Messages from the Drum

06/27/2025

Act soon!

Cobell Indian Trust Settlement – Heirs Must Act by June 30, 2025 by Snoqualmie Tribe | May 9, 2025 | NewsThe Cobell Indian Trust Settlement still holds approximately $38 million in unclaimed funds for heirs of over 17,000 deceased Individual Indian Money (IIM) account holders. If you believe you m...

06/23/2025

Tribal leaders are joining the chorus of people around the state and country who are grieving the loss of former Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman as a friend, a trusted ally and a respected political leader.

Tribal leaders in Minnesota mourn the loss of former House Speaker Melissa Hortman, who many consider an advocate for Indian Country.

06/14/2025

Treuer’s goal is to make the courtroom more culturally involved to establish Anishinaabe tribal justice. According to Anne Mckeig, the first female native American serving on a state supreme court, one of the people who helped inspire Treuer to study law was her mother.

Megan Treuer, the Chief Judge of the Bois Fort Band of Ojibwe Tribal Court, plans to involve more Ojibwe language into the courtroom.

06/01/2025

Federal recognition of the Lumbees was a big campaign promise from Trump. But other Native leaders say his administration's action have skirted established processes.

05/29/2025

Cherokee Nation Remember the Removal Bike Ride participants left for Cherokee, North Carolina, on May 27 following a send-off ceremony at the Cherokee Nation W.W. Keeler Tribal Complex.

TAHLEQUAH, Okla. — The 12 Cherokee Nation Remember the Removal Bike Ride participants left for Cherokee, North Carolina, on May 27 following a send-off ceremony at the Cherokee Nation W.W. Keeler Tribal Complex.

05/24/2025

This story is a retelling of a Cherokee children's story.

Read the Cherokee Creation Story and learn how Grandmother Turtle gave us land after other animals failed.

05/23/2025

The Transportation Security Administration said federally-recognized tribal IDs are allowed.

The Transportation Security Administration said federally-recognized tribal IDs are allowed

05/23/2025

A class-action lawsuit filed in Pennsylvania argues that Native tribes have never been compensated for the child abuse or for money taken from tribal trust funds to operate the schools.

05/23/2025

Minnesota Indian Affairs Council honored Lakota elder Jerry Dearly for his long career in education and his dedication to community.

Lakota elder Jerry Dearly was honored on the steps of the Minnesota Capitol during American Indian Day on the Hill for his long career in education and his dedication to community.