The Nation Newspaper

How birthday is celebrated in different African tribes

In many African cultures, birthdays hold immense cultural significance, deeply rooted in tradition and community. African happy birthday festivities often involve the entire community, emphasizing ...
The Nation Newspaper

Top five African countries with most tribes

Nigeria tops the list as Africa’s most culturally diverse nation, with more than 370 tribes. The Hausa-Fulani dominate the north, the Yoruba are prominent in the southwest, and the Igbo hold sway in ...
The Hechinger Report

These Native tribes are working with schools to boost attendance

The Hechinger Report covers one topic: education. Sign up for our newsletters to have stories delivered to your inbox. Consider becoming a member to support our nonprofit journalism. This story is ...
Los Angeles Times

Native tribes are getting a slice of their land back — under the condition that they preserve it

BLUFF, Utah — In February 2020, Dave Herrero drove into the canyon country here in southeastern Utah to visit a slice of land that was up for sale — a 320-acre ranch that stretched deep into the ...
NPR

Tribal courts can't prosecute non-Native drug suspects. Tribes say it's a problem

As fentanyl addiction and overdose deaths ravage Native American communities, some tribal leaders want Native law enforcement to take drug enforcement more into their own hands. "We can't wait anymore ...
Los Angeles Times

Tribes say the U.S. misappropriated funds to pay for Native American boarding schools

The Wichita Tribe and the Washoe Tribe of Nevada and California filed the lawsuit. Two tribal nations filed a lawsuit saying that the federal government used the trust fund money of tribes to pay for ...
MLive

These Native tribes are working with schools to boost attendance

Editor’s note: This story is part of a collaboration on chronic absenteeism among Native American students between The Associated Press and ICT, a news outlet that covers Indigenous issues. WATONGA, ...