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Tribal leaders call for sovereignty as federal support wavers
North Dakota

Tribal leaders call for sovereignty as federal support wavers

Jun 03, 2026
Proposed Indigenous medical school aims to boost Native physician numbers
South Dakota

Proposed Indigenous medical school aims to boost Native physician numbers

May 31, 2026
Haunting mystery in Nebraska town: How a federal Native American boarding school lost its dead
Nebraska

Haunting mystery in Nebraska town: How a federal Native American boarding school lost its dead

May 30, 2026
NM pueblos, tribes and nations receive funding for cultural education programming
New Mexico

NM pueblos, tribes and nations receive funding for cultural education programming

May 29, 2026
Tense hearing on uranium drilling tests new language-translation law before its effective date
South Dakota

Tense hearing on uranium drilling tests new language-translation law before its effective date

May 29, 2026
Algal toxins emerge as a new concern in Alaska’s Northern Bering Sea
Alaska

Algal toxins emerge as a new concern in Alaska’s Northern Bering Sea

May 29, 2026
Rule changes for kinship care boost number of Native American foster homes, state says
South Dakota

Rule changes for kinship care boost number of Native American foster homes, state says

May 27, 2026
Uranium company’s finalized NM plan includes treating, dumping water into nearby river
New Mexico

Uranium company’s finalized NM plan includes treating, dumping water into nearby river

May 26, 2026
‘Going green now for who?’ Yakama protest clean energy project on sacred site to power data center
Oregon

‘Going green now for who?’ Yakama protest clean energy project on sacred site to power data center

May 25, 2026
Standing Rock anniversary event to include music, speakers, celebrity visitors
South Dakota

Standing Rock anniversary event to include music, speakers, celebrity visitors

May 24, 2026
Supreme Court ruling robs Native Americans of ‘silent partner’ in legislative redistricting
South Dakota

Supreme Court ruling robs Native Americans of ‘silent partner’ in legislative redistricting

May 22, 2026
Army Corps grants final approval for Dakota Access Pipeline, 9 years after oil began flowing
North Dakota

Army Corps grants final approval for Dakota Access Pipeline, 9 years after oil began flowing

May 21, 2026
MHA Nation charts path to self-sufficiency by leveraging natural gas, data centers
North Dakota

MHA Nation charts path to self-sufficiency by leveraging natural gas, data centers

May 21, 2026
Project opponent files federal lawsuit; uranium drilling permit hearing paused
South Dakota

Project opponent files federal lawsuit; uranium drilling permit hearing paused

May 20, 2026
Greater Chaco Cultural Landscape named one of country’s ‘most endangered’ historic places
New Mexico

Greater Chaco Cultural Landscape named one of country’s ‘most endangered’ historic places

May 20, 2026
Tension grows between state board and project opponents at hearing on uranium drilling permit
South Dakota

Tension grows between state board and project opponents at hearing on uranium drilling permit

May 19, 2026
US Supreme Court sends North Dakota tribal redistricting case back for review
North Dakota

US Supreme Court sends North Dakota tribal redistricting case back for review

May 19, 2026
Hearing on proposed Black Hills uranium drilling opens with hours of opposition testimony
South Dakota

Hearing on proposed Black Hills uranium drilling opens with hours of opposition testimony

May 18, 2026
‘It will always be the community’ that drives work to find missing Native Americans, speaker says
South Dakota

‘It will always be the community’ that drives work to find missing Native Americans, speaker says

May 18, 2026
Cutting tribal college funding a threat to learning culture, self-determination, graduates say
North Dakota

Cutting tribal college funding a threat to learning culture, self-determination, graduates say

May 15, 2026
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