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For second time, Trump seeks to eliminate federal funding for tribal colleges and universities

The Trump administration is proposing cuts to federal funding for tribal colleges and universities for the second year in a row.

 

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A scary injury led to Trump’s close bond with Homeland Security nominee Mullin

A U.S. senator from Oklahoma who is poised to join President Donald Trump’s cabinet says it was a serious brain injury to his son that drew him closer to the president.

 

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Despite recent gains, tribal citizens descended from slaves face disparate treatment

Federal reforms have made Native American health care and education programs more accessible to tribal citizens descended from enslaved Black people.

 

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Indian Health Service to phase out use of dental fillings containing mercury by 2027

The federal agency that provides health care to Native Americans will no longer treat tooth decay with dental fillings containing mercury.

 

Fearing ICE, Native Americans rush to prove their right to belong in the US

Many of the people whose ancestors lived in the U.S. thousands of years before Europeans are carrying tribal identification for protection against the Trump administration’s anti-immigration agenda.

 

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Philadelphia sues over removal of slavery exhibit at Independence National Historical Park

Outraged critics are accusing President Donald Trump of “whitewashing history” after the National Park Service removed an exhibit on slavery at Philadelphia’s Independence National Historical Park.

 

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Oglala Sioux president walks back claims of DHS pressure, member arrests

The president of the Oglala Sioux Tribe is walking back claims of pressure and arrests he made earlier this week. The U.S.

 

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Oglala Sioux Tribe says three tribal members arrested in Minneapolis are in ICE detention

The president of the Oglala Sioux Tribe in South Dakota said three of the four tribal members detained by ICE agents in Minneapolis last week have been transferred to an ICE facility and called for their immediate release.

 

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A town in North Carolina is returning land to the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians

The Noquisiyi Mound in Franklin, North Carolina, is close to being returned to the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians.

 

A beginner’s guide to Kwanzaa

Founded during the Black Freedom Movement of the 1960s, Kwanzaa is a non-religious holiday that is observed by millions of Americans.

 

The Lumbee Tribe’s federal recognition is assured with a final push by Trump

The Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina has achieved federal recognition as a tribal nation by attaching it to a defense bill passed by Congress.

 

Lumbee Tribe poised to gain federal recognition through Defense bill

The Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina could be federally recognized through the National Defense Authorization Act the House plans to vote on this week.

 

Tribal leaders say Trump administration failed to consult with them on Education Department changes

Tribal leaders and education advocates say the Education Department failed to meet a legal requirement by not consulting with tribes before announcing the transfer of dozens of Native American education programs to other federal agencies.

 

Tribal college leaders are uneasy about US financial commitments despite a funding increase

Tribal citizens are among communities navigating the impacts of massive cuts in federal spending and the effects of the longest government shutdown in U.S. history.

 

The end of federal food aid could hit Black Americans hardest

One in eight Americans use federal food aid but halting the SNAP program would hurt Black Americans more than anyone else.

 

Federal shutdown hurts services for Native Americans and they worry worse is coming

Native Americans watched the shuttered government on Friday and braced for damage to their health care, education and infrastructure.

 

Hegseth’s decision on Wounded Knee medals sparks outrage in Native American communities

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has dashed the hopes of Native American communities that long sought the removal of military honors for the soldiers involved in the Wounded Knee Massacre.

 

Muscogee chief blocks tribal IDs for the descendants of Freedman amid a review

Black descendants of Freedmen seeking Muscogee Nation citizenship will have to keep waiting to receive tribal citizenship.

 

US releases Emmett Till investigation records ahead of 70th anniversary of his killing

The federal government has released thousands of pages of records on the 1955 lynching of Emmett Till.

 

Trump’s demand for Washington NFL team name change ignores years of psychological data, experts say

President Donald Trump has threatened to block a new stadium deal unless Washington’s NFL team reverts its name to a racial slur.

 

Lumbee tribe of North Carolina sees politics snarl recognition by Washington

The Lumbee Tribe in North Carolina is pushing forward on its fight for federal recognition even as political roadblocks appear to snarl their efforts.

 

Muscogee Nation court rules descendants of enslaved people are entitled to citizenship

The Muscogee Nation Supreme Court has ruled in favor of two descendants of former slaves held by the tribe.

 

Fans criticize Beyoncé for shirt calling Native Americans ‘the enemies of peace’

A T-shirt worn by Beyoncé during a Juneteenth performance on her Cowboy Carter tour has caused a wave of criticism for the Houston-born pop star.

 

In Oklahoma, Juneteenth highlights tribal slavery descendants’ fight for recognition and citizenship

While many across the country recognize Juneteenth as the end to the institution of slavery in America in 1865, some tribal nations in Oklahoma continued to own slaves until the following year, 1866.

 

White House budget request slashes funding for tribal colleges and universities

If President Donald Trump’s budget proposal wins final congressional approval, funding will be slashed for tribal colleges and universities.

 

Cuts to USAID severed longstanding American support for Indigenous people around the world

The effort to protect the Peruvian Amazon from deforestation related to the cocaine trade was long supported by financial assistance from the U.S.

 

Tribes say the US misappropriated funds to pay for Native American boarding schools

The Wichita Tribe and the Washoe Tribe of Nevada and California filed a lawsuit Thursday saying the federal government used the trust fund money of tribes to pay for boarding schools where generations of Native children were systematically abused.

 

Civil rights leaders say acquittals in Tyre Nichols’ death highlight the need for police reform

After three former Memphis police officers were acquitted in the beating death of Tyre Nichols, community and civil rights leaders are expressing outrage over another disappointment in the long push for police reform.

 

Indigenous activists see Trump’s Columbus Day rhetoric as cause for continued advocacy

President Donald Trump has announced he won’t recognize Indigenous Peoples Day and will bring Columbus Day “back from the ashes” — another sign some Native leaders say that advocacy for Indigenous representation must continue during Trump’s second term in the White House.

 

Federal report due on Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina’s path to recognition as a tribal nation

Members of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina are awaiting the release of a Department of the Interior report that could light a path for federal recognition as a tribal nation.

 

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