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Coastal tribes and Native communities are an important piece of the puzzle for cleaning up trash that threatens marine ecosystems.
Native America Calling: Keeya Wiki in the Spotlight (February 18, 2026)
Keeya Wiki is not yet old enough to vote, but she’s making waves in official discussions about climate policy and environmental sustainability. 
An agreement between a gold mining company and the Shoshone Paiute Tribes is being called “historic.”
Grist: Miccosukee Tribe hits roadblock in protecting homelands (January 15, 2026)
The Miccosukee people have always considered the Florida Everglades their home. 
South Dakota Searchlight: Rosebud Sioux president delivers tribal address (January 15, 2026)
South Dakota and tribal nations can make improvements for health care and public safety, Rosebud Sioux Tribe President Kathleen Wooden Knife said at the State Capitol. 
Indian Country swept up in anti-immigration agenda (January 13, 2026)
From the Everglades of Florida to the Twin Cities in Minnesota, Indian Country is feeling the brunt of an aggressive — and violent — anti-immigration agenda. 
Immigration agents are accused of forcefully dragging a Native man from a car and detaining him during a ongoing and violent crackdown in Minnesota.
“It is infringing on the rights of nature as stated in our Constitution,” said Chief Anne Richardson. “We will fight it.”
The tribes of the Owens Valley in California are facing a shortage of water — an issue that spans nearly a century, but one that is exacerbated by climate change.
AUDIO: Sea Lion Predation in the Pacific Northwest (December 3, 2025)
The House Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries holds a hearing on Sea Lion Predation in the Pacific Northwest. 
An unassuming eatery at the Pueblo of Isleta won the top prize at the New Mexico State Fair Green Chile Cheeseburger Challenge.
The High Seas Treaty aligns with the goals of many Indigenous peoples. But can it be enforced?
DVIDS: Pascua Yaqui Tribe breaks ground on water project (September 17, 2025)
“Without water in the desert, you can’t survive,” said Vice Chairman Peter Yucupicio of the Pascua Yaqui Tribe. 
Chuck Hoskin: Cherokee Nation delivers on wellness for generations to come (September 15, 2025)
Cherokee Nation can deliver a “wellness dividend” to citizens now and for generations to come. 
Tribes are seeking to flex whatever legal muscle they have to secure water protections along the Colorado River.
Native America Calling: The fight to bring Yukon River salmon back (September 4, 2025)
Once plentiful, salmon that return to the Yukon River in Alaka are struggling to survive. 
Native America Calling: The fight for Shinnecock Nation fishing rights (September 1, 2025)
The Shinnecock Nation is in an ongoing legal battle to have the tribe’s fishing rights recognized. 
Water is life. For many in Indian Country, it’s hard to find.
The Shinnecock Nation is in an ongoing legal battle to have the tribe’s fishing rights recognized.
Source New Mexico: Funding for Navajo Nation water project in doubt (August 4, 2025)
Sen. Ben Ray Luján (D-New Mexico) is calling on President Donald Trump to fund the next phase of a massive water pipeline, saying failing to do so would violate Navajo water rights and could cause the project to fail completely. 
DVIDS: Mescalero Apache Tribe welcomes military aid after flooding (August 4, 2025)
More than 90 Airmen mobilized to provide critical support to the Mescalero Apache Reservation following flooding in southern New Mexico. 
Freedmen of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation are moving closer to tribal citizenship.
Long-simmering tensions in the nation’s capital burst into the open at a confirmation hearing for one of Indian Country’s most crucial government positions.
The space and resources required for AI is immense — and it’s hitting close to home for some in Indian Country.
What good are treaty fishing rights if you can’t eat the fish because they’re poisoned?
Floods in Texas and Oregon. Fires on the Navajo Nation. Find out how tribes are preparing for natural and other disasters.
VIDEO: H.R.2556, the CORE Act (June 26, 2025)
The House Committee on Natural Resources considers a tribal consultation amendment to H.R.2556,, the Comprehensive Offshore Resource Enhancement Act, at a markup on June 25, 2025. 
Deb Haaland continues to blaze new trails, this time with her campaign to be the first Native woman governor of New Mexico.
Three tribes have filed a lawsuit to stop a controversial gold mining operation in Alaska as another battles a mine just over the border in Canada.
Tribes that rely on the Colorado River — and the complex set of rules that govern it — are worried as the Donald Trump administration takes actions affecting their access to water.
Chuck Hoskin: Cherokee Nation makes progress for clean water (April 21, 2025)
Water truly is life, and in Cherokee Nation, we will continue to honor that truth for future generations. 
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is expediting permits for Line 5, an oil pipeline opposed by tribes in the Great Lakes region.
The unpredictable availability of salmon and other fish is putting additional pressures on the subsistence rights of Alaska Natives.
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.
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.
DVIDS: Umatilla Tribes sign fish passage agreement (February 3, 2025)
The Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation are exercising their treaty rights. 
House Committee on Natural Resources convenes for first meeting (January 22, 2025)
The legislative panel with jurisdiction over Indian issues is meeting for the first time in the 119th Congress.
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