Levi Rickert

From the Publisher. On Monday, Native News Online launched its 2024 Readers' Survey to invite our readers to share feedback on how we are doing.

Opinion. Unless the lame duck Congress acts, the Special Diabetes Program for Indians is due to expire on December 31, 2024 and funding will cease. 

A new report from Brookings, released on Thursday, November 21, 2024, expresses concern that the incoming second Trump administration may undermine the significant efforts of the Biden administration’s Department of the Interior, led by Secretary Deb Haaland , to address the legacy of federal Indian boarding schools.

A Letter of Intent between the Lytton Rancheria and Cadiz, Inc. was announced today, outlining the tribe’s plan to invest up to $50 million in a groundwater banking project in the Mojave Desert, known as the Mojave Groundwater Bank.

Gila River Indian Community Governor Stephen Roe Lewis was named on Tuesday to the 2024 Time100 Climate 2024. The list features the 100 most influential leaders driving business to real climate action from around the globe.

Sponsored by Google.org and Amazon, students from across the country, including 21 teams from Arizona and 14 teams from Oklahoma will participate in the 5th Annual Southwest Native American Showcase, taking place November 14-16, 2024, in Whiteriver, Arizona.

Opinion. During the spring of 2016 as Donald Trump kept winning Republican primaries and it became clear he would be the nominee, a former Ottawa tribal chairman told me at an Indigenous food sovereignty camp that America deserves Donald Trump. He referenced the mistreatment throughout the history of our people. He said America deserves Donald Trump.

Native Vote 2024. WASHINGTON — Donald Trump has been projected by The Associated Press to win enough Electoral College votes to win a second term and become the 47th president of the United States. With his win, he made history by being the first candidate convicted on criminal charges to be elected president of the United States. He defeated Vice President Kamala Harris, who became the second woman to be defeated for the nation's highest elective office. Trump beat former secretary Hillary Clinton in 2016.

Native Vote 2024. WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – A superior court judge in Apache County, Arizona on Tuesday evening granted a motion by the Navajo Nation to extend voting by two hours until 9 p.m. 

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Thursday proclaimed November 2024 as Native American Heritage Month.

LAS VEGAS —The National Congress of the American Indians on Tuesday issued an apology for cards distributed at its 81st Annual Convention and Marketplace in Las Vegas.

Opinion. After attending the Four Directions Native Vote forum at the Potawatomi Casino Resort, I attended the 2024 Hunting Moon Powwow in downtown Milwaukee on Friday evening where I interviewed several people about the upcoming presidential election. 

Native Vote 2024. Following Indigenous Peoples’ Day and Vice President Harris' ambitious new initiative for rural America, over 70 Tribal leaders and activists from Indian Country have endorsed her presidential campaign. They commend her vision for Indian Country, which aims to support Tribal families, strengthen nation-to-nation relationships, and create pathways for Native Americans to thrive.

The Southwestern Association for Indian Arts is excited to announce that the annual Winter Indian Market will be held at the Santa Fe Community Convention Center on Saturday, November 30, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Sunday, December 1, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tickets are available for $15 per day or a weekend pass for $25. To purchase tickets, click here.

Opinion. On Monday we celebrate Indigenous Peoples’ Day in the United States. Well, some of us do. 

The Native American Guardian Association has teamed up with the Joint Civic Committee of Italian Americans to celebrate Christopher Columbus in the annual Chicago Columbus Day parade in Chicago.

Opinion. Indian Country lost an American Indian Movement warrior on Monday night. Many of us knew him as Wounded Knee, a nickname given to him by AIM co-founder Dennis Banks . He wore that name with great pride. Those who got close to him called him simply “Wounded.” His real name was Norman DeOcampo ,  He was 82.

Native Vote 2024. Third-term U.S. Sen. Jon Tester candidate confronted his GOP opponent Tim Sheehy about his disparaging and racist comments caught on tape about Native Americans during a debate on Monday night.

A measure signed into law by California Governor Gavin Newsom on Friday now requires California K-12 students to be taught about the impact on California Native Americans during the Spanish Colonization and Gold Rush Eras in California public schools.

Native Vote 2024. There he goes again.