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Statements recognizing indigenous rights to territories seized by colonial powers may be well-meaning. But some indigenous leaders fear these acknowledgements may become routine and performative.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Interior Secretary Deb Haaland on Tuesday signaled her support for a road through the Izembek National Wildlife Refuge that has been at the center of a decades-long battle between the largely Indigenous people of King Cove, who say it will provide lifesaving access to a Cold Bay…

Supporters say a major oil project President Joe Biden is OK'ing on Alaska’s petroleum-rich North Slope represents an economic lifeline for Indigenous communities while environmentalists say it runs counter to his climate goals

Former Navajo Nation President Peterson Zah was honored Saturday with a funeral procession that stretched from western New Mexico into eastern Arizona

Signing off on the Willow plan would place the president’s political career in conflict with climate-minded Democrats

Over the past several years, hundreds of unmarked graves have been discovered near the sites of Canada's former residential schools, in which the government forcibly placed some 150,000 indigenous children. In what's been described as cultural genocide, both boys and girls were subjected to psychological and physical abuse. But the…

Chief Allan Adam says Imperial Oil and energy regulator ‘covered up’ failures over mine waste seeping from four tailings ponds

The Interior Department initiative will prioritize Indigenous culture and expertise

A social media campaign is urging President Joe Biden to reject an oil development project on Alaska's North Slope