Native Americans

Peggy Flanagan Becomes First Native Woman Elected To Lead A National Party Committee

“We’ll make a difference in 2024,” said the Minnesota lieutenant governor, the new chair of the Democratic Lieutenant Governors Association.
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Mixed Emotions Surround Barbie Doll Honoring Iconic Cherokee Leader

Some tribe members appreciate the tribute but others point out the numerous cultural errors, including a language symbol that translates to “Chicken,” rather than “Cherokee.”
By SEAN MURPHY, AP

This Documentary Shows The Huge Stakes Of Fighting For A Free Press

Watch a HuffPost exclusive clip of the new documentary “Bad Press.”
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Car Tags Are The Latest Arena For Oklahoma’s Fight With Native Americans

For years, Native American tribes have been allowed to issue license plates. Now the state is saying that’s tax evasion.
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This New Play Taps Into A Complicated Reality For Young Native Americans

“I do believe the ancestors speak through us, if you allow them to,” says Indigenous playwright Mary Kathryn Nagle.
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The Fentanyl Crisis Is Worse For This Vulnerable Community — And It's About Time We Paid Attention

The opioid crisis has plagued the U.S. for almost a decade — and for vulnerable populations such as Native Americans, the devastation goes largely ignored.
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Congress May Help Tribes Restore America's National Mammal

The bipartisan Indian Buffalo Management Act would help spur one of the country's most unique conservation movements.
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Joe Biden Is Going To Have To Talk About Leonard Peltier

Indigenous leaders and human rights advocates are making the long-imprisoned Native activist's freedom a 2024 election priority.
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It’s Time To Be Honest About Native American Boarding Schools In The U.S.

A Native-led coalition plans to digitize and share thousands of archival pages about schools that forcibly enrolled Native children and erased their culture.
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Land Grabs Have Modernized — But They’re Just As Violent As They've Always Been

New research quantifies the constant violation of Indigenous communities' rights.
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