In McGirt v. Oklahoma (2020), the Supreme Court rejected Oklahoma's attempt to prosecute crimes committed on a reservation by an Indian. Henceforth, the tribe, not the state, would have jurisdiction ...

For many Native American tribes, economic self-sufficiency has long been a priority. In the absence of traditional revenue streams, tribal governments have explored and embraced industries that ...

Editor's note:This story, originally published in 2014, was updated on May 5, 2021 with links tothe latest version of Aaron Carapella's map Finding an address on a map can be taken for granted in the ...

Native American tribes across the West are trying — and in more and more cases succeeding — in getting ancestral lands back.

From the Appropriations chairman to the Tribal leaders, Oklahoma is helping shape next year's Interior Department budget.

These artifacts and these ancestral bones have been used to parade our people, to use as tokenism… almost like we’re ...

Courtesy of Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation A tribally backed bill that could simplify the jurisdictional patchwork in Oregon Indian Country was signed by Gov. Tina Kotek on May ...

It seems appropriate on Thanksgiving weekend, when settlers sat down and broke bread with the indigenous people of America, to talk about the contributions from Native American tribes during the Eaton ...

Before European colonization, North America was home to hundreds of distinct Native American tribes, each with unique cultures, languages, and traditions. Sadly, many of these tribes no longer exist ...

This story has been updated with new information. The Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians on Thursday, Jan. 15, and the Saginaw Chippewa Tribe on Friday, Jan. 16, added their voices to ...

The longtime Chieftain mascot at Clark Intermediate School in the Clovis Unified School District will remain in place following the consent from a local Native American tribe. Beginning in July, a new ...