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American Indigenous Tourism Association Showcases Native Tourism at IPW 2026
1+ hour, 22+ min ago (359+ words) The American Indigenous Tourism Association returned to the premier international travel marketplace, IPW 2026, this week in Fort Lauderdale, highlighting the cultural diversity and growing economic impact of Indigenous tourism experiences across the United States. Held May 17-21, IPW brings together travel…...
Greater Chaco Cultural Landscape Named One of America's Most Endangered Historic Places for 2026
20+ hour, 23+ min ago (640+ words) The National Trust for Historic Preservation has named the Greater Chaco Cultural Landscape to its 2026 list of America's 11 Most Endangered Historic Places, drawing renewed national attention to ongoing efforts by Pueblo and Hopi leaders to permanently protect the region surrounding…...
Navajo Nation Advances Federal Lease Funding for Public Safety Facilities
1+ week, 6+ day ago (413+ words) The Navajo Nation Law and Order Committee received an update Monday from the Navajo Nation Department of Justice and the Navajo Nation Department of Corrections on ongoing efforts to secure federal reimbursement for public safety facilities through the federal 105(l) lease…...
New Tool Maps Native Serving Healthcare
2+ week, 2+ day ago (319+ words) Elyse Wild is Senior Health Editor for Native News Online, where she leads coverage of health equity issues including mental health, environmental health, maternal mortality, and the overdose crisis in Indian Country. Her award-winning journalism has appeared in The Guardian,…...
Foster Care Awareness Month Underscores Need for Culturally Connected Homes & Community Support
2+ week, 3+ day ago (1002+ words) May is Foster Care Awareness Month, a time to recognize children in care and the families and communities who support them. For the Chickasaw Nation, support extends beyond providing safe, temporary homes " it is about strengthening Chickasaw communities and families,…...
American Indigenous Tourism Association Declares May 4 as Inaugural "American Indigenous Tourism Day
2+ week, 3+ day ago (253+ words) The American Indigenous Tourism Association (AIT), the only national organization dedicated to advancing cultural heritage tourism in Native Nations and communities across the United States and its territories, has officially declared May 4 as the inaugural American Indigenous Tourism Day. Launching…...
"Navajo Highways" Earns Two Emmy Nominations, Highlighting Indigenous Language and Storytelling
2+ week, 4+ day ago (324+ words) Native News Online Navajo Highways, a groundbreaking Navajo-language children's series and original production from First Nations Experience, has received two Emmy Award nominations from the Pacific Southwest Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. The series is nominated…...
Reclamation Announces $6. 3 Million for Tribal Water Projects Across West
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (214+ words) The Bureau of Reclamation announced a $6. 3 million investment in 10 tribal water projects, targeting critical needs such as safe drinking water, wastewater infrastructure, and water quality monitoring across Native communities in the West. "These projects speak to the needs that remain…...
Navajo Nation Council Presses for Answers on Missing $24 Million Tied to Zenni Home Contracts
3+ week, 2+ day ago (365+ words) During the Controller's report at the Spring Session, the Navajo Nation Council renewed its demand for answers regarding a missing $24 million connected to the Executive Branch and housing contracts involving Zenni Home. Crystalyne Curley, speaker of the Council, underscored that…...
Arizona Advocates Urge Gov. Hobbs to Block Oak Flat Mine Waste Facility on State Land
3+ week, 2+ day ago (376+ words) Tribal advocates, conservation groups, faith leaders and community organizations are calling on Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs to halt plans that would convert thousands of acres of state trust land into a massive dumping ground for mine waste tied to the…...