Native and Indigenous News

Fort Lewis is a former federal Indian boarding school, making the appointment of President Heather Shotton significant because she is a descendant of boarding school survivors.

Our Living Lands Producer Daniel Spaulding spoke to Kiara Tanta-Quidgeon, a Mohegan community advocate and health researcher, about public health challenges facing Indigenous communities and the connections between health and climate.

The Cayuse, Umatilla and Walla Walla tribes view their traditional foods as something that deserves the utmost respect. So, they're striving to repurpose their food waste.

Gerardo Aldana is a professor at University of California, Santa Barbara. Our Living Lands producer Daniel Spaulding spoke to Gerardo Aldana, a professor at University of California, about Mayan astronomy, Mesoamerican culture, and the importance of Indigenous knowledge.

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday upheld a lower district court's decision to dismiss a lawsuit from 2024 that looked to overturn Baaj Nwaavjo I'tah Kukveni — or the Ancestral Footprints of the Grand Canyon.

The Diné pro athlete from the Glendale-based Arizona Ridge Riders ascended to the top ranks of competitive bull riding while claiming one of the sport's most prestigious titles in the process.

New funding is aimed at helping fossil fuel-dependent communities in the Mountain West navigate a changing energy economy, with one project focused on the Four Corners region.

The Mountain West News Bureau's Rachel Cohen reported from an event where Denver donated bison to several tribes and nonprofits. Our Living Lands Producer Daniel Spaulding talked to Cohen about the experience.

Jay Weiner, the water attorney for the Fort Yuma Quechan Indian Tribe on the Colorado River in Arizona and California, discusses how tribes play a role in Colorado River governance, even if they're not officially in the closed-door negotiations.

Today, tribes are working to bring back bison, which once roamed Indigenous lands by the millions. Some are getting help to rebuild their herds from the city of Denver, which manages two herds.