Representation is important, and so are policy decisions impacting tribes on the ground.
Items by Anna V. Smith
For communities who speak Indigenous Mayan languages like Mam, the Oregon program is a vital resource.
In Arizona and Wisconsin, Native turnout — which often leans liberal — made the difference in Biden’s slim but winning margin.
Law enforcement deploys tear gas and rubber bullets in confrontation with Indigenous activists.
Indigenous people are frequently undercounted, undermining political power and representation.
The proposal comes after a failed consultation process of ‘one way communication’ over the Tongass National Forest.
A new book looks at a ‘third way’ for Indian law.
‘That has a real chilling effect on democratic practice.’
A 31-year-old program in Eugene, Oregon, is a model in de-escalating situations that could end with law enforcement violence.
‘Native Americans just face really unreasonable obstacles when it comes to voting.’
‘It is not possible to meaningfully convene and internally develop comments at this time when we are at capacity, focused on critical and life-threatening measures.’
As COVID-19 closes most in-person polling locations, will states be able to scale up in time?
From feeling hopeful to anxious to resilient, people across the West offer a look into their communities.
Tribal government gaming is at a standstill, amounting to $4.4 billion in lost economic activity.
Five Indigenous communities have asked the U.N. to investigate the United States’ failure to live up to legal obligations.
This year, tribal nations enter negotiations over Colorado River water.
Rick Desautel shot an elk to prove the Sinixt descendants are not legally ‘extinct.’ Now the Supreme Court of Canada will decide.
A Yurok Tribe resolution allows cases to be brought on behalf of the river as a person in tribal court.
In 2068, the U.S. faces year-round wildfires across the West with drafting wildland firefighters.
A story of fire, stolen lands, and how hard it is to get the U.S. to follow its own laws.
Timeframes for responding to allegations and more show improvements from ‘zero tolerance’ rhetoric.
U.S. courts rarely favor environmental protections as a right — except when it comes to tribes expressing their treaty rights.
Bryan Rice’s behavior at the BIA highlights a culture of harassment and inaction.
Officer Michael Traudt says he is not a member of the Three Percenters.
Data gaps, understaffing and lax investigations have deepened the crisis.
In Coconino County, relocating five polling places caused confusion this election cycle. By 2020, it must fix 46 to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act.
The relocation of polling sites near the Navajo Nation months before midterm elections raises concerns of future voter suppression.
Native Americans have low participation rates in federal and state elections, but the problem doesn’t lay with political passivism.
The recently confirmed justice was heavily opposed by Indigenous leaders.
The current understanding of ‘hate groups’ excludes those who undermine tribal rights and sovereignty.
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