Native and Indigenous News
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used with permission of the artistFor more than 50 years, Ed Singer has used oil paints on canvas to depict life in the Navajo Nation. In a style that is both realistic and abstract, Singer’s paintings portray the Indigenous experience using classical European painting techniques, and modern style. -
Matthew TuftsAcross the West, climate change is putting snow sports like skiing at risk. For Indigenous skiers, that adds to a long history of exclusion from the sport. -
Jesse CasanaHundreds of acres in Michigan are covered in parallel rows of earth that are the remains of an ancient Native American agricultural system. The surprise find has archaeologists amazed. -
Nevada State Museum/allaroundnevada.comNative American tribes, including one from Nevada, want the U.S. government to explain how it funded boarding schools for Indigenous children
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Nationwide, tens of thousands of Indigenous households use firewood to help heat their homes. That’s why the Washoe Tribe of Nevada and California is making sure their elders have the chopped wood they need. -
The Tocabe American Indian Eatery in Denver is an effort to create a community-driven space where food reflects culture and identity. The restaurant sources ingredients from the Ute Mountain Ute and Navajo Tribes. -
A Native American law group has launched a free online resource to help tribal nations obtain legal information about their water rights. This comes at a time when tribes face increasing water challenges. -
Since your life depends on them as part of the sport, ropes eventually need to be retired. But that doesn't mean they have to go to a landfill. -
The donation is part of a larger effort to return bison to Indigenous lands and stewardship. -
The House recently passed legislation to require people to prove they are U.S. citizens when they register to vote. Native American groups, however, argue the proposal, if signed into law, would make it difficult for tribal members. -
Riverbank stabilization, lead and asbestos contamination are just some of the projects tribes planned to address before the Trump administration froze funds. -
The college's board of trustees appointed Heather Shotton as the first Indigenous president of the Durango-based institution. Fort Lewis has a complicated history with Native Americans, as it was a federal Indian boarding school from 1892 to 1909. -
The pulse of the drums and harmonious singing filled Fort Lewis College's Whalen Gym for the Hozhoni Days Powwow in Durango, Colorado. -
NPR obtained emails that went out last week to leaders at health agencies offering to transfer them to postings in tribal communities. Officials close to Dr. Anthony Fauci got the offer. -
Tribes defend Grand Staircase-Escalante in southern Utah as Trump Admin focuses on energy productionIn March, representatives of six tribes announced the formation of the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument Inter-Tribal Coalition to work to protect the national monument. -
The College's Board of Trustees voted unanimously to confirm Heather Shotton as the sole finalist to be the college’s new president. Shotton is a citizen of the Wichita and Affiliated Tribes and a Kiowa and Cheyenne descendant. She is currently the vice president of diversity affairs and acting dean of students.
