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Education
Trump wants to cut tribal college funding by nearly 90%, putting them at risk of closing
ProPublica found that Congress was underfunding tribal colleges by a quarter-billion dollars per year. Rather than fixing the problem, proposed federal funding cuts unveiled this week would devastate the schools, tribal education leaders say
Matt Krupnick
ProPublica
3 months ago
Vaccine Decline
State reports first measles case amidst declining vaccination rates
Large outbreak could burden local healthcare
Michael Standaert
North Dakota News Cooperative
3 months ago
Funding Fallout
Sudden cut of ‘politicized’ FEMA grants leaves North Dakota communities in the lurch
Cuts impact major projects in Lincoln, Washburn and Fessenden
Michael Standaert
North Dakota News Cooperative
4 months ago
Rural Uncertainty
USDA upheaval brings uncertainty to farmers, rural communities
Funding terminations, freezes, layoffs all have follow-on impacts
Michael Standaert
North Dakota News Cooperative
4 months ago
Treaty Obligations
For Indian Country, federal cuts decimate core tribal programs
Tribal services aren’t national altruism. They’re written into centuries-old treaties.
Alex Brown
North Dakota Monitor
4 months ago
Tourist Impact
Trump policies leave North Dakota summer tourism prospects uncertain
Businesses await impact of park service cuts, Canadian tourist boycott
Michael Standaert
North Dakota News Cooperative
5 months ago
Dakota Access Pipeline
Greenpeace asks North Dakota Supreme Court to move Dakota Access Pipeline trial to Fargo
Mary Steurer
North Dakota Monitor
5 months ago
Activism continues
Leonard Peltier remains defiant in AP interview, maintaining innocence and vowing continued activism
Graham Lee Brewer
Associated Press
Leonard Peltier: ‘Today I am finally free’
Proud, cheerful and emotional, Leonard Peltier thanks supporters for welcome home
5 months ago
Dakota Access Pipeline
Media petition North Dakota Supreme Court for expanded access to Greenpeace trial
Amy Dalrymple
North Dakota Monitor
5 months ago
Education
Free school meals bill fails in the North Dakota House
Jeff Beach
North Dakota Monitor
5 months ago
Tribal consultation
Bill seeks to strengthen tribal consultation on North Dakota legislation
Mary Steurer
North Dakota Monitor
5 months ago
Meal Access
Free school meals bill advances in North Dakota legislative committee
Jeff Beach
North Dakota Monitor
5 months ago
Workforce Strain
Bill proposes repeal of immigration office amidst workforce crisis
Repeal could impact businesses already in the process of bringing workers
Michael Standaert
North Dakota News Cooperative
5 months ago
Education Threatened
‘Losing our voice, losing our space’
The Trump administration’s sweeping orders could force some tribal colleges and universities to shut down, school leaders said
Jourdan Bennett-Begaye and Kalle Benallie
ICT
5 months ago
Voting Rules
Voter registration, campaign finance reporting debated by North Dakota lawmakers
Mary Steurer
North Dakota Monitor
5 months ago
Tax Fight
North Dakota tribal leaders seek to restore vehicle tax exemption
Amy Dalrymple
North Dakota Monitor
6 months ago
Food Security
Hearing set Monday on bill that would provide free school meals for North Dakota students
Erin Hemme Froslie
North Dakota Monitor
6 months ago
Reproductive Rights
Birth control, IVF protection needed in face of attacks, North Dakota bill sponsor says
Jeff Beach
North Dakota Monitor
6 months ago
Power Shift
North Dakota sued Interior at least five times under Doug Burgum. Now he’s set to run the agency
Mary Steurer and Mark Olalde
North Dakota Monitor
6 months ago
Education
Dearth of women in top higher ed leadership in North Dakota causes concern
Currently only one woman in a position of leadership among 11 institutions
Michael Standaert
North Dakota News Cooperative
6 months ago
Housing Hope
Affordable housing plan in North Dakota draws broad support
Jeff Beach
North Dakota Monitor
6 months ago
Court decision
Supreme Court upholds North Dakota’s majority-Native legislative subdistricts
Mary Steurer
North Dakota Monitor
6 months ago
Community Boost
Underserved rural communities targeted in legislative proposal
$50 million endowment fund could spur redevelopment, housing
Michael Standaert
North Dakota News Cooperative
6 months ago
Hacker Alert
School software provider is the latest target of major hack of personal data
As more American companies are targeted in cyber crimes, there are a few things individuals can do to improve their “cyber hygiene,” cybersecurity experts say.
Paige Gross
North Dakota Monitor
6 months ago
Crisis Support
Resources for Native peoples in the Los Angeles wildfires
The Chickasaw Foundation in Oklahoma said it will help affected Chickasaw citizens.
ICT
6 months ago
Sovereignty Strengthened
Standing Rock chair stresses building unity and infrastructure
Infrastructure, healthcare, and sovereignty: tribal leaders address state legislature
Mary Steurer
North Dakota Monitor
6 months ago
Wounded Knee
Johnson reintroduces bill to protect Wounded Knee Massacre site
The massacre occurred Dec. 29, 1890. An estimated 200 to 300 or more Lakota died.
Makenzie Huber
South Dakota Searchlight
6 months ago
Historic Injustice
Indian boarding school history won’t go away
Washington Post investigation expands on data collected by Department of the Interior
Mary Annette Pember
ICT
6 months ago
Native Athletes
Native American All-Star Football Game at the Frisco Star set to showcase top athletes
Fifty athletes from 35 tribal communities and reservations take the field for a free exhibition following a four-day camp and leadership program
Native American Athletic Foundation
6 months ago
Dakota Access Pipeline
Judge denies Greenpeace request to investigate mailer critical of DAPL protests
Pro-fossil fuel mailer raised concerns in Dakota Access Pipeline case
Mary Steurer
North Dakota Monitor
7 months ago
Environmental Impact
Peyote threatened by psychedelic renaissance
Native use of the sacred cactus under threat from over harvesting by advocates of peyote decriminalization, as well as agriculture, housing and wind farm developments
Deepa Bharath and Jessie Wardarski
Associated Press VIA ICT
7 months ago
Language Milestone
Diné bizaad becomes official language of Navajo Nation
‘We are identified by our Diné name, our clan, our language.’
The Navajo Nation Dr. Buu Nygren
7 months ago
Enduring Legacy
‘President Jimmy Carter, Rest in Peace’
Indigenous leaders praised the former president, who died at his family residence in Plains, Georgia, at age 100
Pauly Denetclaw
ICT
7 months ago
President Carter
Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter dies at 100
Died Sunday Dec. 29, 2024, after spending over a year in hospice care
Ross Wiliams
North Dakota Monitor
7 months ago
Wounded Knee
Fate uncertain for Wounded Knee land bill and medals review as massacre commemoration approaches
The massacre occurred on Dec. 29, 1890. Lakota deaths ran from 200 to 300
Makenzie Huber & Seth Tupper
South Dakota Searchlight
7 months ago
Dakota Access Pipeline
Pipeline owner joins lawsuit over Dakota Access Pipeline
The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe wants a federal court to order that the pipeline be shut down
Mary Steurer
North Dakota Monitor
7 months ago
Dakota Access Pipeline
13 more GOP states sign on to oppose Standing Rock Sioux in new lawsuit over DAPL
Tribe’s lawsuit argues Army Corps is unlawfully allowing the pipeline to operate without an easement
Mary Steurer
South Dakota Searchlight
7 months ago
Native Narratives
The radical act of sharing Native literature
NDN Girls Books Club is more than a big pink truck full of free books.
Heather Hansman
High Country News
7 months ago
Dakota Access Pipeline
Greenpeace seeks court permission to research mailer critical of DAPL protests
The direct mailer resembles a print newspaper
Mary Steurer
North Dakota Monitor
7 months ago
Water Funding
$849 million for Western water projects announced by Biden administration
North Dakota to receive more than $32 million toward projects for 4 tribal communities
Chase WoodRuff
North Dakota Monitor
7 months ago
Foster Care System
Native kids remain overrepresented in South Dakota foster system
The state plans to invest in prevention, kinship care
Makenzie Huber
South Dakota Searchlight
7 months ago
Lakota Lawsuit
Standing Rock to sue to gain Lakota language materials
The Lakota Language Consortium has a long, sordid past with the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and particular one of its citizens
Amelia Schafer
ICT + Rapid City Journal
7 months ago
Rural Revival
Small-town success comes from positive people and things
Attracting younger adults, building infrastructure keys to success
Michael Standaert
North Dakota News Cooperative
7 months ago
Oil and racism
Can reservation border town hide from its legacy of anti-Indigenous violence?
Farmington, New Mexico has a history of violence
B. ‘Toastie’ Oaster
High Country News
8 months ago
Podcast
Learning and Laughing with ‘Your Two-Spirit Aunties’
Shilo George and Brianna Bragg help listeners tap into humor, joy and the idea of survivance through their podcast.
Nika Bartoo-Smith
Underscore Native News + ICT
8 months ago
Trauma
My family experienced Indian boarding schools – and genocide
Why Biden’s apology didn’t go far enough.
Rosalyn LaPier
High Country News
8 months ago
Economic development
Native Tourism Alliance to support entrepreneurs
'I believe that it is an act of sovereignty for a tribe to take control of their cultural history by telling their own story. And what better way to do that than tourism with people from your local community to even internationally?'
Jackie Hendry
South Dakota News Watch VIA ICT
8 months ago
Honoring Excellence
North Dakota Native American Hall of Honor inducts new members
New inductees include a school superintendent, tribal law attorney, and championship-winning athletes
Mary Steurer
North Dakota Monitor
8 months ago
North Dakota
Interior Secretary nominee draws praise from tribal leaders
Leaders from the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate expressed joy regarding President-elect Donald Trump’s nomination of North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum as Secretary of the Interior
Amelia Schafer
Rapid City Journal & ICT
8 months ago
MHA Nation
North Dakota tribal leaders see Burgum as an ally in Interior, energy role
Burgum will succeed Interior Secretary Deb Haaland of New Mexico
Mary Steurer
North Dakota Monitor