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Hoy, en TU DÍA CON EL UNIVERSAL: Extorsión no cede; hay 32 víctimas al día. EU deporta a mexicanos a Centroamérica. Muro de Trump dividirá a Nación Tohono O'odham. Policías pagaron por sus uniformes con figuras de ajolotes, afirma la SSC. Suspenden, al menos, 2.6 millones de líneas con terminación 0. Caso Paco Stanley da un giro: testigo protegido de la DEA revela quién habría ejecutado el asesinato. Anuncian creación de la Universidad del Perreo y desata la mejor lluvia de memes; usuarios no perdonan. Además, conoce una infusión para desinflamar el estómago. Dale play y... ¡Entérate!Un podcast de EL UNIVERSAL Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Tohono O’odham Chairman Verlon M. Jose vows to continue fighting after a federal judge turned down the tribe's efforts to stop construction of the U.S.-Mexico border wall in Arizona. Jose says O'odham's heritage, cultural sites, and natural environment are too important to allow unimpeded destruction at the hands of construction crews. At the same time, the Trump administration halted wall construction in Big Bend National Park in Texas after a group filed a lawsuit on religious grounds on behalf of a Native conservation group. We'll hear about efforts to halt or slow construction that is going forward without regard for environmental, cultural or spiritual protections. We'll also get an update on the lack of progress in filling the vacancy at the top of the National Indian Gaming Commission. President Donald Trump has yet to name a new chairman to the regulatory agency. The position has been vacant since January. Without a chairman, casinos cannot move ahead with several basic operations, potentially costing them millions of dollars. GUESTS Chairman Verlon Jose (Tohono O'odham) Jonodev Chaudhuri (Muscogee), principal at Chaudhuri Law Chez Oxendine (Lumbee), staff writer for Tribal Business News Christina Hernandez (Lipan Apache Tribe of Texas), founder of the People of La Junta for Preservation and executive director of the Big Bend Conservation Alliance Roland Gutierrez, Texas state senator and attorney Break 1 Music: Mountain Song (song) Lorenzo Pablo (artist) Traditional Tohono O’odham Songs (album) Break 2 Music: Another Night to Cry (song) Blue Moon Marquee (artist) Scream, Holler, and Howl (album)
Photo: Bill Hill (Athabascan), Independent candidate for Alaska’s at-large congressional district. (Courtesy Bill Hill campaign) Tuesday is primary day in Wyoming, Florida, and Alaska, which uses ranked-choice voting (RCV). The top four vote getters in each race, regardless of party, move on to the general election in November. That makes voters turnout a key issue, especially in remote parts of the state, where Alaska Natives have seen numbers fade over the past 20 years. As Rhonda McBride from our flagship station KNBA reports, there are hopes Tuesday's election will show signs of a turnaround. One encouraging sign for Alaska Native voter turnout is the number of Native candidates running for office this year. “It's notable that we have a high-profile Native candidate in each big race.” Michelle Sparck is the Alaska director for Get Out the Native Vote. She says this marks the first time in years that there is an all-Native ticket for Alaska governor – with Meda DeWitt, a Tlingit and her running mate, Chris Steere, an Iñupiat. And there is national attention focused on former U.S. Rep. Mary Peltola (Yup'ik/D-AK), the first Alaska Native member of Congress. Peltola’s bid for the U.S. Senate is one the state's most closely watched races – a battle that could determine control of the country’s most powerful legislative body. Polls show a tight race between Peltola and incumbent U.S. Sen. Dan S. Sullivan (R-AK). The primary election could offer the clearest picture yet of where this race really stands. There is also Bill Hill (Athabascan), a longtime school superintendent and Bristol Bay fisherman. He is challenging incumbent U.S. Rep. Nick Begich (R-AK), who in 2024 unseated Peltola. Hill is an Independent and a relative political unknown, but his grassroots campaign has gained traction and polls show he is closing the gap with his opponent. Sparck says Get Out the Native Vote remains strictly nonpartisan and does not back candidates, but she is hoping the wealth of Native candidates will energize Native voters. Sparck says the real work in getting out the Native vote might be compared to cultivating a garden that has long been neglected. The mission for Sparck and her volunteers has been to travel from village to village, to revive the voting culture of the 1980's, when voter turnout ran as high as 70-80%, the era of the super voter. “They are today's elders.” Spark says turnout has fallen below 20%, but she hopes sharing the story of those earlier generations will inspire a new wave of super voters. A marker along the Southern border near the Tohono O'odham Nation between the U.S. and Mexico in June 2026. (Photo: Gabriel Pietrorazio) A federal judge is denying calls for a preliminary injunction by the Tohono O'odham Nation to halt border wall construction along a 60-foot stretch of land bordering the tribal reservation. KJZZ's Gabriel Pietrorazio has details. Judge Richard Leon in D.C. ruled last week that an injunction is “unwarranted”, writing he expects the U.S. to follow through on consulting with the Tohono O'odham Nation. Historically, that has not been the case, according to Tohono O'odham Chairman Verlon Jose. He points to the destruction of the 1,000-year-old Las Playas Intaglio, as the latest example. “We were assured that the border wall construction would not impact it, but despite that warning and assurances, federal contractors just bladed right through it, causing permanent damage to this O'odham and American treasure. You can't rebuild it.” Still, the judge noted that the feds' interests in ensuring public safety and enforcing immigration laws “outweigh any surviving irreparable harms.” Get National Native News delivered to your inbox daily. Sign up for our daily newsletter today. Download our NV1 Android or iOs App for breaking news alerts. Check out today’s Native America Calling episode Tuesday, August 18, 2026 — Are Native voters in line with the Democratic Party's shift to the left?
Photo: Carlson Center in Fairbanks, Alaska will host the 2028 Arctic Winter Games. (Quintin Soloviev / Wikimedia) The Arctic Winter Games International Committee has chosen Fairbanks, Alaska to host the games in 2028. Organizers chose to buck an April decision that would have moved to a three-year cycle temporarily. The announcement means the next Arctic Winter Games, which had been set for 2029, will happen a year earlier than was planned. A statement from the committee's president says an “extraordinary” proposal from Fairbanks this spring made it possible to return to the traditional two-year cycle. “Working with the Fairbanks North Star Borough, the Fairbanks North Star Borough School District, the State of Alaska, and numerous community partners, the Host Society demonstrated the community’s readiness to host the Games.” The international competition brings together about 2,000 youth participants from across the Circumpolar North, including Alaska, Canada, and Nordic countries. The multi-sport event and Indigenous cultural celebration started in 1970 and features sports like hockey, skiing, and curling as well as Dene games, such as the finger pull and snow snake. The competition took place in Whitehorse, Canada last winter. It was last hosted in Alaska in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough in 2024. The games have come to Fairbanks three times – twice in the 1980s and again in 2014. The Northwest Territories had been slated to host the 2028 iteration of the event, but withdrew its bid in 2024. Its Municipal and Community Affairs Minister cited reasons like insufficient capacity and facilities, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation reported at the time. (Courtesy Tohono O'odham Nation) Over the weekend, a tribe in southern Arizona warned that border wall contractors may soon encroach upon their lands. As KJZZ's Gabriel Pietrorazio reports, the tribe says it is ready to deal with trespassers. According to the Tohono O'odham Code, the tribe may impose up to a $5,000 fine for civil trespassing. Tribal police would escort any offender off the reservation sharing a 62-mile boundary with Mexico. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security, led by Secretary Markwayne Mullin (Cherokee) is looking to erect a border wall there. The Tohono O'odham Nation has sued, claiming its sovereignty would be violated should the Trump administration be allowed to proceed. While Customs and Border Protection is aware of the tribe's warning, the federal agency declined to comment due to ongoing litigation. Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument in Utah. (Courtesy U.S. Bureau of Land Management) Native Tribes and conservation groups are preparing to sue the Trump administration after the president signed orders to sharply reduce the size of two national monuments in Utah. Mark Richardson has details. Republicans are celebrating the move, while Tribes and environmentalists say it strips protections from culturally significant public lands. Gov. Spencer Cox (R-UT) and Utah’s congressional delegation joined the president to celebrate the signing of the orders. Steve Bloch, legal director for the Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance, calls conservatives’ vision for the state’s wildlands “wrong-headed”. “(U.S. Sen.) Mike Lee (R-UT)’s vision of the American West is not one with sweeping federal public lands. His view of the American West is Utah and other western states should be the South Carolina of the West, with almost no public land.” President Trump reduced the area of the Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments by about three million acres from their current boundaries – roughly 90% of the original protected area. Polling shows that 65% of Utah voters support keeping Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante protected as national monuments. Utah Republicans have long pushed to reduce or eliminate the two national monuments to allow mining and other economic development on the land. President Donald Trump speaks at the Utah State Capitol in 2017 before issuing a proclamation reducing boundaries for the Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments. Trump first reduced the monuments in 2017 during his first term, but President Joe Biden restored the areas. Bloch says he believes Trump is misinformed about the value of the monuments. “I think he really didn’t know what he was talking about. The line that everybody is hooked into that, as he understood it, you couldn’t hunt, fish, or walk in the monuments, and that is so demonstrably false.” The Bears Ears Inter-Tribal Coalition, formed by the Hopi, Zuni, Ute Mountain Ute, Navajo Nation and Ute Tribes, called it a major setback to an extraordinary collaboration on public lands between Tribal Nations and federal agencies. Bloch says it was a bitter pill for the tribes to swallow. “The tribes are angry. They are really disappointed. It’s just a lot of pain from yet another attempt by the nation to try and undo their footprint.” Get National Native News delivered to your inbox daily. Sign up for our daily newsletter today. Download our NV1 Android or iOs App for breaking news alerts. Check out today’s Native America Calling episode Tuesday, August 11, 2026 — Tribes face record-setting wildfire destruction
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Send us Fan MailWhat if a single footprint could reveal where someone had been, what they were carrying, and where they were headed?In this episode of Curator 135, we explore the remarkable story of the Shadow Wolves—an elite Native American tracking unit composed primarily of members of the Tohono O'odham Nation. For more than five decades, these extraordinary trackers have used skills passed down through generations to pursue drug traffickers, dismantle criminal organizations, and protect one of the most challenging stretches of the U.S.–Mexico border.Drawing from historical newspaper archives, government records, and congressional documents, this episode traces the origins of the Shadow Wolves, their evolution from Customs trackers to Homeland Security Investigations special agents, and the enduring value of Indigenous knowledge in modern law enforcement.Along the way, we'll explore the rich history of the Tohono O'odham Nation, the unique challenges of an ancestral homeland divided by an international border, and why the Sonoran Desert tells a story that few people ever learn to read.This is more than a story about border security.It's a story about tradition, resilience, and the timeless power of observation.In this episode:The origins of the Shadow WolvesTraditional tracking in the Sonoran DesertThe history of the Tohono O'odham NationMajor narcotics investigations and cartel interdictionThe evolution of the unit within Homeland SecurityThe 2022 Shadow Wolves Enhancement ActWhy ancient skills remain indispensable in the modern worldIf you enjoy Curator 135, please follow the show, leave a review, and share this episode with someone who loves history, true stories, and the fascinating people who often go unnoticed.Support the show
The U.S. is celebrating 250 years since the Declaration of Independence, but some Native Americans in the Mount Rushmore state are turning their focus to a different anniversary, as South Dakota Searchlight's Meghan O'Brien reports. Ben Jones is South Dakota's state historian. He also chairs the state's America 250 commission. He wants it to be an inclusive celebration. “There was just a strong desire personally, and I think among all the members of the commission, that we include everybody and everybody who lives in South Dakota to be a part of this.” But as July 4 nears, Trina Lone Hill (Oglala Sioux) is not planning to celebrate. “For me personally, the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence is like a slap in the face.” Lone Hill is a former historic preservation officer for the Oglala Sioux Tribe. Now, she serves on its tribal council. The founding of the country meant lost land, language, and culture for Indigenous people. So Lone Hill's focus is on the 150th anniversary of the Battle of the Little Bighorn, the week before Independence Day. The conflict on June 25, 1876, was a major victory for the Northern Cheyenne, Arapaho, Lakota, and Dakota people. It happened during the United States' encroachment on their land, after the discovery of gold in the Black Hills. Lakota people know the conflict as the Battle of the Greasy Grass. Representatives of several tribes are working with the National Park Service to commemorate the anniversary at the battlefield in Montana. Lone Hill will be one of more than a dozen speakers at the three-day event. U.S. Rep. Adelita Grijalva (D-AZ) holds a press conference on Monday, June 1, 2026, in Tucson., Ariz. The Indian Health Service (IHS) is preparing to close one of its three locations in Arizona. The agency says this is part of a plan to modernize operations and improve health outcomes. As KJZZ's Gabriel Pietrorazio reports, state Democrats are raising alarm. More than 28,000 patients depend on the Tucson, Ariz. area office, especially members from the Tohono O'odham Nation and Pascua Yaqui Tribe. It mostly handles administrative work, but is expected to merge with the IHS Phoenix office. That location is already responsible for 180,000 patients in Arizona, Nevada, and Utah. “Consolidating one to another, you're going to have a disruption of service. Any cut is going to cause a delay.” State Rep. Brian Garcia (Pascua Yaqui/D-AZ) is concerned. So too is State Sen. Sally Ann Gonzales (Pascua Yaqui/D-AZ), who also chairs the Indigenous Peoples Caucus. “I've never been to that clinic, but I know that some of our members do, and I used to represent Tohono O'odham and it's in their San Javier District, so it's disheartening to learn of its closure.” Arizona state Democrats sent a letter to Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy earlier this month, urging him to halt the looming closure. The agency did not comment on the letter. Mark Cruz testified Wednesday before the U.S. Senate Indian Affairs Committee. The nominee to lead the IHS appeared before a U.S. Senate committee Wednesday. Mark Cruz (Klamath Tribes) answered questions from lawmakers on the Senate Indian Affairs Committee during his confirmation hearing to become the next IHS director. Cruz currently serves as senior advisor for Native Affairs at HHS. He told senators he would focus on strengthening tribal consultation, improving health care access, and addressing workforce shortages across Indian Country if confirmed. His nomination now moves forward in the Senate confirmation process. IHS provides care to about 2.8 million American Indians and Alaska Natives. Get National Native News delivered to your inbox daily. Sign up for our daily newsletter today. Download our NV1 Android or iOs App for breaking news alerts. Check out today’s Native America Calling episode Thursday, June 25, 2026 — First Nations challenge Alberta's separation drive
The Tohono O'odham Nation's sovereign land spans the U.S.-Mexico border. Now they're suing the Trump administration over a proposed border wall through their territory. Plus, why does the weather report say 112 when your phone says 107?
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A cybersecurity firm worth two billion dollars classified Nancy Guthrie's alleged abduction as a wrench attack by proxy. Their language, not ours. A wrench attack is a crypto-targeted crime. Nancy Guthrie is eighty-four years old with no known cryptocurrency holdings.That disconnect is the center of this conversation. If CertiK's classification is accurate, the person who was taken may not have been the intended target. Catalina Foothills is one of the wealthiest neighborhoods in Tucson. Someone in that ZIP code may hold the kind of crypto that draws a six-million-dollar ransom demand. And if whoever showed up at Nancy's address was looking for that person, they found an eighty-four-year-old woman instead — and had a problem they couldn't walk away from.Meanwhile, volunteers have searched the border region three separate times after anonymous tips. Twenty-five unmarked graves found. None connected to Nancy. The Tohono O'odham reservation offers seventy-two miles of minimally monitored border. DNA sits at Quantico. The sheriff faces a recall. And the question nobody else is asking out loud: if Nancy wasn't the target, the real one may still be living nearby.Jennifer Coffindaffer, contributor to Hidden Killers, breaks it down.Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.#NancyGuthrie #CertiK #CatalinaFoothills #WrenchAttack #BitcoinRansom #MissingPerson #Tucson #TrueCrime #HiddenKillers #JenniferCoffindaffer
CertiK is backed by Tiger Global and Coinbase. They classified Nancy Guthrie's alleged abduction as a wrench attack by proxy and referenced a six-million-dollar Bitcoin ransom demand. Their report used the phrase proxy target selection — language that implies the attackers may not have found the person they were looking for.Nancy Guthrie is eighty-four. She has no known crypto holdings. She lives in Catalina Foothills, a neighborhood where the houses and the people inside them are worth targeting. The question this conversation puts on the table: did whoever showed up at Nancy's door have the wrong address? And if they did — who in that neighborhood was the intended mark?Three searches near the Mexican border. Twenty-five unmarked graves. None connected to Nancy. Retired law enforcement officials pointing to the Tohono O'odham reservation as a plausible route south. This case is not what most people think it is. Jennifer Coffindaffer, contributor to Hidden Killers, walks through what CertiK's classification actually means for the investigation.Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.#NancyGuthrie #CertiK #CatalinaFoothills #WrenchAttack #BitcoinRansom #MissingPerson #Tucson #TrueCrime #HiddenKillers #JenniferCoffindaffer
Photo: The international boundary between Mexico and the Tohono O'odham Nation in June 2026. (Gabriel Pietrorazio) An Arizona tribe along the Southern border has filed a lawsuit in federal court against the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). KJZZ's Gabriel Pietrorazio has details. The Tohono O'odham Nation has submitted an injunction to halt the Trump administration from looking to build a wall along its 62-mile boundary with Mexico. According to the complaint, the administration plans to solicit contracts for construction on sovereign lands – without the tribe's consent. Tohono O'odham Chairman Verlon Jose in a social media message. “We would prefer not to file this lawsuit, and instead use these resources for our people. And it is our hope DHS will reconsider their plans once they see the strength of our arguments, however, at this point we have been left with no other choice.” Carla Johnson is Tohono O'odham Vice Chairwoman. “The wall is a wasteful political gimmick. It will separate our families, desecrate our sacred sites and waters and harm our natural environment, while doing nothing to actually make us safer.” In response to the legal filings, DHS cites Mullin's Cherokee citizenship and commitment to tribal sovereignty, telling KJZZ the agency “values its relationship with the Tohono O'odham Nation and remains focused on open communication and minimizing impacts.” Sheep graze in the Coppermine Community near Page, Ariz. (Courtesy Loren Thomas) A Navajo Nation community near Page voted Sunday to oppose a controversial copper mine proposal, as KNAU's Chris Clements reports. The Coppermine Chapter voted 45-12 to adopt a resolution opposing Essential Minerals' exploration of a possible copper mine. The resolution also rescinded a policy put forward by the chapter back in 2005 that supported exploration of a separate copper mine. The resolution adopted on Sunday says back in 2005, the company looking into mining failed to fulfill its commitments. It adds that no mining company – like Essential Minerals – can use the 2005 policy to justify exploring a copper mine now. Tribal members say they are worried a copper mine would cause health and environmental issues in the community. Representatives of Essential Minerals previously told KNAU they want to build trust about the project, which they say is just being explored right now. Community members enjoy a meal at the 2026 Return of the Salmon Celebration at Riverview Park in Bethel on June 13, 2026. (Photo: MaryCait Dolan / KYUK) The day after the season's first drift gillnet fishing opener, salmon remained top of mind for fishers of the Kuskokwim River, as KYUK's Samantha Watson reports. At Riverview Park in Bethel, Alaska, community members gathered and filled plates of dried whitefish and grilled, fresh-caught fillets of king salmon. The second annual Return of the Salmon event was put on by Mother Kuskokwim Tribal Coalition, a grassroots organization opposing the proposed Donlin gold mine. Supporters of the mine point to the job prospects it would bring to locals in the region. Calista Corporation, the regional Native corporation who owns the subsurface rights to the proposed mine site, says that responsible development and subsistence can coexist. Others, like Mother Kuskokwim, say it is too risky. They argue that potential contamination from the mine could pose dire environmental impacts, namely for the region's salmon populations. The celebration is, at its core, an anti-Donlin demonstration, but it feels like a fish camp cookout. Organizer Gloria Simeon says on the Kuskokwim, salmon is a mechanism for something bigger. “Fish camp is not an activity. Fish camp is the time, the single most important time of families coming together with one purpose, and that’s to get prepared for the winter, catch our salmon, take care of it, to have it for the winter, and it’s not just only about that, it’s about sharing your genealogy, your oral traditions, our cultural values, who we are as a people, our history.” She talks about how it is sustained her family, and people like her granddaughter, Ashlynn Simeon, who is the Deputy Director of Mother Kuskokwim organization. She says the moments on display in a community event like this — children playing, babies having their first bites of fresh salmon of the season — that is what the Mother Kuskokwim advocates are trying to protect. Get National Native News delivered to your inbox daily. Sign up for our daily newsletter today. Download our NV1 Android or iOs App for breaking news alerts. Check out today’s Native America Calling episode Thursday, June 18, 2026 — Native Bookshelf: ‘The Home of the Drowned’ by Elin Anna Labba
The Tohono O'odham nation sues to stop the border wall; A Tucson woman is re-charged with an immigration crime; The latest on local wildfires; and more...
Photo: Ice jam flooding in Chalkyitsik, Alaska on May 7, 2026. (Courtesy National Weather Service) Gov. Mike Dunleavy (R-AK) issued a disaster declaration Monday for two Interior Alaska communities, after they were inundated with severe ice jam flooding. The declaration covers the areas near Chalkyitsik on the Black River and Hughes on the Koyukuk River, as The Alaska Desk’s Shelby Herbert from KUAC reports. Jeremy Zidek is a spokesperson for the state Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management. He says almost a dozen homes became flooded in Chalkyitsik, but the situation is especially dire in Hughes. The state is working to deliver emergency supplies to the community, but the water is still high. “They had water and ice on their runway. The water has gone down a little bit, but the runway is not serviceable by fixed-wing aircraft at this time. We're looking at an alternate runway that is nearby.” He says when the flooding peaked on May 9, most of the community's nearly-80 residents had to shelter at the Hughes Tribal Hall. Zidek says spring breakup is in full swing, and the danger hasn't passed for many other riverside communities in the Interior. “We're still looking at other areas of the state that could be impacted by ice jam flooding. And so, if there is a necessity to add new areas, the governor will consider the information we provide to him, and then make that determination.” In addition to activating the state's emergency response capabilities, the Governor's disaster declaration also opens up several assistance programs for the affected areas. The state's public assistance program focuses on restoring essential infrastructure, and can be accessed by local governments, tribes, and nonprofits. And its individual assistance and temporary housing programs can help individuals and families recover from flood-related property damage. Zidek says the state will release more information about those programs in the coming days. A House committee met Wednesday to review President Donald Trump's funding proposal for the Interior Department. As KJZZ's Gabriel Pietrorazio reports, a southern Arizona congresswoman took that opportunity to talk about the recent destruction of a sacred border wall site. Interior Secretary Doug Burgum shared that federal officials apologized to the Tohono O'odham Nation weeks after a border wall contractor bulldozed Las Playas Intaglio, a thousand-year-old archeological site along the US-Mexico boundary. “This is a super unfortunate thing that happened. There's a series of mistakes that happened along the way – zero intention – and we've delivered direct apologies.” But U.S. Rep. Adelita Grijalva (D-AZ) stressed words aren't enough. “I mean, unfortunately, once it's destroyed, you can't undo that.” Now, Grijalva fears another O'odham cultural site of concern, a desert oasis called Quitobaquito Springs, could be damaged next. It sits just south of Ajo inside Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument. “So will you commit that [the] U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and National Park Service avoid Quitobaquito Springs and minimize impact by not using groundwater within five miles, and monitor those water levels closely as the border wall is being built?” Burgum replied, “Well, I – that's a very specific thing that I won't jump ahead and commit to.” Missing person Benjamin Stepetin, 42, stands in downtown Juneau, Alaska. (Courtesy Stepetin family) Divers are searching the murky waters of Gastineau Channel this week for the body of a Juneau, Alaska man missing for nearly a year, as KTOO's Clarise Larson reports. Benjamin “Benny” Stepetin, a 42-year-old Juneau resident, disappeared last June. His family believes he may have fallen or been pushed into the water near the downtown seawalk. His brother, Martin Stepetin Sr., says the family hasn't given up hope. “We just want to find our brother, you know. And we really miss our brother, and if we could get some closure to finding him, then that would be amazing.” The search, funded by the Juneau Police Department (JPD), includes divers and underwater sonar vehicles. Police are investigating the case as criminal and say some people may be withholding information. The search includes both divers and underwater vehicles with sonar technology. The team is scanning up and down the downtown seawalk, while thousands of cruise ship visitors walk above them. Martin says that his family believes their brother may have fallen or been pushed into the water along the seawalk. JPD is currently investigating the case as a criminal investigation. Deputy Chief Krag Campbell says police believe there may have been people involved in Benjamin's disappearance who are withholding information. “Our ultimate goal is to get a successful resolution to this investigation, and if at all possible, recover or find the body and missing person for the family. So doing those things whenever we can, I think, is very important.” People can share information by calling JPD's dispatch line at 907-586-0600 or submitting an anonymous tip through Juneau Crime Line. Get National Native News delivered to your inbox daily. Sign up for our daily newsletter today. Download our NV1 Android or iOs App for breaking news alerts. Check out today’s Native America Calling episode Friday, May 15, 2026 – Native In The Spotlight: Washington State Supreme Court Justice Raquel Montoya-Lewis
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Indigenous activists are reacting to news that President Donald Trump recently issued a presidential border-crossing permit for the Bridger Pipeline in northcentral Montana. Yellowstone Public Radio's Kayla Desroches reports. The Bridger Pipeline would start in Phillips County, Mont. at the Canadian border and carry Alberta oil sands down through eastern Montana. Fort Peck Assiniboine Tribal member and Wolf Point city councilman Lance FourStar says he fought for years against the Keystone XL pipeline. “This was all kind of new to me. I was hoping it wasn't real, and that it was just a rumor.” Indigenous activists and environmental groups have been rallying around the public comment period for the Bridger Pipeline's environmental analysis. FourStar says he is disappointed by the presidential approval, but not surprised. “That sinking feeling didn't happen this time.” A spokesperson with developer Bridger Pipeline says construction is slated to begin in fall 2027. The pipeline still needs several permits to go ahead. Kelly Hunt’s Funeral. (Courtesy Shaktoolik School / Facebook) The Norton Sound community of Shaktoolik said their goodbyes to Kelly Hunt at a memorial service this Saturday, as Rhonda McBride from our flagship station KNBA reports. She was the 19 year old whose remains were found in ravine in the Anchorage, Alaska area of Spenard two weeks ago, following her disappearance in January. Friends and family gathered in the school gym for a simple, but emotional, service, with arms held open and voices raised in song. “Where the tree of life is always blooming and the roses never fade.” Prayers to bring Kelly Hunt home were finally answered, though not in the way the community had hoped. She was last seen visiting friends in Anchorage, on her way to attend the Alaska Christian College. During the service, the lingering question of what happened to Hunt was set aside, to grieve and remember her as a young person, so was full of life and potential – qualities that Lynda Bekoalok says she cherishes. In her more than two decades as a teacher in Shaktoolik, she remembers Hunt as one of the community's most promising students. “She was always positive and willing to jump in and help no matter where. She was always diligent in school. She always had a smile on her face.” Bekoalok says everyone at the school encouraged Hunt to go to college. The community even raised money to help her with expenses, because they were proud of how she had overcome so many challenges at an early age. Anchorage Police continue to investigate her case with no word yet on how she died. No suspects have been arrested. New footage of an ocelot in southern Arizona have captured. (Courtesy Center for Biological Diversity) The ocelot is seldom seen in the Southwest anymore. Few animals from the wild, spotted cat species still roam between the borderlands of northern Mexico and southern Arizona. But as KJZZ's Gabriel Pietrorazio reports, a group of tribal youth with ties to this now-endangered creature have bestowed one with an Indigenous name. Tucson high school first-year Isaac Valencia was among nearly three dozen O'odham students part of the Voices of Our Youth program, working with a tribal linguist. Then, a couple hundred ballots were cast to decide a fitting moniker through a recent online vote. “When I came up with the name, I named it an O'odham. And Himdam means traveler, like he has [an] untold story.” Himdam was first spotted in the Atascosa Highlands in 2024. More sightings of the same feline soon followed in the Whetstone, Patagonia and Santa Rita mountain ranges. The nonprofit Center for Biological Diversity shared insights about ocelots and their fragile habitat, the Sky Islands, with this group of students. For 14-year-old Valencia, who is from the San Xavier District of the Tohono O'odham Nation, Himdam's survival is inspiring. “It makes me real proud.” And naming the rare cat means so much more. Get National Native News delivered to your inbox daily. Sign up for our daily newsletter today. Download our NV1 Android or iOs App for breaking news alerts. Check out today’s Native America Calling episode Tuesday, May 5, 2026 – Alaska MMIW case exemplifies lingering distrust in law enforcement motivations
Also on Arizona Spotlight: Arizona Theatre Company presents "Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors"; and the public reaction to the decision to move The Arizona State Schools for the Deaf and Blind.
Photo: An aerial view of the Santa Rita Mountains near Tucson, Ariz. during an EcoFlight trip in April 2026. (Gabriel Pietrorazio) Today is Earth Day and earlier this month, the Colorado nonprofit EcoFlight came to Arizona as part of its annual aerial educational program — Flight Across America. A cohort of college students soared through the skies for an environmental tour of endangered landscapes across the West. KJZZ's Gabriel Pietrorazio took flight with them and has this report. On the Tucson International Airport tarmac, a fleet of three Cessna 210s taxi for takeoff. Manufacturers ceased production of this 6-seater model four decades ago, but these very planes have lately been the college students' main mode of transportation. Their four-day adventure across the Grand Canyon State kicked-off in Flagstaff. “And I am in awe of just what the world looks like from a bird's eye view.” Back on the ground, 23-year-old Kimmale Anderson reflects on her ride. She is from the Hopi village of Kykotsmovi and a senior majoring in environmental science at Fort Lewis College in Colorado. Anderson and seven more students met tribes along the way. While here in Tucson, Tohono O'odham Vice Chairwoman Carla Johnson joined her and the rest. “These leaders coming and being with us in these planes and giving their perspective is very powerful. And I think that they don't really speak for all of their people. And I appreciate the fact that they always express that.” An aerial view of solar panels near Tucson during an EcoFlight tour in April 2026. (Photo: Gabriel Pietrorazio / KJZZ) Arizona State University data science junior Sophia Honahni is Diné-Hopi and from Tuba City. “They had a lot to share – coming from both a western science and a traditional ecological knowledge perspective.” Eager high schoolers were the first to learn about the land from above through Flight Across America – until the nonprofit EcoFlight shifted its attention to career-bound college students who could make the most meaningful change in areas of conservation. This opportunity can, in part, be credited to one of the nation's most popular folk singers — John Denver. This passion for piloting and astronomy only grew when he moved to spend much of his life in this snowy Colorado city. Aspen is also where Bruce Gordon founded EcoFlight. “My good friend John Denver, you're old enough to know who he is? (laughter)” Gordon was one of the pilots that ferried students around Arizona. “But I laughed like that, because, even a number of the students we just had – maybe a third of them raised their hands.” Flight Across America was their brainchild for Earth Day 2000. “This idea sort of came to a huge fizzle when he passed away.” In 1997, the eight-time platinum album recording artist crashed an experimental plane into California's Monterey Bay. Gordon dedicated the maiden Flight Across America voyage in 2004 to Denver's memory. About 180 students have taken to the skies of the West since then. It is something Gordon thinks would have inspired Denver, too. “Yeah, he would have really been excited about this – getting up in the air, getting the people involved – because that was one of his main loves for sure.” Get National Native News delivered to your inbox daily. Sign up for our daily newsletter today. Download our NV1 Android or iOs App for breaking news alerts. Check out today’s Native America Calling episode Wednesday, April 22, 2026 — Earth Day read: “Mother Earth is Our Elder” by Katłı̨̀ą Catherine Lafferty
Resistance can take many forms. One of them, as Amy Juan of the Tohono O'odham explains here, is for people to come together to run in unity, prayer, and witness across traditional O'odham land, crisscrossing the U.S.-Mexico border. The annual Unity Run has taken place since 1995 with the purpose of “reinstating the tradition of running and carrying prayers,” which “unites us in respectful observance of preserving and healing our history, language, and culture,” according to the Native American Advancement Foundation.Amy serves as the administrative manager of the San Xavier Co-op Farm. She was the first guest we interviewed on the Border Chronicle podcast, in September 2021. We also had an in-depth conversation with her after the Border Patrol's killing of Tohono O'odham member Raymond Mattia. Conversations with Amy are always rich with insight and perspective, and this one is no exception.Amy says that the Unity Run, which took place in March, offers a good example of O'odham resilience:The way that we're able to adapt to different things good or bad, when it comes to our responsibilities in carrying out these traditions and these ceremonies and different things, and making sure it continues because there are worries from our elders that we're going far away from who we are. But when there are things like this, and we see there are little kids speaking the language, there are people still telling the stories, there are people who know the history. Those things are all important because they give us the strength we need to resist the border.This resistance may be directed, as Amy explains, against the possible construction of a physical border wall on the Nation. But its lessons can also be carried to any part of the country where the Border Patrol and ICE are operating.
The historic heat dome moving across the country smashed hundreds of high temperature records. Several places in Arizona and California reached 112 degrees — an unheard-of high in March. The Tohono O’odham Nation in southern Arizona issued an extreme heat warning after an official high temperature hit 108 degrees. The temporary weather phenomenon is slowly moving on, but not before drying out watersheds and melting snowpack that are critical sources of summer for people and agriculture. And climate experts say the abnormally hot start to the year is only the beginning. We’ll speak with researchers and others who are keeping track of climate trends for the year on what people can expect in the months ahead. GUESTS Roberta “Birdie” Wilcox-Cano (Diné), mayor of Winslow, Ariz. Mary “Cathy” Cathleen Wilson (Tohono O’odham), climate journalist and advocate Dr. Eugene Livar, Chief Heat Officer for Arizona Department of Health Services Alexander “Sasha” Gershunov, research meteorologist for the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at University of California San Diego Rob Fairbanks (Leech Lake Ojibwe), comedian aka The Rez Reporter Break 1 Music: To Keep the World We Know (song) Bruce Cockburn (artist) O Sun O Moon (album) Break 2 Music: Save the World (song) Tribz (artist) Trimmed (album)
House Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Date: Tuesday, March 17, 2026 – 1:00 PM Location: Capitol Complex, 2008 RHOB, Washington, DC, 20515, USA • LIVESTREAM: youtu.be/UX1i9N0arHI Witnesses Panel one Chuck Hoskin Jr. Principal Chief, Cherokee Nation Jonodev Chaudhuri Ambassador, The Muscogee (Creek) Nation Reggie Wassana [Note: Did not appear in person] Governor, Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes Panel two James Naranjo Governor, Pueblo of Santa Clara Charles Riley Governor, Pueblo of Acoma Panel three Verlon Jose Chairman, The Tohono O'odham Nation of Arizona Dr. Buu Nygren President, Navajo Nation Panel four Robyn Sunday-Allen [Note: Did not appear in person] President-Elect, National Council of Urban Indian Health Francys Crevier Chief Executive Officer, National Council of Urban Indian Health A.C. Locklear Chief Executive Officer, National Indian Health Board Abigail Echo-Hawk Director, Urban Indian Health Institute Conrad Jacket Board Member, Albuquerque Area Indian Health Board, Inc. Panel five Teresa Sanchez Board President, Riverside-San Bernardino County Indian Health, Inc., Tribal Member of the Morongo Band of Mission Indians Esther Lucero President and Chief Executive Officer, Seattle Indian Health Board Aaron Hines Chair, Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board Leanndra Ross Vice President, Executive and Tribal Services, Southcentral Foundation of Alaska Panel six Angelique Albert Chief Executive Officer, Native Forward Scholar Fund Ahniwake Rose President & CEO, American Indian Higher Education Consortium Panel seven Cecilia Fire Thunder President, Oglala Lakota Nation Education Coalition (OLNEC) Aurene Martin Secretary, National Indian Child Welfare Association More on Indianz.Com: https://indianz.com/News/2026/03/16/video-american-indian-and-alaska-native-public-witness-hearing-day-1-afternoon-session-2/
House Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Date: Tuesday, March 17, 2026 – 1:00 PM Location: Capitol Complex, 2008 RHOB, Washington, DC, 20515, USA • LIVESTREAM: youtu.be/UX1i9N0arHI Witnesses Panel one Chuck Hoskin Jr. Principal Chief, Cherokee Nation Jonodev Chaudhuri Ambassador, The Muscogee (Creek) Nation Reggie Wassana [Note: Did not appear in person] Governor, Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes Panel two James Naranjo Governor, Pueblo of Santa Clara Charles Riley Governor, Pueblo of Acoma Panel three Verlon Jose Chairman, The Tohono O'odham Nation of Arizona Dr. Buu Nygren President, Navajo Nation Panel four Robyn Sunday-Allen [Note: Did not appear in person] President-Elect, National Council of Urban Indian Health Francys Crevier Chief Executive Officer, National Council of Urban Indian Health A.C. Locklear Chief Executive Officer, National Indian Health Board Abigail Echo-Hawk Director, Urban Indian Health Institute Conrad Jacket Board Member, Albuquerque Area Indian Health Board, Inc. Panel five Teresa Sanchez Board President, Riverside-San Bernardino County Indian Health, Inc., Tribal Member of the Morongo Band of Mission Indians Esther Lucero President and Chief Executive Officer, Seattle Indian Health Board Aaron Hines Chair, Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board Leanndra Ross Vice President, Executive and Tribal Services, Southcentral Foundation of Alaska Panel six Angelique Albert Chief Executive Officer, Native Forward Scholar Fund Ahniwake Rose President & CEO, American Indian Higher Education Consortium Panel seven Cecilia Fire Thunder President, Oglala Lakota Nation Education Coalition (OLNEC) Aurene Martin Secretary, National Indian Child Welfare Association More on Indianz.Com: https://indianz.com/News/2026/03/16/video-american-indian-and-alaska-native-public-witness-hearing-day-1-afternoon-session-2/
House Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Date: Tuesday, March 17, 2026 – 1:00 PM Location: Capitol Complex, 2008 RHOB, Washington, DC, 20515, USA • LIVESTREAM: youtu.be/UX1i9N0arHI Witnesses Panel one Chuck Hoskin Jr. Principal Chief, Cherokee Nation Jonodev Chaudhuri Ambassador, The Muscogee (Creek) Nation Reggie Wassana [Note: Did not appear in person] Governor, Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes Panel two James Naranjo Governor, Pueblo of Santa Clara Charles Riley Governor, Pueblo of Acoma Panel three Verlon Jose Chairman, The Tohono O'odham Nation of Arizona Dr. Buu Nygren President, Navajo Nation Panel four Robyn Sunday-Allen [Note: Did not appear in person] President-Elect, National Council of Urban Indian Health Francys Crevier Chief Executive Officer, National Council of Urban Indian Health A.C. Locklear Chief Executive Officer, National Indian Health Board Abigail Echo-Hawk Director, Urban Indian Health Institute Conrad Jacket Board Member, Albuquerque Area Indian Health Board, Inc. Panel five Teresa Sanchez Board President, Riverside-San Bernardino County Indian Health, Inc., Tribal Member of the Morongo Band of Mission Indians Esther Lucero President and Chief Executive Officer, Seattle Indian Health Board Aaron Hines Chair, Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board Leanndra Ross Vice President, Executive and Tribal Services, Southcentral Foundation of Alaska Panel six Angelique Albert Chief Executive Officer, Native Forward Scholar Fund Ahniwake Rose President & CEO, American Indian Higher Education Consortium Panel seven Cecilia Fire Thunder President, Oglala Lakota Nation Education Coalition (OLNEC) Aurene Martin Secretary, National Indian Child Welfare Association More on Indianz.Com: https://indianz.com/News/2026/03/16/video-american-indian-and-alaska-native-public-witness-hearing-day-1-afternoon-session-2/
House Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Date: Tuesday, March 17, 2026 – 1:00 PM Location: Capitol Complex, 2008 RHOB, Washington, DC, 20515, USA • LIVESTREAM: youtu.be/UX1i9N0arHI Witnesses Panel one Chuck Hoskin Jr. Principal Chief, Cherokee Nation Jonodev Chaudhuri Ambassador, The Muscogee (Creek) Nation Reggie Wassana [Note: Did not appear in person] Governor, Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes Panel two James Naranjo Governor, Pueblo of Santa Clara Charles Riley Governor, Pueblo of Acoma Panel three Verlon Jose Chairman, The Tohono O'odham Nation of Arizona Dr. Buu Nygren President, Navajo Nation Panel four Robyn Sunday-Allen [Note: Did not appear in person] President-Elect, National Council of Urban Indian Health Francys Crevier Chief Executive Officer, National Council of Urban Indian Health A.C. Locklear Chief Executive Officer, National Indian Health Board Abigail Echo-Hawk Director, Urban Indian Health Institute Conrad Jacket Board Member, Albuquerque Area Indian Health Board, Inc. Panel five Teresa Sanchez Board President, Riverside-San Bernardino County Indian Health, Inc., Tribal Member of the Morongo Band of Mission Indians Esther Lucero President and Chief Executive Officer, Seattle Indian Health Board Aaron Hines Chair, Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board Leanndra Ross Vice President, Executive and Tribal Services, Southcentral Foundation of Alaska Panel six Angelique Albert Chief Executive Officer, Native Forward Scholar Fund Ahniwake Rose President & CEO, American Indian Higher Education Consortium Panel seven Cecilia Fire Thunder President, Oglala Lakota Nation Education Coalition (OLNEC) Aurene Martin Secretary, National Indian Child Welfare Association More on Indianz.Com: https://indianz.com/News/2026/03/16/video-american-indian-and-alaska-native-public-witness-hearing-day-1-afternoon-session-2/
House Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Date: Tuesday, March 17, 2026 – 1:00 PM Location: Capitol Complex, 2008 RHOB, Washington, DC, 20515, USA • LIVESTREAM: youtu.be/UX1i9N0arHI Witnesses Panel one Chuck Hoskin Jr. Principal Chief, Cherokee Nation Jonodev Chaudhuri Ambassador, The Muscogee (Creek) Nation Reggie Wassana [Note: Did not appear in person] Governor, Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes Panel two James Naranjo Governor, Pueblo of Santa Clara Charles Riley Governor, Pueblo of Acoma Panel three Verlon Jose Chairman, The Tohono O'odham Nation of Arizona Dr. Buu Nygren President, Navajo Nation Panel four Robyn Sunday-Allen [Note: Did not appear in person] President-Elect, National Council of Urban Indian Health Francys Crevier Chief Executive Officer, National Council of Urban Indian Health A.C. Locklear Chief Executive Officer, National Indian Health Board Abigail Echo-Hawk Director, Urban Indian Health Institute Conrad Jacket Board Member, Albuquerque Area Indian Health Board, Inc. Panel five Teresa Sanchez Board President, Riverside-San Bernardino County Indian Health, Inc., Tribal Member of the Morongo Band of Mission Indians Esther Lucero President and Chief Executive Officer, Seattle Indian Health Board Aaron Hines Chair, Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board Leanndra Ross Vice President, Executive and Tribal Services, Southcentral Foundation of Alaska Panel six Angelique Albert Chief Executive Officer, Native Forward Scholar Fund Ahniwake Rose President & CEO, American Indian Higher Education Consortium Panel seven Cecilia Fire Thunder President, Oglala Lakota Nation Education Coalition (OLNEC) Aurene Martin Secretary, National Indian Child Welfare Association More on Indianz.Com: https://indianz.com/News/2026/03/16/video-american-indian-and-alaska-native-public-witness-hearing-day-1-afternoon-session-2/
House Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Date: Tuesday, March 17, 2026 – 1:00 PM Location: Capitol Complex, 2008 RHOB, Washington, DC, 20515, USA • LIVESTREAM: youtu.be/UX1i9N0arHI Witnesses Panel one Chuck Hoskin Jr. Principal Chief, Cherokee Nation Jonodev Chaudhuri Ambassador, The Muscogee (Creek) Nation Reggie Wassana [Note: Did not appear in person] Governor, Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes Panel two James Naranjo Governor, Pueblo of Santa Clara Charles Riley Governor, Pueblo of Acoma Panel three Verlon Jose Chairman, The Tohono O'odham Nation of Arizona Dr. Buu Nygren President, Navajo Nation Panel four Robyn Sunday-Allen [Note: Did not appear in person] President-Elect, National Council of Urban Indian Health Francys Crevier Chief Executive Officer, National Council of Urban Indian Health A.C. Locklear Chief Executive Officer, National Indian Health Board Abigail Echo-Hawk Director, Urban Indian Health Institute Conrad Jacket Board Member, Albuquerque Area Indian Health Board, Inc. Panel five Teresa Sanchez Board President, Riverside-San Bernardino County Indian Health, Inc., Tribal Member of the Morongo Band of Mission Indians Esther Lucero President and Chief Executive Officer, Seattle Indian Health Board Aaron Hines Chair, Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board Leanndra Ross Vice President, Executive and Tribal Services, Southcentral Foundation of Alaska Panel six Angelique Albert Chief Executive Officer, Native Forward Scholar Fund Ahniwake Rose President & CEO, American Indian Higher Education Consortium Panel seven Cecilia Fire Thunder President, Oglala Lakota Nation Education Coalition (OLNEC) Aurene Martin Secretary, National Indian Child Welfare Association More on Indianz.Com: https://indianz.com/News/2026/03/16/video-american-indian-and-alaska-native-public-witness-hearing-day-1-afternoon-session-2/
House Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Date: Tuesday, March 17, 2026 – 1:00 PM Location: Capitol Complex, 2008 RHOB, Washington, DC, 20515, USA • LIVESTREAM: youtu.be/UX1i9N0arHI Witnesses Panel one Chuck Hoskin Jr. Principal Chief, Cherokee Nation Jonodev Chaudhuri Ambassador, The Muscogee (Creek) Nation Reggie Wassana [Note: Did not appear in person] Governor, Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes Panel two James Naranjo Governor, Pueblo of Santa Clara Charles Riley Governor, Pueblo of Acoma Panel three Verlon Jose Chairman, The Tohono O'odham Nation of Arizona Dr. Buu Nygren President, Navajo Nation Panel four Robyn Sunday-Allen [Note: Did not appear in person] President-Elect, National Council of Urban Indian Health Francys Crevier Chief Executive Officer, National Council of Urban Indian Health A.C. Locklear Chief Executive Officer, National Indian Health Board Abigail Echo-Hawk Director, Urban Indian Health Institute Conrad Jacket Board Member, Albuquerque Area Indian Health Board, Inc. Panel five Teresa Sanchez Board President, Riverside-San Bernardino County Indian Health, Inc., Tribal Member of the Morongo Band of Mission Indians Esther Lucero President and Chief Executive Officer, Seattle Indian Health Board Aaron Hines Chair, Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board Leanndra Ross Vice President, Executive and Tribal Services, Southcentral Foundation of Alaska Panel six Angelique Albert Chief Executive Officer, Native Forward Scholar Fund Ahniwake Rose President & CEO, American Indian Higher Education Consortium Panel seven Cecilia Fire Thunder President, Oglala Lakota Nation Education Coalition (OLNEC) Aurene Martin Secretary, National Indian Child Welfare Association More on Indianz.Com: https://indianz.com/News/2026/03/16/video-american-indian-and-alaska-native-public-witness-hearing-day-1-afternoon-session-2/
House Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Date: Tuesday, March 17, 2026 – 1:00 PM Location: Capitol Complex, 2008 RHOB, Washington, DC, 20515, USA • LIVESTREAM: youtu.be/UX1i9N0arHI Witnesses Panel one Chuck Hoskin Jr. Principal Chief, Cherokee Nation Jonodev Chaudhuri Ambassador, The Muscogee (Creek) Nation Reggie Wassana [Note: Did not appear in person] Governor, Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes Panel two James Naranjo Governor, Pueblo of Santa Clara Charles Riley Governor, Pueblo of Acoma Panel three Verlon Jose Chairman, The Tohono O'odham Nation of Arizona Dr. Buu Nygren President, Navajo Nation Panel four Robyn Sunday-Allen [Note: Did not appear in person] President-Elect, National Council of Urban Indian Health Francys Crevier Chief Executive Officer, National Council of Urban Indian Health A.C. Locklear Chief Executive Officer, National Indian Health Board Abigail Echo-Hawk Director, Urban Indian Health Institute Conrad Jacket Board Member, Albuquerque Area Indian Health Board, Inc. Panel five Teresa Sanchez Board President, Riverside-San Bernardino County Indian Health, Inc., Tribal Member of the Morongo Band of Mission Indians Esther Lucero President and Chief Executive Officer, Seattle Indian Health Board Aaron Hines Chair, Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board Leanndra Ross Vice President, Executive and Tribal Services, Southcentral Foundation of Alaska Panel six Angelique Albert Chief Executive Officer, Native Forward Scholar Fund Ahniwake Rose President & CEO, American Indian Higher Education Consortium Panel seven Cecilia Fire Thunder President, Oglala Lakota Nation Education Coalition (OLNEC) Aurene Martin Secretary, National Indian Child Welfare Association More on Indianz.Com: https://indianz.com/News/2026/03/16/video-american-indian-and-alaska-native-public-witness-hearing-day-1-afternoon-session-2/
House Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Date: Tuesday, March 17, 2026 – 1:00 PM Location: Capitol Complex, 2008 RHOB, Washington, DC, 20515, USA • LIVESTREAM: youtu.be/UX1i9N0arHI Witnesses Panel one Chuck Hoskin Jr. Principal Chief, Cherokee Nation Jonodev Chaudhuri Ambassador, The Muscogee (Creek) Nation Reggie Wassana [Note: Did not appear in person] Governor, Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes Panel two James Naranjo Governor, Pueblo of Santa Clara Charles Riley Governor, Pueblo of Acoma Panel three Verlon Jose Chairman, The Tohono O'odham Nation of Arizona Dr. Buu Nygren President, Navajo Nation Panel four Robyn Sunday-Allen [Note: Did not appear in person] President-Elect, National Council of Urban Indian Health Francys Crevier Chief Executive Officer, National Council of Urban Indian Health A.C. Locklear Chief Executive Officer, National Indian Health Board Abigail Echo-Hawk Director, Urban Indian Health Institute Conrad Jacket Board Member, Albuquerque Area Indian Health Board, Inc. Panel five Teresa Sanchez Board President, Riverside-San Bernardino County Indian Health, Inc., Tribal Member of the Morongo Band of Mission Indians Esther Lucero President and Chief Executive Officer, Seattle Indian Health Board Aaron Hines Chair, Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board Leanndra Ross Vice President, Executive and Tribal Services, Southcentral Foundation of Alaska Panel six Angelique Albert Chief Executive Officer, Native Forward Scholar Fund Ahniwake Rose President & CEO, American Indian Higher Education Consortium Panel seven Cecilia Fire Thunder President, Oglala Lakota Nation Education Coalition (OLNEC) Aurene Martin Secretary, National Indian Child Welfare Association More on Indianz.Com: https://indianz.com/News/2026/03/16/video-american-indian-and-alaska-native-public-witness-hearing-day-1-afternoon-session-2/
House Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Date: Tuesday, March 17, 2026 – 1:00 PM Location: Capitol Complex, 2008 RHOB, Washington, DC, 20515, USA • LIVESTREAM: youtu.be/UX1i9N0arHI Witnesses Panel one Chuck Hoskin Jr. Principal Chief, Cherokee Nation Jonodev Chaudhuri Ambassador, The Muscogee (Creek) Nation Reggie Wassana [Note: Did not appear in person] Governor, Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes Panel two James Naranjo Governor, Pueblo of Santa Clara Charles Riley Governor, Pueblo of Acoma Panel three Verlon Jose Chairman, The Tohono O'odham Nation of Arizona Dr. Buu Nygren President, Navajo Nation Panel four Robyn Sunday-Allen [Note: Did not appear in person] President-Elect, National Council of Urban Indian Health Francys Crevier Chief Executive Officer, National Council of Urban Indian Health A.C. Locklear Chief Executive Officer, National Indian Health Board Abigail Echo-Hawk Director, Urban Indian Health Institute Conrad Jacket Board Member, Albuquerque Area Indian Health Board, Inc. Panel five Teresa Sanchez Board President, Riverside-San Bernardino County Indian Health, Inc., Tribal Member of the Morongo Band of Mission Indians Esther Lucero President and Chief Executive Officer, Seattle Indian Health Board Aaron Hines Chair, Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board Leanndra Ross Vice President, Executive and Tribal Services, Southcentral Foundation of Alaska Panel six Angelique Albert Chief Executive Officer, Native Forward Scholar Fund Ahniwake Rose President & CEO, American Indian Higher Education Consortium Panel seven Cecilia Fire Thunder President, Oglala Lakota Nation Education Coalition (OLNEC) Aurene Martin Secretary, National Indian Child Welfare Association More on Indianz.Com: https://indianz.com/News/2026/03/16/video-american-indian-and-alaska-native-public-witness-hearing-day-1-afternoon-session-2/
House Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Date: Tuesday, March 17, 2026 – 1:00 PM Location: Capitol Complex, 2008 RHOB, Washington, DC, 20515, USA • LIVESTREAM: youtu.be/UX1i9N0arHI Witnesses Panel one Chuck Hoskin Jr. Principal Chief, Cherokee Nation Jonodev Chaudhuri Ambassador, The Muscogee (Creek) Nation Reggie Wassana [Note: Did not appear in person] Governor, Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes Panel two James Naranjo Governor, Pueblo of Santa Clara Charles Riley Governor, Pueblo of Acoma Panel three Verlon Jose Chairman, The Tohono O'odham Nation of Arizona Dr. Buu Nygren President, Navajo Nation Panel four Robyn Sunday-Allen [Note: Did not appear in person] President-Elect, National Council of Urban Indian Health Francys Crevier Chief Executive Officer, National Council of Urban Indian Health A.C. Locklear Chief Executive Officer, National Indian Health Board Abigail Echo-Hawk Director, Urban Indian Health Institute Conrad Jacket Board Member, Albuquerque Area Indian Health Board, Inc. Panel five Teresa Sanchez Board President, Riverside-San Bernardino County Indian Health, Inc., Tribal Member of the Morongo Band of Mission Indians Esther Lucero President and Chief Executive Officer, Seattle Indian Health Board Aaron Hines Chair, Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board Leanndra Ross Vice President, Executive and Tribal Services, Southcentral Foundation of Alaska Panel six Angelique Albert Chief Executive Officer, Native Forward Scholar Fund Ahniwake Rose President & CEO, American Indian Higher Education Consortium Panel seven Cecilia Fire Thunder President, Oglala Lakota Nation Education Coalition (OLNEC) Aurene Martin Secretary, National Indian Child Welfare Association More on Indianz.Com: https://indianz.com/News/2026/03/16/video-american-indian-and-alaska-native-public-witness-hearing-day-1-afternoon-session-2/
House Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Date: Tuesday, March 17, 2026 – 1:00 PM Location: Capitol Complex, 2008 RHOB, Washington, DC, 20515, USA • LIVESTREAM: youtu.be/UX1i9N0arHI Witnesses Panel one Chuck Hoskin Jr. Principal Chief, Cherokee Nation Jonodev Chaudhuri Ambassador, The Muscogee (Creek) Nation Reggie Wassana [Note: Did not appear in person] Governor, Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes Panel two James Naranjo Governor, Pueblo of Santa Clara Charles Riley Governor, Pueblo of Acoma Panel three Verlon Jose Chairman, The Tohono O'odham Nation of Arizona Dr. Buu Nygren President, Navajo Nation Panel four Robyn Sunday-Allen [Note: Did not appear in person] President-Elect, National Council of Urban Indian Health Francys Crevier Chief Executive Officer, National Council of Urban Indian Health A.C. Locklear Chief Executive Officer, National Indian Health Board Abigail Echo-Hawk Director, Urban Indian Health Institute Conrad Jacket Board Member, Albuquerque Area Indian Health Board, Inc. Panel five Teresa Sanchez Board President, Riverside-San Bernardino County Indian Health, Inc., Tribal Member of the Morongo Band of Mission Indians Esther Lucero President and Chief Executive Officer, Seattle Indian Health Board Aaron Hines Chair, Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board Leanndra Ross Vice President, Executive and Tribal Services, Southcentral Foundation of Alaska Panel six Angelique Albert Chief Executive Officer, Native Forward Scholar Fund Ahniwake Rose President & CEO, American Indian Higher Education Consortium Panel seven Cecilia Fire Thunder President, Oglala Lakota Nation Education Coalition (OLNEC) Aurene Martin Secretary, National Indian Child Welfare Association More on Indianz.Com: https://indianz.com/News/2026/03/16/video-american-indian-and-alaska-native-public-witness-hearing-day-1-afternoon-session-2/
House Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Date: Tuesday, March 17, 2026 – 1:00 PM Location: Capitol Complex, 2008 RHOB, Washington, DC, 20515, USA • LIVESTREAM: youtu.be/UX1i9N0arHI Witnesses Panel one Chuck Hoskin Jr. Principal Chief, Cherokee Nation Jonodev Chaudhuri Ambassador, The Muscogee (Creek) Nation Reggie Wassana [Note: Did not appear in person] Governor, Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes Panel two James Naranjo Governor, Pueblo of Santa Clara Charles Riley Governor, Pueblo of Acoma Panel three Verlon Jose Chairman, The Tohono O'odham Nation of Arizona Dr. Buu Nygren President, Navajo Nation Panel four Robyn Sunday-Allen [Note: Did not appear in person] President-Elect, National Council of Urban Indian Health Francys Crevier Chief Executive Officer, National Council of Urban Indian Health A.C. Locklear Chief Executive Officer, National Indian Health Board Abigail Echo-Hawk Director, Urban Indian Health Institute Conrad Jacket Board Member, Albuquerque Area Indian Health Board, Inc. Panel five Teresa Sanchez Board President, Riverside-San Bernardino County Indian Health, Inc., Tribal Member of the Morongo Band of Mission Indians Esther Lucero President and Chief Executive Officer, Seattle Indian Health Board Aaron Hines Chair, Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board Leanndra Ross Vice President, Executive and Tribal Services, Southcentral Foundation of Alaska Panel six Angelique Albert Chief Executive Officer, Native Forward Scholar Fund Ahniwake Rose President & CEO, American Indian Higher Education Consortium Panel seven Cecilia Fire Thunder President, Oglala Lakota Nation Education Coalition (OLNEC) Aurene Martin Secretary, National Indian Child Welfare Association More on Indianz.Com: https://indianz.com/News/2026/03/16/video-american-indian-and-alaska-native-public-witness-hearing-day-1-afternoon-session-2/
House Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Date: Tuesday, March 17, 2026 – 1:00 PM Location: Capitol Complex, 2008 RHOB, Washington, DC, 20515, USA • LIVESTREAM: youtu.be/UX1i9N0arHI Witnesses Panel one Chuck Hoskin Jr. Principal Chief, Cherokee Nation Jonodev Chaudhuri Ambassador, The Muscogee (Creek) Nation Reggie Wassana [Note: Did not appear in person] Governor, Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes Panel two James Naranjo Governor, Pueblo of Santa Clara Charles Riley Governor, Pueblo of Acoma Panel three Verlon Jose Chairman, The Tohono O'odham Nation of Arizona Dr. Buu Nygren President, Navajo Nation Panel four Robyn Sunday-Allen [Note: Did not appear in person] President-Elect, National Council of Urban Indian Health Francys Crevier Chief Executive Officer, National Council of Urban Indian Health A.C. Locklear Chief Executive Officer, National Indian Health Board Abigail Echo-Hawk Director, Urban Indian Health Institute Conrad Jacket Board Member, Albuquerque Area Indian Health Board, Inc. Panel five Teresa Sanchez Board President, Riverside-San Bernardino County Indian Health, Inc., Tribal Member of the Morongo Band of Mission Indians Esther Lucero President and Chief Executive Officer, Seattle Indian Health Board Aaron Hines Chair, Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board Leanndra Ross Vice President, Executive and Tribal Services, Southcentral Foundation of Alaska Panel six Angelique Albert Chief Executive Officer, Native Forward Scholar Fund Ahniwake Rose President & CEO, American Indian Higher Education Consortium Panel seven Cecilia Fire Thunder President, Oglala Lakota Nation Education Coalition (OLNEC) Aurene Martin Secretary, National Indian Child Welfare Association More on Indianz.Com: https://indianz.com/News/2026/03/16/video-american-indian-and-alaska-native-public-witness-hearing-day-1-afternoon-session-2/
House Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Date: Tuesday, March 17, 2026 – 1:00 PM Location: Capitol Complex, 2008 RHOB, Washington, DC, 20515, USA • LIVESTREAM: youtu.be/UX1i9N0arHI Witnesses Panel one Chuck Hoskin Jr. Principal Chief, Cherokee Nation Jonodev Chaudhuri Ambassador, The Muscogee (Creek) Nation Reggie Wassana [Note: Did not appear in person] Governor, Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes Panel two James Naranjo Governor, Pueblo of Santa Clara Charles Riley Governor, Pueblo of Acoma Panel three Verlon Jose Chairman, The Tohono O'odham Nation of Arizona Dr. Buu Nygren President, Navajo Nation Panel four Robyn Sunday-Allen [Note: Did not appear in person] President-Elect, National Council of Urban Indian Health Francys Crevier Chief Executive Officer, National Council of Urban Indian Health A.C. Locklear Chief Executive Officer, National Indian Health Board Abigail Echo-Hawk Director, Urban Indian Health Institute Conrad Jacket Board Member, Albuquerque Area Indian Health Board, Inc. Panel five Teresa Sanchez Board President, Riverside-San Bernardino County Indian Health, Inc., Tribal Member of the Morongo Band of Mission Indians Esther Lucero President and Chief Executive Officer, Seattle Indian Health Board Aaron Hines Chair, Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board Leanndra Ross Vice President, Executive and Tribal Services, Southcentral Foundation of Alaska Panel six Angelique Albert Chief Executive Officer, Native Forward Scholar Fund Ahniwake Rose President & CEO, American Indian Higher Education Consortium Panel seven Cecilia Fire Thunder President, Oglala Lakota Nation Education Coalition (OLNEC) Aurene Martin Secretary, National Indian Child Welfare Association More on Indianz.Com: https://indianz.com/News/2026/03/16/video-american-indian-and-alaska-native-public-witness-hearing-day-1-afternoon-session-2/
House Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Date: Tuesday, March 17, 2026 – 1:00 PM Location: Capitol Complex, 2008 RHOB, Washington, DC, 20515, USA • LIVESTREAM: youtu.be/UX1i9N0arHI Witnesses Panel one Chuck Hoskin Jr. Principal Chief, Cherokee Nation Jonodev Chaudhuri Ambassador, The Muscogee (Creek) Nation Reggie Wassana [Note: Did not appear in person] Governor, Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes Panel two James Naranjo Governor, Pueblo of Santa Clara Charles Riley Governor, Pueblo of Acoma Panel three Verlon Jose Chairman, The Tohono O'odham Nation of Arizona Dr. Buu Nygren President, Navajo Nation Panel four Robyn Sunday-Allen [Note: Did not appear in person] President-Elect, National Council of Urban Indian Health Francys Crevier Chief Executive Officer, National Council of Urban Indian Health A.C. Locklear Chief Executive Officer, National Indian Health Board Abigail Echo-Hawk Director, Urban Indian Health Institute Conrad Jacket Board Member, Albuquerque Area Indian Health Board, Inc. Panel five Teresa Sanchez Board President, Riverside-San Bernardino County Indian Health, Inc., Tribal Member of the Morongo Band of Mission Indians Esther Lucero President and Chief Executive Officer, Seattle Indian Health Board Aaron Hines Chair, Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board Leanndra Ross Vice President, Executive and Tribal Services, Southcentral Foundation of Alaska Panel six Angelique Albert Chief Executive Officer, Native Forward Scholar Fund Ahniwake Rose President & CEO, American Indian Higher Education Consortium Panel seven Cecilia Fire Thunder President, Oglala Lakota Nation Education Coalition (OLNEC) Aurene Martin Secretary, National Indian Child Welfare Association More on Indianz.Com: https://indianz.com/News/2026/03/16/video-american-indian-and-alaska-native-public-witness-hearing-day-1-afternoon-session-2/
House Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Date: Tuesday, March 17, 2026 – 1:00 PM Location: Capitol Complex, 2008 RHOB, Washington, DC, 20515, USA • LIVESTREAM: youtu.be/UX1i9N0arHI Witnesses Panel one Chuck Hoskin Jr. Principal Chief, Cherokee Nation Jonodev Chaudhuri Ambassador, The Muscogee (Creek) Nation Reggie Wassana [Note: Did not appear in person] Governor, Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes Panel two James Naranjo Governor, Pueblo of Santa Clara Charles Riley Governor, Pueblo of Acoma Panel three Verlon Jose Chairman, The Tohono O'odham Nation of Arizona Dr. Buu Nygren President, Navajo Nation Panel four Robyn Sunday-Allen [Note: Did not appear in person] President-Elect, National Council of Urban Indian Health Francys Crevier Chief Executive Officer, National Council of Urban Indian Health A.C. Locklear Chief Executive Officer, National Indian Health Board Abigail Echo-Hawk Director, Urban Indian Health Institute Conrad Jacket Board Member, Albuquerque Area Indian Health Board, Inc. Panel five Teresa Sanchez Board President, Riverside-San Bernardino County Indian Health, Inc., Tribal Member of the Morongo Band of Mission Indians Esther Lucero President and Chief Executive Officer, Seattle Indian Health Board Aaron Hines Chair, Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board Leanndra Ross Vice President, Executive and Tribal Services, Southcentral Foundation of Alaska Panel six Angelique Albert Chief Executive Officer, Native Forward Scholar Fund Ahniwake Rose President & CEO, American Indian Higher Education Consortium Panel seven Cecilia Fire Thunder President, Oglala Lakota Nation Education Coalition (OLNEC) Aurene Martin Secretary, National Indian Child Welfare Association More on Indianz.Com: https://indianz.com/News/2026/03/16/video-american-indian-and-alaska-native-public-witness-hearing-day-1-afternoon-session-2/
House Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Date: Tuesday, March 17, 2026 – 1:00 PM Location: Capitol Complex, 2008 RHOB, Washington, DC, 20515, USA • LIVESTREAM: youtu.be/UX1i9N0arHI Witnesses Panel one Chuck Hoskin Jr. Principal Chief, Cherokee Nation Jonodev Chaudhuri Ambassador, The Muscogee (Creek) Nation Reggie Wassana [Note: Did not appear in person] Governor, Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes Panel two James Naranjo Governor, Pueblo of Santa Clara Charles Riley Governor, Pueblo of Acoma Panel three Verlon Jose Chairman, The Tohono O'odham Nation of Arizona Dr. Buu Nygren President, Navajo Nation Panel four Robyn Sunday-Allen [Note: Did not appear in person] President-Elect, National Council of Urban Indian Health Francys Crevier Chief Executive Officer, National Council of Urban Indian Health A.C. Locklear Chief Executive Officer, National Indian Health Board Abigail Echo-Hawk Director, Urban Indian Health Institute Conrad Jacket Board Member, Albuquerque Area Indian Health Board, Inc. Panel five Teresa Sanchez Board President, Riverside-San Bernardino County Indian Health, Inc., Tribal Member of the Morongo Band of Mission Indians Esther Lucero President and Chief Executive Officer, Seattle Indian Health Board Aaron Hines Chair, Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board Leanndra Ross Vice President, Executive and Tribal Services, Southcentral Foundation of Alaska Panel six Angelique Albert Chief Executive Officer, Native Forward Scholar Fund Ahniwake Rose President & CEO, American Indian Higher Education Consortium Panel seven Cecilia Fire Thunder President, Oglala Lakota Nation Education Coalition (OLNEC) Aurene Martin Secretary, National Indian Child Welfare Association More on Indianz.Com: https://indianz.com/News/2026/03/16/video-american-indian-and-alaska-native-public-witness-hearing-day-1-afternoon-session-2/
House Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Date: Tuesday, March 17, 2026 – 1:00 PM Location: Capitol Complex, 2008 RHOB, Washington, DC, 20515, USA • LIVESTREAM: youtu.be/UX1i9N0arHI Witnesses Panel one Chuck Hoskin Jr. Principal Chief, Cherokee Nation Jonodev Chaudhuri Ambassador, The Muscogee (Creek) Nation Reggie Wassana [Note: Did not appear in person] Governor, Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes Panel two James Naranjo Governor, Pueblo of Santa Clara Charles Riley Governor, Pueblo of Acoma Panel three Verlon Jose Chairman, The Tohono O'odham Nation of Arizona Dr. Buu Nygren President, Navajo Nation Panel four Robyn Sunday-Allen [Note: Did not appear in person] President-Elect, National Council of Urban Indian Health Francys Crevier Chief Executive Officer, National Council of Urban Indian Health A.C. Locklear Chief Executive Officer, National Indian Health Board Abigail Echo-Hawk Director, Urban Indian Health Institute Conrad Jacket Board Member, Albuquerque Area Indian Health Board, Inc. Panel five Teresa Sanchez Board President, Riverside-San Bernardino County Indian Health, Inc., Tribal Member of the Morongo Band of Mission Indians Esther Lucero President and Chief Executive Officer, Seattle Indian Health Board Aaron Hines Chair, Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board Leanndra Ross Vice President, Executive and Tribal Services, Southcentral Foundation of Alaska Panel six Angelique Albert Chief Executive Officer, Native Forward Scholar Fund Ahniwake Rose President & CEO, American Indian Higher Education Consortium Panel seven Cecilia Fire Thunder President, Oglala Lakota Nation Education Coalition (OLNEC) Aurene Martin Secretary, National Indian Child Welfare Association More on Indianz.Com: https://indianz.com/News/2026/03/16/video-american-indian-and-alaska-native-public-witness-hearing-day-1-afternoon-session-2/
House Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Date: Tuesday, March 17, 2026 – 1:00 PM Location: Capitol Complex, 2008 RHOB, Washington, DC, 20515, USA • LIVESTREAM: youtu.be/UX1i9N0arHI Witnesses Panel one Chuck Hoskin Jr. Principal Chief, Cherokee Nation Jonodev Chaudhuri Ambassador, The Muscogee (Creek) Nation Reggie Wassana [Note: Did not appear in person] Governor, Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes Panel two James Naranjo Governor, Pueblo of Santa Clara Charles Riley Governor, Pueblo of Acoma Panel three Verlon Jose Chairman, The Tohono O'odham Nation of Arizona Dr. Buu Nygren President, Navajo Nation Panel four Robyn Sunday-Allen [Note: Did not appear in person] President-Elect, National Council of Urban Indian Health Francys Crevier Chief Executive Officer, National Council of Urban Indian Health A.C. Locklear Chief Executive Officer, National Indian Health Board Abigail Echo-Hawk Director, Urban Indian Health Institute Conrad Jacket Board Member, Albuquerque Area Indian Health Board, Inc. Panel five Teresa Sanchez Board President, Riverside-San Bernardino County Indian Health, Inc., Tribal Member of the Morongo Band of Mission Indians Esther Lucero President and Chief Executive Officer, Seattle Indian Health Board Aaron Hines Chair, Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board Leanndra Ross Vice President, Executive and Tribal Services, Southcentral Foundation of Alaska Panel six Angelique Albert Chief Executive Officer, Native Forward Scholar Fund Ahniwake Rose President & CEO, American Indian Higher Education Consortium Panel seven Cecilia Fire Thunder President, Oglala Lakota Nation Education Coalition (OLNEC) Aurene Martin Secretary, National Indian Child Welfare Association More on Indianz.Com: https://indianz.com/News/2026/03/16/video-american-indian-and-alaska-native-public-witness-hearing-day-1-afternoon-session-2/
House Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Date: Tuesday, March 17, 2026 – 1:00 PM Location: Capitol Complex, 2008 RHOB, Washington, DC, 20515, USA • LIVESTREAM: youtu.be/UX1i9N0arHI Witnesses Panel one Chuck Hoskin Jr. Principal Chief, Cherokee Nation Jonodev Chaudhuri Ambassador, The Muscogee (Creek) Nation Reggie Wassana [Note: Did not appear in person] Governor, Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes Panel two James Naranjo Governor, Pueblo of Santa Clara Charles Riley Governor, Pueblo of Acoma Panel three Verlon Jose Chairman, The Tohono O'odham Nation of Arizona Dr. Buu Nygren President, Navajo Nation Panel four Robyn Sunday-Allen [Note: Did not appear in person] President-Elect, National Council of Urban Indian Health Francys Crevier Chief Executive Officer, National Council of Urban Indian Health A.C. Locklear Chief Executive Officer, National Indian Health Board Abigail Echo-Hawk Director, Urban Indian Health Institute Conrad Jacket Board Member, Albuquerque Area Indian Health Board, Inc. Panel five Teresa Sanchez Board President, Riverside-San Bernardino County Indian Health, Inc., Tribal Member of the Morongo Band of Mission Indians Esther Lucero President and Chief Executive Officer, Seattle Indian Health Board Aaron Hines Chair, Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board Leanndra Ross Vice President, Executive and Tribal Services, Southcentral Foundation of Alaska Panel six Angelique Albert Chief Executive Officer, Native Forward Scholar Fund Ahniwake Rose President & CEO, American Indian Higher Education Consortium Panel seven Cecilia Fire Thunder President, Oglala Lakota Nation Education Coalition (OLNEC) Aurene Martin Secretary, National Indian Child Welfare Association More on Indianz.Com: https://indianz.com/News/2026/03/16/video-american-indian-and-alaska-native-public-witness-hearing-day-1-afternoon-session-2/
House Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Date: Tuesday, March 17, 2026 – 1:00 PM Location: Capitol Complex, 2008 RHOB, Washington, DC, 20515, USA • LIVESTREAM: youtu.be/UX1i9N0arHI Witnesses Panel one Chuck Hoskin Jr. Principal Chief, Cherokee Nation Jonodev Chaudhuri Ambassador, The Muscogee (Creek) Nation Reggie Wassana [Note: Did not appear in person] Governor, Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes Panel two James Naranjo Governor, Pueblo of Santa Clara Charles Riley Governor, Pueblo of Acoma Panel three Verlon Jose Chairman, The Tohono O'odham Nation of Arizona Dr. Buu Nygren President, Navajo Nation Panel four Robyn Sunday-Allen [Note: Did not appear in person] President-Elect, National Council of Urban Indian Health Francys Crevier Chief Executive Officer, National Council of Urban Indian Health A.C. Locklear Chief Executive Officer, National Indian Health Board Abigail Echo-Hawk Director, Urban Indian Health Institute Conrad Jacket Board Member, Albuquerque Area Indian Health Board, Inc. Panel five Teresa Sanchez Board President, Riverside-San Bernardino County Indian Health, Inc., Tribal Member of the Morongo Band of Mission Indians Esther Lucero President and Chief Executive Officer, Seattle Indian Health Board Aaron Hines Chair, Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board Leanndra Ross Vice President, Executive and Tribal Services, Southcentral Foundation of Alaska Panel six Angelique Albert Chief Executive Officer, Native Forward Scholar Fund Ahniwake Rose President & CEO, American Indian Higher Education Consortium Panel seven Cecilia Fire Thunder President, Oglala Lakota Nation Education Coalition (OLNEC) Aurene Martin Secretary, National Indian Child Welfare Association More on Indianz.Com: https://indianz.com/News/2026/03/16/video-american-indian-and-alaska-native-public-witness-hearing-day-1-afternoon-session-2/
House Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Date: Tuesday, March 17, 2026 – 1:00 PM Location: Capitol Complex, 2008 RHOB, Washington, DC, 20515, USA • LIVESTREAM: youtu.be/UX1i9N0arHI Witnesses Panel one Chuck Hoskin Jr. Principal Chief, Cherokee Nation Jonodev Chaudhuri Ambassador, The Muscogee (Creek) Nation Reggie Wassana [Note: Did not appear in person] Governor, Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes Panel two James Naranjo Governor, Pueblo of Santa Clara Charles Riley Governor, Pueblo of Acoma Panel three Verlon Jose Chairman, The Tohono O'odham Nation of Arizona Dr. Buu Nygren President, Navajo Nation Panel four Robyn Sunday-Allen [Note: Did not appear in person] President-Elect, National Council of Urban Indian Health Francys Crevier Chief Executive Officer, National Council of Urban Indian Health A.C. Locklear Chief Executive Officer, National Indian Health Board Abigail Echo-Hawk Director, Urban Indian Health Institute Conrad Jacket Board Member, Albuquerque Area Indian Health Board, Inc. Panel five Teresa Sanchez Board President, Riverside-San Bernardino County Indian Health, Inc., Tribal Member of the Morongo Band of Mission Indians Esther Lucero President and Chief Executive Officer, Seattle Indian Health Board Aaron Hines Chair, Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board Leanndra Ross Vice President, Executive and Tribal Services, Southcentral Foundation of Alaska Panel six Angelique Albert Chief Executive Officer, Native Forward Scholar Fund Ahniwake Rose President & CEO, American Indian Higher Education Consortium Panel seven Cecilia Fire Thunder President, Oglala Lakota Nation Education Coalition (OLNEC) Aurene Martin Secretary, National Indian Child Welfare Association More on Indianz.Com: https://indianz.com/News/2026/03/16/video-american-indian-and-alaska-native-public-witness-hearing-day-1-afternoon-session-2/
House Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Date: Tuesday, March 17, 2026 – 1:00 PM Location: Capitol Complex, 2008 RHOB, Washington, DC, 20515, USA • LIVESTREAM: youtu.be/UX1i9N0arHI Witnesses Panel one Chuck Hoskin Jr. Principal Chief, Cherokee Nation Jonodev Chaudhuri Ambassador, The Muscogee (Creek) Nation Reggie Wassana [Note: Did not appear in person] Governor, Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes Panel two James Naranjo Governor, Pueblo of Santa Clara Charles Riley Governor, Pueblo of Acoma Panel three Verlon Jose Chairman, The Tohono O'odham Nation of Arizona Dr. Buu Nygren President, Navajo Nation Panel four Robyn Sunday-Allen [Note: Did not appear in person] President-Elect, National Council of Urban Indian Health Francys Crevier Chief Executive Officer, National Council of Urban Indian Health A.C. Locklear Chief Executive Officer, National Indian Health Board Abigail Echo-Hawk Director, Urban Indian Health Institute Conrad Jacket Board Member, Albuquerque Area Indian Health Board, Inc. Panel five Teresa Sanchez Board President, Riverside-San Bernardino County Indian Health, Inc., Tribal Member of the Morongo Band of Mission Indians Esther Lucero President and Chief Executive Officer, Seattle Indian Health Board Aaron Hines Chair, Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board Leanndra Ross Vice President, Executive and Tribal Services, Southcentral Foundation of Alaska Panel six Angelique Albert Chief Executive Officer, Native Forward Scholar Fund Ahniwake Rose President & CEO, American Indian Higher Education Consortium Panel seven Cecilia Fire Thunder President, Oglala Lakota Nation Education Coalition (OLNEC) Aurene Martin Secretary, National Indian Child Welfare Association More on Indianz.Com: https://indianz.com/News/2026/03/16/video-american-indian-and-alaska-native-public-witness-hearing-day-1-afternoon-session-2/
House Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Date: Tuesday, March 17, 2026 – 1:00 PM Location: Capitol Complex, 2008 RHOB, Washington, DC, 20515, USA • LIVESTREAM: youtu.be/UX1i9N0arHI Witnesses Panel one Chuck Hoskin Jr. Principal Chief, Cherokee Nation Jonodev Chaudhuri Ambassador, The Muscogee (Creek) Nation Reggie Wassana [Note: Did not appear in person] Governor, Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes Panel two James Naranjo Governor, Pueblo of Santa Clara Charles Riley Governor, Pueblo of Acoma Panel three Verlon Jose Chairman, The Tohono O'odham Nation of Arizona Dr. Buu Nygren President, Navajo Nation Panel four Robyn Sunday-Allen [Note: Did not appear in person] President-Elect, National Council of Urban Indian Health Francys Crevier Chief Executive Officer, National Council of Urban Indian Health A.C. Locklear Chief Executive Officer, National Indian Health Board Abigail Echo-Hawk Director, Urban Indian Health Institute Conrad Jacket Board Member, Albuquerque Area Indian Health Board, Inc. Panel five Teresa Sanchez Board President, Riverside-San Bernardino County Indian Health, Inc., Tribal Member of the Morongo Band of Mission Indians Esther Lucero President and Chief Executive Officer, Seattle Indian Health Board Aaron Hines Chair, Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board Leanndra Ross Vice President, Executive and Tribal Services, Southcentral Foundation of Alaska Panel six Angelique Albert Chief Executive Officer, Native Forward Scholar Fund Ahniwake Rose President & CEO, American Indian Higher Education Consortium Panel seven Cecilia Fire Thunder President, Oglala Lakota Nation Education Coalition (OLNEC) Aurene Martin Secretary, National Indian Child Welfare Association More on Indianz.Com: https://indianz.com/News/2026/03/16/video-american-indian-and-alaska-native-public-witness-hearing-day-1-afternoon-session-2/
House Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Date: Tuesday, March 17, 2026 – 1:00 PM Location: Capitol Complex, 2008 RHOB, Washington, DC, 20515, USA • LIVESTREAM: youtu.be/UX1i9N0arHI Witnesses Panel one Chuck Hoskin Jr. Principal Chief, Cherokee Nation Jonodev Chaudhuri Ambassador, The Muscogee (Creek) Nation Reggie Wassana [Note: Did not appear in person] Governor, Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes Panel two James Naranjo Governor, Pueblo of Santa Clara Charles Riley Governor, Pueblo of Acoma Panel three Verlon Jose Chairman, The Tohono O'odham Nation of Arizona Dr. Buu Nygren President, Navajo Nation Panel four Robyn Sunday-Allen [Note: Did not appear in person] President-Elect, National Council of Urban Indian Health Francys Crevier Chief Executive Officer, National Council of Urban Indian Health A.C. Locklear Chief Executive Officer, National Indian Health Board Abigail Echo-Hawk Director, Urban Indian Health Institute Conrad Jacket Board Member, Albuquerque Area Indian Health Board, Inc. Panel five Teresa Sanchez Board President, Riverside-San Bernardino County Indian Health, Inc., Tribal Member of the Morongo Band of Mission Indians Esther Lucero President and Chief Executive Officer, Seattle Indian Health Board Aaron Hines Chair, Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board Leanndra Ross Vice President, Executive and Tribal Services, Southcentral Foundation of Alaska Panel six Angelique Albert Chief Executive Officer, Native Forward Scholar Fund Ahniwake Rose President & CEO, American Indian Higher Education Consortium Panel seven Cecilia Fire Thunder President, Oglala Lakota Nation Education Coalition (OLNEC) Aurene Martin Secretary, National Indian Child Welfare Association More on Indianz.Com: https://indianz.com/News/2026/03/16/video-american-indian-and-alaska-native-public-witness-hearing-day-1-afternoon-session-2/
The words “Sioux”, “Chippewa”, and “Crow” are some of the well-known names in the official lexicon that identify tribes, but they are also among the monikers that arise from mispronunciations, errant assumptions, and even derogatory terms by outsiders that found their way into conventional use. Over the years, some tribes have undertaken the arduous process to change their official names to take back what they have always called themselves. Others simply change how they present their names to the public, without updating the official record. We'll talk with representatives from tribes who seek to have their names better reflect their own culture and language. GUESTS Jennifer Heminokeky, tribal chairwoman of the Fort Sill Chiricahua-Warm Springs Apache Tribe Vivian Juan-Saunders (Tohono O'odham), former chairwoman of the Tohono O'odham Nation Jonathan Hale (Diné), former tribal leader Jason Salsman (Muscogee), press secretary for the Muscogee Nation Break 1 Music: Coffee (song) James Bilagody (artist) Near Midnight (album) Break 2 Music: Lowlands (song) Blue Moon Marquee (artist) Scream, Holler, and Howl (album)
A second funding bill for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) narrowly passed the U.S. House of Representatives. As KJZZ's Gabriel Pietrorazio reports, U.S. Rep. Adelita Grijalva (D-AZ) sought to create a safeguard for tribes getting caught up in immigration crackdowns. Rep. Grijalva has been regularly meeting with tribal leaders from across southern Arizona, like the Pascua Yaqui, Tohono O'odham, and Gila River. She says they are all telling her the same thing. “DHS must consult with tribes. They're not doing it now. This administration doesn't honor sovereignty.” Grijalva proposed an amendment to the funding bill that would have required U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to consult with tribes before conducting immigration enforcement on their land, but her effort to attach that requirement to a DHS funding bill failed. “They're all concerned with the presence of ICE and how they are profiling their members because, you know, they might look like working people who have darker skin.” Meanwhile, Kristi Noem has been ousted by President Donald Trump as DHS secretary. He named U.S. Sen. Markwayne Mullin (Cherokee/R-OK) as her replacement. “Removing Noem doesn't root out the lawlessness at ICE. Maybe leadership style might be different, but the end goal is still the same.” Ketchikan-based artist Savannah LeCornu was selected as this year's poster artist for the Alaska Folk Festival in Juneau, Alaska. (Courtesy Jason Baldwin) Ketchikan, Alaska-based artist Savannah LeCornu was recently selected as this year's poster artist for the Alaska Folk Festival in Juneau. The annual spring event seeks art submissions from Alaska creatives for festival merchandise, including its promotional poster. KRBD's Hunter Morrison sat down with LeCornu to discuss how the opportunity will help expand representation of Indigenous artists throughout Alaska. Hunter Morrison: Can you tell me a little bit about what inspires your work as an artist? Savannah LeCornu: I'm an Indigenous artist. I’m part of three different tribes. I’m Tsimshian, Haida and Nez Perce. So a lot of my inspiration comes from the art styles of my tribes, as well as my family, surroundings, environment, friends, that kind of thing. HM: Can you tell me a little bit more about what mediums of art you specialize in? SL: Yeah. So mainly I draw and I paint. I do a lot of traditional drawing, but I also do digital drawing as well. So, working with Procreate on my iPad. And then I also do painting, mainly acrylic, but I have done watercolor here and there. HM: You were selected as this year’s poster artist for the Alaska Folk Festival. Do you have a design yet for that poster? Or, do you have ideas of what that design might look like? SL: I don’t know how secret they are with it. I will say my inspirations were some of my favorite musicians in Alaska, as well as the northern lights. HM: How will this opportunity expand not only your work as an artist, but expand the celebration of Indigenous people and Indigenous art? SL: Wow, what a great question. What I’m hoping for with being the artist for this year’s folk fest is that my art gets started to be seen more widely throughout Alaska. I will say it’s not my most obvious Indigenous design. I will say all of my art inherently becomes Indigenous because I am Indigenous, but at the same time, there’s no form line in it. There’s no traditional Native art in it for this design. But I still hope that means that people look into my own art and see more of what I do, and that people just explore more of it. Get National Native News delivered to your inbox daily. Sign up for our daily newsletter today. Download our NV1 Android or iOs App for breaking news alerts. Check out today’s Native America Calling episode Tuesday, March 10, 2026 – Elections watchers prepare for Midterm complications
Pinal County Sheriff Ross Teeple joins the show to discuss his bold leadership, the high-stakes Netflix series "Unlocked: A Jail Experiment" Season 2, and life inside Arizona's corrections system. Fresh off taking office, Sheriff Teeple shares how he was "strong-armed" (old friends) by predecessor Sheriff Mark Lamb into filming a groundbreaking re-entry program that unlocked jail cells, shifted to indirect supervision, and empowered inmates to self-govern—aiming to build responsibility, reduce recidivism, and break cycles of crime. Hear raw stories from his career: his first high-speed pursuit gone wrong, a terrifying hand-to-hand fight during an arrest, heartbreaking search-and-rescue recoveries (including a tragic plane crash in the Superstition Mountains), bizarre and intense calls, and a heartwarming success saving a young woman from a predatory relationship. Sheriff Teeple opens up about border security challenges near the Tohono O'odham Nation (where 80% of U.S. fentanyl crosses), cartel threats on American soil, drone smuggling risks, staffing shortages, pay raises for detention officers, and advice for new law enforcement recruits: put down the phone, build real-world communication skills, and seek face-to-face conflict resolution. Unlocked: A Jail Experiment Season 2 now on Netlfix - https://www.netflix.com/title/81476420 Follow Sheriff Teeple on Instagram @teepleforthepeople Pinal County Sheriff's Office on Youtube @PinalCountySheriffsOffice Contact Steve - steve@thingspolicesee.com Support the TPS show by joining the Patreon community today! https://www.patreon.com/user?u=27353055 Sergeant Steve Youtube Channel https://www.youtube.com/@UCuobtuGxJny9V5lX5a1ieuw
The holiday gift-giving time is when many retailers make a bulk of their annual profit. Several Native entrepreneurs have just opened their doors and are hopeful that this season will propel them forward, despite some indications that shoppers are cautious. Others are veterans of the business world, but are also pinning a lot of hope on the public's ability to make the most of holiday shopping. We'll hear from both rookies and long-time Native retailers about what it takes to start and stay in business. GUESTS Amy Denet Deal (Diné), founder of 4KINSHIP Ruth-Ann Thorn (Rincon Band of Luiseño Indians), entrepreneur and owner of Native Star Jeremy Arviso (Diné, Hopi, Akimel O’odham, and Tohono O’odham), artist, designer, and entrepreneur Break 1 Music: Dat One (song) The Delbert Anderson Trio (artist) MANITOU (album) Break 2 Music: Hug Room (song) Chuck Copenace (artist) Oshki Manitou (album)
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