Native American

Native American tribes gain new authority to stop unwanted hydropower projects

Federal regulators have granted Native American tribes more power to block hydropower projects on their land after a flurry of…

February 23, 2024

Federal regulators deny permits for hydropower projects on Navajo Nation

Indigenous advocates and conservation groups hailed the move as a win for tribes

February 22, 2024

State budget includes $200,000 for new MMIP task force

The missing and murdered Indigenous people task force’s fate now falls to Gov. Lujan Grisham and A.G. Torrez

February 22, 2024

New Mexico woman charged with ripping off feds, Native Americans

Teresa McGown charged with violating the Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Management Act and wire fraud

February 21, 2024

Tribal education trust fund is dead, legislative sponsor says

Proposal would have created a trust fund, generating interest for tribes to spend on language programs and other education needs

February 15, 2024

Navajo, Zuni tribes to implement restoration plan for Fort Wingate

Plan focuses on forest and fish

February 7, 2024

Bureau of Land Management Office scraps proposed fossil fuel regulations in N.M.

Ten years of meetings and plans abruptly dumped; future plans uncertain.

January 31, 2024

N.M. Supreme Court rules on tribal court jurisdiction

Ruling says tribal courts have jurisdiction over personal injury and property damage cases brought against Native American casinos

January 17, 2024

Wounded Knee descendants decide not to burn artifacts

Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Chairman asked ceremony for be halted until all descendants had a chance to give input

January 9, 2024

NW states, tribes reach ‘historic’ deal with feds over Columbia River Basin fish and dams

Settlement calls for a 10-year pause in legal fighting

January 2, 2024

The checkered history of the poinsettia

The flower's namesake and origins get new attention

December 24, 2023

Nevada tribe says coalitions, not lawsuits, will protect sacred sites

Reno-Sparks Indian Colony abandons lawsuit aimed at blocking a lithium mine as U.S. advances energy agenda

December 24, 2023

Collaboration between Ohkay Owingeh, U.S.F.S. and BLM gives tribe more say over ancestral sites

Tribal leaders say agreement will give them a ‘seat at the table’

December 20, 2023

Native American translations are being added to more U.S. road signs to promote language and awareness

New Mexico works with tribes to include traditional names and artwork along highway overpasses

December 20, 2023

New Mexico names new Indian Affairs secretary amid criticism

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The former pueblo leader nominated by Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham to head the state’s Indian Affairs…

December 15, 2023

New Mexico extends ban on oil and gas leasing around Chaco park

The protected area is sacred to Native Americans

December 14, 2023

More information about federal Indian boarding schools out in January

Second volume of Interior Department investigation will detail Indigenous children who attended the schools, burial sites, and schools’ affiliations with…

December 3, 2023

New Mexico isn’t doing enough to end missing and murdered Indigenous people crisis, lawmakers say

They argue new advisory council not a good replacement for disbanded task force

December 3, 2023

Tribal leaders ask Congress for help with fentanyl crisis in Native American communities

Tribal leaders are not only battling fentanyl, but are coming across a more lethal drug called Carfentanil

November 9, 2023

Oñate statue shooter to remain in jail until trial

Police find second handgun in his vehicle, rifle and 3D-printed gun parts in bedroom

October 16, 2023

The man behind the Native Hall of Fame

James Parker Shield has gone from rough and tumble street survivor to founder of the National Native American Hall of…

October 16, 2023

‘We stand with the victims’: The Navajo Nation has a sweeping new victim’s rights law

Navajo Victim’s rights Act of 2023 gives victims of violent assaults protection and support

October 9, 2023

Tribal-driven energy grant invites communities to choose

Collaborative $4 million tribal energy sovereignty grant defers decision-making to tribal colleges

October 2, 2023

New report finds another 115 Indigenous boarding schools, most run by missionaries

Native American Boarding Schools were set up in or near tribal nations to assimilate Indigenous children into white, Christian, American…

October 2, 2023