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Stephanie A. Fryberg, Tulalip, is a founding Director Research for Indigenous Social Action & Equity Center (RISE) at Northwestern University and a professor of Psychology at Northwestern University. She was a William and Ruth Gerberding University Professor of Psychology and American Indian Studies at the University of Washington. (Photo by Jourdan Bennett-Begaye)
Opinion

Science vs. opinion: How understanding data can empower Native voices

By ICT Opinion
FILE - Republican U.S. House candidate Nick Begich answers a question during a debate on live television with incumbent Democratic Rep. Mary Peltola at Alaska Public Media, Oct. 10, 2024, in Anchorage, Alaska. (Bill Roth/Anchorage Daily News via AP, File)
Politics

Trump-backed Republican Nick Begich beats Democratic Rep. Mary Peltola for Alaska's only House seat

By Associated Press
Election 2024
Pictured: U.S. Capitol
Opinion

Once again … Here come the Republicans

By ICT Opinion
Trump Transition
A White House meeting with President John F Kennedy met some of the delegates from the 1961 American Indian conference in Chicago where a Declaration of Indian Purpose called for a new paradigm, including reform at the Bureau of Indian Affairs "… we most urgently recommend that the present organization of the Bureau of Indian Affairs be reviewed and that certain principles be considered no matter what the organizational change might be.” (Photo courtesy of the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum)
Opinion

Rethinking government (again)

By Mark Trahant
Trump Transition
South Dakota to announce that Mohegan citizen Lynn Malerba will be the first Native American woman to serve as treasurer. Malerba will also lead the department's newly established Office of Tribal and Native Affairs. (Photo courtesy: Lynn Malerba)
News

The Wrap: Stories of the week

By ICT
Gov. Kristi Noem speaks on May 17 in Pierre, South Dakota, during a press conference regarding cartel presence on tribal land and her being banned from eight reservations. (Photo by Amelia Schafer, ICT/Rapid City Journal)
News

South Dakota governor’s cabinet nomination raises tribal concerns

By Amelia Schafer
Two of the "I Voted" stickers that are mailed, one for each ballot mailed, with mail in ballots in Maricopa County shown here Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2024, in Tempe, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
News

Arizona Supreme Court declines emergency request to extend ballot 'curing' deadline

By Associated Press
Election 2024
Local organizer Maria Calamity instructs a resident on how to properly fill out a pledge card promising to vote in the upcoming presidential election, on the Navajo Nation in Ganado, Ariz., Friday, Oct. 11, 2024. In the lead up to U.S. elections in November, Democrats and Republicans have flocked the furthest reaches of 22 Native American reservations in Arizona in a bid to court their votes. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)
Opinion

The numbers game: Counting 'something else'

By Mark Trahant
Election 2024
FILE - Arizona 2nd Congressional District Republican Rep. Eli Crane arrives on stage to speak at a campaign rally, Oct. 13, 2024, in Prescott Valley, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)
Election 2024

Eli Crane wins second term in vast Arizona congressional district

By Associated Press
Election 2024
Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump is reflected in the bullet proof glass as he finishes speaking at a campaign rally in Lititz, Pa., Sunday, Nov. 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Election 2024

#NativeVote24: Native Americans for Trump

By Kadin Mills
Election 2024
Election board inspector Pat Cook readies "I Voted" stickers for voters during early voting in Oklahoma City, Friday, Oct. 29, 2010. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)
Election 2024

What is important to tribal leaders in the election?

By Kalle Benallie
Election 2024
(Photo courtesy of Oklahoma Sen. Markwayne Mullin's office)
Opinion

Vote Trump to protect and strengthen Indian Country

By ICT Opinion
Election 2024
A person places mail-in ballots at a mail-in ballot drop box at the Clark County Election Department, Oct. 29, 2020, in Las Vegas. With election season already underway, state election officials are expressing frustration that Congress has so far failed to allocate federal money they typically use for such things as securing voter registration systems, updating equipment and training staff.(AP Photo/John Locher, File)
Outside

Here's what to watch in key states this Election Day

By Associated Press
FILE - Dave Franklin is silhouetted as he votes, Nov. 7, 2023, at Brookshire Golf Club in Carmel, Ind. Republican lawmakers in Indiana want first-time voters to prove they live in the state and additional verification of all voters' addresses, prompting accusations from voting advocates that the proposal approved by the House on Monday, Jan. 29, 2024, could make it even tougher for some people to vote. (Kelly Wilkinson/The Indianapolis Star via AP, File)
Outside

Don't count on a recount to change the winner in close elections

By Associated Press
Signs direct voters to an early voting center at tribal headquarters at Zia Pueblo, New Mexico, on Wednesday, May 22, 2024. An act of Congress a century ago granted U.S. citizenship to Native Americans, marking the start of a long, arduous journey to secure voting rights. (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan)
Outside

Voter fraud is rare and election offices have safeguards to catch it

By Associated Press
Republican former President Donald Trump, left, and Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris speak during an ABC News presidential debate at the National Constitution Center, on Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Outside

Guns: Where do Donald Trump and Kamala Harris stand?

By Alaska Beacon
Kamala Harris, left, speaks during a debate on Oct. 7, 2020, in Salt Lake City, as a vice presidential nominee, while former President Donald Trump speaks during a debate against President Joe Biden on June 27, 2024, in Atlanta. (AP Photos)
Outside

Social Security and Medicare: Where do Kamala Harris and Donald Trump stand?

By AZ Mirror
An abandoned farm is shown on the Fort Peck Reservation, March 19, 2007, near Poplar, Montana. (AP Photo/Matthew Brown)
News

Native Americans in Montana ask court for voting sites

By The Associated Press
Republican Nick Begich waves to the crowd at the 2022 U.S. House candidate forum held at the Alaska Federation of Natives annual convention. AFN will not hold a forum this year, a top organizer said Wednesday. (Photo by Yereth Rosen/Alaska Beacon)
News

Alaska Federation of Natives will not hold US House candidate forum

By Alaska Beacon
The U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization in June 2022 ended federal abortion rights. (Sofia Resnick, States Newsroom)
Outside

Will abortion swing the first post-Roe presidential election?

By AZ Mirror
Republican former President Donald Trump, left, and Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris speak during an ABC News presidential debate at the National Constitution Center, on Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Outside

The issues and states that will determine who wins the White House

By Stateline
Motorists drive past an oil rig set up alongside Interstate 20, July 7, 2022, in Midland, Texas. (Eli Hartman/Odessa American via AP, File)
Outside

What to know about fracking, false claims and other climate issues

By Associated Press
Sujatha Srikanth, a board member with South Asian Americans for Voter Empowerment of Texas, wears a shirt with the word “Vote” in different South Asian languages during an event in Houston on June 19, 2024. Her group is one of many fighting disinformation targeting communities of color. (Photo by Eliana Alzate/News21)
News

People of color battle targeted disinformation

By News 21
Husband and wife Taliilagi and Tusi Poleki embrace during a service at the New Beginnings Samoan Assemblies of God church on Sunday, June 16, 2024. (Photo by Christopher Lomahquahu/News21)
News

Debate persists over rights denied to millions from US territories

By News 21