Rebecca Nagle
@rebeccanagle.bsky.social
Cherokee writer and journalist, check out my substack: https://gohini.substack.com/
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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.
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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...
OK's Governor is hell-bent on attacking tribal sovereignty. In a showdown over hunting & fishing treaty rights he has appointed a special prosecutor to go after hunters who don’t pay for a state license. According to our treaty rights, tribal citizens don’t need one. www.kosu.org/news/2025-11...
Stitt appoints special prosecutor for Indigenous Oklahoma hunters without state licenses
Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt has appointed a special prosecutor to go after Indigenous hunters who are cited for hunting without a state license on tribal reservations.
www.kosu.org
November 21, 2025 at 9:50 PM
OK's Governor is hell-bent on attacking tribal sovereignty. In a showdown over hunting & fishing treaty rights he has appointed a special prosecutor to go after hunters who don’t pay for a state license. According to our treaty rights, tribal citizens don’t need one. www.kosu.org/news/2025-11...
Another Native person is running for Congress. Rodney Rave (Ho-Chunk) announced a bid for Wisconsin’s third district.
PRESS RELEASE: Ho-Chunk Nation citizen Rodney Rave announces bid for U.S. Congress
“I’m not a career politician, I’m a builder,” said Rodney Rave in launching his campaign to represent Wisconsin’s 3rd District in the U.S. Congress.
indianz.com
November 21, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Another Native person is running for Congress. Rodney Rave (Ho-Chunk) announced a bid for Wisconsin’s third district.
🧵In the 1970s, at least a quarter of Native women of childbearing age were sterilized without their consent–many without their knowledge.
Most of the procedures happened thru Indian Health Service–the federal program that is supposed to deliver health care to tribal citizens.
Most of the procedures happened thru Indian Health Service–the federal program that is supposed to deliver health care to tribal citizens.
November 21, 2025 at 5:19 PM
🧵In the 1970s, at least a quarter of Native women of childbearing age were sterilized without their consent–many without their knowledge.
Most of the procedures happened thru Indian Health Service–the federal program that is supposed to deliver health care to tribal citizens.
Most of the procedures happened thru Indian Health Service–the federal program that is supposed to deliver health care to tribal citizens.
Many totalitarian regimes have targeted disabled people. The Trump admin wants to start denying visas to people with certain health conditions.
Immigrants with obesity, diabetes and other health problems may be denied visas
New guidance from the Trump administration directs visa officers to consider common health ailments, including obesity and diabetes, when would-be immigrants seek to enter the U.S.
www.npr.org
November 21, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Many totalitarian regimes have targeted disabled people. The Trump admin wants to start denying visas to people with certain health conditions.
The hell people in Gaza are facing is getting even worse. Heavy rains are bringing floods to areas where nearly 1 million people are living without shelter. Due to damaged sewage systems from Israeli bombings, sewage could mix with the flood waters.
900,000 Palestinians Face Flood Risk as Heavy Rains Compound Gaza’s Misery
In Gaza, officials warn more than 900,000 displaced Palestinians face the risk of flooding as a storm system brings heavy rains and colder temperatures to a region where Israeli attacks have left 85…
www.democracynow.org
November 20, 2025 at 10:06 PM
The hell people in Gaza are facing is getting even worse. Heavy rains are bringing floods to areas where nearly 1 million people are living without shelter. Due to damaged sewage systems from Israeli bombings, sewage could mix with the flood waters.
The Oklahoma Attorney General announces a new task force to address the crisis of missing & murdered Indigenous people in the state.
New task force combines resources to address Missing Murdered Indigenous Peoples crisis in Oklahoma
Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond announced the launch of a task force dedicated to addressing the MMIP, or Missing Murdered Indigenous Peoples, crisis during the United Indian Nations of…
www.kosu.org
November 20, 2025 at 6:42 PM
The Oklahoma Attorney General announces a new task force to address the crisis of missing & murdered Indigenous people in the state.
On Friday, over 100 Indigenous protesters block the entrance to COP 30 in Brazil. While the earth is on literal fire, world leaders continue to pay lip service to the need for Indigenous sovereignty & self determination to combat climate chaos.
COP30 has big plans to save the rainforest. Indigenous activists say it's not enough.
"We need the government to recognize our climate authority and our role as guardians of biodiversity.”
grist.org
November 20, 2025 at 3:04 PM
On Friday, over 100 Indigenous protesters block the entrance to COP 30 in Brazil. While the earth is on literal fire, world leaders continue to pay lip service to the need for Indigenous sovereignty & self determination to combat climate chaos.
The last female Governor of South Dakota was Kristi Noem. A Native woman is running for the seat in 2026 as an Independent. Allison Renville is Sisseton Wahpeton Dakota, Hunkpapa Lakota, Omaha and Haudenosaunee.
Native woman announces run for South Dakota governor - ICT
Allison Renville will run as an Independent candidate
ictnews.org
November 20, 2025 at 1:36 AM
The last female Governor of South Dakota was Kristi Noem. A Native woman is running for the seat in 2026 as an Independent. Allison Renville is Sisseton Wahpeton Dakota, Hunkpapa Lakota, Omaha and Haudenosaunee.
The November Native News Roundup is out today! Native American Heritage Month, shutdown impacts, news from Alaska and Oklahoma, and continued attacks on human rights. Read and subscribe, and watch for next week’s post on Thanksgiving.
November 2025 Native News Roundup
Native American Heritage Month, shutdown impacts, news from Alaska and Oklahoma, and continued attacks on human rights.
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November 19, 2025 at 2:04 PM
The November Native News Roundup is out today! Native American Heritage Month, shutdown impacts, news from Alaska and Oklahoma, and continued attacks on human rights. Read and subscribe, and watch for next week’s post on Thanksgiving.
Alaska Native villages hit by Typhoon Halong will have to clean up sacred artifacts displaced by the floodwaters as they rebuild their communities.
A Storm Hit Alaska. Now, a Native Community Is Racing to Save Its History.
The remnants of Typhoon Halong scattered artifacts from an archaeological site along the shore of the Bering Sea.
www.nytimes.com
November 19, 2025 at 8:58 AM
Alaska Native villages hit by Typhoon Halong will have to clean up sacred artifacts displaced by the floodwaters as they rebuild their communities.
Today is Native Women’s Equal Pay Day. It symbolizes how much longer Native women have to work to earn the same amount white men earned the previous year. Native women are paid $.52-$.58 on the dollar compared to white men, and over their careers lose out on an average $1 million...
November 18, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Today is Native Women’s Equal Pay Day. It symbolizes how much longer Native women have to work to earn the same amount white men earned the previous year. Native women are paid $.52-$.58 on the dollar compared to white men, and over their careers lose out on an average $1 million...
I had a great time at OCC, UCO and Colgate University last week. It was great to see some familiar faces in Oklahoma and meet new ones. My favorite part of speaking is always connecting with students!
November 18, 2025 at 6:42 PM
I had a great time at OCC, UCO and Colgate University last week. It was great to see some familiar faces in Oklahoma and meet new ones. My favorite part of speaking is always connecting with students!
Trump’s cuts to public radio include 70% cuts to the radio station that serves the Alaska Native communities impacted by Typhoon Halong. The station has announced major cuts to programming and staffing coming in January.
Alaska station that covered devastating storm cuts jobs
A public TV and radio station in Western Alaska serves dozens of villages damaged by Typhoon Halong. But with federal funding eliminated, KYUK makes severe cuts to its staff and news department.
www.npr.org
November 18, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Trump’s cuts to public radio include 70% cuts to the radio station that serves the Alaska Native communities impacted by Typhoon Halong. The station has announced major cuts to programming and staffing coming in January.
Last week, three Alaska Native tribes filed suit against the federal government, saying the road through the Izembek National Wildlife Refuge will endanger the birds they rely on to survive.
Alaska tribes, conservation groups sue Trump administration to block proposed road through refuge
The actions seek to stop the deal for an 11-mile gravel road through the Izembek National Wildlife Refuge that would connect King Cove and Cold Bay.
www.adn.com
November 18, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Last week, three Alaska Native tribes filed suit against the federal government, saying the road through the Izembek National Wildlife Refuge will endanger the birds they rely on to survive.
A Native woman in Iowa was set to be released from jail when her family was told that she was being turned over to ICE. Her family said she couldn’t be deported bc she was Native. Her family, with the help of tribal leaders, finally got her released...
November 18, 2025 at 4:43 AM
A Native woman in Iowa was set to be released from jail when her family was told that she was being turned over to ICE. Her family said she couldn’t be deported bc she was Native. Her family, with the help of tribal leaders, finally got her released...
4 Native American Heritage Month, here r sum of my fav books by Native authors. What r ur favs?
Post Colonial Love Poem by Natalie Diaz
Crooked Hallelujah by Kelli Jo Ford
Plague of Doves by Louise Erdrich
The Rediscovery of America by Ned Blackhawk
Playing Indian by Phil Deloria
Post Colonial Love Poem by Natalie Diaz
Crooked Hallelujah by Kelli Jo Ford
Plague of Doves by Louise Erdrich
The Rediscovery of America by Ned Blackhawk
Playing Indian by Phil Deloria
November 14, 2025 at 6:42 PM
4 Native American Heritage Month, here r sum of my fav books by Native authors. What r ur favs?
Post Colonial Love Poem by Natalie Diaz
Crooked Hallelujah by Kelli Jo Ford
Plague of Doves by Louise Erdrich
The Rediscovery of America by Ned Blackhawk
Playing Indian by Phil Deloria
Post Colonial Love Poem by Natalie Diaz
Crooked Hallelujah by Kelli Jo Ford
Plague of Doves by Louise Erdrich
The Rediscovery of America by Ned Blackhawk
Playing Indian by Phil Deloria
It took a year of intensive therapy to be able to do things like drive & read after my last COVID infection. I’m terrified of getting COVID again & still mask. In the backlash to COVID public health mandates and public protests, places are criminalizing mask-wearing.
November 14, 2025 at 5:26 PM
It took a year of intensive therapy to be able to do things like drive & read after my last COVID infection. I’m terrified of getting COVID again & still mask. In the backlash to COVID public health mandates and public protests, places are criminalizing mask-wearing.
Gaza has become the world's largest mass grave, with over 10,000 bodies estimated to be buried in the rubble. Palestinians are asking for international help to find and identify the remains of their loved ones.
“The World’s Largest Mass Grave”: Palestinians Say 10,000 Bodies Are Buried Under Gaza’s Rubble
In Gaza, Israel’s military is continuing to target the southern city of Khan Younis with airstrikes and artillery fire despite the U.S.-brokered truce that took effect nearly a month ago. On…
www.democracynow.org
November 14, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Gaza has become the world's largest mass grave, with over 10,000 bodies estimated to be buried in the rubble. Palestinians are asking for international help to find and identify the remains of their loved ones.
This is a little corny, but I still can’t believe it's real whenever I see my book for sale at the airport. And right next to uncle Bernie!
November 13, 2025 at 3:01 PM
This is a little corny, but I still can’t believe it's real whenever I see my book for sale at the airport. And right next to uncle Bernie!
When I was a lonely Native on the east coast I tried 2 find Cherokees where I lived. I googled Baltimore Cherokee. The results were Jeep dealerships. Jeep stopped using Cherokee after a request frm the tribe post-2020. It's popular to be racist again & the Jeep Cherokee is back.
November 13, 2025 at 1:36 AM
When I was a lonely Native on the east coast I tried 2 find Cherokees where I lived. I googled Baltimore Cherokee. The results were Jeep dealerships. Jeep stopped using Cherokee after a request frm the tribe post-2020. It's popular to be racist again & the Jeep Cherokee is back.
We’re gonna have to update the slogan “no one should be a billionaire” to “no one should be a trillionaire.”
Elon Musk Set to Become World's First Trillionaire After Tesla's Crucial Vote
Elon Musk is on track to be the world's first trillionaire after Tesla shareholders approved a pay package. Musk won't immediately be paid, as the package requires him to meet a number of business…
people.com
November 12, 2025 at 3:01 PM
We’re gonna have to update the slogan “no one should be a billionaire” to “no one should be a trillionaire.”
One of the hidden impacts of the shutdown is on schools on reservations. Most school districts rely on local taxes, but schools on federal land, like reservations or military bases, rely on federal funding.
The shutdown is hurting schools whose budgets are mostly federal money - ICT
Federal money makes up only a small part of most school budgets in the U.S. But at Chinle Unified School District half of the revenue comes from a single federal program, called Impact Aid.
ictnews.org
November 12, 2025 at 12:50 AM
One of the hidden impacts of the shutdown is on schools on reservations. Most school districts rely on local taxes, but schools on federal land, like reservations or military bases, rely on federal funding.
I had an amazing time speaking at the Henry Ford Museum for Native American Heritage Month. Thank you Michigan for turning out. And thank you to Heather and the rest of the staff for organizing such a great event!
November 11, 2025 at 6:42 PM
I had an amazing time speaking at the Henry Ford Museum for Native American Heritage Month. Thank you Michigan for turning out. And thank you to Heather and the rest of the staff for organizing such a great event!
Tribal citizens who live and work on their reservation do not have to pay state income taxes, but OK courts aren’t following the rules. Tribes in the state are asking SCOTUS to weigh in.
5 largest tribes in Oklahoma are asking SCOTUS to take up tax case involving Muscogee citizen
The U.S. Supreme Court is considering whether to take up an Oklahoma tax case involving Muscogee Nation citizen Alicia Stroble. Now the five largest tribes in the state are weighing in, hoping SCOTUS…
www.kosu.org
November 11, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Tribal citizens who live and work on their reservation do not have to pay state income taxes, but OK courts aren’t following the rules. Tribes in the state are asking SCOTUS to weigh in.
On a bit of a whirlwind speaking tour this month. There are TWO MORE chances to hear me speak this week at University of Central Oklahoma (November 11) and Colgate University (November 13).
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Rebecca Nagle on Native erasure and the fight for justice on Native land
Join us for a compelling conversation with award-winning journalist and Cherokee Nation citizen Rebecca Nagle to discuss the erasure of Indigenous ...
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November 11, 2025 at 4:00 AM
On a bit of a whirlwind speaking tour this month. There are TWO MORE chances to hear me speak this week at University of Central Oklahoma (November 11) and Colgate University (November 13).
calendar.uco.edu/college-of-l...
calendar.colgate.edu/event/anthon...
calendar.uco.edu/college-of-l...
calendar.colgate.edu/event/anthon...