Bald eagle’s new status as the official US bird brings pride and hope to many Native Americans
July 13, 2025
Some Native Americans traditionally bestow bald eagle feathers at ceremonies to mark achievements, such as graduations, and as a form of reverence for the ...Safeguarding the heartbeat: Native Americans in Upper Midwest protect their drumming tradition
July 23, 2024
At summertime social powwows and spiritual ceremonies throughout the Upper Midwest, Native Americans are gathering around singers seated at big, resonant drums to dance, ...Behind Upper Midwest tribal spearfishing is a long and violent history of denied treaty rights
July 9, 2024
On a twilight so calm the red and white pines are reflected in the waters of northern Wisconsins Chippewa Flowage, John Baker plans to ...Indigenous activists see Trump's Columbus Day rhetoric as cause for continued advocacy
May 3, 2025
This week, President Donald Trump announced he wont recognize Indigenous Peoples Day and will bring Columbus Day “back from the ashes” — another sign ...Trump administration makes major cuts to Native American boarding school research projects
April 19, 2025
At least $1.6 million in federal funds for projects meant to capture and digitize stories of the systemic abuse of generations of Indigenous children ...A win for the Harris-Walz ticket would also mean the country's first Native American female governor
August 9, 2024
If Vice President Kamala Harris and her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, are elected this fall, not only would a woman of color ...The Latest: Harris and Walz hold rally in Arizona, while Trump visits Montana
August 9, 2024
Vice President Kamala Harris and her new running mate held a rally in Arizona as part of their tour of electoral battlegrounds, visiting a ...The Latest: Biden headlines Night 1 of the DNC
August 19, 2024
The Democratic National Convention began on Monday in Chicago, with roughly 50,000 people expected to arrive in the Windy City. That includes thousands of ...Emma Stone won, but Lily Gladstone didn't lose
March 11, 2024
The Academy Awards were full of sure-things, long-awaited anointments and easy predictions. The “Oppenheimer” romp . Ryan Gosling’s Ken stealing the show. That put ...How to tackle crime in Indian Country? Empower tribal justice, ex-Justice Department official says
April 14, 2024
A quarter-century ago, the Justice Department had few meaningful relationships with Native American tribes. While the federal government worked with state and local police ...Taylor Drift and Clark W. Blizzwald take top honors in Minnesota snowplow-naming contest
January 30, 2024
Travelers in northwestern Minnesota can shake off their trepidation about hitting the winter roads knowing Taylor Drift is clearing a path ahead of them. ...Native American translations are being added to more US road signs to promote language and awareness
December 20, 2023
A few years back, Sage Brook Carbone was attending a powwow at the Mashantucket Western Pequot reservation in Connecticut when she noticed signs in ...Minnesota seeks unifying symbol to replace state flag considered offensive to Native Americans
September 5, 2023
A state commission went to work Tuesday on designing a new state flag and seal for Minnesota to replace a current emblem in both ...