Opinion

Jourdan Bennett-Begaye, Diné, is editor of Indian Country Today and based in the Washington bureau

Over the years, I have loved it when any NFL team with a Native American mascot gets eliminated early in the playoffs

I am Floyd Dawson, a member of the Navajo Nation, living in Tonalea, Arizona.

Reservation dogs are real, dangerous, and sometimes deadly. The problem goes beyond begging dogs in parking lots being nuisances.

Indigenous people comprise only 1.1% of the United States population, yet they account for nearly 25% of human trafficking victims.

Yee Ha’ólníi Doo DBA the Navajo & Hopi Families COVID-19 Relief Fund is encouraging continued mask-wearing as an effective form of protection against COVID-19, RSV, influenza and other airborne viruses.

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Ho, ho, ho! Children get to bed. Santa is on his way…. Without hesitation, children go to bed waiting for Christmas morning.

There have been a series of articles authored by Howard Fischer entitled, “Environmental Groups Sue Government over Failure to Approve Mexican Wolf Restoration Plan.”

My bilagáana ancestors came to this land in 1634. With them they brought a diseased culture infected with ravenous greed and a blatant arrogance of superiority. The Diné have endured extreme suffering as a result

January is Cervical Cancer Awareness month.

As the end of 2022 approaches, I reflected on some of the stories that I personally covered this year that filled me with Native pride and gave me hope for a better Indian Country.

The Safeguard Tribal Objects of Patrimony (STOP) Act became federal law following signature by President Biden Dec. 21. Last month, the United States Senate passed the bill through Unanimous Consent, the final congressional step to send the STOP Act to the President’s desk.

Personal letters can come few and far between for the residents living at the Dr. Guy Gorman Senior Care Home in Chinle, Arizona.

The list includes jewelry designer Mud Lowery, who creates unique pieces that have been worn by Miranda Lambert, and Hopi artist AJ Nequatewa, who creates earrings and necklaces that she paints by hand. Reclaim Designs, run by Navajo and Oneida brothers, uses pop culture references to reinforce Indigenous values and culture, while Star Village Coffee, run by Joel Zuniga from the Reno-Sparks Indian Colony, offers six types of coffee and K-Cup pods.