Yellowstone Voices, a Montana-based nonprofit dedicated to wildlife conservation and advocacy, will host a public educational event titled “The Future of Yellowstone’s Wild Bison” on Friday, November 1, 2024, at the Museum of the Rockies' Hager Auditorium in Bozeman, Mont. The event is organized in collaboration with key wildlife advocacy partners, including Roam Free Nation, Gallatin Wildlife Association, and the Montana Wild Bison Restoration Coalition. Doors open at 5…
Read morePresident Joe Biden and NCAI President Mark Macarro on Air Force One. (Photo/Courtesy)
Opinion.During the opening general session of the annual National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) in late October, NCAI President Mark Macarro, chairman of the Pechanga Band of Indians, shared the story of being among several prominent Native Americans invited to fly on Air Force One with President Joe Biden as he traveled to Phoenix to issue an apology for the U.S. government’s role in…
The Alliance for Tribal Clean Energy visits an energy project on the Moapa River Indian Reservation in Nevada. (Photo: Alliance for Tribal Clean Energy)
Federal funding that has powered unprecedented broadband and clean energy development across Indian Country faces an uncertain future following Donald Trump’s election victory this week. President-elect Trump’s full-throated promise to support fossil fuels and his pledge to stop renewable energy projects on “day one” of his …
Specialist Moses Brave Heart, a member of the South Dakota Army National Guard's 235th Military Police Company, has recently been granted a religious accommodation to grow his hair long, honoring his Oglala Sioux heritage. This decision marks a significant step in acknowledging and respecting the cultural practices of Native American service members within the U.S. military.Growing up on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota, Brave Heart was deeply rooted in Lakota …
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