Dania Wahwasuck, a 24-year-old from Mayetta, Kansas, was crowned Miss Indian World 2025-26 at the Gathering of Nations Pow Wow. She is a Prairie Band Potawatomi and Pyramid Lake Paiute. She succeeds Kassie John, who was Miss Indian World 2024-25. GATHERING OF NATIONS | COURTESY

Thousands gather in New Mexico for the largest powwow in North America

By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN, Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Thousands of people are gathering in New Mexico for a celebration showcasing Native American and Indigenous dancers, musicians and artisans from around the world. Billed by organizers as the largest powwow in North America, the annual Gathering of Nations festival kicked off Friday with a colorful procession of dancers spiraling…

Next Board of Trustees Meeting: 9 a.m., April 28, 2025

April 21, 2025: CTUIR Board of Trustees meeting summary

Meeting called to order at 9:01 a.m. by Board of Trustees (BOT) Chairman Gary I. Burke. Invocation given by Member at Large Toby Patrick. Quorum of six was verified with Vice Chairman Aaron Ashley and Members at Large Lisa Ganuelas and Steven Hart on personal leave. Agenda approved 5-0-0. Old Business Public Law-280 Retrocession Testimony (25-002): This resolution authorizes Member…

CLASSES BEGIN MONDAY, APRIL 28

Free training offered by Wildhorse Resort & Casino

BECOME A BLACKJACK DEALER  CLASSES BEGIN MONDAY, APRIL 28  9am-5:30pm at Wildhorse Resort & Casino  • Applications close Tuesday, April 22  • Receive $18/hour, no tips during training  • Once hired starting wage $13.70/hour plus tips  (tips may vary, annual average is currently $12-$15/hour)  No experience necessary and training is provided in a four-week course.  Apply online at www.wildhorseresort.com/careers  For more details call Caitlin…

Two young girls twirl in front of the Nixyáawii Education Center’s Week of the Young Child sign on April 8, 2024, in Mission. Students and faculty of the Átaw Miyánašma Learning Center, Cay-Uma-Wa Head Start and InterMountain Education Service District Early Childhood Special Education classrooms paraded from the Nixyáawii Education Center to the Nixyáawii Governance Center as part of the week’s celebrations. LISA SNELL | CUJ PHOTO

Mass layoffs rattle Head Start leaders already on edge over funding problems

By MORIAH BALINGIT, AP Education Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The problems for Head Start began days after President Donald Trump took office. Trump’s administration announced it would freeze federal grants — the primary funding for the early education program that serves more than half a million low-income children. Then came glitches with the funding website that forced nearly two dozen…

Red dresses and shirts with messages or names of murdered or missing people, personalized messages planted outside on miniature dresses and a parade of community members wearing red helped demonstrate on May 6, 2024, that their loved ones haven’t been forgotten and that solutions are still needed.

Unsolved violent crimes in Native American communities to get more attention with FBI surge

By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN, Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The FBI is sending extra agents, analysts and other personnel to field offices in 10 states over the next six months to help investigate unsolved violent crimes in Indian Country, marking a continuation of efforts by the federal government to address high rates of violence affecting Native American communities. The…

PUBLIC NOTICE: APRIL 1, 2025

PTRIBAL MEMBERS: This notification formally announces that applications are now being accepted from tribal members who wish to serve on the Commission(s)/Committee(s) listed below. Appointed members will receive a $125.00 stipend per meeting, effective January 1, 2022, once the minutes have been approved and processed on CTUIR paydays. CTUIR is advertising the following positions:2 Positions for CTUIR Culture Coalition, to…