Mariah Gladstone and Alana Yazzie are embracing Native foods that have sustained Native communities for generations.
From restored hunting and fishing rights for the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians to a new Native-run restaurant, find out what’s on The Menu with Native America Calling.
For the first time in decades, tribes in the Pacific Northwest will be able to forage for wild huckleberries in a national forest without competition from commercial companies.
The unpredictable availability of salmon and other fish is putting additional pressures on the subsistence rights of Alaska Natives.
Native Hawaiian writer Norma Kawelokū Wong tells us our current reality is “drifting haphazardly in the riptide of collapse.”
Regulatory activity has ground to a halt at the Bureau of Indian Affairs but one pro-tribal action has made it over the finish line in the era of Donald Trump.
The Northeastern Arizona Indian Water Rights Settlement Act addresses the water rights of the Hopi Tribe, the Navajo Nation and the San Juan Southern Paiute Tribe.
Members of Montana’s American Indian Caucus say they have been able to advance priority bills in the state legislature.
It’s been five years since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. How have Native people fared?
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs is moving quickly to advance Indian Country legislation amid a dramatically changed political environment.
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs holds a business meeting to consider pending legislation on March 5, 2025.
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs holds a business meeting to consider pending legislation on March 5, 2025.
A whopping 26 bills are on the agenda as the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs advances pending legislation.
Federal staff layoffs, spending freezes and other orders from the Donald Trump administration jeopardize food pathways for tribes and federal grants and loans for Native farmers.
Repatriation advocates have had some recent progress in both policy and practice when it comes to getting important items returned to tribes.
From flu season to cuts at the Indian Health Service, tune in to get a gauge of the current threats to the health of Native people.
Greenland hasn’t had this much attention from America since the William Taft Administration. Where are the voices of the Inuit people?
For Cherokees, agriculture has always been more than another industry.
The House Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs holds a legislative hearing on February 5, 2025.
The House Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs is taking up four tribal bills at its first hearing of the 119th Congress.
Native people already have the highest uninsured rate among homeowners. Changes in the industry could make it even worse.
The Department of the Interior, the federal agency with the most trust and treaty responsibilities in Indian Country, officially has a new leader.
For centuries, the Cherokee people have lived by the principle of Gadugi — the idea that everyone helps each other by working together.
The Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation are exercising their treaty rights.
A TV show with a Mohawk chef, a Native cookbook for kids and a change in power in federal government are on The Menu.
“It is time for the state to take repatriation seriously,” said Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs (D).
The new administration of President Donald Trump continues to send conflicting messages about a controversial freeze on federal funds, resulting in ongoing uncertainty for tribal nations.
President Donald Trump’s sudden freeze on federal funds rattled tribes and Indian organizations that depend on the trust and treaty relationship.
Before taking office this week, President Donald Trump promised swift and decisive actions. How are Native people being affected?
The legislative panel with jurisdiction over Indian issues is meeting for the first time in the 119th Congress.
U.S. presidents have used the Antiquities Act to protect sacred and important tribal sites. The law is once again under attack with Donald Trump in office.
The city of Nashville granted a request to change the name of Cumberland Park to Wasioto Park in honor of Indigenous history in Tennessee.
President-elect Donald Trump has promised to issue at least 100 executive orders on his first day in office. How will Indian Country be affected?
Wildfires have killed at least 24 people and destroyed thousands of homes in southern California. Tribes and urban Indian organizations are stepping up.
A newcomer is leading the House subcommittee with jurisdiction over Indian issues.
Members of the U.S. Senate are busy with confirmation hearings for a number of president-elect Donald Trump’s nominees. Here’s the schedule.
The Republican-led Senate is busy with a slew of confirmation hearings for Donald Trump’s nominees — including one of the most consequential for Indian Country.
The Department of Interior awarded grants to help tribal communities prepare for climate-related threats on their homelands.
Despite a lack of interest from the energy industry, Republicans from Alaska think president-elect Donald Trump will help them open Arctic lands to development.
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs has a new chair for the 119th Congress now that Republicans are in control of the chamber.
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