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BREAKING NEWS

Overdose Deaths Decline Across the U.S. as Indian Country Reports Fewer Fatalities

By Joe Morey
Rez Life Weekly Editor

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Drug overdose deaths across the United States are falling at a pace not seen in decades, and officials in Indian Country say tribal communities are also seeing fewer fatalities, a shift many attribute to expanded access to the overdose-reversing drug naloxone, known as Narcan, and a reduced flow of fentanyl into local communities. According to provisional data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, overdose deaths declined between 24 and 27...

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Congress Blocks Nearly $1 Billion in Proposed Tribal Funding Cuts in FY26 Package

By Brian Edwards
Tribal Business News

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Congress released bill text Monday for a bipartisan, bicameral package of three fiscal year 2026 appropriations bills that would reject nearly $1 billion in proposed cuts to tribal programs sought by the Trump administration, according to congressional negotiators. The package would preserve funding for health care, public safety, education, infrastructure and treaty obligations across Indian Country.

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NATIVE NEWS HEADLINES

Tribal Leaders Demand Answers as ICE Detentions of Native Americans Escalate in Minneapolis

By Joe Morey
Rez Life Weekly Editor

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Oglala Sioux Tribe President Frank Star Comes Out said the federal government crossed a dangerous line when U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement refused to provide basic information about detained tribal citizens unless the tribe agreed to enter into what he described as an “immigration agreement with ICE.”

 

In a memo addressed to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and Interior Secretary Doug Burgum

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Crow Tribe Considers Enrollment Changes Similar to St. Croix and Red Lake

By Joe Morey
Rez Life Weekly Editor

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For the first time in its history, the Crow Tribe is seeing its enrolled population shrink, according to a recent report by MTN News. Tribal leaders say that in the past year, the number of deaths among enrolled Crow citizens exceeded the number of new enrollees, raising alarms about the long-term future of the tribe. In response, the Crow Tribal Executive Branch has moved quickly, drafting legislation aimed at increasing enrollment

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Wisconsin Lawmakers Consider Tribal-Controlled Online Sports Betting Launch in 2026
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By Joe Morey
Rez Life Weekly Editor

Wisconsin could see online sports betting become legal as early as 2026 under new legislation that would place control firmly in the hands of the state’s tribal nations, according to reporting by Gaming America. The proposal, Assembly Bill 601, would allow Wisconsin tribes to offer online sports wagering through mobile platforms while keeping major national sportsbook operators outside the state’s betting market.

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Tribal Police Officer Charged with Sexually Abusing Three Victims While on Duty
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A White Mountain Apache Tribal Police officer was arrested Wednesday in Canyon Day on the Fort Apache Indian Reservation, after being charged in a federal indictment with sexual abuse and kidnapping. Karl Eugene Leslie, 42, of Whiteriver, Arizona, is charged in a 15-count indictment with Aggravated Sexual Abuse, Kidnapping (including one count of Kidnapping-Victim Under 18), Sexual Abuse through Fear, Sexual Abuse through Coercion, and...

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NATIVE HEADLINES 
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Bad River Lawsuit Renews Focus on Line 5 Pipeline as Tribal Agreements and Legal Battles Span Decades

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Disparities in Maternal Health Leave Native Women at Highest Risk

 

Kalshi: Ho-Chunk Case Should Be Dismissed Because Congress Exempts DCMs From Tribal Gaming Law

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Mille Lacs Band Opens Child Advocacy Center in Wahkon, Marking Major Step in Protecting Children​

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Grand Traverse Band Launches Effort to Preserve Native American Traditional Recipes

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Mille Lacs Band Leaders Address Tribal Affairs and ICE Concerns at Annual Gathering

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Man Who Represented as Native American Activist Sentenced to 46 Years for Serial Rapes

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Return of Vilas County Land to Lac du Flambeau Marks Rare Land Back Effort by Catholic Nuns

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2026 Native American 40 Under 40 Class Announced, Red Lake Ojibwe Member Among Honorees

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Wisconsin Elk Season Ends With 15 Harvested, Including Three by Ojibwe Hunters

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Indigenous Artists in Chicago Turn Craft Into Cultural Resistance

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Gestational Diabetes Is Rising Across the U.S., but American Indian Women Bear the Heaviest Burden

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Rez Life Weekly Business Spotlight: Kip Ritchie, CEO of Potawatomi Ventures

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From Language Revitalization to Graduation Rights, Minnesota Reexamines American Indian Education

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Department of the Interior Reports Record Graduation Rates for Bureau of Indian Education Schools
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By Joe Morey
Rez Life Weekly Editor

The U.S. Department of the Interior announced that high school graduation rates among Bureau of Indian Education funded schools have reached the highest level in the agency’s history, according to a department press release. According to the Department of the Interior, graduation rates at Bureau of Indian Education funded high schools increased from 51 percent in 2015 to 79 percent in 2025.

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Rez Life Weekly Announces the Privacy, Please Podcast Coming in March

The Greatest Rez Stories Ever Told
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A new podcast rooted in real conversation, real people, and real stories from Indian Country is launching this March on Rez Life Weekly. Privacy, Please Podcast, hosted by Joe Morey, is a no-filter conversation series built around the stories that shape life on the reservation and beyond. It is a place for honest dialogue, uncomfortable truths, laughter, healing, and the kind of storytelling that usually happens only when the room feels safe.

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NATIVE NEWS BUSINESS

Oneida Nation Removes Business Leader Over ICE Contracts, Citing Values and Sovereignty
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By Joe Morey
Rez Life Weekly Editor

The Oneida Nation has removed the former president and chief executive officer of its economic development group after one of its companies entered into contracts with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, a move that tribal leaders and citizens said conflicted with the nation’s values and culture. On Thursday, Oneida ESC Group announced that Matt Kunstman had been appointed interim president and CEO.

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Bois Forte Band, Red Lake Nation Agreements Cap Big Year for Tribal Cannabis

By Melissa Olson
MPRNews.org

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2025 was a big year for tribal-state cannabis agreements. Seven tribal nations have entered into government-to-government cooperative agreements or compacts with the state that regulate tribal businesses participating in the state’s cannabis market. Two and a half years ago, state lawmakers envisioned a role for tribally regulated cannabis markets. The resulting state law authorizes the governor to negotiate compact agreements with tribes.

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NATIVE NEWS CULTURE

Flathead Photojournalist Tailyr Irvine Uses the Power of Photography to Tell Native Stories From Within
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By Joe Morey
Rez Life Weekly Editor

For Tailyr Irvine, photography has become a powerful tool for connection, identity, and truth telling. A photojournalist from the Flathead Indian Reservation and a citizen of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes, Irvine is featured in a recent PBS video where she reflects on her journey into photography and the responsibility she feels telling stories from Native communities. Irvine said that early in her career…

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Denver to Host the United States' First-Ever American Indian Cultural Embassy 

By Staff

Rez Life Weekly

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Denver is poised to become the site of the United States’ first-ever American Indian Cultural Embassy, a groundbreaking initiative that aims to honor Indigenous history and welcome Native people back to Colorado, land many tribes once called home. According to CBS-Colorado, the project received a major boost after Denver voters approved funding as part of the recent Vibrant Denver bond measure in November.

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