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Buffalo’s Fire, IMFA head to NCAI Mid Year Convention
Policy talk, hallway buzz and speaker highlights — delivered live through The Daily Spark and our social channels ...
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Inside the 13 Moons curriculum: How the Swinomish Tribe keeps traditions alive while teaching STEAM and helping to reduce chemical exposures
Traditions such as preserving salmon during the Moon of the Silver Salmon are included with STEAM exercises, such as testing ...
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Renzo Bullhead’s family hang on to hope and prayer as search continues
It’s been nearly two-and-a-half months since Leaf’s son, 20-year-old Renzo Bullhead, disappeared. He was last seen on the ...
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Native nations sue U.S. over use of tribal funds for boarding schools
Tribes demand full financial accounting after federal reports reveal funds used without consent or transparency ...
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Bismarck Public Schools’ Indigenous Parent Advisory Committee holds final meeting of school year
On Tuesday, May 20, members of the Indigenous Parent Advisory Committee (IPAC) and the Indigenous Student Advisory Team gathered at the Bismarck Public Schools’ Central Administration Building for ...
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NATIVE, Inc. hosting Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons awareness walk and prayer circle in Bismarck-Mandan
NATIVE, Inc. will host a community-wide Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons (MMIP) awareness walk in partnership with the Renzo Bullhead family at the Memorial Bridge on Saturday, May 31, 2025, ...
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North Dakota tribes receive share of $1.1 billion HUD housing grants
Four North Dakota tribes will receive Indian Housing Block Grant (IHBG) funding as part of a $1.1 billion allocation announced by U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Scott ...
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Native health officials testify that HHS cuts have caused ‘significant harm’ to programs serving tribal communities
In a Senate oversight hearing on May 14, representatives from across Indian Country and Hawaii expressed concerns over Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s handling of federal health services. The Health and Human ...
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Buffalo’s Fire adds two Report for America journalists to cover tribal issues
Buffalo’s Fire is expanding again, this time in partnership with Report for America. Since its launch in 2017, RFA has placed more than 750 journalists in local newsrooms nationwide to enhance ...
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AmeriCorps cuts impact rural North Dakota schools, communities
The Trump administration’s Department of Government Efficiency eliminated about $400 million in AmeriCorps grants in April, affecting several programs in North Dakota that served rural schools and ...
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$26.4 million awarded to Yurok Tribe for wellness center
The Yurok Tribe will receive $26.4 million from the California Behavioral Health Continuum Infrastructure Program to build the Yurok Tribal Health and Wellness Center, according to a Yurok Tribe press ...
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Tribal IDs remain valid for airport security, TSA confirms
Tribal identification cards are still accepted by airport security officials under the new Real ID requirements, according to reporting by ICT. The federal rule took effect May 7 and requires ...