“We don’t know if we have one more year left–or five years left-of this moment we are having in Indian Country because of this administration,” Tunica-Biloxi Tribe of Louisiana Chairman Marshall Pierite said to me in a telephone call just before Christmas as we discussed the upcoming new year. Being in tribal leadership, Chairman Pierite knows first-hand how the Biden-Harris administration has been one of the most favorable presidential administrations for Indian Country in history. A good starting place is the appointment of Deb Haaland (Laguna Pueblo) as secretary of the U.S. Department of the Interior, the first Native American to ever to serve in a secretarial role in a presidential cabinet.
KFF's survey on Racism, Discrimination and Health examines the experiences and impacts of racism and discrimination in daily life and in health care settings with a focus on Black, Asian, and American Indian and Alaska Native adults in the U.S.
This year during November — and in advance of GivingTuesday — we offer some answers to that question by spotlighting several nonprofits working to create a better future for Native Americans. Here are 16 organizations advocating for equity, sovereignty, cultural preservation, and the education, safety and health of Indian Country. NARF works to hold the governments accountable to Native American rights, resources and lifeways through litigation, legal advocacy and legal expertise.