Biden admin marks $366M to bring green energy to underserved Native American tribes, rural communities
The Biden administration announced Tuesday that the federal government will fund 17 projects across the country to expand access to renewable energy on Native American reservations and other rural areas. The $366 million plan will fund solar, battery storage and hydropower projects in sparsely populated areas where electricity is expensive and unreliable. The money comes […]
US regulators grant Native American tribes authority to block hydopower projects
Federal regulators have given Native American tribes more power to block hydroelectric projects on their lands. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission previously allowed developers to proceed even if tribes objected, but now tribes can immediately veto proposals. A spokesperson for the Navajo Nation’s Office of the President said the policy change recognizes and respects tribal […]
Native American Groups Decry Woke Effort by Chiefs, Taylor Swift to Erase Heritage
Native Americans are concerned that efforts are being made to enlist the support of pop megastar Taylor Swift and use her influence to erase the Native American heritage of the Kansas City Chiefs. It states that Many raise your voice Across the country, as liberals force cities to remove Native American names from geographic locations, […]
Families remain frustrated with Native American unsolved missing persons, killings cases
Philbert Shorty’s family found his abandoned car stuck in the mud outside the small community of Zeile near the Arizona-New Mexico border. , it was the winter of 2021. “We knew from the beginning that something was going on,” said his uncle, Ben Shorty. “I couldn’t find an answer.” A 44-year-old man was reported missing […]
Native Americans fear woke efforts by Kansas City Chiefs, Taylor Swift to erase heritage
Native American activists under attack from cancel culture say they want to stop today’s woke efforts to erase America’s extensive heritage and history. Both the Kansas City Chiefs and the Boy Scouts of America appear to be erasing traces of their Native American heritage, according to activists and evidence. Also, Taylor Swift, currently the most […]
Washington Senate approves $8M to combat addiction among Native Americans, but some say it is not enough
Evelyn Jefferson walks deep into a forest dotted with tents of homeless Lummi Nation tribal members, calling out their names. When someone shows up, she and her nurse hand them naloxone, the drug that reverses an opioid overdose. Jefferson himself is a member of the tribe and knows how important these kits are. Just five […]
Native American Group Once Again Calls For Chiefs To Erase Their Name And Logo
So what happens to Native Americans who support having their likeness used? As the Kansas City Chiefs prepare for Super Bowl III, Native American groups renew their call for the team to erase the team’s name, logo, mascot and fans’ “tomahawk chop.” did. Meet Rhonda Lewald, one of the activists leading the effort to end […]
Native American Activists Renew Call for Chiefs to Drop Name, End Tomahawk Chop
As Chiefs fans prepare to wear the team’s signature gear (featuring the team’s name and signature arrowhead) and perform the famous “tomahawk chop” at Sunday’s Super Bowl, Native American activists The group is working to ensure this never happens again. Rhonda Lewald, an activist from Kansas City, leads a group called Not in Our Honor. […]
Mexican cartel infiltrated Montana by targeting Native Americans: report
The report said Mexican cartels began operating on Indian reservations where law enforcement was lacking, flooding Montana with fentanyl and methamphetamine. “They know who to choose,” said Stephanie Iron Shooter, director of American Indian Health for the Montana Department of Health and Human Services. he told NBC News. “Just like any other prey-versus-predator situation, that’s […]
Invasive alligator snapping turtle native to Florida rescued out of lake in England
There was nothing ‘fluffy’ about this creature caught from a small lake in England. The alligator snapping turtle, an invasive species native to Florida known for its vicious bite, was discovered in the county of Cumbria in northwest England, where a local worker fished it out in a shopping cart. BBC reported. The creature was […]