Native and Indigenous News

Tribal leaders say 10 Bureau of Indian Affairs law enforcement officers were assigned to the reservation to curb violence. Sens. Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper, along with Rep. Jeff Hurd, are asking why they only have one.

The city used to auction off surplus animals to ranchers. But six years ago, it started donating them to tribes instead. More than 170 animals have been gifted so far.

Researchers say remote geography, inaccurate federal maps, and funding barriers continue to limit reliable high-speed internet in many tribal communities.

Highschoolers across six BIE-run schools in South Dakota, Oklahoma, Montana and New Mexico are already participating, including Northwest High School in Shiprock on the Navajo Nation.

Colonialism drove beavers off their land, harming both the environment and people living on it. Blackfeet Nation beaver experts want to bring them back.

Crisosto Apache was recently named Colorado's poet laureate, the first Indigenous person to hold that title. Apache is Mescalero Apache, Chiricahua Apache, and Diné.

A celebration turns into a demonstration at the Death Valley National Park after Timbisha Shoshone historical plaques were removed from the park's visitors center.

The BIA, which is responsible for overseeing trust responsibilities with 575 federally recognized tribes, focused on reducing its own workforce through mass layoffs and hiring freezes within the Interior Department – much like agencies elsewhere.

That exhibit at the Hubbell Trading Post National Historic Site on the Navajo Nation — still under review — hasn't been taken down yet, but his name is literally inseparable from this land in northeastern Arizona and its rich history.

Declining snowpack is creating new challenges for irrigation, livestock, and traditional food systems in tribal communities