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Cheyenne Skye Branscum named president of Sierra Club

By Bryce Peltier, Citizen Potawatomi Nation CPN tribal member Cheyenne Skye Branscum was recently named president of the Sierra Club, one of the nation’s most recognized environmental organizations. “I was still a classroom teacher at the time, but I truly just wanted to do something that would help butterflies,

Gershman Mortgage Launches Section 184 Indian Home Loan Guarantee Program

New program offers lower down payments and no monthly mortgage insurance for eligible Native American and Alaska Native borrowers St. Louis – Gershman Mortgage today announced a home financing option designed for eligible Native Americans and Alaska Native borrowers. The Section 184 Indian Home Loan Guarantee Program offers borrowers flexible options

At SSC, Two Tribal Princesses Share a Path in Leadership

Alivia Wapskineh was nearing the end of her reign as Miss Seminole Nation. Mia Reich had only recently been crowned Miss Choctaw Nation. Sitting together at Seminole State College in mid-September, the two students were looking at opposite ends of an experience few classmates could share: representing their nations

Sac and Fox Nation to Light SkyDance Bridge Teal and Yellow, Host Powwow for Suicide Prevention Month

Nation-led events will raise awareness of 988, reduce stigma and connect community members with suicide prevention resources OKLAHOMA CITY — The Sac and Fox Nation will mark September's National Suicide Prevention Month with two public events in partnership with the Association of American Indian Physicians (AAIP): a teal-

OCU hosts ‘Sovereign Worlds’ reading series

OKLAHOMA CITY – Addressing pressing questions surrounding tribal sovereignty, law and identity, Oklahoma City University will host “Sovereign Worlds,” a community book discussion series beginning Sept. 15. The Let's Talk About It: Abridged Version, a statewide reading and public discussion program presented by Oklahoma Humanities, will feature two book

Statement from the National Native American Boarding School Healing Coalition on the Repatriation of Twelve Carlisle Indian Industrial School Students

MINNEAPOLIS — The National Native American Boarding School Healing Coalition (NABS) honors the families, Alaska Native communities, and Tribal Nations who have worked to bring their relatives home from the Carlisle Barracks Post Cemetery. On September 1, 2026, the U.S. Army intends to begin the repatriation of 12 Native American

Native American Agriculture Fund Commits $9.5 Million to 28 Grants Building Long-Term Capital Access for Native Producers

2026 grant projects strengthen the financial infrastructure that Native farmers and ranchers rely on to grow.   BISMARCK, ND - The Native American Agriculture Fund (NAAF) invests $9,499,315 in grants through its 2026 RFA cycle, funding 26 organizations and 28 total projects that expand farmers' and ranchers' access
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