Judge temporarily halts drilling near Black Hills sacred site amid Native tribes’ lawsuit

The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe is praising a court ruling temporarily halting drilling near a sacred site in the Black Hills ...

Tribes sue to halt exploratory drilling in Black Hills near sacred ceremonial site

Nine Native American tribes in South Dakota, North Dakota and Nebraska are suing the federal government, bidding to stop exploratory drilling for graphite near a sacred ceremonial site in the Black Hi ...
Black Hills Pioneer

Nine Native American tribes sue US Forest Service over approval of drilling at sacred site

Nine Native American tribes have filed a lawsuit against the US Forest Service over its approval of a graphite drilling ...
United States Army

JBLM, Nisqually Indian Tribe host honor walk

JOINT BASE LEWIS-McCHORD, Wash. –The 2026 Leschi-Quiemuth Honor Walk, hosted by the Nisqually Indian Tribe and Joint Base ...
OPB

New Oregon law allows tribes to petition for removal of state control from tribal affairs

Courtesy of Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation A tribally backed bill that could simplify the jurisdictional patchwork in Oregon Indian Country was signed by Gov. Tina Kotek on May ...
Yahoo

16 Indian Affairs Bills Passed the Senate, More Than $15 Billion Invested in Native Communities in 2024

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. U.S. Capitol (Photo/File) During 2024, the U.S. Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, led the passage of 16 bills and helped secure ...
Post and Courier

Native American tribes work to preserve heritage and secure futures in South Carolina

When Chief Louie C. Chavis of the Beaver Creek Indians spoke to a captivated crowd at the South Carolina State Library, he asked, “Where do you want me to go?” — as if his breadth of experience and ...
Christian Science Monitor

Museums were required to return sacred items to Native American tribes. Many still haven’t.

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...
Newsweek

#LandBack Offers Common Ground for Native Tribes, Trump Administration | Opinion

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. For centuries the Indigenous people of the United States have been the ...
The College Fix

UC Davis: No using Native American artifacts in class without tribe’s permission

UC Davis reminded employees of a policy requiring faculty to obtain tribal and university approval before using Native ...
Time

Tribes That Rely on Federal Funds for Medical Care Worry About DOGE Cuts

People check in for appointments at the Seattle Indian Health Board Clinic, which relies on federal funding to operate, Jan. 30, 2025. Reporter The reservation of the Kashia Pomo Tribe, based in ...
AOL

Five Native tribes are coming together to protect a California cultural landscape

Chuckwalla National Monument is a protected area spanning 624,000 acres in the Southern California desert. Native American tribes throughout the area consider this landscape sacred and an important ...