The Latest Breaking News on Native America

PBS to air Lily Gladstone–narrated film on Blackfeet buffalo return after decades-long fight

"Buffalo are at the heart of who we are as Blackfeet," Gladstone told Axios.

Axios · Nov 22, 2025

Grizzly bear kills one and injures 11 in attack on schoolchildren in Canada

The ‘aggressive’ bear charged a group of children and teachers in Bella Coola, with police and conservation officers now searching for the animal

Evening Standard · Nov 22, 2025

Eleven injured after grizzly bear attacks schoolchildren and teachers in Canada

Two critically hurt after attack on walking trail in British Columbia as police and conservation officers search for bear

The Guardian - UK · Nov 21, 2025

Former Alamo Trust President Kate Rogers sues over exit

Rogers resigned from her position after Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick criticized a 2023 dissertation in which she asserted the importance of Indigenous people’s history at the Alamo.

The Texas Tribune · Nov 18, 2025

Cop30 enters crunch week as fights over money and fossil fuels intensify

The Cop30 climate summit enters its final week in Brazil with ministers heading into closed rooms to fight over climate money, fossil fuels and how to protect people already hit by rising heat, storms and floods. Civil society groups say trust is thin after a decade of broken promises.

Radio France Internationale · Nov 17, 2025

Tribal college leaders are uneasy about US financial commitments despite a funding increase

Tribal citizens are among communities navigating the impacts of massive cuts in federal spending and the effects of the longest government shutdown in U.S. history

The Independent UK · Nov 17, 2025

Thousands hit streets of Belém to call for action during crucial Cop30 summit

Funeral for fossil fuels held as part of ‘Great People’s March’ calling on governments to step up climate efforts

The Guardian - UK · Nov 15, 2025

Indigenous lands must be recognised as part of climate policy, says Brazilian minister

Sonia Guajajara tells Cop30 the rights of traditional communities must be maintained in the face of exploitation by the mining industry

The Guardian - UK · Nov 15, 2025

Vatican returns contested Indigenous artifacts to Canada after 100 years

The Catholic Church is reckoning with its colonial past

The Independent UK · Nov 15, 2025

Why a centuries-old Mexica myth became Mexico’s enduring symbol

A new exhibition in Mexico City explores how the sacred myth that marked the site of the ancient Mexica — or Azetc — capital has survived the European conquest, colonization and centuries of change to remain at the heart of Mexico’s identity

The Independent UK · Nov 15, 2025