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Native American candidates notch significant victories in US state legislature elections
Results are trickling in across the USA where Indigenous people are competing to...
Amelia Schafer 12 Nov 2026
Minnesota landmarks with Indigenous histories hidden in plain sight
Discover the Dakota and Ojibwe histories embedded in popular spots around the st...
Lindsey Scharold 6 Nov 2026
By the numbers: An historic year for Indigenous candidates in the USA
Tuesday's general election in the United States will have the highest number of...
Pauly Denetclaw 3 Nov 2026
Cherokee Nation Tribal Council committee opposes Inola smelter
The Cherokee Nation Rules Committee has unanimously approved a resolution formal...
Thomas Pablo 2 Nov 2026
Will Yup'ik candidate Mary Peltola make history? Alaska race tightens for US Senate

Former congresswoman Mary Peltola faces incumbent Senator Dan Sullivan in a race that could put the first Native woman ever in the upper chamber of the US Congress.

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Charles Fox Oct 27, 2026
Navajo, White Mountain Apache hit by flooding

The community near Kirtland, New Mexico, has come together at a fire station to help fill sandbags to stave off flooding from the San Juan River in residential areas.

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Kalle Benallie Oct 26, 2026
US Tribal Nations and Native students file amended challenges to federal changes to Indian Education

Three Tribal Nations (Pueblo of Isleta, Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation, and Cheyenne Arapaho Tribes) along with Native students (Ella Bowen, Kaiya Brown, and Danielle Ledesma) have filed amended chall...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Aug 28, 2026
Native Americans commemorate victory at Little Bighorn

Native Americans have come together to mark the 150th anniversary of one of the most famous events in US history - the Battle of Little Bighorn.

'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 Native American Rights Fund, filed a Notice of Appeal and Petition for Stay with the US Department of the Interior on Wedne...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Apr 3, 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 economic impact in 2023, supporting nearly 27,000 jobs across the state, according to newly released figures that underscore the...

Reece Harley Reece Harley Mar 10, 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 has released a new Sovereign Report - Purchased/Referred Care and Cancer: Overview and Options for Tribal Consideration.

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Mar 6, 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 sterilised thousands of women without their full and informed consent, depriving them of the opportunity to start or grow fami...

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Associated Press Feb 24, 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 featuring Oneida woman Polly Cooper, recognising her historic contribution during the American Revolution.

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Feb 5, 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
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