Indigenous people

As Native American boarding schools project ends, survivors describe feeling honored and restored

The oral history project will wrap up on Friday

June 23, 2026

Decades in the making, Deb Haaland’s political rise spurs both inspiration and scrutiny

Former U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland, Democratic gubernatorial candidate, speaks during a news conference in Albuquerque on Wednesday. Savannah Peters/AP…

June 5, 2026

New Mexico

Greater Chaco landscape named one of America’s most endangered historic places

Area vulnerable to industrial development

May 22, 2026

AP New Mexico

This year’s most endangered historic places nod to America 250 and the promise of equality for all

The sites offer examples of how Americans have fought against injustice and for equality

May 20, 2026

AP New Mexico

U.S.-Mexico border wall construction is desecrating sacred sites, Indigenous leaders say

‘This is a great example of the federal government not following federal laws’

May 18, 2026

AP New Mexico

Suspect in Navajo woman’s disappearance sentenced to 5 years for robbery after plea deal

Begay’s son calls the sentence a ‘failure’

May 8, 2026

AP New Mexico

Indigenous people honor and raise awareness for relatives who are missing or have been killed

Indigenous people and others gather in Colorado Springs, Colorado, on Saturday to raise awareness about Indigenous relatives who have gone…

May 5, 2026

New Mexico

U.S. House committee approves legislation returning land to the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center

Committee also supports bill to memorialize the state’s downwinders

April 22, 2026

Fort Lewis College to host Community Energy Symposium in 2027

Event will be ‘Indigenous, community-focused,’ school says

March 5, 2026

Lawmakers call for study of forced sterilization of Indigenous women

Thousands of women were sterilized in the 1970s at IHS areas, including Albuquerque

November 17, 2025

N.M. delegation presses feds on Chaco protections

Delegation contends the Interior department must consult with tribal governments

November 7, 2025

Durango Creative District hosts Indigenous Comic Book Art Exhibition

‘Super-power Sovereignty’ opens Friday with reception

November 6, 2025

Native activists protest more oil and gas drilling in the Greater Chaco landscape

Conservation group reports uptick in federal drilling permits during shutdown

November 5, 2025

Associated Press New Mexico

Trump administration considers revoking ban on oil and gas development near Chaco historical park

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The Trump administration says it will be initiating formal meetings with Native American tribes in the…

November 3, 2025

Native communities scramble to provide food with SNAP, WIC cutoffs looming

Fruit is displayed at an Anchorage grocery store. Yereth Rosen/Alaska Beaconcca WASHINGTON – The near-certain freeze on key federal nutrition…

October 31, 2025

Indigenous Peoples Day has come a long way

Three elders reflect on Indigenous Peoples Day

October 14, 2025

New Mexico marks Indigenous Peoples Day

The official state holiday is held on the second Monday in October

October 13, 2025

Accountability, transparency needed in education spending, Native survey respondents say

People add their ideas for improving public education in New Mexico to a poster filled with sticky notes at an…

October 1, 2025

Natives call for Colorado downwinders to be included in RECA – but say the uranium fight isn’t over

Diné and Ute Mountain Ute Natives gather in White Mesa, Utah, to confront a decades-long battle with the nuclear fuel…

September 26, 2025

What it means for Indigenous people to tell their own stories

Dillon Chitto wanted to move away from trauma and make people laugh

September 19, 2025

Pueblo leaders urge federal government to protect ‘living history’ at Chaco Canyon

Heinrich reiterates call for Interior Secretary Burgum to visit site ‘before you make a decision about its future’

September 16, 2025

New Mexico tribal leaders push to protect Chaco

Weekend flyover marks beginning of week of advocacy with Pueblo Governors headed to D.C.

September 15, 2025

New Mexico Environment Department approves LANL plan to vent radioactive gas

Anti-nuclear and Indigenous groups pushed back on the proposal

September 9, 2025

U.S. judge denies request to halt Oak Flat land transfer to copper mining company

The area is dotted with ancient oak groves and traditional plants the Apaches consider essential to their religion

August 19, 2025