Tribes across the West have worked with states to protect the Colorado River and conserve enough water to raise elevations in ...

Editor’s note: This story is part of a collaboration on chronic absenteeism among Native American students between The Associated Press and ICT, a news outlet that covers Indigenous issues. WATONGA, ...

A remarkable photographic collection giving an unprecedented insight into the lives of Native Americans when their land was being taken from them has emerged a century later. Between 1907 and 1930, ...

U.S. President Donald Trump wants Interior Secretary Doug Burgum to come up with a plan to grant the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina what he calls “long overdue” federal recognition, fulfilling a ...

The Biden administration’s consideration of three proposed tribal casinos in California and Oregon has touched off a fierce debate about tribal sovereignty and land rights. By Aishvarya Kavi Reporting ...

People check in for appointments at the Seattle Indian Health Board Clinic, which relies on federal funding to operate, Jan. 30, 2025. People check in for appointments at the Seattle Indian Health ...

The State of Sequoyah: Indigenous Sovereignty and the Quest for an Indian State, by Donald L. Fixico, University of Oklahoma Press, 206 pages, $34.95 In McGirt v. Oklahoma (2020), the Supreme Court ...

Think of Native Americans, and there's a good chance you'll think of Thanksgiving. The tale of how European settlers and Native Americans peacefully sat down to share a feast is a compelling one (more ...

The Shinnecock tribe is suing New York state officials over the Sunrise Highway, which connects the east end of Long Island ...

WATONGA, Okla. (AP) — As the Watonga school system's Indian education director, Hollie Youngbear works to help Native American students succeed — a job that begins with getting them to school. She ...