Maggie Blackhawk (Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Ojibwe) is professor of law at NYU and a prize-winning scholar and teacher of federal Indian law, constitutional law, and legislation. Blackhawk was ...

In May, the National Congress of American Indians reiterated its opposition to the use of Native mascots in sports, schools, popular culture and media and called on political leaders “at every ...

Three inmates of Native American ancestry are suing Rhode Island’s prison system, claiming their religious rights are being violated by not being allowed to par ...

Historic Native American trails tend to bind together, like a string of freshwater pearls, historic "persistent places" in the Americas. Many of these places were once inhabited by Native ...

Shoshone-Paiute Tribes bless the site of its planned resort and casino near Boise, Idaho. The gaming project would bring economic growth and thousands of jobs.

He was the first Native American assistant surgeon general, working with the U.S. Public Health Service. George Blue Spruce Jr., the first Native person to become a dentist, died at his home in ...

More information: Erwin González-Guarda et al, Fossil evidence of proboscidean frugivory and its lasting impact on South American ecosystems, Nature Ecology & Evolution (2025).

¹ Either under consultation, or have been reported to tribes and awaiting consultation. ² Either published in the Federal Register, or awaiting publication. ³ Legal transfer of control has occurred.

Perry, 77, the chief for 33 years, denied the accusations, countering that he's a victim of an attempted coup by members of the council's executive committee.

Native American News Native leaders blast construction of Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ on land they call sacred Published: Jun. 27, 2025, 1:09 p.m.

The lawsuit, originally filed in May by the Montana Federation of Public Employees, also challenges Senate Bill 276, also brought by Cuffe, which revises voter identification laws. The law requires a ...

In the center of LeRoy’s Kiwanis Park stands a nearly 100-year-old statue honoring a Kickapoo chief called Wausaneta. Although few know it today, this statue embodies LeRoy’s longtime ties to ...