Selected Native American News Stories


Last updated: September 3, 2025

Next update should be ready by: September 10, 2025

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Environmental Protection & Climate Change

Rebirth after massacre: How this Tribe’s river restoration could also help the Great Salt Lake (Utah News Dispatch) 9/2/2025

In far northeastern Maine, a Native community fights to adapt to climate change (Inside Climate News) 8/30/2025

Native Lands & Sacred Places

Supreme Court must not abandon Native Americans (The Hill) 9/2/2025

Tribes call on Trump to ‘do right for Indian Country,’ return federal land within Wind River Reservation’s bounds (WyoFile) 8/27/2025

Tribal Child Welfare

State justices uphold US Indian Child Welfare Act (Keloland South Dakota) 8/28/2025

Tribal Sovereignty and Jurisdiction

The federal government is deregulating contracting. Alaska Native organizations wonder if it will hurt their business. (Alaska Public Media) 8/26/2025

Trust Fund Matters

State mulls how to better track federal funding impacts to New Mexico Pueblos, Tribes (Source New Mexico) 8/28/2025

Native American housing advocates urge Congress to renew affordable housing law (Oregon Capital Chronicle) 8/27/2025

Violence Against Native People

Alaska vowed to resolve murders of Indigenous People. Now it refuses to provide their names. (Pro Publica) 8/29/2025

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