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On today's Reporters Roundtable, we're welcoming Sandra Hale Schulman and Winonah Leader Charge to the show to talk about mural artists and an update on how the Winnebago are faring with the pandemic.

WASHINGTON — The Washington Football Team has ended its relationship with the charitable foundation that team owner Daniel Snyder created to help Native communities, just four months after the NFL franchise dropped its controversial name and mascot.

Democratic Federal Communications Commissioner Geoffrey Starks is pressing his colleagues to do more to expand broadband access to minority and other marginalized communities during the COVID-19 pandemic, emphasizing that the public health crisis' disproportionate impact on those groups has also highlighted significant service gaps.

The state of Alaska cannot block emergency hunts for moose and deer granted to a tribal community to address food shortages stemming from COVID-19 restrictions, an Alaska federal judge has ruled.

Donna Fisher is sworn into office as Northern Cheyenne’s new president. (Photo-Kaitlyn Nicolas)

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More than three-quarters of the nation’s tribal colleges have lost first-time students this fall, with an average reported decrease of nearly 75%, according to a survey by the American Indian Higher Education Consortium (AIHEC).

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The New Beginnings for Tribal Students project is a cooperative effort with Blackfeet Community College in Browning, Browning Public Schools and Heart Butte Public Schools.

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ROCKVILLE, Md. — The Indian Health Service (IHS) on Thursday released the IHS COVID-19 Pandemic Vaccine Plan November 2020. The 42-page plan details how the IHS health care system will prepare for and distribute a vaccine for the deadly COVID-19 disease.

Many students are heading home for Thanksgiving, raising the risk of the virus spreading among family, friends and other travelers

The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday agreed to take up the federal government's bid to overturn a Ninth Circuit decision that approved the suppression of evidence that a Crow tribal police officer obtained during a 2016 traffic stop.

The team says it’s reviewing its philanthropic strategy and will no longer contribute to the Original Americans Foundation

Attorneys should consider the pros and cons of participating in virtual court proceedings from home versus their law firm offices, and whether they have the right audio, video and team communication tools for their particular setup, say attorneys at Arnold & Porter.

When do the inland Tlingit hold most of their potlatch ceremonies?

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Stories we're following on Nov. 20, 2020: Indian Health Service releases vaccination plan, AZ lawmaker tests positive for COVID-19, Phoenix changes street names, and much more

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. — With an additional 167 new Covid-19 positive cases reported on Thursday, the Navajo Nation surpassed 14, 000 cases. 

Group marches outside Phoenix Indian Medical Center over shutdown of birthing center

Unofficial results in Alaska show Inupiaq independent Josiah Patkotak as the winner in House District 40 #NativeVote

Squaw Peak Drive will change to Piestewa Peak Drive, in honor of fallen Hopi soldier Lori Piestewa.

National Native American Boarding School Healing Coalition's CEO Christine Diindiisi McCleave is on the show to talk about their recent national conference. And national correspondent Mary Annette Pember joins us to tell us more about Oglala President-elect Kevin Killer and the challenges he faces.

Alaska's members of Congress have urged the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn a D.C. Circuit ruling that Alaska Native corporations don't qualify for a share of $8 billion in COVID-19 relief, saying an appeals panel "superimposed the Lower 48 model of Indian tribe on Alaska" and denying funding during the pandemic threatens Alaska Natives' health.