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Native American flag is seen as indigenous communities around the world come together on Randall's Island for 10th annual Indigenous Peoples' Day celebration organized by the Indigenous Peoples' Day Committee (IPDNYC) in New York, United States on October 13, 2024.
SOMETHING TO CELEBRATE

Millions of Americans Could Get Extra Day Off Work

Plans for an official Native American Day cleared a major hurdle in California.

Ewan Palmer

Customs and Border Protection boss Gregory Bovino is due to leave the Twin Cities amid the backlash following the shooting of a U.S. citizen.
SELF-IDENTIFIED

Ousted Trump Border Goon Claimed to Be Native American

Greg Bovino tried to claim minority status during a court battle.

Janna Brancolini

Wisconsin Historical Society
OLD AS DIRT

Historians Find Artifact Older Than Pyramids in U.S. State

It’s thought they would have been used like e-bikes.

Harry Thompson

U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth delivers remarks during the Department of War 2025 National Prisoner of POW/MIA Recognition Day ceremony at the Pentagon on September 19, 2025 in Arlington, Virginia.
HIGHEST DECORATION

Hegseth Says Wounded Knee Massacre Troops Will Keep Medals

The soldiers slaughtered hundreds of unarmed Lakota Indians in 1890.

Janna Brancolini

Navajo Nation Council Speaker Crystalyne Curley.
TRIBAL TORMENT

Now Trump’s Immigration Raids Target Native Americans

Navajo Nation members are being told to carry all their ID in case of being stopped.

Julia Ornedo

Secretary Deb Haaland speaks onstage during in the first-ever National Outdoor Recreation Executive Forum hosted by Outdoor Recreation Roundtable at Decatur House on May 07, 2024 in Washington, DC.
JUSTICE

Biden to Issue Rare Apology to Indigenous Americans

The historic move comes as a result of an investigation by the Department of the Interior.

Grace Harrington

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Raymond Mattia
SEEKING JUSTICE

Family of Indigenous Man Killed by Border Patrol Files Suit

Raymond Mattia’s family has still not given up their fight for answers as the anniversary of his death approaches.

Brooke Leigh Howard

Kristi Noem
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‘CONTINUING FORWARD’

Why One Tribe Has Refused to Ban Kristi Noem From Its Lands

The Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe told The Daily Beast that it’s still holding out hope for a productive relationship with the governor.

Brooke Leigh Howard

South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem
SEE YA!

Kristi Noem Banned From Tribal Lands by a SIXTH Sioux Tribe

The Trump-loving, puppy-killing South Dakota governor is running out of places to go in her own state.

Amanda Yen

Photo illustration of Governor Kristi Noem and a map of South Dakota where she cannot go
BEGONE

Kristi Noem Banned in 90 Percent of All SD Tribal Lands

Five of South Dakota’s nine recognized tribes have banished her from their territory.

Amanda Yen

South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem speaks at the Calvin Coolidge Foundation conference at the Library of Congress on February 17, 2023 in Washington, DC
BEGONE

Kristi Noem Banned by Yet Another South Dakota Tribe

“Noem is now an illegal in 14 percent of land within her claimed ‘state boundaries,’” Lakota Law Project director Chase Iron Eyes said.

Amanda Yen

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