After months of organizing, charges against Nick Tilsen, NDN Collective president and CEO, and all others arrested will be dropped.
Indigenous Affairs
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.
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.
After decades of battling misinformation, the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes recover their lands and the herd.
As the Biden administration begins, tribal nations with ties to Utah assert their relationships to the land.
The Keystone XL Pipeline threatens to spread more than just oil through Indigenous communities.
Nick Tilsen was arrested for protesting President Trump at Mount Rushmore. Now, his legal troubles are part of a legacy.
University officials face pressure to address their history as the recipients of dispossessed Indigenous land.
From legal decisions to on-the-ground policies, Indigenous lawyers describe the administration’s tactics as an “onslaught” removing federal protections of land and wildlife.
Representation is important, and so are policy decisions impacting tribes on the ground.
Abigail Echo-Hawk discusses the state of Indigenous public health.
- California orders Nestlé to stop siphoning spring water
- The Colorado town that became a transgender haven
- On the Klamath River, agricultural interests are pitted against the needs of tribes and endangered species
- The toxic, soupy biomass choking water systems in California
- How activists fought Joe Arpaio’s immigration roundups
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