Levi Rickert

Overview: Former Interior Secretary Deb Haaland (Laguna Pueblo) and other New Mexico political leaders are pushing back against President Donald Trump’s suggestion that the state be renamed “New America.” Native Vote 2026 The New Mexico Democratic gubernatorial nominee, former Interior Secretary Deb Haaland (Laguna Pueblo), pushed back on President Donald Trump’s social media post on […]

Overview: A new poll shows Democrat Jonathan Nez within two points of Republican incumbent Eli Crane in Arizona’s 2nd Congressional District, despite the district’s strong Republican lean and Donald Trump’s 15-point victory there in 2024. Native Vote 2026 Democrat Jonathan Nez, the former president of the Navajo Nation, is statistically tied with Republican incumbent Rep. […]

Overview: At a Saugatuck town hall attended by Reps. Jamie Raskin and Hillary Scholten, McCann also addressed energy costs, the continued operation of the J.H. Campbell coal plant in Ottawa County, rising health insurance premiums, and his opposition to Enbrige Line 5. Native Vote 2026 SAUGATUCK, Mich. — The only Native American running for Congress […]

Indian Gaming Association (IGA) Chairman David Z. Bean took the organization’s message on the growing threat of illegal prediction-market gambling to Tulsa, Okla. on Thursday. Joining Bean at the meeting was Oklahoma Indian Gaming Association Chairman Matthew Morgan at the University of Tulsa’s Lorton Performing Arts Center. Bean delivered a forceful message to Oklahoma tribal […]

Overview: When misinformation spreads quickly, Native journalists have a responsibility to verify claims, provide context and tell readers what the evidence shows. Opinion A video circulating widely on social media sparked concern among Native Americans this week after a man was recorded confronting law enforcement officers at the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community’s Wacipi, or powwow, […]

Overview: The Indian Gaming Association is strengthening its national advocacy efforts as it prepares for the 2027 Congress. During meetings with California Tribal leaders, IGA Chairman David Z. Bean outlined plans to expand the organization’s team, increase Tribal participation and address emerging threats to Tribal gaming and sovereignty, particularly prediction markets offering sports betting and […]

Overview: The University of Arizona and Gila River Health Care have announced a landmark partnership to establish the nation’s first MD-granting medical school branch on the lands of a sovereign Tribal Nation. SACATON, Ariz. — The University of Arizona and Gila River Health Care (GRHC), the tribally operated healthcare system of the Gila River Indian […]

Overview: Democratic gubernatorial candidate Deb Haaland highlighted community solar as a way to lower utility costs and expand access to renewable energy during the ribbon-cutting of the Juniper Sol Community Solar Garden in Santa Fe County. Native Vote 2026 Democratic candidate for governor Deb Haaland (Laguna Pueblo) attended the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Juniper Sol […]

Guest Opinion One of our greatest responsibilities as Cherokee people is to carry our culture forward. Few people fulfill that responsibility more beautifully or more deftly than our Cherokee artists. The recent opening of the new Ani Art Center in Stilwell is an important milestone that supports our treasured artists and will cultivate new generations of Cherokee […]

Overview: President Donald Trump’s nomination of Dennis Kirk, a Project 2025 author and former Trump administration official, to serve as inspector general of the U.S. Department of the Interior is significant for Indian Country because Interior oversees the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Bureau of Indian Education and much of the federal government’s trust responsibilities to […]