A grassroots project to build biomass-heated greenhouses aims to alleviate food insecurity in the communities most affected by it.
Indigenous Affairs
This year’s drought is worse than in 2001, when political and environmental tensions exploded into the national spotlight.
In western Arizona, the push for EVs threatens the Hualapai Tribe’s religious practices.
From medical health privacy laws to a maze of siloed information systems, the true impact of COVID-19 on American Indian and Alaska Natives is impossible to calculate.
Unprecedented drought in the Klamath Basin leaves communities wondering how they will make it through the summer.
From Havre to Bozeman, the push for equity persists.
Indigenous archaeologists say more protective measures and education are needed to prevent future vandalism.
In ‘Red Nation Rising,’ violence in the communities abutting reservations illuminates colonialism’s continued presence.
The Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes worked with federal agencies to complete a first of its kind plan to address the crisis.
The Arrow Lakes Band is one of many Indigenous communities bisected and disrupted by a border about which they were never consulted.
Some notes on a trend, and what real justice could look like.
After months of organizing, charges against Nick Tilsen, NDN Collective president and CEO, and all others arrested will be dropped.
Federal recognition provides tribes with critical healthcare and education. What happens to the tribal nations that the U.S. refuses to recognize?
The descendants of those once enslaved by tribes continue to push for equality.
High Country News and Searchlight New Mexico confirmed that Dineh Benally, who set up illegal ventures on the Navajo Nation, attempts new operations in South Dakota.
Tribal journalists given first opportunity to interview first Indigenous secretary of Interior.
Four important decisions will impact the forests, lands and waters of tribal nations.
Diane Wilson’s new novel explores the relationship between seeds and humans, and how our survival and abundance are intertwined.
The hastily approved project went forward without comment from the Fort McDermitt Paiute Shoshone Tribe.
Lyle Mitchell Corbine Jr.’s new picture pushes Indigenous cinema into the realm of the thriller genre, but does it go far enough?
A new report focuses on internet infrastructure on tribal lands and how tribes can use it to strengthen their sovereignty.
Stop the Grassy Mountain coal project before it starts.
In California, COVID-19 is exacerbating housing inequities. Indigenous activist Jackie Fielder believes she has a solution.
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