1+ day, 2+ hour 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…...

1+ day, 15+ hour ago   (213+ 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 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Agency for Toxic Substances…...

5+ day, 22+ hour ago   (436+ words) Native women dressed in jingle dresses and men in their regalia from the Three Fires Confederacy were among about 1,000 Native Americans and 33,000 non-Natives who walked the Mackinac Bridge on Labor Day. The walk across the Mackinac Bridge, which connects Michigan’s…...

6+ day, 16+ hour ago   (996+ words) The 2026 election presents an opportunity to invest in Native candidates, voters and political infrastructure—not just to win individual races, but to build lasting Native political power for future elections. I am looking at the 2026 election from two places at…...

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, 5+ day ago   (461+ words) It’s not a typo. The price of a gallon of gasoline in the northwest Alaska village of Shungnak was $26.82 on Friday, local residents and regional officials said, likely giving the community the dubious honor of having the most expensive gasoline…...

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   (417+ words) At least two polling stations in rural Alaska opened late for the Tuesday statewide primary election, the Alaska Division of Elections confirmed late Tuesday, and observers independently reported other sites also opened late. The problem was most acute in the…...

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…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (403+ words) Sealaska, an Alaska Native Regional Corporation representing Tlingit, Haida and Tsimshian peoples in Southeast Alaska, has endorsed former U.S. Rep. Mary Peltola for U.S. Senate. The corporation cited Peltola’s advocacy for Alaska’s fisheries, natural resources, Native communities and the state’s rural way…...