The Latest Breaking News on Native America

Explore the revival of Native foodways

Films, cookbooks and even competitive cooking shows are spotlighting this revival

Salon · Oct 14, 2024

Indigenous voters could be crucial

Tim Walz is entrusted with outreach to Native Americans, a group that has tilted toward GOP in some states

Salon · Oct 14, 2024

Indigenous Peoples Day celebrated with an eye on the election

Many Native Americans across the U.S. will come together for Indigenous Peoples Day to celebrate their history and culture and acknowledge the ongoing challenges they face with a focus on the election

The Independent UK · Oct 14, 2024

British Skull Auction Sparks Indian Demand For Return

Furious Indian politicians, activists and academics have demanded a 200-year-old skull listed for auction in former colonial ruler Britain, alongside at least 25 other remains, to be returned home.

International Business Times · Oct 9, 2024

Oxfordshire auction house halts sale of horned human skull after outcry from tribal community

Nagaland’s chief minister calls the auction an act of ‘continued colonial violence upon’ Indigenous people

The Independent UK · Oct 9, 2024

Klamath River dam removal: before and after images show dramatic change

Dam removal concluded a decades long fight on 2 October, which also saw Chinook salmon return to the waters

The Guardian - US · Oct 8, 2024

Young Kansas City Chiefs Fan's (and Family's) Defamation Lawsuit Against Deadspin Based on Blackface Allegations Can Go Forward

To support the Chiefs, the young fan "wore Native American headdress, painted his face black and red, and donned a Chiefs jersey"; Deadspin said this was "black face" and showed "hate" towards "Black people and the Native Americans."

Reason · Oct 8, 2024

Deadspin loses bid to toss defamation suit over article accusing young Chiefs fan of racism

A Delaware judge has refused to dismiss a defamation lawsuit against sports website Deadspin over an article accusing a 9-year-old NFL fan and his family of racism because of his game-day attire

The Independent UK · Oct 8, 2024

October Harvest Moon: How to see the first supermoon of 2025

This week’s supermoon is the first of the year

Evening Standard · Oct 8, 2024

Defendant pleads no contest in shooting of Native activist at protest of Spanish conquistador statue

A New Mexico man has pleaded no contest to reduced charges of aggravated battery and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon in the shooting of a Native American activist during demonstrations about abandoned plans to reinstall a statue of a Spanish conquistador

The Independent UK · Oct 8, 2024