The Latest Breaking News on Native America

Prediction markets challenge tribal casinos’ hard-won place in US gambling

At the Indian Gaming Association’s annual convention in San Diego this week, two words have dominated the agenda: Prediction markets

The Independent UK · Apr 2

'I'll Have To Think About It': Trump Solicitor General Stumbles When Asked If Native Americans Qualify As Birthright Citizens

A Supreme Court hearing on Trump's executive order to limit birthright citizenship reveals legal uncertainties and historical complexities.

International Business Times UK · Apr 1

A 3,000-year-old weapon was found in New Mexico, but it looks like future technology

The discovery of an Ancestral Puebloan chamber dating back to the eighth century in the barren sandstone passageways of a New Mexico canyon has thrown archaeologists completely off their conventional timelines. According to the National Park Service, the site was sealed in a block of solid, non-terrestrial isotopic composite and…

The Times of India · Apr 1

Indian Health Service is digging out of decades-old construction backlog for medical buildings

The U.S. agency that provides healthcare to Native Americans has a facilities problem

The Independent UK · Mar 26

Indian-origin man in US steals $1 million in loan fraud, buys land in Fresno with pandemic relief money

An Indian-origin man in California has been sentenced to 14 months in prison for defrauding the government's Paycheck Protection Program Loan. 37-year-old Gurjeet Bath has also been ordered to pay a $100,000 criminal fine. Bath applied for this loan, which was made available to small business owners to cope with…

The Times of India · Mar 25

Vatican launches campaign to encourage divestment from mining industries

The Vatican has launched a campaign that urges Catholic institutions to divest from mining and align investments with church ecology teaching

The Independent UK · Mar 20

Winters are warming – and deadly falls through the ice are becoming more common

Thousands have perished on ice in recent decades as conditions become thinner and less reliable for those who depend on lakes, rivers, and coastal waters

The Independent UK · Mar 17

Apache women seek court intervention as federal land is turned over for copper mining

The transfer of federal forest land in Arizona to a pair of international companies that plan to mine one of the largest copper deposits in North America is complete

The Independent UK · Mar 16

Indigenous women tour Ecuador oil field as warning against Amazon drilling expansion

About 30 Indigenous women from seven Amazon nationalities have traveled to Ecuador’s northern oil region to witness the environmental impacts of decades of oil and gas extraction

The Independent UK · Mar 14

King Charles concerned about Alberta separatist movement, First Nation chief says

Joey Pete of Sunchild First Nation said king seemed ‘committed to learning’ after meeting Indigenous leaders

The Guardian - US · Mar 13