The Latest Breaking News on Native America

New Mexicans meet Trump’s threat to change state’s name with ridicule and outrage

Residents denounced suggestion to rename state ‘New America’, save some Republicans who insist it was ‘satire’

The Guardian - US · Sep 9

Yurok Tribe regains 125 acres of ancestral land lost during the Gold Rush for redwood access

The Yurok Tribe has regained 125 acres of ancestral territory in Northern California. This land, known as ‘O Rew, was transferred back after extensive restoration efforts. The restored landscape now protects critical salmon habitat and offers public recreation. Visitors can experience Yurok perspectives and language at the new gateway. Plans…

The Times of India · Sep 8

A 72-year-old man inherited nearly 900 acres from his uncles; after decades restoring the forest, he gave the land to a Native American tribe

Gary Verbrugge, a 72-year-old man in Washington state, inherited nearly 900 acres of woodland linked to his family for almost a century. Rather than treating the property as an asset to be sold or developed, he spent decades helping restore its forests, waterways and wildlife habitats. His work eventually led…

The Times of India · Sep 7

NFL Legend Emmitt Smith Sued Over Alleged Multi-Million Dollar Fraud Scheme

NFL legend Emmitt Smith is accused of defrauding a Native American agency of $2.5 million through a failed Texas solar project, with funds allegedly diverted to settle previous obligations.

International Business Times UK · Sep 2

Indigenous Tribe Fights Back Against Trump's 'Lake America' Renaming: 'He Cannot Erase Our Culture'

The Seneca Nation urges President Trump to reverse his decision to rename Lake Ontario, citing cultural erasure and treaty violations, amid rising US-Canada tensions.

International Business Times UK · Aug 29

Seneca Nation calls for reversal of Trump's ‘Lake America’ executive order

The leader of the Seneca Nation in upstate New York is criticizing President Donald Trump’s decision to rename Lake Ontario as “Lake America,” saying it violates a more than 225-year-old treaty and shows a “blatant disrespect” for the Indigenous people who gave it its name in the first place

The Independent UK · Aug 28

Reports split over whether forced contraception of Greenlandic women and girls constituted genocide

Two reports investigating the forcible contraception of thousands of Indigenous women and girls in Greenland by Danish health authorities for decades were split over whether the practice constituted genocide

The Independent UK · Aug 28

Trump administration starts building border wall project in Arizona over tribe's objections

The Tohono O’odham Nation says armed federal agents accompanied contractors who trespassed on tribal land this week as they began construction of an Arizona section of a border wall

The Independent UK · Aug 28

America’s first MD-granting medical school branch on tribal land will open in Arizona in 2027; 10 students a year will enter a 3-year programme on full tuition scholarships

The University of Arizona and Gila River Health Care will launch the nation’s first MD-granting medical school branch on the lands of a sovereign Tribal Nation in Sacaton in 2027. Ten students will enter the three-year programme annually, receiving full tuition scholarships. The initiative aims to address physician shortages and…

The Times of India · Aug 27

In 1793, goats were introduced to Hawaii’s Kahoʻolawe; their population later reached about 50,000, and 200 years later the last feral goat was removed after severe vegetation loss and erosion

From an island carved by voyagers, farmers and sacred traditions comes the unlikely story of thousands of hungry goats. They grew on Kaho’olawe from a small 18th-century introduction into a herd of perhaps 50,000, stripping the vegetation and hastening erosion over the landscape. Today, the Hawaiian island is the focus…

The Times of India · Aug 27