Native Americans
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.
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.
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.
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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.
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...
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...
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.
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...