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March 18, 2025 Levi Rickert
Native American Code Talkers are highly revered across Indian Country for their patriotism and service to the United States. During World War II, Navajo Code Talkers, a group of Diné citizens serving in the U.S. Marine Corps, used the Navajo language to securely transmit classified tactical messages.
Currents
March 19, 2025 Kristen Lilya Currents 1416
📢 WATCH: Mark Charles on Native Bidaské – The Return of Manifest Destiny? Friday, March 21st, 2025 12:00 pm ET / 11:00 am CT / 10:00 am MT / 9:00 am PT
Opinion
March 20, 2025 Theresa Hinman Opinion 427
Guest Opinion. Does the dismantling of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Initiatives replace our American Core Value of "Love thy neighbor as thyself?"
March 17, 2025 Professor Victoria Sutton Opinion 2970
Guest Opinion. In January 2025, with the epic fire destruction of the Palisades home development area and surrounding regions of Los Angeles, poor resource management became very real and experienced.
Sovereignty
March 20, 2025 Levi Rickert Sovereignty 1589
Navajo Nation President Buu Nygren on Wednesday said his office received word from the the White House that the Department of Defense will restore materials related to the Navajo Code Talkers on its website.
March 19, 2025 Native News Online Staff Sovereignty 1121
The 25th Navajo Nation Council expresses profound disappointment over the White House’s recent decision to remove articles acknowledging the military contributions of the Navajo Code Talkers from U.S. military websites. This action follows Executive Orders aimed at eliminating ‘diversity, equity, and inclusion’ (DEI) policies across all federally funded agencies.
Education
March 19, 2025 Native News Online Staff Education 417
Northeastern State University is set to host three esteemed Native American scholars at the 52nd Annual Symposium on the American Indian.
March 15, 2025 Neely Bardwell Education 2072
On Wednesday, March 12, the U.S. Department of Education announced significant staff reductions, cutting nearly half of its workforce.
Arts & Entertainment
March 17, 2025 Chickasaw Nation Media Arts & Entertainment 1223
SULPHUR, Okla. – In the shadow of devastation caused by an EF3 tornado almost a year ago, organizers are preparing for the 12th annual Artesian Arts Festival, a daylong celebration of First American art and culture, Saturday, April 5, at the Artesian Plaza.
March 10, 2025 Kaili Berg Arts & Entertainment 3653
AMC’s critically acclaimed series “Dark Winds” returned for its third season yesterday. Set in the 1970s Southwest, the series follows Navajo Tribal Police officers Joe Leaphorn, Jim Chee, and Bernadette Manuelito as they confront a string of increasingly complex and dangerous cases.
Health
Environment
March 13, 2025 Native News Online Staff Environment 1397
Leaders of the Seneca Nation are once again calling on the City of Olean, New York to take decisive action to fix longstanding failures in its wastewater and stormwater infrastructure. These failures have led to the chronic discharge of untreated sewage into the Allegheny River—an invaluable natural and cultural resource for the Seneca people.
February 21, 2025 Jennifer Wybieracki Environment 2617
NUIQSUT, Alaska — On a summer evening last August, the gravel roads led residents toward Nuiqsut’s Trapper School for an Iñupiat ceremonial dance. The village of just over 500 welcomed congressmen from across Alaska, a week before the state’s primary election. Wooden bleachers in the school’s new gymnasium, paid for with oil money, were crowded with excited locals sitting behind the state congressmen filling in the first two rows. Performers sat in the center of the gym, with the men in the front row wearing green regalia, and women, wearing pink, filed into the second and third rows. Each dance told a unique story. One performed by the village’s young boys was about fighting your enemy. Each pair of boys mimicked punches and jabs to the beat of drums, but by the end of the dance, they shook hands, stronger as a pair. Read the story at Native News Online .