Native American

Almost 50 years ago, the Indian Child Welfare Act was approved to guide cases of abuse and neglect of Native children. This month, the U.S. Supreme Court…

For most people outside of the Native community, the story of Indian boarding schools is hazy, if they know anything about it at all. But just outside of…

The Mountain West News Bureau’s investigation of tribal jails has won a third journalism award, gaining recognition in the 2022 National Native Media…

For hundreds of years, indigenous people in this country have suffered through violence, misguided government policies, disease, and the theft of their…

For decades, the nation’s tribes have operated casinos on reservations. Now they’re coming to Las Vegas. A week ago, The San Manuel Band of Mission…

Native water protectors show the way to care for houseless community members and the environment. Can non-natives follow?

RENO, Nev. (AP) — Native American land rights activist, Nevada rancher and longtime Western Shoshone Nation leader Carrie Dann has died.Dann and her…

The Southwest Oral History Conference starts this weekend – normally it’s an in-person event, but this year it’s virtual because of the pandemic.One of…

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — A hard-hit tribe in Arizona is putting tougher restrictions in place to prevent further spread of the coronavirus in a state where…

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — A federal judge says he will issue a decision Monday on a request from tribal nations to temporarily halt the distribution of $8…