View the Federal Communications Commission Open Commission Meeting from Wednesday, August 7, 2024 regarding the Missing and Endangered Persons (MEP) Event Code.
By Kyler Edsitty [St. Paul, MN – September 9, 2026] – In 2024, there were 10,248 Missing American Indian and Alaska Native Person entries into the National Crime Information Center (NCIC). That is nearly 11% of all 93,447 NCIC entries in 2024, although Native American populations make up only 3% of the United States population. However, these are only the cases entered into the NCIC. Many cases are left uncounted, uninvestigated, and unresolved. That leaves hundreds of Native
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE By Kyler Edsitty Rita Louise Lush sells her beaded unicorn dance bag to Kate Bean on behalf of the Minnesota Museum of American Art. SANTA FE, N.M. - August 17, 2026 - Color spilled across the Santa Fe Plaza: beadwork catching the sun, silver and turquoise shining against white tents, woven patterns carrying old teachings into new forms. At the 104th Santa Fe Indian Market, one of the largest art markets in the United States, more than 100,000 visitors c
Issued By Native Public Media WEWIN Conference On July 27, 2026, in Tulsa, OK, hundreds of Indigenous women gathered for the Women Empowering Women for Indigenous Nations (WEWIN) conference for a week of networking, sharing stories, and growing as leaders. For twenty years, these women have united as sisters and leaders, supporting and uplifting each other with warmth and strength. This year's conference theme, "Warrior Women Creating Balance," highlighted how Indigenous wome
