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Wednesday, January 14, 2026 – A new tax law change means hundreds of millions of dollars more per year for tribes

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Tuesday, January 13, 2026 – String of new affordable housing options offer hope for struggling urban Native Americans

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Monday, January 12, 2026 – Native Americans caught up in federal crackdown in Minneapolis

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Friday, January 9, 2026 – Where do Native Americans fit in with America’s Semiquincentennial celebration?

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Thursday, January 8, 2026 — New post office rule is among potential hurdles for Native voters

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Wednesday, January 7, 2026 – Remembering Ben Nighthorse Campbell and Harvey Pratt

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Tuesday, January 6, 2026 — The Pleiades star cluster ushers in winter story season

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Monday, January 5, 2026 — Native in the Spotlight: Elaine Miles

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Friday, January 2, 2025 – Gearing yourself up for 2026

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Thursday, January 1, 2026 – Innovative archive tells the story of Indigenous slavery

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Wednesday, December 31, 2025 – Memorable moments in Native film and TV in 2025

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Tuesday, December 30, 2025 — The Menu: A memoir and a documentary film document two tribes’ connections to food sovereignty

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Monday, December 29, 2025 – Wounded Knee’s perpetual stain on history

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Friday, December 26, 2025 – For all its promise, AI is a potential threat to culture

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Thursday, December 25, 2025 – Mental health experts point to personal connections to maintain winter mental health

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Wednesday, December 24, 2025 — The Year in Native books

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Tuesday, December 23, 2025 – Lumbee Nation secures its sovereign status

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Monday, December 22, 2025 – The Year in Native News

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Friday, December 19, 2025 – Native music in 2025

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Thursday, December 18, 2025 — Amid Greenland’s independence push, Denmark accounts for colonial blunders

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Wednesday, December 17, 2025 – Saving historic architecture and other important places

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Tuesday, December 16, 2025 – Native in the Spotlight: Randy Taylor

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Monday, December 15, 2025 – A Native entrepreneur’s view of the retail shopping season

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Friday, December 12, 2025 — Persistence pays off for tribes working to remove disturbing public monuments

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Thursday, December 11, 2025 – Tribes fight for solutions to dwindling clean water sources

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Wednesday, December 10, 2025 – Mental health experts point to personal connections to maintain winter mental health

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Tuesday, December 9, 2025 – Tribes ponder blood quantum alternative

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Monday, December 8, 2025 – Tribal museums reflect on tumultuous year, chart their next steps

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Friday, December 5, 2025 – Tribes work to define legal boundaries for online sports betting

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Thursday, December 4, 2025 – An increasing number of workers turn to side hustles

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Wednesday, December 3, 2025 – Tribal colleges see an uncertain federal funding road ahead

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Tuesday, December 2, 2025 – Short films taking on big stories

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Monday, December 1, 2025 – Advocates push back against new obstacles to Missing and Murdered Indigenous Relatives momentum

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Friday, November 28, 2025 – The Menu: celebrating heritage and crossing borders with chefs Sean Sherman and Pyet DeSpain

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Thursday, November 27, 2025 – Australia provides a promising model treaty for Indigenous recognition and self-determination

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Wednesday, November 26, 2025 – Native in the Spotlight: Mel Tonasket

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Tuesday, November 25, 2025 – For all its promise, AI is a potential threat to culture

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Monday, November 24, 2025 – Native candidates make strides in local elections

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Friday, November 21, 2025 – Native Bookshelf: “The Bone Thief” by Vanessa Lillie and “The Devil is a Southpaw” by Brandon Hobson

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Thursday, November 20, 2025 – Federal immigration crackdown collides with Native Americans

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Wednesday, November 19, 2025 – Indigenous voices speak up, but have little clout at COP30

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Tuesday, November 18, 2025 – The constant burden on tribal hunters to justify their treaty rights

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Monday, November 17, 2025 – Native hemp producers caught off guard by near total ban in the bill reopening federal government

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Friday, November 14, 2025 – A Pueblo answer to the work and renown of artist Georgia O’Keeffe

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Thursday, November 13, 2025 – Educational outcomes are about more than just grades for Native American students

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Wednesday, November 12, 2025 – The race to protect cultural treasures

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Tuesday, November 11, 2025 – Native American veterans create valuable avenues for connections with fellow Native vets

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Monday, November 10, 2025 – Vermont tribes defend their identity against scrutiny from across the Canadian border

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Friday, November 7, 2025 – Native Playlist: PIQSIQ, Blaine Bailey, and LOV

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Thursday, November 6, 2025 – Australia provides a promising model treaty for Indigenous recognition and self-determination

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Wednesday, November 5, 2025 – A new archive tells the story of Indigenous slavery

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Tuesday, November 4, 2025 – A new report finds tribes are most vulnerable during government shutdown

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Monday, November 3, 2025 – The looming wildfire crisis in the Arctic

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Friday, October 31, 2025 – Documenting the meaningful Indigenous origins of Dia de los Muertos

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Thursday, October 30, 2025 – Julian Brave Noisecat opens a door into himself and his people’s history

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Wednesday, October 29, 2025 – The Menu: SNAP runs out, Alaska traditional relief foods

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Tuesday, October 28, 2025 – News briefs: tribal government disputes, land protection, government shutdown emergency

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Monday, October 27, 2025 – A Canadian tribe’s historic legal victory worries non-Indigenous landowners

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Friday, October 24, 2025 — Native Bookshelf: Spooky Books for the season

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Thursday, October 23, 2025 – Domestic violence prevention limps along without federal support

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Wednesday, October 22, 2025 – Leonard Peltier calls for unity, vigilance

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Tuesday, October 21, 2025 – Government shutdown threatens to close off tribal financing funds

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Monday, October 20, 2025 – Alaska Native residents assess their future after record-breaking storm damage

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Friday, October 17, 2025 — Native in the Spotlight: Cannupa Hanska Luger

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Thursday, October 16, 2025 – The fight to recognize Taffy Abel’s historic NHL achievement

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Wednesday, October 15, 2025 – The road project that could open up a great expanse of pristine Alaska

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Tuesday, October 14, 2025 – Shifting the balance in historical scholarship

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Monday, October 13, 2025 – Language teachers celebrate success on Indigenous Peoples Day

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Friday, October 10, 2025 – Tara Moses’ ‘Haunted’ is more than just a satirical ghost story

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Thursday, October 9, 2025 — Walrus management in a changing Arctic

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Wednesday, October 8, 2025 – Risks and unintended consequences of terminating USAID

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Tuesday, October 7, 2025 — Protecting sacred sites in urban areas

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Monday, October 6, 2025 – Tribal housing advocates work against a tide of obstacles

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Friday, October 3, 2025 – Native Playlist: Ken Pomeroy and Samantha Crain

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Thursday, October 2, 2025 – Bracing for the federal government shutdown grind

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Wednesday, October 1, 2025 – Rewriting the historical context for Native Americans

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Tuesday, September 30, 2025 – Native in the Spotlight: Tina Kuckkahn

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Monday, September 29, 2025 – How will Native Americans fare in state-by-state redistricting push?

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Friday, September 26, 2025 – The Native American history censorship threat at National Parks and other federal institutions

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Thursday, September 25, 2025 – Robin Wall Kimmerer challenges us to re-examine what we know about the natural world

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Wednesday, September 24, 2025 — The Menu: Troubling wild rice trend, heirloom Cherokee apples, and a prize-winning New Mexico burger

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Tuesday, September 23, 2025 – A groundbreaking agreement promises protections for the world’s oceans — can it deliver?

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Monday, September 22, 2025 – Native Playlist: Khu.éex’ and Earth Surface People

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Friday, September 19, 2025 — Native Bookshelf: “Sisters in the Wind” by Angeline Boulley

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Thursday, September 18, 2025 – Tribes look to modernize the traditional practice of banishment

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Wednesday, September 17, 2025 – Free speech and social media collide

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Tuesday, September 16, 2025 – Tribal advocates sound the alarm over radioactive exposure

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Monday, September 15, 2025 – Native women making leadership gains

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Friday, September 12, 2025 – An epic drama and a true crime obsession brings two events with cultural ties to the screen

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Thursday, September 11, 2025 — Native health officials navigating confusing new federal COVID vaccination guidance

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Wednesday, September 10, 2025 — Dwindling water adds pressure for including tribal voices in future Colorado River water plans

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Tuesday, September 9, 2025 – Native businesses are responding to tariffs

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Monday, September 8, 2025 – Finding effective suicide prevention as federal support fades

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Friday, September 5, 2025 – Remembering Graham Greene

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Thursday, September 4, 2025 – The fight to bring Yukon River salmon back

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Wednesday, September 3, 2025 – LGBTQ2+ identity is more than just an artistic expression

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Tuesday, September 2, 2025 – Trump administration pushes for increased logging in Alaska’s Tongass National Forest

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Monday, September 1, 2025 – The fight for Shinnecock Nation fishing rights

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Friday, August 29, 2025 — The Menu: ‘Seeds’ and the ‘Legendary Frybread Drive-In’

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Thursday, August 28, 2025 – The decision-makers for Native American student success