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Last updated: March 18, 2026

Next update should be ready by: March 25, 2026

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Education

Cornell University told her Ōlelo Hawaiʻi did not meet language requirements to graduate. She pushed back, and won. (Native News Online) 3/6/2026

Environmental Protection & Climate Change

U.S. Tribal concerns emerge over proposed Canadian mining projects on Vancouver Island and Northern B.C. (Ha-Shilth-Sa: Canada's Oldest First Nation's Newspaper) 3/16/2026

Mining made this US Tribal area a toxic wasteland. This Indigenous nation brought it back to life (Guardian) 3/15/2026

Native Lands & Sacred Places

Apache women seek court intervention as federal land is turned over for copper mining (ABC News) 3/16/2026

US transfers sacred Oak Flat site to Resolution Copper, dealing blow to Tribal opponents (Cronkite News - Arizona PBS) 3/16/2026

Native American Tribes in the West are trying — and succeeding — in getting ancestral lands back (KJZZ NPR Phoenix) 3/11/2026

Federal officials can honor bipartisan legacy of greater Chaco Canyon protections (Pew) 3/12/2026

Tribal Child Welfare

Minnesota’s highest court rejects latest challenge to the Indian Child Welfare Act (The Imprint) 3/11/2026

Tribal Sovereignty and Jurisdiction

As violent crimes spike on the Ute Mountain Ute Reservation, support from the federal government is lacking (Colorado Sun) 3/13/2026

Tribal governments champion Wisconsin proposal to regulate online gaming (PBS Wisconsin) 3/12/2026

Two Dakota nations sign cannabis compacts with state of Minnesota (Minnesota Public Radio) 3/11/2026

The Supreme Court has another Tribal sovereignty test on its hands (New Republic) 3/11/2026

Voting and Civil Rights

Native Americans could be among the hardest hit by SAVE America Act (NOTUS) 3/16/2026

Water Rights

Arizona Tribal leaders testify in support of water settlement (KJZZ NPR Phoenix) 3/11/2026

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