The Latest Breaking News on Native America

Report details abuses against Black residents long before the May 2020 killing of Floyd captured the world’s attention.

As the federal government starts negotiations on long-term plans for the overtapped Colorado River, leaders of tribes are pushing for more involvement in the talks, saying they want to be at the table in high-level discussions among the seven states that rely on the river.

Germany has handed over to Colombia two masks made by the Indigenous Kogi people that had been in a Berlin museum’s collection for more than a century

Authorities denied pregnant Indigenous girl her legal right to an abortion and ‘re-victimised’ her, UN child rights committee says

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The Supreme Court affirmed the constitutionality of the Indian Child Welfare Act, a 1978 law enacted to protect Native American children in the U.S. and strengthen their families, in a June 15, 2023, ruling. Tribal leaders praised the decision as upholding the basic constitutional principles governing the relationships among Native…

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The Supreme Court has preserved a federal law giving preference to Native American families when it comes to adopting Native children in foster care

Justices ‘on the right side of history’ for upholding protections for Native American children against removal for adoption

7-2 ruling leaving landmark law intact hailed as victory ‘for all Indigenous children and all Indigenous Nations’

Supreme court upholds requirement Native Americans must be given preference in adoptions, fostering of Native children.