America honors the Constitution and our Treaties when it respects our Freedom as Native Nations.
The Osage Nation and the Cherokee Nation are among the tribes celebrating #LandBack victories.
Sen. Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) discusses Indian Country legislation on the floor of the U.S. Senate on December 17, 2024.
The U.S. House of Representatives considers S.3857, the Jamul Indian Village Land Transfer Act, on December 17, 2024.
President Biden’s apology for Indian boarding schools was among the top news stories of the year. What else matters to Native people in 2024?
Another Indian Country bill is up for consideration in the U.S. House of Representatives as the 118th Congress comes to a close.
A controversial bill to extend federal recognition to the Lumbee Tribe is moving forward on Capitol Hill amid ongoing opposition in Indian Country.
For many decades, the United States attempted to destroy the proud culture of Native nations.
Another batch of Indian Country bills is making its way through the 118th Congress, with only about a week left for tribal nations to see success.
Tribal leaders and federal officials participate in a panel titled “Strengthening the Nation-to-Nation Relationship” at the 2024 White House Tribal Nations Summit.
Tribal leaders and federal officials participate in a panel titled “Investing In Indian Country” at the 2024 White House Tribal Nations Summit.
Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland opens the White House Tribal Nations Summit in Washington, D.C.
“We are still here,” the first Native person to serve in a presidential cabinet said at the fourth and final White House Tribal Nations Summit of the Joe Biden era.
President Joe Biden is establishing a national monument at the site of one of the most infamous Indian boarding schools.
Respect for Tribal Nations is a cornerstone of the Biden-Harris Administration’s policies for Indian Country, the White House said.
It’s that time again for the White House Tribal Nations Summit. Will this one be the last?
Paul Begay, Anne Curley, Ella Mae Begay and Everett Charley are the names of just a handful of people who have gone missing on the Navajo Nation.
Local officials are still trying to get the state of Montana to pay for law enforcement costs on the Flathead Reservation.
The Oneida Indian Nation has reclaimed the remains of seven ancestors who were being held by the Peabody Museum in Massachusetts.
The U.S. Senate considers S.5355, the National Advisory Council on Indian Education Improvement Act, on December 3, 2024.
With just a few weeks left in his term, President Joe Biden is hosting his final White House Tribal Nations Summit.
Arizona State Museum is still not in compliance with NAGPRA, more than three decades after repatriation became the law.
Federal government officials testify about the crisis of missing and murdered relatives on November 20, 2024.
Native women leaders testify about the crisis of missing and murdered relatives on November 20, 2024.
The House Committee on Appropriations holds a hearing titled “Investigating the Crisis of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women” on November 20, 2024.
Rep. Raúl Grijalva (D-Arizona) cites efforts to honor tribal sovereignty as among his most important achievements.
Despite grants and numerous programs to help mitigate the issue, cases of missing or murdered Indigenous women continue at relatively high rates.
With time quickly running out in the 118th Congress, a leading Democratic lawmaker is laying down the law when it comes to advancing Indian Country’s legislative interests.
The U.S. Senate considers Indian Country legislation on November 21, 2024, during which Sen. Thom Tillis (R-North Carolina) blocked a bill to protect the Wounded Knee massacre site in South Dakota.
Sen. Thom Tillis (R-North Carolina) is blocking a bill that would protect the Wounded Knee massacre site in South Dakota.
With votes still being counted at home, Rep. Mary Peltola (D-Alaska) is back to work, advancing the interests of Native people on Capitol Hill.
The Crow Tribe is returning to Capitol Hill to seek passage of a mineral development bill.
Donald Trump’s presidential cabinet is beginning to take shape, with an outgoing state governor who has repeatedly clashed with tribes potentially poised to join the administration.
“We are fighting for our rights and the water that is life for Oceti Sakowin tribes,” Chairwoman Janet Alkire said on Indigenous Peoples Day.
Concerns about legitimacy continue to be a significant source of contention within the nation’s largest inter-tribal organization.
A Republican in the White House isn’t the only big change Indian Country is facing as tribes seek to hold the U.S. government accountable for its trust and treaty responsibilities.
Indian Country is waking up to new political realities with Republican Donald Trump headed to the White House after an election season that saw an unprecedented Native vote effort in support of Democrat Kamala Harris.
A man who bragged about going “on a killing spree” was sentenced to 46 months in prison for trafficking eagle feathers and eagle parts.
“It was long overdue,” said Crystalyne Curley, Speaker of the Navajo Nation Council.
The UKB is not a threat to the historic Cherokee Nation.
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