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Buffalo's Fire Opinion section provides a platform for diverse Native perspectives on current events, policy, and issues affecting Indigenous communities.

Kristi Noem’s Homeland Security confirmation skirts tribal controversies in her home state

Standing Rock Tribal Chair sends support letter for Kristi Noem while majority of South Dakota tribes continue the governor's banishment

Lost Opportunity

Senate confirmation hearings for Interior secretary gloss over Native issues

Despite the department's impact on Native communities, nominee and lawmakers overlook Indigenous issues in favor of political pageantry

Sovereignty Concerns

North Dakota’s Tribal-State legislative address raises concerns, questions

Was chairwoman flexing sovereignty or amplifying benevolence of the State of North Dakota?

Mystery Sightings

UFO-drone sightings in Indian Country began long before East Coast buzz

Hidatsa man named Mabokshaa Isttii Huh Duh thought he was ‘seeing things’

Next secretary of the Interior should elevate allotted landowner rights

Will Burgum prioritize the interests of all tribes and Indian people, or will his policies favor wealthy oil-rich tribes and perpetuate the exploitation of individual Allottee landowners?

Editorials

Now’s the time to protect health of children living near oil and gas wells

The Three Affiliated Tribes of Fort Berthold lacks protocols on protecting Native mothers, infants and children who live near oil and gas development.

Jodi Rave Spotted Bear

Voices from the Community

Air Quality Monitoring Project on Fort Berthold Reservation

Representative Lisa Finley-DeVille shares information about the Air Quality Monitoring Project to assess and analyze data concerning air quality

Representative Lisa Finley-DeVille

North Dakota House Concurrent Resolution 3027

Representative Lisa Finley-DeVille

North Dakota education letter from Lisa Finley-DeVille

Lisa Finley-DeVille

Letter to the Editor: Pride Month

Lisa Finley-DeVille

Letter to the Editor: Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) Protected

Lisa Finley-Deville