Dalton Walker

Updated: The Inupiaq and Samoan woman was selected in the first round

Col. Nicole Mann met with a group of college students in southern Arizona to talk about her experience on the International Space Station and what she’s been doing since she made history as the first Native woman in space

Analyss Benally is an example of Native basketball talent relocating to far-away countries to keep their basketball dream alive

One of the summer highlights for many Native creatives is the annual Santa Fe Indian Market in New Mexico. However, it’s not the only hot ticket around

Some of the best Native art is in New Mexico this week for the Sante Fe Indian Market

One of the summer highlights for many Native creatives is the annual Santa Fe Indian Market in New Mexico. However, it's not the only hot ticket around

Fencing has yet to catch on in Indigenous communities. Connor Poleyumptewa competes across the country in the sport

Bill introduced after Afro -Indigenous student Kayla Price almost stopped from attending her graduation for wearing regalia

A coalition, emboldened by the team's return to Super Bowl, has demanded the Kansas City NFL team abandon its mascot, logo and the fan-driven 'tomahawk chop'

Jerod Phillips will likely make history as the first Cherokee Nation citizen to officiate a Super Bowl

My Howah column highlights moments of significance amongst our Native relatives through Native eyes. Have a Howah idea, send it to Dalton at dwalker@indiancountrytoday.com

Red Lake citizen was a lifelong advocate for the betterment of Native people

Dalton Walker Indian Country Today The world will get a double dose of Haudenosaunee lacrosse come 2022. The Haudenosaunee Nationals, a women’s lacrosse team of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy, received some good news in late December when it learned that it was invited to play in the 2022 World Games set for Birmingham, Alabama. The invitation […]

Dalton Walker Indian Country Today A pueblo in New Mexico is suing the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, claiming that federal health officials have violated the law by ending emergency and in-patient medical care at a hospital on tribal lands. Acoma Pueblo has sued the federal agency for “failing to abide by federal law” and “refusing […]

Dalton WalkerIndian Country Today Was it the knit patterned mittens? Or, was it his comfy-looking beige winter jacket? Maybe it was simply because it was Cheii Bernie Sanders, as dubbed by some Navajo for grandfather. When most dressed in their Sunday best for President Joe Biden’s inauguration, it was the 79-year-old Sen. Sanders who left […]

Dalton WalkerIndian Country Today A yearslong effort to free a Lakota woman from prison was finally coming to an end in the coming weeks, but that changed for the better with a swipe of the pen by President Donald J. Trump. Lavonne Roach, Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe, was among those granted clemency by Trump before […]

Dalton Walker Indian Country Today The missing Mashpee Wampanoag citizen found dead near a Florida interstate in November was shot and killed. Jalajhia Finklea, 18, was reported missing in October from her New Bedford, Massachusetts, home. Her body was found Nov. 25 in a field off Interstate 95 in Fellsmere, Florida. On Friday, Bristol County, […]

Dalton Walker Indian Country Today A body found near a busy Florida highway is presumed to be a missing Mashpee Wampanoag citizen. Jalajhia Finklea, 18, was last seen Oct. 20 in New Bedford, Massachusetts. Law enforcement found the body in a field off Interstate 95 in Fellsmere, Florida, on Nov. 25, according to the Bristol […]

Dalton Walker Indian Country Today The Indian Health Service has shut down key services at a hospital in Acoma Pueblo, according to New Mexico tribal officials, including one who called the move “reckless” and “immoral.” The Acoma-Canoncito-Laguna Service Unit in Acoma, about 60 miles west of Albuquerque, no longer offers emergency room and in-patient services […]

Dalton WalkerIndian Country Today A former Phoenix Indian Medical Center leader is questioning the hospital’s long-term decision-making that resulted in the abrupt closure of its obstetrics services. Dr. John Molina, Pascua Yaqui and Yavapai-Apache, was CEO of the Phoenix Indian Medical Center from 2010 to 2013. The hospital — the largest facility operated by the […]