Interior Secretary Deb Haaland will be launching an initiative investigating “the loss of human life and the lasting consequences” of former Native American boarding schools.

Arizona has introduced 23 voting restriction bills so far this year. Advocates worry this will make it harder for Native communities to vote.

Advocates are hoping the $32 billion in stimulus funding to Native communities can help with current disparities, but also address longstanding issues of underfunding for Indian Country.

Last week, Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland announced the creation of a new unit to coordinate between federal agencies on cases involving missing and murdered Indigenous women. 

This month, Joey Clift was announced as one of the writers for Netflix's, “Spirit Rangers,” the first U.S. animated show to have an all Native American writers’ room. 

We talk to Rebecca Nagle, a citizen of the Cherokee nation, journalist, and host of the podcast This Land.