Fort Belknap’s short-term lending operations might not be able to do business with anyone in Minnesota for much longer after the state’s attorney general sued their CEO and board chairman
Join Native News Online's publisher and editor, Levi Rickert, on Friday, November 3rd at 12 p.m. EST for an engaging conversation with Chairman Mark Macarro, who is running for the presidency of the National Congress of American Indians (NCAI). In this episode of Native Bidaské, Chairman Macarro shares his vision for how the NCAI can further support Indian Country. With 28 years of dedicated service as Tribal Chairman, Mark Macarro is committed to strengthening Pechanga's Tribal sovereignty, self-determination, and economic self-sufficiency while preserving its rich cultural heritage.
RIC Honors Native American Heritage Month and the 2023 Theme of "Celebrating Tribal Sovereignty and Identity." Each November the United States observes National Native American Heritage Month. This is a time that celebrates Native American, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and affiliated Island communities. By honoring the cultures, heritages, traditions, languages, and stories of these people we preserve their histories and vital contributions for future generations.
President Joe Biden on Tuesday proclaimed November 2023 as Native American Heritage Month. In the presidential proclamation below, the president said during the month, "we recognize the invaluable contributions of Native peoples that have shaped our country and honor the hundreds of Tribal Nations who continue exercising their inherent sovereignty as vital members of the overlapping system of governments in the United States.” President Biden referenced his administration's commitment to supporting Tribal sovereignty; upholding the Federal Government's solemn trust and treaty responsibilities; and working in partnership with Tribal Nations to advance prosperity, dignity, and safety for all Native peoples.
Across the roughly 1,300 square miles of the White Earth Indian Reservation in northwest Minnesota, tribal members harvest wild rice in waters that have sustained them for generations. They’ve been