Two leading scholars discuss the complex relationship between Black and Native people.
Indigenous Affairs
A new Native American restaurant plates a contemporary take on precolonial gastronomy.
A new USDA report finds further mistreatment of the exploited Washington orca.
Utah says the White Mesa Mill isn’t contaminating groundwater, but its neighbor, the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe, disagrees.
‘As a unified voice, we are unstoppable — and we can manage the river better.’
A new effort will add Indigenous history to historical markers across the state.
The Umatilla leader would be the first Native person in charge of the agency, which has a thorny history with tribes.
Descendants of those enslaved by Native tribes are gaining political momentum. Here’s a primer on the issues surrounding Freedmen and tribal recognition.
Regina Lopez-Whiteskunk unpacks the deeper implications — and limitations — of Biden’s monuments proclamation.
‘These youth are going to be able to take ownership of healing the land at Fort Belknap.’
Now that the industry is finally greenlighting Indigenous films and TV, Indigenous critics ought to lead the conversation.
A retired engineer and Freedmen activist, Vann joins the tribe’s Environmental Protection Commission.
Once again, the media has excluded Indigenous peoples from our own story.
A former Native boarding school turned liberal arts college in Durango reckons with its ugly history.
‘This whole thing, it’s decent. It’s a decent thing to do.’
Indigenous communities face disproportionate barriers to voting, but the act would help protect this important right.
The decision could shape the way electric vehicles are powered.
The White Earth Band of Ojibwe exercised the Rights of Manoomin in a legal effort to halt the Line 3 pipeline.
How a tribal community’s health is intimately connected to the health of the river.
Another dry year pushes tribal nations, federal agencies and irrigators to find long-lasting solutions.
Indigenous spiritual leaders say the Vatican’s observatory is searching for something it doesn’t understand.
Tribal scientists and community members are testing wells, solving plumbing problems and delivering clean water to their neighbors.
On the Crow Nation, scientists, students and community members come together to study and protect the Little Bighorn River.
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