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The advisory council would allow stakeholders from the tribes, DSS and the Legislature to hold formal conversations on Native children in foster care.

Legislation that would enable Congress to formally investigate the government’s role in Indian Boarding Schools—including vesting them with the power to subpoena church records—is once again in front of lawmakers. On Feb. 5, Co-Chairs of the Congressional Native American Caucus—Representatives Sharice Davids (Ho-Chunk, D-KS) and Tom Cole (Chickasaw Nation, R-OK)—reintroduced the Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies Act of 2024. ...

At Native News Online, our editorial finds that important events that have a long-lasting impact on Indian Country aren’t necessarily the most read stories by our readers. On June 15, The United States Supreme Court issued a highly anticipated ruling that protects tribal sovereignty and the rights of Native American families when it comes to adoption and foster-care proceedings involving Native children. The court’s opinion in the case Haaland v. Brackeen upheld the federal India...

Vice President Kamala Harris addressed the White House Tribal Nations Summit on Wednesday afternoon about an hour after President Biden spoke. The vice president stressed the importance of the maintaing strong relations between the federal government and the 574 federally recognized tribal nations across Indian Country. In order to build a brighter future in Indian Country, Harris said "we must also speak truth about the full history of the relationship between the federal government and ...

An Argus Leader/South Dakota Searchlight investigation examined the issues Native families and children face inside South Dakota’s child welfare system.

By Carson Ellis For the Independent

Advocates say colleges could tweak their admissions process to open doors for Native students. But few schools appear to be making the change

“With the legacy of my grandfather’s own experience weighing heavy on me, that was all it took for my team and I to set out to help Pine Ridge uncover the truth about what happened. And that work turned into the podcast American Genocide: The Crimes of Native American Boarding Schools.”

Composer Mato Wayuhi and sound supervisor Patrick Hogan explain how they enhanced the unsettling quality of a Native boarding school.

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