The Latest Breaking News on Native America

The Navajo Nation plans to test the limits of a tribal law that banned the transportation of uranium ore on its lands

US gov’t report finds dozens of marked and unmarked graves at institutions Indigenous children were forced to attend.

The schools gave Native American kids English names and forced them to perform manual labor

Native American artifacts have remained out of public view but still very much in the hands of some of the nation’s largest museums some six months after institutions closed and covered exhibits in response to new federal regulations

The congregation at St. Joseph Apache Mission in the Mescalero Reservation in New Mexico, is struggling to deal with the hurt caused by their priest removing a cherished painting called the Apache Christ, which portrays Jesus as an Indigenous holy man

Utah officials have denied clemency to a man who is set to be executed for the 1998 killing of his girlfriend’s mother

Court urges federal and Ontario governments to make payouts after ‘dishonourably’ neglecting 174-year-old deal

U.S. government invests 0 million in Pacific Northwest hatcheries to support declining fish populations and tribal fishing rights.

In what is becoming an unfortunately common occurrence, the town of Jasper, Alta. has been ravaged by a wildfire of unprecedented scale. Crews report witnessing “300- to 400-foot flames,” while one-third of Jasper’s buildings were destroyed. Luckily, there have been no reported fatalities so far.

Keanu Dude has a criminal record, officials say

The 100th anniversary of the Indian Citizenship Act has garnered little fanfare. Only a handful of news articles and events have commemorated the centennial of the law giving U.S. citizenship to Native Americans.