Tribal government gaming is at a standstill, amounting to $4.4 billion in lost economic activity.
Bureau of Indian Affairs
The town is supposed to move, but federal funding and complex logistics mean most residents are stuck.
A mother used the Indian Child Welfare Act to win back her parental rights. Then they came for her second child.
A High Country News/ProPublica investigation shows that Arizona goes to unusual lengths in water negotiations to extract restrictive concessions from tribes.
Timeframes for responding to allegations and more show improvements from ‘zero tolerance’ rhetoric.
For 35 years, a team of scientists has studied the decline of glaciers. What does their loss mean?
Saturday’s election in the largest Native American tribe could shape policy and law in tribal communities across the country.
When authorities fail families, Lissa Yellowbird-Chase steps in.
Surrounded by forests they often can’t manage without breaking the law, California tribes struggle to protect themselves from wildfires.
At the annual State of Indian Nations address, tribal leaders called on feds to do their part.
An author recounts how 1960s policies ripped apart families and communities, including her own.
Bryan Rice’s behavior at the BIA highlights a culture of harassment and inaction.
Data gaps, understaffing and lax investigations have deepened the crisis.
Indian Country’s most prominent advocacy group will meet this month amid massive staff departures and calls for investigations.
Pueblo historic sites face oil and gas development on unprotected public lands.
For the first time, the largest tribe in California has one of its own to lead its legal battles.
Tara Sweeney, an Inupiaq woman from Alaska, could become the second Native woman to head Indian Affairs.
As the agency navigates turbulent times, its leadership changes hands.
Congress rejected the deep budget cuts proposed by the Trump administration.
Why we’re investigating high rates of discrimination and assault at the Bureau of Indian Affairs.
Use our confidential tip form to share your experience for our ongoing investigation.
One of the oldest agencies in the Department of Interior appears to have some of its worst harassment problems.
The Indian Child Welfare Act has helped repair the damage of the boarding-school era – but not everyone wants it in place.
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