The Latest Breaking News on Native America

Wolves have returned to California after nearly 150 years. Not everyone is happy

A 2021 wildfire supercharged grass growth providing food for cattle, but the return of the predator has ranchers worried

The Guardian - US · Nov 13, 2023

‘Leave the gold in the ground’: Ecuador’s forest guardians mobilise against illegal mining in Amazon

The Indigenous A’i Cofán people invoke their ancestors and carry spears but also use drones, GPS mapping and the courts as they fight to protect their land from a rapacious gold rush

The Guardian - UK · Nov 13, 2023

Anti-mining protesters in Panama say road blockades will be suspended for 12 hours on Monday

Indigenous anti-mining protesters that have paralyzed Panama’s key roadways for weeks say they will temporarily suspend blockades for 12 hours Monday as a show of good faith to citizens affected by the demonstrations

The Independent UK · Nov 12, 2023

Decisions on Maine electric utilities, tribal obligations upcoming as state's polls close

Maine voters faced a busy ballot on Tuesday in an off-year election dominated by a decision over whether to replace the state’s two much-criticized private electric utilities

The Independent UK · Nov 8, 2023

California unveils Native American monument at Capitol, replacing missionary statue toppled in 2020

California lawmakers and tribes have unveiled a monument outside of the state Capitol commemorating the contributions of Native Americans

The Independent UK · Nov 8, 2023

Is Martin Scorsese's Killers of the Flower Moon based on a true story?

The film draws its inspiration from a disturbing true story – but how close is the film to what really happened?

Evening Standard · Nov 7, 2023

‘You are killing us’: Mariana survivors face ill health, lost culture and a long wait for justice

When a dam burst eight years ago in a Brazilian mining town, the toxic mud swept downriver, crushing all before it. Affected communities are still fighting in the courts – and mourning a way of life that has disappeared for ever

The Guardian - UK · Nov 7, 2023

Insurer to pay nearly $5M to 3 of the 4 Alaska men whose convictions in a 1997 killing were vacated

The insurer for the city of Fairbanks, Alaska, has agreed to pay a total of nearly $5 million to three of the four Indigenous men who argued they were illegally imprisoned for almost two decades on a murder conviction

The Independent UK · Nov 7, 2023

ACLU sues South Dakota over its vanity plate restrictions

The American Civil Liberties Union of South Dakota is suing the state of South Dakota over a law that restricts content on vanity plates

The Independent UK · Nov 7, 2023

Mexico's Zapatista rebel movement says it is dissolving its 'autonomous municipalities'

The Zapatista rebel movement in southern Mexico says it is dissolving the “autonomous municipalities” it declared in the years following the group’s 1994 armed uprising

The Independent UK · Nov 6, 2023