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'Fundamental to our history, culture, and future' - Indian Peaks Band files to protect Tribal water rights in Utah
The Indian Peaks Band of the Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah, represented by the Nat...
Giovanni Torre 3 Apr 2026
Choctaw Nation’s $4.1 billion economic footprint signals vast potential of Indigenous enterprise
The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma generated an estimated US$4. 1 billion in economi...
Reece Harley 10 Mar 2026
University of Oklahoma’s Native Nations research centre releases key report on cancer care access
The University of Oklahoma's Native Nations Center for Tribal Policy Research ha...
Giovanni Torre 6 Mar 2026
US state launches investigation of forced sterilisation of Native American women
In the 1970s, the US agency that provides health care to Native Americans steril...
Associated Press 24 Feb 2026
Oneida heroine Polly Cooper honoured on 2026 Native American $1 coin
The United States Mint has released the 2026 Native American one dollar coin fea...
Joseph Guenzler 5 Feb 2026
Oklahoma tribes challenge governor’s views on sovereignty as legislative tensions grow

Leaders from several of Oklahoma's Native American tribes have reacted strongly to a speech by the state's Governor, Kevin Stitt, in which he criticised tribal sovereignty.

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Feb 3, 2026
Oglala Sioux Tribe demands release of three men still held after ICE detentions

Oglala Sioux Tribe President Frank Star Comes Out is demanding the release of three enrolled tribal citizens believed to be held by ICE in Minnesota.

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Jan 20, 2026
Indigenous leaders demand accountability over Minneapolis ICE detentions

Indigenous leaders in Minnesota and the Oglala Sioux Tribe are demanding answers after Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detained Native people in Minneapolis during a major operation.

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Jan 13, 2026
Native American group loses religious freedom appeal at US Supreme Court

A Native American group working to stop the destruction of a centuries-old religious ritual site in Arizona lost a last-ditch appeal to the US Supreme Court this week to halt the transfer and destruct...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Oct 10, 2025
Miccosukee Tribe plays key role in halting Trump's 'Alligator Alcatraz'

The Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida played a crucial role in derailing, for now, US President Donald Trump's 'Alligator Alcatraz', an already infamous prison camp where people accused of unauth...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Aug 24, 2025
Proposed Illinois bill to ban Native American mascots in schools

A proposed law in the US state of Illinois would compel schools to stop using Native American imagery, names or mascots. Illinois House Bill 1237 had its first reading on April 14 and passed the House...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Apr 18, 2025
Trump regime removes articles about Native American war heroes from official websites

The Trump administration has removed references to Native American war heroes from official government websites. From 1942 to 1945, the Code Talkers were vital to every major operation of the Marine C...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Mar 21, 2025
Trump appointee scraps Native American Heritage Month in military, despite proud First Nations history of service

The new leader of the US Department of Defense has scrapped National Native American Heritage Month in the military. In guidance issued on January 31, Donald Trump's newly appointed Secretary of Defen...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Feb 4, 2025
Native American tribes lead efforts to restore Arctic grayling to Michigan rivers after 89-year absence

The Little River Band of Ottawa Indians are leading a project to reintroduce the Arctic grayling to Michigan rivers some 89 years after the fish were made extinct in the area.

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Jan 27, 2025
US Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier coming home after almost 50 years in prison

Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier will return home nearly five decades after he was imprisoned for the 1975 killings of two FBI agents. US President Joe Biden commuted Mr Peltier's sentence Monday f...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Jan 21, 2025
Examining Native American depictions in the American West

An upcoming event in Utah will explore the portrayal of Native Americans in Western narratives through film screenings and discussions. The American West Centre (AWC) is hosting a two-day film festiva...

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Jan 13, 2025
New film explores Native American disenrollment and its consequences

A new documentary, due for release later this year, 'You're No Indian', examines the contentious practice of Native American disenrollment, where tribes remove individuals from their membership rolls.

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Jan 10, 2025
New California law enshrines teaching of Native American history and perspectives in state schools

A new law came into effect in California this month mandating the inclusion of Native American history and perspectives in public education. Assembly Bill 1821 (AB 1821) was signed by the state's gove...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Jan 10, 2025
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