A FEMA contractor’s incompetence in Alaska Native languages highlights a systemic problem.
Justice
The decision strips federal protections from the ephemeral streams that are crucial for life in the arid West.
The hunters who stepped over the corner of a Carbon County ranch did no damage to private property.
In a ruling siding with an Idaho couple, justices removed protections from waters they said were non-navigable, like wetlands.
In 2019, management abruptly stopped recognizing a union. This week, the company and the union negotiated a new contract.
What would it look like to interpret the treaties as tribes understood them?
The Yakama Nation is fighting a pumped hydro storage development near Goldendale, Washington – but it’s just one of many.
Many have moved to the nation’s fastest growing city seeking community as well as a better life. Few are finding it.
It was a bad year for dams and a good one for ‘green’ metals.
‘Lapse of time cannot divest Indian nations of their treaties and treaty rights.’
What the state court’s decision signals for other similar cases.
Indigenous nations in the basin are making a stand for their water — and upsetting the river’s power structure.
The foundational document was flawed from the start.
It’s taken 10 years for the states to reach an agreement, but it may not be the end of the water conflict.
Allie Maldonado’s family was torn apart by removal. It was reunited by community — and ICWA.
A proposed sand and gravel mine threatens the heritage of the central California tribe.
Experts suggest needed upgrades in the face of modern crises.
The San Luis Valley’s Acequia Institute is raising new traditions from multicultural roots.
The environmental nonprofit’s work environment is under scrutiny after multiple unfair labor submissions.
A five-year fight over a few dozen clams in Washington highlights the inconsistent rights of Indigenous tribes.
State investigators reveal that the company did not follow basic safety protocols.
The High Court is set to hear a case that will affect thousands of Native kids. Is it qualified to judge?
The justices could remove federal protection from 80% of the Southwest’s streams.
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