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North Dakota
JT Shining Oneside shares generational wisdom at Native American Heritage Month Celebration
‘Without our Turtle Mountain Chippewa and Ojibwe Anishinaabe roots, we wouldn't be here’
Adrianna Adame
Podcast
Learning and Laughing with ‘Your Two-Spirit Aunties’
Shilo George and Brianna Bragg help listeners tap into humor, joy and the idea of survivance through their podcast.
Nika Bartoo-Smith / Underscore Native News + ICT
Trauma
My family experienced Indian boarding schools – and genocide
Why Biden’s apology didn’t go far enough.
Rosalyn LaPier / High Country News
Economic development
Native Tourism Alliance to support entrepreneurs
'I believe that it is an act of sovereignty for a tribe to take control of their cultural history by telling their own story. And what better way to do that than tourism with people from your local community to even internationally?'
Jackie Hendry / South Dakota News Watch VIA ICT
Honoring Excellence
North Dakota Native American Hall of Honor inducts new members
New inductees include a school superintendent, tribal law attorney, and championship-winning athletes
Mary Steurer / North Dakota Monitor
North Dakota
Interior Secretary nominee draws praise from tribal leaders
Leaders from the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate expressed joy regarding President-elect Donald Trump’s nomination of North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum as Secretary of the Interior
Amelia Schafer / Rapid City Journal & ICT
MHA Nation
North Dakota tribal leaders see Burgum as an ally in Interior, energy role
Burgum will succeed Interior Secretary Deb Haaland of New Mexico
Mary Steurer / North Dakota Monitor
Cultural Preservation
Intertribal tourism alliance holds free Native American Heritage Month Celebration this weekend in North Dakota capital
‘The message is that we as tribal people belong here and we're still here’
Adrianna Adame
Raising the Spirit: UTTC Thunderbird Cheerleaders kick off their season with new uniforms, dances
New uniforms and growing roster signal bright future for second-year squad
Adrianna Adame
Child Welfare
Protect ICWA Campaign Launches “ICWA 2050” to Strengthen Native Child Welfare
Buffalo’s Fire Staff