The American Indian College Fund’s (College Fund) scholarship application season for the 2025-26 academic year opens on February 1. There are hundreds of scholarship opportunities available for all fields of study, including special opportunities uniquely available for students enrolled in tribal colleges and universities.

Opinion. Today, we remember the one hundred and thirty-three winters ago, on December 29, 1890, when innocent Lakota men, women, and children were massacred by the U.S. 7th Cavalry Regiment near Wounded Knee Creek on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation.

EAGLE BUTTE, SD — Spring is just around the corner, and that means it is almost time for the Cheyenne River Youth Project’s 25th annual Wačhípí kta Iglúwiŋyeyapi (Youth Get Ready for the Dance).Also known as Passion for Fashion, this year’s event will take place from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Saturday, Mar. 8 at CRYP’s Cokata Wiconi (Center of Life) teen center.

1 day ago · The Navajo Nation reported ICE stops of Navajo citizens living off the reservation in cities such as Phoenix. The Navajo Division for Children and Family Services (DCFS) has received calls from Navajo citizens as far away as New York City and Seattle, requesting tribal identification cards.

For generations, Native peoples have been pioneers in medicine, carefully testing traditional healing practices to benefit our communities. Today, as we face rising cancer rates in Indian Country, we must bring together this ancestral wisdom with...

Dec 31, 2024 · The moon has long been revered by many Native American tribes. So, when Navajo Nation President Buu Nygren discovered that NASA is planning to launch a rocket headed to the moon in early January 2024 with cremated human remains to be placed there, he sent a letter to NASA and the U.S. Department of Transportation asking to delay the launch.

Jan 25, 2025 · WASHINGTON — In addition to news already covered during the previous week, each Sunday Native News Online provides an overview of activity in Washington, D.C. that impacts Indian Country recently.

Kaili Berg (Aleut) is a member of the Alutiiq/Sugpiaq Nation, and a shareholder of Koniag, Inc. She is a staff reporter for Native News Online and Tribal Business News.

There are 9,600 people living on the Eastern Cherokee Reservation and fewer than 200 fluent Cherokee language speakers. The tribe’s New Kituwah Academy is helping the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians increase the number of fluent speakers and revitalize their ancestors’ language before it’s too late. This video news story was reported by …

Jul 31, 2021 · Can we take a minute to talk about tribal sovereignty? Our mission draws from the warrior spirit that has sustained Indigenous peoples for generations — the same spirit that drives us to stand guard over tribal rights through relentless investigation and fearless reporting.