There’s ongoing harm from Indigenous identity fraud.
Allison Herrera
Allison Herrera is a 2025-2026 John S. Knight Journalism Fellow at Stanford University and a former senior reporter for APM Reports. Her Native ties are to her Xolon Salinan tribal heritage.
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Colorado State University acknowledges its establishment at ‘dire cost to Native Nations’
The land-grant university hopes to recruit more Indigenous students.
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Indigenous artists hit hard as gig after gig is canceled
The cancellations and postponements have a rippling economic effect across Indian Country.
Posted inMarch 1, 2020: Predator (Mis)perceptions
Indigenous women face extra barriers when it comes to reproductive rights
Across Indian Country, advocates claim Indian Health Service is failing Indigenous women.
Posted inDecember 9, 2019: Party Favors
When disaster strikes, Indigenous communities receive unequal recovery aid
U.S. citizens recovering from natural disasters receive $26 per person, per year from the federal government. Tribal citizens? Just $3.
Posted inApril 29, 2019: A History of Violence
Indigenous educators fight for an accurate history of California
The Golden State is ignoring a history of violence against Native Americans.
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California wildfires weren’t always this destructive
Indigenous residents say traditional practices and careful burns could temper blazes.
Posted inApril 30, 2018: Celebrity Scofflaw
Who can adopt a Native child?
The Indian Child Welfare Act has helped repair the damage of the boarding-school era – but not everyone wants it in place.