Rebecca Nagle
@rebeccanagle.bsky.social
Cherokee writer and journalist, check out my substack: https://gohini.substack.com/
Author of BY THE FIRE WE CARRY out now https://www.harpercollins.com/products/by-the-fire-we-carry-rebecca-nagle?variant=41322925359138
Author of BY THE FIRE WE CARRY out now https://www.harpercollins.com/products/by-the-fire-we-carry-rebecca-nagle?variant=41322925359138
Pinned
Rebecca Nagle
@rebeccanagle.bsky.social
· Apr 18
The Constitutional Crisis Americans Forgot
What Trump is doing, has already been done. And not in some foreign country, but right here in the United States.
open.substack.com
My first post is up! The Constitutional Crisis Americans Forgot: What Trump is doing, has already been done. And not in some foreign country, but right here in the United States. Read and subscribe: open.substack.com/pub/gohini/p...
A candidate in Texas for statewide office wants to deport Native Americans. Bo French is running for the railroad commission. www.texasmonthly.com/news-politic...
He Wants to Deport 100 Million “Third World Savages.” He May Win Statewide Office in Texas.
He calls his opponents “gay” and “retarded,” and he wants to deport 100 million “third world savages.” Naturally, he’s running for railroad commissioner.
www.texasmonthly.com
February 18, 2026 at 5:30 AM
A candidate in Texas for statewide office wants to deport Native Americans. Bo French is running for the railroad commission. www.texasmonthly.com/news-politic...
Another win for #LANDBACK! The Washoe Tribe of Nevada and California acquired 10,274 acres of their ancestral homelands in California. The Tribe was forcibly removed from these lands during the state-funded “extermination” of California Natives in the 1850s.
Washoe Tribe secures 10,274 acres in Sierra Nevada homelands
The Washoe Tribe of Nevada and California acquired 10,274 acres northeast of Lake Tahoe in the largest tribal land return ever completed in the Sierra Nevada mountain range.
tribalbusinessnews.com
February 17, 2026 at 6:42 PM
Another win for #LANDBACK! The Washoe Tribe of Nevada and California acquired 10,274 acres of their ancestral homelands in California. The Tribe was forcibly removed from these lands during the state-funded “extermination” of California Natives in the 1850s.
Last week, California got its first fully accredited tribal college in 30 years. Accreditation for California Indian Nations College opens opportunities to federal funding and increased student opportunities.
Palm Desert school becomes state's first fully accredited tribal college in 30 years
California Indian Nations College received an eight-year accreditation.
laist.com
February 17, 2026 at 3:24 PM
Last week, California got its first fully accredited tribal college in 30 years. Accreditation for California Indian Nations College opens opportunities to federal funding and increased student opportunities.
The bombs Israel dropped on Gaza were so powerful, many families can only find fragments of their missing loved ones. One father in Gaza City is using a flour sifter to find the bone fragments after an Israeli bomb killed his five children and pregnant wife.
In Gaza, One Man Is Searching for the Remains of His Family With a Flour Sifter
“If I was able to reach my wife and children in this primitive way, there are many others in Gaza who are searching for the same thing. Just provide the means.”
www.dropsitenews.com
February 17, 2026 at 3:22 PM
The bombs Israel dropped on Gaza were so powerful, many families can only find fragments of their missing loved ones. One father in Gaza City is using a flour sifter to find the bone fragments after an Israeli bomb killed his five children and pregnant wife.
Prayers for the Gray family today. Friday morning I woke up to the news Jim Gray had passed. I still cannot believe it. He was an incredibly generous and kind leader. Sometimes he would call me just to tell me I was doing a good job or share a word of encouragement.
Tributes pour in for former Osage Nation Principal Chief Jim Gray
Chief Jim Gray’s reforms paved the way for land return, self-governance and a stronger Osage Nation.
www.kosu.org
February 17, 2026 at 1:47 AM
Prayers for the Gray family today. Friday morning I woke up to the news Jim Gray had passed. I still cannot believe it. He was an incredibly generous and kind leader. Sometimes he would call me just to tell me I was doing a good job or share a word of encouragement.
This President’s day, here’s what U.S. presidents have said about Native Americans. nativenewsonline.net/currents/us-...
"Indians and wolves are both beasts of prey, tho' they differ in shape."- George Washington
"Indians and wolves are both beasts of prey, tho' they differ in shape."- George Washington
US Presidents in Their Own Words Concerning American Indians
Editor's Note: This article was previously published in Native News Online on prior Presidents' Days. It was updated to include works concerning American Indians made by the current president of the U...
nativenewsonline.net
February 17, 2026 at 1:14 AM
This President’s day, here’s what U.S. presidents have said about Native Americans. nativenewsonline.net/currents/us-...
"Indians and wolves are both beasts of prey, tho' they differ in shape."- George Washington
"Indians and wolves are both beasts of prey, tho' they differ in shape."- George Washington
Did you know it’s a crime to label art or crafts as made by Native Americans if it's not. In 10 years one man made over $2.68 million doing that. Last month, he pleaded guilty to claiming his mass-produced jewelry was handmade by Native American artists.
Florida Man Sentenced for Falsely Selling Imported Jewelry as Pueblo Indian–Made
Chadwick M. Elgersma, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Jose Farinango Muenala, 47, of Casselberry, Florida, pleaded guilty on January 28, 2026, to…
nativenewsonline.net
February 13, 2026 at 6:42 PM
Did you know it’s a crime to label art or crafts as made by Native Americans if it's not. In 10 years one man made over $2.68 million doing that. Last month, he pleaded guilty to claiming his mass-produced jewelry was handmade by Native American artists.
The Trump Admin is taking down signs at Nat'l Parks, the Northern Cheyenne Tribe is fighting back. Their Council passed a resolution opposing any changes to signage at the Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument.
Northern Cheyenne Push Back Against Trump Administration’s Effort to Alter Little Bighorn History
The Northern Cheyenne Tribal Council is punching back at the sanitizing of history by the Trump administration that is removing Native American signs, markers, monuments, or exhibits at the Little…
nativenewsonline.net
February 12, 2026 at 10:45 PM
The Trump Admin is taking down signs at Nat'l Parks, the Northern Cheyenne Tribe is fighting back. Their Council passed a resolution opposing any changes to signage at the Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument.
The Indian Health Service is supposed to provide healthcare to Native people throughout the U.S., but it is chronically understaffed–often with a vacancy rate of 30%. Last week, IHS announced its largest hiring effort in the agency’s 70-year history.
Indian Health Service Kicks Off Largest Hiring Wave in Agency’s History
The Indian Health Service today announced the largest hiring initiative in its 70-year history, opening thousands of positions across the agency.
nativenewsonline.net
February 12, 2026 at 6:42 PM
The Indian Health Service is supposed to provide healthcare to Native people throughout the U.S., but it is chronically understaffed–often with a vacancy rate of 30%. Last week, IHS announced its largest hiring effort in the agency’s 70-year history.
Trump is planning to install a statue of Columbus at the White House. For anyone who needs a reminder, here is why we don’t celebrate Columbus.
February 12, 2026 at 4:43 PM
Trump is planning to install a statue of Columbus at the White House. For anyone who needs a reminder, here is why we don’t celebrate Columbus.
Trump is opening U.S. waters 2 deep sea mining–allowing companies 2 scrape the ocean floor 2 make EV batteries & military tech. & Indigenous communities r on the front line. The burgeoning industry threatens Indigenous people Pacific Islands & Alaska.
Trump’s call for deep-sea mining off Alaska raises Indigenous concerns - High Country News
“Whatever happens in the ocean, it really does affect our way of life.”
www.hcn.org
February 12, 2026 at 3:42 PM
Trump is opening U.S. waters 2 deep sea mining–allowing companies 2 scrape the ocean floor 2 make EV batteries & military tech. & Indigenous communities r on the front line. The burgeoning industry threatens Indigenous people Pacific Islands & Alaska.
The federal govt has a treaty obligation 2 Native nations. The federal services we get are not a hand out, but a legally binding duty. A new Government Accountability Office report found that due to staffing cuts those treaty obligations r not being met.
The US government says it is falling short on its legal duties to tribal nations - ICT
A new government report finds that federal agencies are unprepared to expand shared stewardship with tribes as climate pressures intensify.
ictnews.org
February 12, 2026 at 1:36 AM
The federal govt has a treaty obligation 2 Native nations. The federal services we get are not a hand out, but a legally binding duty. A new Government Accountability Office report found that due to staffing cuts those treaty obligations r not being met.
Two years ago this week I went to the hospital for long COVID. After my third trip to the ER, I was hospitalized for 7 days. If you put all the nurses and doctors who took care of me in a lineup, I wouldn’t recognize them. I was in so much pain, I could barely open my eyes.
February 11, 2026 at 8:30 PM
Two years ago this week I went to the hospital for long COVID. After my third trip to the ER, I was hospitalized for 7 days. If you put all the nurses and doctors who took care of me in a lineup, I wouldn’t recognize them. I was in so much pain, I could barely open my eyes.
In the 1970s more than an estimated 70k Native women & women of color were forcibly sterilized. 1/4 of Native women of child-bearing age were sterilized. A proposed law in New Mexico could make the state the first to acknowledge & study this awful history.
New Mexico memorial calling for study of forced sterilization against women of color advances - ICT
New Mexico would be the first state to acknowledge the history of eugenics practices in the U.S., expert says
ictnews.org
February 11, 2026 at 8:15 PM
In the 1970s more than an estimated 70k Native women & women of color were forcibly sterilized. 1/4 of Native women of child-bearing age were sterilized. A proposed law in New Mexico could make the state the first to acknowledge & study this awful history.
The Army Corps released its final environmental review doc. on the Line 5 pipeline project! Ojibwe tribes say it threatens their hunting and fishing rights & the Great Lakes. After a 30 day waiting pd., the Corps will decide whether 2 grant the permit.
Army Corps of Engineers releases final report on Line 5 tunnel leading up to permitting decision - ICT
The corps writes that its review of treaty rights is separate from its review of the project under the National Environmental Policy Act and that it is consulting on a government-to-government basis…
ictnews.org
February 11, 2026 at 6:42 PM
The Army Corps released its final environmental review doc. on the Line 5 pipeline project! Ojibwe tribes say it threatens their hunting and fishing rights & the Great Lakes. After a 30 day waiting pd., the Corps will decide whether 2 grant the permit.
Indigenous athletes are at the winter Olympics! 3 Métis athletes from Canada are competing in luge, hockey, & bobsleigh, and 2 Inuk athletes from Greenland (representing Denmark) in the biathlon. Read about them here!
WINTER OLYMPICS: Indigenous athletes compete not just for their country but for the world - ICT
UPDATED: A brother-sister pair from Greenland, three Canadians and a New Zealander are among the Indigenous athletes competing in the Winter Games in Italy
ictnews.org
February 11, 2026 at 3:50 AM
Indigenous athletes are at the winter Olympics! 3 Métis athletes from Canada are competing in luge, hockey, & bobsleigh, and 2 Inuk athletes from Greenland (representing Denmark) in the biathlon. Read about them here!
Native communities that faced centuries of displacement from colonization now face displacement from climate disasters. Last fall the Alaska Native village of Kipnuk was devastated by Typhoon Halong. The community is now voting on whether to relocate in the aftermath. www.knba.org/news/2026-02...
Kipnuk confronts hard choice on relocation after last year's devastating storm
The remnants of Typhoon Halong destroyed homes, contaminated water and left Kipnuk residents with a critical choice: rebuild in the same spot or move to higher ground?
www.knba.org
February 11, 2026 at 12:34 AM
Native communities that faced centuries of displacement from colonization now face displacement from climate disasters. Last fall the Alaska Native village of Kipnuk was devastated by Typhoon Halong. The community is now voting on whether to relocate in the aftermath. www.knba.org/news/2026-02...
This story of police violence hasn’t received enough media coverage. In 2024, BIA police shot Cody Whiterock in the face, back and chest after chasing him for over an hour in the snow. Whiterock, who is Shoshone-Paiute, was unarmed. Native men face the highest rates of police...
February 10, 2026 at 7:06 PM
This story of police violence hasn’t received enough media coverage. In 2024, BIA police shot Cody Whiterock in the face, back and chest after chasing him for over an hour in the snow. Whiterock, who is Shoshone-Paiute, was unarmed. Native men face the highest rates of police...
The Seahawks are how you *actually* honor Native Americans in sports 🧵
February 10, 2026 at 2:00 PM
The Seahawks are how you *actually* honor Native Americans in sports 🧵
138 years ago today, Congress signed the Dawes Act into law. You may have never heard of it, but this law redrew the map of the United States.
February 10, 2026 at 2:05 AM
138 years ago today, Congress signed the Dawes Act into law. You may have never heard of it, but this law redrew the map of the United States.
Wyoming lawmakers were going to deny $58m in Medicaid reimbursements to tribally-operated medical facilities. But last week backtracked and restored the funding.
$58 million in tribal Medicaid funding will not get cut, lawmakers say
The Joint Appropriations Committee voted to cut the federal funding from the state’s Department of Health budget earlier this month, but the move was met with pushback and protest.
www.wyomingpublicmedia.org
February 6, 2026 at 6:42 PM
Wyoming lawmakers were going to deny $58m in Medicaid reimbursements to tribally-operated medical facilities. But last week backtracked and restored the funding.
I am so excited to join the Native American Resistance for Everyone course as a guest speaker! www.chickadeecs.org/whatwedo/na-...
Spring 26 NARfE Course | Chickadee Community
This course will help participants develop their understanding of American Indian resistance to settler colonialism. A successful student possesses a fundamental understanding* of Indigenous history &...
www.chickadeecs.org
February 5, 2026 at 10:38 PM
I am so excited to join the Native American Resistance for Everyone course as a guest speaker! www.chickadeecs.org/whatwedo/na-...
One of the largest oil drilling rigs in the U.S. (nicknamed “the beast”) crashed to the ground half a mile from an Alaska Native village. The Village of Nuiqsut is concerned that warming temperatures and shifting ice might have caused the fall.
Investigation continues over massive oil rig toppling on North Slope as Nuiqsut residents raise concerns
The Department of Environmental Conservation said it has been unable to get close to the wreckage, due to worries that metal from Rig 26 might fall on response team members.
www.knba.org
February 5, 2026 at 9:04 PM
One of the largest oil drilling rigs in the U.S. (nicknamed “the beast”) crashed to the ground half a mile from an Alaska Native village. The Village of Nuiqsut is concerned that warming temperatures and shifting ice might have caused the fall.
The Pow Wow Grounds Cafe, across the street from the original headquarters of the American Indian Movement in Minneapolis, has become a key gathering place for Native people in the city amid ICE violence.
For Minneapolis’s Native Americans, a New Fight Echoes a Bitter History
The crackdown on unauthorized immigrants is resonating deeply among the Dakota and other tribes, as residents confront what they call a federal occupation of their land.
www.nytimes.com
February 5, 2026 at 6:42 PM
The Pow Wow Grounds Cafe, across the street from the original headquarters of the American Indian Movement in Minneapolis, has become a key gathering place for Native people in the city amid ICE violence.
Trump is bringing a replica of a statue of Columbus that was tossed in the Baltimore harbor to the White House. The statue is owned by the Italian American Organizations United. I had lunch with the group’s president, John Pica, on Oct 25, 2017.
abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory...
abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory...
Trump taking steps toward installing a Columbus statue near the White House
President Donald Trump is taking steps toward installing a statue of Christopher Columbus near the White House
abcnews.go.com
February 5, 2026 at 6:09 PM
Trump is bringing a replica of a statue of Columbus that was tossed in the Baltimore harbor to the White House. The statue is owned by the Italian American Organizations United. I had lunch with the group’s president, John Pica, on Oct 25, 2017.
abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory...
abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory...