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Native American artist turns beadwork and family memory into a remarkable exhibition
Chicago-based multidisciplinary Lakota, Dakota and Shoshone artist Chelsea Bigho...
Joseph Guenzler 14 May 2026
'Fundamental to our history, culture, and future' - Indian Peaks Band files to protect Tribal water rights in Utah
The Indian Peaks Band of the Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah, represented by the Nat...
Giovanni Torre 3 Apr 2026
Choctaw Nation’s $4.1 billion economic footprint signals vast potential of Indigenous enterprise
The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma generated an estimated US$4. 1 billion in economi...
Reece Harley 10 Mar 2026
University of Oklahoma’s Native Nations research centre releases key report on cancer care access
The University of Oklahoma's Native Nations Center for Tribal Policy Research ha...
Giovanni Torre 6 Mar 2026
US state launches investigation of forced sterilisation of Native American women
In the 1970s, the US agency that provides health care to Native Americans steril...
Associated Press 24 Feb 2026
Oneida heroine Polly Cooper honoured on 2026 Native American $1 coin

The United States Mint has released the 2026 Native American one dollar coin featuring Oneida woman Polly Cooper, recognising her historic contribution during the American Revolution.

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Feb 5, 2026
Oklahoma tribes challenge governor’s views on sovereignty as legislative tensions grow

Leaders from several of Oklahoma's Native American tribes have reacted strongly to a speech by the state's Governor, Kevin Stitt, in which he criticised tribal sovereignty.

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Feb 3, 2026
Oglala Sioux Tribe demands release of three men still held after ICE detentions

Oglala Sioux Tribe President Frank Star Comes Out is demanding the release of three enrolled tribal citizens believed to be held by ICE in Minnesota.

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Jan 20, 2026
Indigenous leaders demand accountability over Minneapolis ICE detentions

Indigenous leaders in Minnesota and the Oglala Sioux Tribe are demanding answers after Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detained Native people in Minneapolis during a major operation.

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Jan 13, 2026
'Riders of the Buffalo Nations' records life, culture and survival on reservations

'Riders of the Buffalo Nations' is a long-form photographic and documentary project that centres on Indigenous youth living on reservations across South Dakota and Montana, documenting how culture, fa...

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Jan 9, 2026
Navajo-led study finds COVID-19 cut access to hospital care, traditional healing

A Navajo-led study has found the COVID-19 pandemic cut people off from both hospital care and traditional healing across the Navajo Nation. The Navajo Nation — the largest Indigenous nation in t...

Natasha Clark Natasha Clark Dec 29, 2025
Pechanga Tribe issues cease-and-desist over 'You're No Indian' film

The team behind the movie 'You're No Indian' received a cease-and-desist letter this week from attorneys representing the Pechanga Band of Indians and its chairman, Mark Macarro, demanding all screeni...

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Nov 28, 2025
Indigenous brand TÓPA partners with Ralph Lauren for new collection

Indigenous-owned clothing brand TÓPA recently partnered with American fashion house Ralph Lauren for the fourth instalment of its Artist in Residence program.

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Nov 26, 2025
Native American group loses religious freedom appeal at US Supreme Court

A Native American group working to stop the destruction of a centuries-old religious ritual site in Arizona lost a last-ditch appeal to the US Supreme Court this week to halt the transfer and destruct...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Oct 10, 2025
Miccosukee Tribe plays key role in halting Trump's 'Alligator Alcatraz'

The Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida played a crucial role in derailing, for now, US President Donald Trump's 'Alligator Alcatraz', an already infamous prison camp where people accused of unauth...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Aug 24, 2025
PULiiMA 2025 unveils dynamic program: A global gathering of language, culture, and innovation

The PULiiMA 2025 Indigenous Languages and Technology Conference has proudly unveiled its full program agenda, promising three powerful days of "inspiration, collaboration, and cultural celebration" fr...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Jul 25, 2025
We hold our own answers: Bianca Stawiarski brings First Nations healing to the world stage

When First Nations people come together across oceans, something sacred happens — a remembering, a reweaving, a resurgence. That energy was palpable at the 2025 Native American and Indigenous St...

Nicole Brown Nicole Brown Jul 15, 2025
From Nevada to Sydney: 'Remaining Native' shines a light on Indigenous survival

Remaining Native, a new documentary by Haudenosaunee filmmaker Paige Bethmann, will screen this week at the Sydney Film Festival. The film follows 17-year-old long-distance runner Kutoven Stevens as h...

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Jun 5, 2025
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