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Trump Receives Poor Ratings at the 100-Day Mark in Native News Online Poll

April 29, 2025 Levi Rickert
NEW ORLEANS — Among Native News Online readers, President Donald Trump has only a 11 percent approval rating in his overall job performance at the 100-day mark of his second presidential administration.
Currents

Indian Country Media Launches Native StoryLab Division 

May 01, 2025 Native News Online Staff Currents 1779
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Digital publisher Indian Country Media, LLC has launched Native StoryLab, a new strategic media and marketing division specializing in authentic Indigenous storytelling and communications.
Opinion

Freezing Grants Freezes Students Out of Opportunities: Why the Native American Career and Technical Education Program (NACTEP) Matters

April 28, 2025 American Indian College Fund Blog Opinion 1413
Guest Opinion. In 2018, the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act was reauthorized to provide more than $1 billion in federal funding and was overseen by the Department of Education (DoE). Each year, nearly $18 million of this funding provides career and technical education programs for American Indian and Alaska Native students through the Native American Career and Technical Education Program (NACTEP). This competitive grant is open to federally recognized Indian Tribes, tribal organizations, Alaska Native entities, and eligible Bureau of Indian Affairs-funded schools.

Trump’s Education Department Moves to Defend A Historically Inaccurate Native American Mascot

April 27, 2025 Levi Rickert Opinion 7483
Opinion. On Friday, the U.S. Department of Education launched an investigation into the State of New York’s directive to remove Native American imagery from public schools.
Sovereignty

Little Shell Tribe Breaks Ground on Ceremonial Center to Honor Culture, Community, and Future

April 24, 2025 Native News Online Staff Sovereignty 3364
The Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians of Montana officially broke ground today on its long-anticipated Ceremonial Center, marking a significant milestone in the Tribe’s ongoing journey of resilience, cultural renewal, and self-determination.

LAND BACK: Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi Become Caretakers of Fort Wayne Burial Mound

April 23, 2025 Neely Bardwell Sovereignty 4348
Last week in Detroit, Michigan, legal rights to the Fort Wayne Burial Mound were returned to the rightful caretakers, the Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi (NHBP).
Education

Navajo Nation Council Rejects School Voucher Executive Order, Citing Threats to Sovereignty and Tribal Education Systems

April 26, 2025 Native News Online Staff Education 5290
On April 21, the 25th Navajo Nation Council passed legislation opposing Executive Order 14191, a federal directive issued by former President Donald Trump that encourages the use of federal education funds—including Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) resources—for private, charter, and religious schools.

Zuni Youth Enrichment Project Provides “Rooted in Healthy Traditions” Curriculum for 430 Elementary Students

April 25, 2025 Zuni Enrichment Youth Project Education 2389
ZUNI, NM — This spring, the Zuni Youth Enrichment Project is once again offering its traditional social dance class for elementary school students in partnership with the Zuni Public School District. Offered from Mar. 3 to May 2 in teacher Shanell Leekya’s physical education specials class, the ZYEP program serves 430 students in pre-K to 5th grade at Shiwi Ts’ana Elementary School.
Arts & Entertainment

Choctaw/Cherokee Artist Jeffrey Gibson Opens Exhibition at the Broad Museum in LA

April 24, 2025 Kaili Berg Arts & Entertainment 1712
The Broad Museum in Los Angeles will open a new exhibition on May 10 featuring work by Jeffrey Gibson, the first Indigenous artist to represent the United States solo at the Venice Biennale.

Eiteljorg Museum to Participate in EXPO CHICAGO This Week

April 22, 2025 Kaili Berg Arts & Entertainment 1847
The Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art will make its debut at EXPO CHICAGO this week, bringing contemporary Native art to one of the most prominent art fairs in North America.
Health

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May 01, 2025 Elyse Wild

Trump’s First 100 Days Leave Native American Healthcare in Turmoil

April 30, 2025 Elyse Wild
Environment

NDN Fund Continues to Support of Landback Efforts in Copper River Delta, Alaska

April 30, 2025 Native News Online Staff Environment 821
On Wednesday, NDN Fund announced the successful closing of a loan with the Native Conservancy, an Indigenous-led land trust based in Alaska’s Copper River Delta. As the impact investment arm of NDN Collective, NDN Fund provides braided capital—combining financing with capacity and power-building support—to Indigenous-owned and led businesses working to strengthen their communities.

Environmental Panel Approves Ramos Bill Calling for Tribal Input on Water Projects

April 30, 2025 Native News Online Staff Environment 785
The California Assembly Committee on Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials today approved AB 362, a bill that would require the State Water Resources Control Board and regional water boards to consider the impacts of proposed water projects on tribal communities. The measure, introduced by Assemblymember James C. Ramos (D-San Bernardino), also mandates that state and local water boards establish water quality standards that protect tribal water uses, where applicable.