Xia’s body was found on May 3 near the confluence of the Missouri and Cannonball rivers. A family friend, Caleb “Cal” Spoerl, ...

Independent News from the Indigenous Media Freedom Alliance.

Independent News from the Indigenous Media Freedom Alliance.

Standing Rock Murdered and Missing Coordinator Alva Gabe Cottonwood and Honorata Defender assisted the family in organizing ...

Buffalo's Fire's Native Nations section provides in-depth coverage of news, issues, and events affecting the Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara Nation, Spirit Lake Tribe, Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, and the ...

Learn the history, preferences and best practices for using “American Indian,” “Native American,” and “Indigenous” in 2025.

Gabrielle Nelson and Jolan Kruse will report on Missouri River Basin tribal nations and the missing and murdered Indigenous ...

Talli Nauman is co-founder and director of the international bilingual media project Journalism to Raise Environmental Awareness, initiated with a MacArthur grant in 1994. She is the Contributing ...

For generations, Native Americans prized dentalium or tusk shells as currency, status symbols and sacred objects. Harvested in the Pacific, they were traded thousands of miles inland, held real value ...

Explore in-depth reporting on key issues impacting Native nations, such as tribal sovereignty, education, resource management, missing and murdered Indigenous people, healthcare, cultural preservation ...

Four North Dakota tribes will receive Indian Housing Block Grant (IHBG) funding as part of a $1.1 billion allocation announced by U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Scott ...

Todd Hall is married to Patti Jo and has four sons. He received his bachelor’s degree from Dickinson State University, Dickinson, ND. He has a master’s degree in management from the University of Mary ...