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Selected Native American News Stories

Last updated: November 19, 2025

Next update should be ready by: November 26, 2025

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Hunting and Fishing

Tribes file federal suit over state prosecution of hunting, fishing on Tribal land (Native News Online) 11/19/2025

Indian Law Advancement

Civil War general becomes first Native American posthumously admitted as a lawyer in the US (Buffalo Toronto Public Media) 11/14/2025

Religious and Cultural Rights

California State University launches system-wide Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act policy (Action News Now California) 11/13/2025

Rights of Indigenous Peoples

COP30 has big plans to save the rainforest. Indigenous activists say it’s not enough. (Grist) 11/14/2025

Tribal Child Welfare

How the US is still removing Indigenous children from their families at alarming rates – video (The Guardian) 11/13/2025

Tribal Sovereignty and Jurisdiction

Trump wants to renew hydropower project permitting on reservations without Tribal consent (KJZZ Public Radio Phoenix) 11/17/2025

California courts on supporting Native American communities in our court system say Tribal and state courts work together to improve outcomes for Native Americans involved in the justice system (Sierra Sun Times) 11/14/2025

Violence Against Native People

The DOJ took down a report on Indigenous People — mandated by a law Trump signed — to comply with an anti-DEI order (Mississippi Today) 11/15/2025

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