Jury finds Meta, Google liable in landmark social media addiction trial, awards $3M in damages
by Louis Casiano
FOX Business News
A Los Angeles jury on Wednesday March 25, 2026 found Meta and Google liable in a closely-watched trial accusing social media platforms of designing their products to get young users addicted, awarding the plaintiff $3 million in damages.
Meta was ordered to pay 70% of the awarded damages, while Google is responsible for the rest. The verdict came after nine days, roughly 43 hours, of deliberations....
Celebrating 18 years serving the tribal community: Feb. 2008-2026
WELCOME to the official California Indian Education CALIE website, the American Indian tribal community leader in on-line Native American educational resources and community services in Southern California Indian Country.
We collaborate with the thirty California Indian Education Centers established by the California Department of Education, and the twenty seven federally-recognized Indigenous Tribal Governments located in Southern California.
Please contact our Editor in Chief Ernie Salgado, Soboba Indian Reservation, to become involved with your Tribal community website!
Approximately 109 of them are located in California, with some 18 of those in the County of San Diego.
In addition, there are millions of Native American urban Indians living off reservation, many of whom depend on and benefit from Tribal educational, news and tribal TANF programs.
She was a grandmother from Montana who asked the U.S. government one question, and it took them 15 years and $3.4 billion to answer it
Facebook, Legacy of Empires
Elouise Cobell grew up on the Blackfeet Reservation in Montana without running water or electricity. She was the middle child of nine. Three of her siblings did not survive childhood.
Her great-great-grandfather was Mountain Chief, the last war chief of the Blackfeet Nation, who had refused to compromise with the United States government in the 1800s.
That stubbornness runs in the blood.
Cobell went to college, studied business and accounting, and came back to the reservation. She became treasurer of the Blackfeet Nation -- and almost immediately, the numbers stopped making sense....
Holt Hamilton, filmmaker Releasing new film -- watch the trailer
“TOUCH THE WATER”
When a young intern at the local Senior Day Center challenges Daisy, an accomplished elderly Native American woman, to dream big, she re-evaluates her old frail body yet still strong, youthful mind and sets out on a stirring quest to fulfill a life-long desire.
California regulators order developer to transfer Humboldt Bay property to Wiyot-area tribes -- pay penalties
TRIBAL BUSINESS NEWS BY CHEZ OXENDINE
Feb. 26, 2026
California regulators have ordered a Humboldt County developer to transfer a bayfront property to three Wiyot-area tribes as part of a settlement resolving years of coastal and wetland violations, according to an agreement approved this month by the California Coastal Commission.
The settlement requires developer Travis Schneider to convey the land to a nonprofit representing the Wiyot Tribe, Blue Lake Rancheria and the Bear River Band of the Rohnerville Rancheria.
He must also pay a $400,000 administrative penalty, restore the site and fund tribal monitors during the restoration process, according to commission documents and reporting by Lost Coast Outpost....
Indian name: Qötsa-Hon-Mana (White Bear Girl)
Reservation: Navajo Indian Reservation, Coconino County
Arizonia's Piestewa Peak named in her honor
First American Indian female to die in combat while serving in the U.S. military
First female U.S. soldier killed during the Iraqi War
Lori Piestewa was 23 years old in March 2003 when her convoy moved through southern Iraq. She was an Army specialist serving as a maintenance soldier, doing a job far from head-lines and far from safety.
On March 23, her convoy took a wrong turn near Nasiriyah. The vehicles were ambushed. Confusion followed.
Fire came from multiple directions. Piestewa was critically injured during the attack. Several soldiers were killed. Others were captured. The situation collapsed in minutes.
Piestewa was evacuated to a hospital, but her injuries were too severe. She died days later....
Posted by Charlene Valenzuella, The American Indian Reporter
Lumbee Tribe receives full federal recognition after 137-year effort
137 years = 7 Generations!
by Kristin Wright
After a 137-year struggle, the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina has finally received full federal recognition from the U.S. government.
Members of the Native American tribe shed tears as it reached the historic milestone in Washington, D.C., this week. Tribal Chairman John L. Lowery witnessed President Trump sign the bill that extended acknowledgment to the tribe at the White House on Thursday.
"I'm so thankful today for everyone who has helped us along this way -- everyone from our ancestors from the late 1880s all the way up to present day. So many people have been a part of this fight," Lowery said in a video posted to the tribe's social media accounts....
Last Hereditary Chief of Soboba Band of Luiseño Indians
Victoriano (Kwe-vish Quishish) was an influential 19th century tribal leader and signatory of the Temecula Treaty of 1852. He also took his people to the Soboba Indian Reservation to protect them from the newcomers.
Victoriano was known as “Standing Bear” in Indian country.
The Chief came from a very powerful family that gave rise to Adam Castillo, who led the Mission Indian Federation in the 20th century.
Alice Piper was a courageous 15-year-old Pauite girl who, along with six other Indian children, made history in 1924 by challenging segregation in education for American Indians in California.
Her bravery led to a landmark court case that forever changed the educational landscape for Native American students.
Piper vs. Big Pine Unified Schools: Piper sued on the grounds that her 14th Amendment rights had been violated knowing full well that she was not receiving the same education that the newly built public school afforded.
Native Development Network Launches Alice Piper Curriculum Honoring 100 Years of Educational Equity in California
LOS ANGELES, CA -- In celebration of Native American Heritage Month, the Native Development Network (NDN) proudly announces the release of the Alice Piper Project Curriculum, a free educational resource for grades 3–12 designed to bring the story of Alice Piper and her landmark 1924 court case into classrooms across California and the nation....
-Posted by Joseph Quintana, www.ndnz.org Native Development Network NDN
Hoopa Valley Tribe reclaims 10,000+ acres of ancestral lands in historic deal
According to Tribal officials, the acquisition of the 10,395 acres, previously held by New Forests -- an Australia-based forestland manager -- constitutes the tribe's largest re-acquisition of land since the Hoopa Valley Reservation was established in 1864....
The repainted “S” on San Jacinto Mountain looks absolutely fantastic!
We always claimed the “S” stood for the Soboba Rez.
-Ernie Salgado, Jr. San Jacinto Class of 1959
Sorry ladies, the photo was posted without names, but if someone would be so kind to send a list of the name AIR will repost the photo with names in the Oct 15 issue. Please email the names to me HERE.
Rose Salgado Elementary School Grand Opening
Aug. 1, 2025, Desiree Salgado, is joined by members of the Salgado family after she cut the ribbon to mark the official grand opening of the Rose Salgado Elementary School, named for her mother.
“On behalf of our family, thank you for honoring my mother, Rose Salgado, in such a beautiful way,” Desiree said.
“My mom was a proud Native woman who believed deeply in giving back—not just to our people, but to the entire community.
"This school is more than a building—it’s a symbol of her love for community, education, and the future of our children.
"She believed in lifting others, and I know she would be deeply proud to see her name here today.”
Valley News/Carrie Best, San Jacinto Unified School District photo * Contributed by Mike Hiles
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Elouise Cobell grew up on the Blackfeet Reservation in Montana without running water or electricity. She was the middle child of nine. Three of her siblings did not survive childhood.
The Chief came from a very powerful family that gave rise to 
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