Cecily Hilleary

IRS staff cuts leave tribes struggling for answers Tribal advocacy groups are expressing outrage over job cuts at the U.S. Internal Revenue Service’s Office of Indian Tribal Governments (ITG), the agency that guides federally recognized tribes on tax matters. As Tribal Business News reports,...

A look at some of the Native American-related stories that made headlines this week

A look at some of the top Native American-related stories making headlines this week

A roundup of Native American news

Mixed reactions to Leonard Peltier’s release

A look at major events in America's Indigenous community

'It's never too late to do what's right'

Tribal Nations Summit stresses federal responsibilities President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris showcased historic investments in Indian Country with speeches and a 96-page progress report at this week's White House Tribal Nations Summit. As VOA reported, Biden announced a new...

‘I want everyone to know’

Opponents argue Koi Nation has no historic connection to Sonoma County casino site

Emphasizing treaty rights, tribal sovereignty, climate justice and cultural revival

Political differences among tribal members reflect those of the wider US population

A look at some Native American-related stories that made headlines this week

VP candidates court minorities in battleground state of Arizona As early voting launched Wednesday in the swing state of Arizona, both vice presidential candidates – Democratic Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Republican U.S. Senator JD Vance -- were in the state to rally Latina and Native voters...

Expert: 'Native voters tell us they aren’t really partisan'

A look at some Native American and Alaska Native news that made headlines this week

Bodies of Indian boarding school students make their journey home More than 130 years ago, three Oglala Lakota youths from the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota traveled by train to the Carlisle Indian Industrial School in Pennsylvania. But James Cornman, Samuel Flying Horse...

A look at Native American-related news that made headlines this week

A look at Native American-related headlines in the news this week

A look back at Native American related headlines this week