The Latest Breaking News on Native America

Victims – among them environmental defender Edwin Chota – were tortured before their deaths in Peruvian Amazon in 2014

In a damning report, human rights group says state permitted ‘excessive and lethal use of force’ against Indigenous groups

Hundreds of the 574 federally recognized Indian nations in the U.S. now routinely provide their citizens with the full array of services customarily expected from state and local governments, from tax collection to environmental protection regulations. At the same time, many tribes are becoming the economic engines of their regions.

LAS VEGAS — Nathan Chasing Horse, an alleged cult leader and former actor arrested in North Las Vegas and accused of sexually assaulting and trafficking women and girls, is now facing an additional charge from the Fort Peck Indian Reservation.

An attorney who oversaw New Mexico’s Indian Affairs Department has been tapped to serve as a top legal advisor to U.S. Department of the Interior Secretary Deb Haaland

Group gathered outside Arizona stadium to protest the team’s name and the insulting gesture and chant performed by its fans

The Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma has announced plans to use a portion of its $98 million in opioid settlement funds to construct a new treatment center in Tahlequah, Oklahoma

Buxton Museum returned entire collection of Native American and First Nation artefacts to their original communities

The tipis will stand in the Kangaroo Park – once home to kangaroos imported from Australia