Heidi Heitkamp

Committee Chairman U.S. Rep. Bob Goodlatte speaks during a hearing before the House Judiciary Committee on June 28th, 2018, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C.
Synthesizing the News

One Congressman Stands in the Way of a Bill That Addresses the High Rates of Missing and Murdered Native Women

Savanna's Act passed the Senate unanimously. If it doesn't pass the House, it will be back to square one next session.

In northern North Dakota's Turtle Mountain, Native American students are set to walk out of class and march to polling places with signs encouraging community members to vote.
Social Justice

For Native Americans, the Battle Against Voter Suppression in North Dakota Is Only the Beginning

Indigenous high schoolers are organizing to let their families vote in an election they argue is designed to block them from the polls.