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USDA Takes Steps to Support Food Sovereignty with the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes
WASHINGTON, Sept. 8, 2022 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) today announced it has signed a cooperative agreement with the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes under the Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement Program (LFPA). Through LFPA, the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes seek to
Federal report finds Native Americans had sharpest decline in life expectancy in 2021
Native health expert says stats are likely an undercount due to poor data collection
Seattle, WA—The National Center for Health Statistics, a federal agency under the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), released a report titled Provisional Life Expectancy Estimates for 2021, which found that the American Indian
District court says Osage Reservation disestablished, Osage attorneys prepare for appeal
Lawyers on all sides of Phillips case scheduled to be in court for a status hearing on Sept. 8.
Written by Louise Red Corn
The district court judge for Osage County has ruled that the Osage Nation’s reservation no longer exists, but his decision is merely the first step
Chief Hoskin delivers State of the Nation address, emphasizing ‘strength comes from the people'
News Release
Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. spoke to thousands of Cherokee citizens and guests from the heart of the tribe’s capital city Saturday morning for his fourth State of the Nation address, emphasizing the strength of the tribe and its more than 430,000 citizens who
THE JURY HAS SPOKEN - FORMER CHEROKEE NATION EMPLOYEE WINS CIVIL SUIT AGAINST CHEROKEE NATION
Written by Cherokee Citizen and Trial Attorney - Michael Moore
During the first Cherokee Nation civil jury trial in 120 years, a Cherokee jury awarded a Cherokee man $615,000. David Comingdeer alleged tribal administrators retaliated against him for whistleblowing about the imminent loss of a fire protection grant and
Oklahoma awarded $25 million to seal nearly 1,200 abandoned oil and gas wells
By Cassidy Mudd
The U.S. Department of the Interior awarded Oklahoma an initial $25 million to help address legacy pollution caused by orphaned oil and gas wells left abandoned across the state.
The funds will be utilized to plug nearly 1,200 documented, orphaned wells on state, federal, private,
RESEARCH: A Culture-based Approach to Native American Mental Health
Mental illness is widespread across the country, with 1 in 5 Americans experiencing it each year. And as a new research brief from the Lerner Center for Public Health Promotion at Syracuse University illustrates, it’s a particular problem among Native Americans. American Indians and Alaska Natives (AI/AN) have