For the first time in nearly two years, the Indian Health Service has a permanent leader. On Wednesday the U.S. Senate confirmed Roselyn Tso to serve as director of the IHS, which is part of the Department of Health and Human Services. She is a citizen of the Navajo Nation who has worked for the IHS for almost four decades. “This is a historic achievement for all of our Navajo people and tribal nations across the country,” Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez said in a news release from the largest reservation in the United States.
Four Directions Native Vote, a non-partisan Native American voting rights organization, is hosting a Native American election forum in Atlanta, Georgia next Monday and Tuesday. Joining Four Directions will be tribal leaders from the state to host candidates running for elective office in the midterm elections this November. On Monday, gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams and incumbent Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-GA) will participate individually in a question and answer session facilitated by Four Directions co-founder and co-executive director O.J. Seamans, Sr. a Rosebud Sioux tribal member…
A pop concert in Rapid City earlier this month brought native pop artists to center stage in Rapid City…Captivating, mesmerizing, phenomenal” were descriptions by the performances at Native People of the Plains POP Fest 2022. Organizers say the celebration opens doors for tribal musicians.
