Native American Congresswoman Nominated for Secretary of Interior

December 17, 2020  /  

Today, President-elect Joe Biden made history in nominating New Mexico Congresswoman Deb Haaland for Secretary of the Interior. This…

Congress  Governance  Indian Country

2020 Class of Indigenous Elected Officials

November 30, 2020  /  Erin Granillo-Walker

The 2020 elections featured the highest number of ballots cast in American history and was a landmark election for Indigenous representation at the…

Resilience  Voting Rights  Indian Country

Nannakya ilánchi. Everything is changing.

November 16, 2020  /  Traci Morris

Nannakya ilánchi. Everything is changing. Everything has changed.  The election is over, and as we struggle with how we as a nation go forward,…

Resilience  Indian Country

Native American Heritage Month 2020

November 4, 2020  /  

Native American Heritage Month was declared in 1990 by George H.W. Bush via Joint resolution designating November 1990 National American Indian…

Resilience  Indian Country

Google Plus Codes - An Alternative Method for Mapping Tribal Lands

October 21, 2020  /  Brian Howard

In a recent blog post, Google highlighted the work it has done with the Navajo Nation to adopt Google Plus Codes as an alternative to typical…

Innovation  Indian Country

Being Good Ancestors Means Working to #BeTheSolution

October 9, 2020  /  Traci Morris

"This country was founded on genocide and slavery.” W. Kamau Bell got straight to the point when he offered this pointedly accurate assessment of…

Resilience  Sovereignty  Indian Country

Census Bureau Ordered to Continue Data Collection through October 31, Deadline for Apportionment Reporting Extended As Well

September 25, 2020  /  Mikhail Sundust

Yesterday, a federal district court judge ruled in National Urban League et al. v. Wilbur L. Ross Jr. et al in favor of the plaintiffs, that the U.S…

Vote-by-Mail is an Important Voting Method, Crucial that Indigenous Voices Have Input

August 28, 2020  /  Coby Klar

This year, with the nation living under the shadow of a pandemic, and an expectation that COVID-19 will continue to be a presence well into the fall…

Voting Rights

Use this Map of Free Public Wi-Fi

August 14, 2020  /  Mikhail Sundust

Arizona State University is committed to serving its Indigenous students, especially in uncertain times, such as these. We know that Indigenous…

Broadband  Digital Divide