.
Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan Makes Choice Not to Take Corporate Money in Bid for U.S. Senate

1 week ago | nativenewsonline.net | Neely Bardwell

Details Native Vote. Current Minnesota Lt. Governor Peggy Flanagan announced today that she will not be taking corporate donations in her bid for the U.S. Senate.
Fire Destroys Diné College’s Student Union Building on Navajo Nation

1 week ago | nativenewsonline.net | Levi Rickert

Details A massive overnight fire destroyed the Student Union Building at Diné College, located on the Navajo Nation Reservation in Tsaile, Arizona.