16+ hour, 50+ min ago   (194+ words) Levi “Calm Before the Storm” Rickert (Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation) is the founder, publisher, and editor of Native News Online. Rickert was awarded the Best Column Award in the print/online category at the 2021 Native Media Awards by the Native…...

3+ day, 6+ hour ago   (418+ words) A new book by award winning author and journalist Annette McGivney examines a false sweat lodge ceremony that left three people dead. In Plastic Shaman: The True Story of a Deadly Self-Help Retreat and America’s Misguided Quest for Wellness, out…...

4+ day, 7+ hour ago   (756+ words) Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has ordered a new review of permits for Enbridge’s proposed Line 5 tunnel beneath the Straits of Mackinac following a Michigan Supreme Court ruling, while calling on the company to pursue alternatives to both the existing pipelines…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (654+ words) Publisher Levi Rickert (Potawatomi) argues that protecting the Great Lakes means defending them from the risks posed by Line 5 and preserving their Indigenous names. Living in the Great Lakes region, about 30 miles from Lake Michigan, which the Anishinaabe still call…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (228+ words) WASHINGTON — In addition to articles already covered by Native News Online, here is a roundup of other news released from Washington, D.C. that impacts Indian Country recently. The U.S. Department of the Interior on Friday, August 21, 2026 issued the 2027-2028 Operating Guidelines…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (676+ words) Indian Gaming Association (IGA) Chairman David Z. Bean and IGA leadership traveled to California this week to meet directly with Tribal leaders and provide updates on the Association’s organizational priorities, legislative advocacy and ongoing legal efforts to protect Tribal sovereignty and…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (576+ words) WASHINGTON — Congress has been on a summer recess. The House of Representatives is due to return on August 31 for a short week before Labor Day weekend. The Senate returns Monday, September 14, 2026, at 3:00 p.m., after holding brief pro forma sessions during…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (275+ words) A long awaited Navajo Code Talkers Museum gets a boost from state funding. A museum honoring the Navajo Code Talkers is moving forward with nearly $20 million in funding from the state of New Mexico. The Navajo Code Talker Museum will…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (457+ words) A legal dispute over the timing and transparency of the 2026 Three Affiliated Tribes election has raised questions about whether candidates and voters were given adequate notice of changes to election rules. Hall also challenged an election ordinance adopted by the…...

4+ week, 2+ day ago   (834+ words) A federal judge has denied the Tohono O’odham Nation’s request to stop construction of a border wall on its reservation in southern Arizona, prompting tribal leaders to consider their next legal steps. Tohono O’odham Nation Chairman Verlon M. Jose strongly…...