Native Americans

News

A group of Colorado lawmakers have been meeting about Native American affairs

First-of-its-kind American Indian Affairs interim committee meets during the legislative off-season.

Much of the grant funding will go towards solar energy capture and storage, such as the solar panels at United Tribes Technical College in Bismarck.

News

Climate Pollution Reduction Grants provide 33 tribal nations with $300 million

The Environmental Protection Agency announced on September that it is awarding $300 million in grants to 33 tribal nations and one U.S. Three tribal communities in the upper Missouri River basin will receive more than $20 million in grants.

A jar of seal oil processed at the Siglauq building in Kotzebue, Alaska. (Wesley Early/KOTZ)

Alaska Health Provider Is Approved To Serve Seal Oil To Inupiaq Elders

Federal and state governments have banned the sale of seal oil in stores and restaurants over fears of botulism.

Doctor On What It's Like To Fight The Coronavirus On The Navajo Nation

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Dr. Loretta Christensen, chief medical officer of the Indian Health Service's Navajo Area, about the challenges of fighting the coronavirus on the Navajo Nation.