Native American

N.M. U.S. Sen. Luján, Rep. Leger Fernández sponsor bill to prevent ICE from detaining Native Americans

Federal law enforcement officers with Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Enforcement and Removal Operations conduct a traffic stop and detain…

May 13, 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

New Mexico

U.S. Interior Department announces Indian Country Violent Crime Task Force

Geraldine Toya, the mother of Shawna Toya, makes a speech while surrounded by family members during a news conference on…

May 6, 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

AP New Mexico

Indigenous people raise awareness about their missing and murdered

Several events planned in New Mexico on May 5

May 4, 2026

New Mexico

Mescalero Apache teens are building wildfire and flood sensors to protect their community

Sensors aim to ‘sniff’ out fires as soon as they start

May 4, 2026

New Mexico

Indigenous-centered “Dark Winds” adds depth to the crime TV genre

This thrilling series, set in the Southwest, centers Navajo stories with stirring action and well-developed narratives

May 1, 2026

New Mexico

With Promises of Money, Controversial Gas Pipeline on Navajo Nation Passes First Hurdle

Pipeline would cross 234 miles of tribal land in New Mexico and Arizona. Committee hearing schedule catches community group off…

April 30, 2026

New Mexico

Yazzie/Martinez plaintiffs ask to rewrite education reform plan themselves

The plaintiffs and several tribes have asked the court to reject PED’s plan

April 28, 2026

New Mexico

With Bidii Baby Foods, first foods make a big impact on the next generation

Farmers-in-REZidence program supported by federal grant teaches young Indigenous farmers how to make a living on the reservation

April 28, 2026

AP New Mexico

Miss Indian World pageant winners mark the end of a decades-long tradition

The pageant has been a headlining event at Gathering of Nations

April 27, 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

New Mexico

Project Jupiter data center developers rename company after Pueblo of Acoma criticism

The company is now Yucca Growth Infrastructure instead of Acoma LLC

April 21, 2026

New Mexico

New Mexico Primary 2026: Democratic governor candidate Deb Haaland

Biden’s Interior Secretary vows to fight the Trump administration

April 20, 2026

AP New Mexico

Suspect enters new guilty plea in the case of missing Navajo grandmother Ella Mae Begay

Begay's family say prosecutors negotiated the agreement against their wishes and without their input

April 17, 2026

AP New Mexico

Judge rejects plea agreement in case of missing Navajo elder Ella Mae Begay

Nearly five years after she disappeared, Begay has not been found

April 14, 2026

AP New Mexico

Tribal gas stations offer a reprieve from high prices during Iran war

Gas prices nationwide now average of $4.15 a gallon

April 13, 2026

New Mexico

New Mexico U.S. Rep. Vasquez says unregulated sports betting hurting tribal sovereignty

Isleta Pueblo leaders say casino revenue essential for Head Start and other vital services

April 2, 2026

New Mexico

New Mexico Pueblos receive federal grants for wildlife, habitat restoration

Cochiti Pueblo to restore habitat devastated by the 2022 Cerro Pelado wildfire

March 31, 2026

Environment

New Mexico Pueblo governors endorse draft federal legislation to protect Caja del Rio landscape

Bill would designate the area as a national monument

March 30, 2026

Courts

Education department pushes back on plaintiffs’ call to scrap reform plan

The agency argues it complied with the court’s order

March 27, 2026

Associated Press New Mexico

Indian Health Service is digging out of decades-old construction backlog for medical buildings

SANTA ANA PUEBLO, N.M. (AP) — An empty lot between a fire station and a soccer field just outside Albuquerque…

March 26, 2026

Work related to missing, murdered Indigenous people crisis funded during session, lawmaker says

Kayla Benally, right, speaks during a meeting of the New Mexico Department of Justice's Missing and Murdered Indigenous Peoples Task…

March 16, 2026

Native Lens showcases Indigenous filmmakers at Durango Independent Film Festival

Screening at DAC and reception at Sorrel Sky will be held today

March 5, 2026