The Latest Breaking News on Native America

Are Banks Closed on Columbus Day/Indigenous Peoples' Day in 2025?

Columbus Day, or Indigenous Peoples' Day, is just around the corner, which has many wondering if banks are open on Monday, October 13.

Kiplinger · Oct 4, 2023

Is the Stock Market Closed on Columbus Day/Indigenous Peoples' Day in 2025?

Some, but not all, investors will enjoy a three-day weekend thanks to the Columbus Day and Indigenous Peoples' Day holidays.

Kiplinger · Oct 4, 2023

Dom Phillips and Bruno Pereira’s alleged murderers to face jury trial

Judge makes ruling as trio remain in custody over Amazon killing of indigenous expert Pereira and journalist Phillips, a Guardian contributor

The Guardian - AU · Oct 4, 2023

Saskatchewan’s revised policy for consulting Indigenous nations is not nearly good enough

The Government of Saskatchewan announced its revised framework for consultation with First Nation and Métis communities in August 2023. This framework sets out the provincial government’s latest approach to fulfilling its constitutional duty to consult and accommodate Indigenous Peoples. However, Indigenous leaders say the changes do not go far enough.

The Conversation · Oct 2, 2023

‘We felt so betrayed’: Indigenous tribe reels after exclusion from US marine sanctuary

The Chumash tribe had advocated for California’s central coast to be protected, but a draft management plan left out the stretch they had hoped would be protected

The Guardian - US · Oct 1, 2023

Man in Maga hat charged over shooting of Indigenous activist at statue protest

Jacob Johns seriously injured at protest against reinstallation of statue honoring Spanish conquistador in Española, New Mexico

The Guardian - US · Sep 30, 2023

Rejected by US courts, Onondaga Nation take centuries-old land rights case to international panel

The Onondaga Nation has protested for centuries that illegal land grabs shrunk their territory from a 2.5 million acre expanse in upstate New York to a relatively paltry patch of land south of Syracuse

The Independent UK · Sep 30, 2023

What is Orange Shirt Day and how is it commemorated in Canada?

Orange Shirt Day aims to honour Indigenous children who were forced to attend residential schools rife with abuse.

Al Jazeera · Sep 30, 2023

Rounded up! South Dakota cowboys and cowgirls rustle up hundreds of bison in nation's only roundup

South Dakota cowboys and cowgirls are rounding up a herd of more than 1,500 bison as part of an annual effort to maintain the health of the species, which has rebounded from near-extinction

The Independent UK · Sep 29, 2023

Man who faked Native American heritage to sell his art in Seattle sentenced to probation

A Washington state man who falsely claimed Native American heritage to sell his artwork at downtown Seattle galleries has been sentenced to probation and community service

The Independent UK · Sep 29, 2023