Native American

Lawmakers urged to tackle housing challenges in Native communities

A for-sale sign posted outside of an Albuquerque house on Wednesday. Bella Davis/New Mexico In Depthcca Fewer Native Americans own…

November 13, 2025

Associated Press New Mexico

Tribes that restored buffalo are killing some to feed people because of the shutdown

WOLF POINT, Mont. (AP) — On the open plains of the Fort Peck Reservation, Robert Magnan leaned out the window…

November 12, 2025

N.M. delegation presses feds on Chaco protections

Delegation contends the Interior department must consult with tribal governments

November 7, 2025

Tribal colleges and universities aren’t well known, but are a crucial steppingstone for Native students

There are 35 accredited TCUs across 13 states, including Montana, Arizona, Oklahoma, North Dakota and South Dakota

November 7, 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

Yazzie/Martinez draft plan angers Indigenous education experts and advocates

The final plan is due Nov. 3

October 16, 2025

Indigenous Peoples Day has come a long way

Three elders reflect on Indigenous Peoples Day

October 14, 2025

Jim family leads strong Four Corners contingent this week at Indian National Finals Rodeo

Five-day event opens Tuesday with several local, area participants in action

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

Newcomb High rugby team makes history by playing in national tournament

Skyhawks first team from community to compete in Salt Lake tournament

September 29, 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

Associated Press New Mexico

Robert Redford remembered for his deep legacy in environmental activism and Native American advocacy

NEW YORK (AP) — Lorie Lee Sekayumptewa, a former administrator with the Navajo Nation Film Office, remembers seeing Robert Redford…

September 17, 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

N.M. delegation renews push to fund tribal water settlements

Budget proposal does not include the roughly $175 million needed for the Navajo-Gallup project

September 9, 2025

Camille Uentillie wins crown as Miss Navajo Nation

Uentillie hopes to inspire youths to learn and inherit Navajo traditions as well as pursue education and sports experience

September 9, 2025

State mulls how to better track federal funding impacts to New Mexico Pueblos, Tribes

Navajo Technical University lost more than $3 million after the slashing of federal programs and grants

August 29, 2025

N.M. Pueblo leader says recent USDA tribal food program cuts means more reliance on ‘commodities’

Funding for ‘commodities’ has stayed flat, despite the other programs being cut

August 29, 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

Associated Press New Mexico

The last dance? Organizers of North America’s largest powwow say 2026 will be the event’s final year

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — For decades, tens of thousands of people have descended upon Albuquerque for what is billed as…

August 16, 2025

Navajo business owner part of larger effort to build up tribal nation’s economy

In his sports apparel shop on the Navajo Nation, Roddell Denetso holds up a jersey he designed for the 2024…

August 15, 2025