Hollywood vs Heritage
Best Native American movies, series — the ones worth watching
Teresa Trumbly Lamsam, Ph.D.
Opinion
Justice Delivered
June 30, heirs’ deadline to file for allotment land royalties
Talli Nauman
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Opioid Aid
16 North Dakota organizations receive $8 million in opioid grants
Alix Dobler
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Rising Voices
Five Natives named Bush Fellows
Brian Bull
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For the love of dentalium

Harvested in the Pacific and traded inland, dentalium shells served Indigenous peoples as valuable currency, status symbols, and sacred items for millennia, a tradition that persists. Read our coverage.
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Bismarck-Mandan
Rural Uncertainty
USDA upheaval brings uncertainty to farmers, rural communities 
Indian Affairs
North Dakota lawmakers to review key bills impacting Native American communities
Dakota Access Pipeline
Media petition North Dakota Supreme Court for expanded access to Greenpeace trial
Education
Free school meals bill fails in the North Dakota House
Tribal consultation
Bill seeks to strengthen tribal consultation on North Dakota legislation
Meal Access
Free school meals bill advances in North Dakota legislative committee
Northern Plains
Safe Aging
North Dakota ranked No. 2 for aging in place in national study
Vaccine Decline
State reports first measles case amidst declining vaccination rates
Funding Fallout
Sudden cut of ‘politicized’ FEMA grants leaves North Dakota communities in the lurch
Community Search
MMIR: Native community unites in water and ground search for Standing Rock man, last seen on train bridge
Land and oil
‘Big Muddy’: North Dakota approaches deadline in high-stakes MHA oil tax lawsuit
Rural Veterans
Senators Push to Expand VA Transportation Grants for Rural Veterans
Native Issues
NCAI
Inside the NCAI Mid Year Conference: What we saw, heard and ran to cover
Education
Trump wants to cut tribal college funding by nearly 90%, putting them at risk of closing
Transit access
Largest tribal transit station in Minnesota under construction on White Earth Reservation
Disease Preparedness
Tribes prepare for measles outbreaks as confirmed cases in US surpass 1,000
Cultural Innovation
Inside the 13 Moons curriculum: How the Swinomish Tribe keeps traditions alive while teaching STEAM and helping to reduce chemical exposures
Missing and Murdered
Renzo Bullhead’s family hang on to hope and prayer as search continues
Native Nations
Pipeline Concerns
Public hearing set for proposed pipeline in Mountrail and Ward counties
Justice Served
Leonard Peltier: ‘Today I am finally free’
Arts & Culture
Heritage
The journey of dentalium: Tracing ancient trade routes along the Upper Missouri
Heritage
Dentalium journey with artist Tipiziwin Tolman: from necessity to cultural icon
Heritage
Revitalizing ancestral art forms: Holly Young draws inspiration from family and community
Fresh Start
Sundance Film Festival to relocate to Boulder in 2027
Art
ND Native photographer featured in San Francisco Museum of Modern Art exhibition
Cultural Identity
Zig Jackson’s Vision: ‘Culture is the most powerful thing you have in art’
Opinion
Opinion
Community Uprising
Cheyenne River Sioux families walk to draw attention to allegations of mistreatment at the jail
Opinion
Heritage
Harvesting Connection: Dentalium and the two ‘Indian’ worlds
Opinion
Elders first
When is being ‘elder’ more than just being ‘older’?
Opinion
Cultural Preservation
A look inside the Denver March Powwow
Opinion
Due Credit
Buffalo’s Fire’s news-sharing campaign: When republishing a story avoid the ‘copycat’ syndrome
Opinion
Ongoing Search
Renzo is a relative to us all
Stories you might have missed
NCAI
Urgent call to action against violence on Native women: Even when it seems there is no hope, keep fighting
Events and Announcements
Buffalo’s Fire, IMFA head to NCAI Mid Year Convention
Federal Accountability
Native nations sue U.S. over use of tribal funds for boarding schools
Final Gathering
Bismarck Public Schools’ Indigenous Parent Advisory Committee holds final meeting of school year
Seeking Justice
Xia Brave Bull’s siblings recall generous, adventurous, ‘crazy’ person
Explainer
American Indian vs Native American: Which term is right and when?
Team Expansion
Buffalo’s Fire adds two Report for America journalists to cover tribal issues
Podcast
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