The Latest Breaking News on Native America

Religious Freedom Restoration Act Faces Partisan Divide After Supreme Court Rulings

Support for the 1993 law wanes as religious liberty clashes with LGBT rights and abortion advocacy.

Zenger · Jul 22, 2023

No children's remains found in Nebraska dig near former Native American boarding school

No children's remains have not been found after a two-week archeological dig near the site of a former Native American boarding school in Nebraska

The Independent UK · Jul 21, 2023

Seattle climate activists roost in old cedar tree to prevent it from being cut down for new housing

Activists in Seattle climbed up a tree to prevent its removal on a construction site for new homes

The Independent UK · Jul 21, 2023

Woman tried to avoid bison, Yellowstone officials say, but was gored: A possible reason why

An Arizona woman thought she was doing the right thing.

Los Angeles Times · Jul 19, 2023

Solving water challenges is complex – learn how law, health, climate and Indigenous rights all intersect in developing solutions

In the U.S., most consumers take clean and available fresh water for granted, and water usually becomes front-page news only when there’s a crisis. And the past year has seen its share of water-related crises, whether it’s the effects of a prolonged drought in the U.S. Southwest or floods that…

The Conversation · Jul 19, 2023

Man sentenced to prison for fraud scheme targeting Michigan tribe

A 69-year-old man has been sentenced to 78 months in prison for his role in a fraud scheme that led to a federally recognized American Indian tribe in Michigan losing more than $1 million, authorities announced Monday.

Tribune News Service · Jul 18, 2023

Archaeologists in Louisiana save artifacts dating back 12,000 years from natural disasters, looters

Archaeologists have been gingerly digging up the ground at a site in central Louisiana this summer to unearth and preserve evidence of prehistoric occupation

The Independent UK · Jul 18, 2023

Manitoba's reasons for refusing to search for Indigenous women's remains in landfill are a smokescreen

A Manitoba court recently granted police authority to clear a blockade set up by demonstrators near the Brady Road landfill just outside Winnipeg. Indigenous activists and supporters gathered to protest the province’s decision not to fund a search for the bodies of Indigenous women believed to be at Prairie Green…

The Conversation · Jul 18, 2023

9th Circuit denies bid by environmentalists and tribes to block Nevada lithium mine

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has denied the latest bid by conservationists and tribal leaders to block construction of a huge lithium mine already in the works along the Nevada-Oregon line

The Independent UK · Jul 17, 2023

Manipur | After Kuki Inpi hardens stance, signs of fissures among groups demanding separation

Kuki-Zou CSOs divided on specifics of separation from Manipur. ITLF seeks separate State/UT, Zomi Council wants to discuss specifics in negotiations. Hmar Inpui re-affirms identity, tilts towards Zomi Council

The Hindu · Jul 17, 2023