National Native News

Construction companies with dubious claims of Native ownership are coming under review by federal, state and local officials

A court ordered British Columbia to reconsider an environmental assessment certificate for the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion

A new documentary focuses on how the high rate of missing and murdered indigenous women affects tribes, families and communities in Montana

A new deal will bring the first tribally-operated casino to Las Vegas

The Crow Legislature is considering a bill that would introduce alcohol on the Tribe’s Reservation.

Officials with the University of Wisconsin Eau Claire say they are investigating after a student found a racist message written on a door.

A Navajo man on death row is seeking a stay of execution, claiming jury racial bias

Maine tribes want to change a law that gives the state oversight on tribal issues

A plan to move Bureau of Land Management headquarters draws criticism

Tribes sue President Trump over Keystone XL Pipeline project

Congressman advocates for federal recognition of Little Shell Tribe

Even after the initial trauma, invasive medical exams, and difficult police questioning, a woman in Nome who reports sexual assault must also confront the likelihood her complaint will go nowhere. She may never learn the fate of her case in the law enforcement system.

Even with new officers and a renewed public outreach effort, Nome's new police chief has an uphill battle convincing a skeptical public that has a long memory about the department’s troubled history that includes murder, physical assault and inaction.

Fed up with inaction, a group of Nome residents–mostly Alaska Native women–chart a path for accountability from city leaders and law enforcement. Progress is slow, but their gaining some victories.

Capitol Hill rally for Violence Against Women Act

Rock found in Canada sacred to Blackfeet people

Couple reacts to hate crime ordinance passed on Pine Ridge reservation

Métis veterans receive official apology and promise of compensation

Canada ordered to pay Indigenous children denied welfare services