Selected Native American News Stories
Last updated: January 14, 2026
Next update should be ready by: January 21, 2026
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Education
Tlingit and Haida launches nonprofit to fund new $90M Tribal education campus in Juneau (KTOO Public Media Alaska) 1/12/2026
Environmental Protection & Climate Change
Tribes seek holistic Northwest forest management (ICT) 1/8/2026
Hunting and Fishing
Muscogee Nation wages its own legal battle against state officials over hunting, fishing rights (KGOU NPR Oklahoma) 1/8/2026
Native Lands & Sacred Places
‘A holy place’: Preserving Native American culture in the Southwest (Deseret News) 1/11/2026
Western Apaches return to 9th Circuit to defend holy land (Tucson Sentinel) 1/8/2026
The Miccosukee Tribe blocked Alligator Alcatraz. Then Trump blocked a bill to return their land. (Grist) 1/9/2026
Tribal Sovereignty and Jurisdiction
South Dakota Oglala Sioux Tribe demands the release of Lakota men detained by ICE (Minnesota Public Radio) 1/13/2026
Twin Cities Native American community members share resources, support amid ICE operations (Minnesota Public Radio) 1/11/2026
Wabanaki Nations to have exclusive iGaming rights in Maine (Maine Morning Star) 1/8/2026
Trust Fund Matters
The latest shutdown exposed real problems in how Washington funds Indian Country (Federal News Network) 1/9/2026
Voting and Civil Rights
Chouteau County moves forward with new district favoring Tribes (Bozeman Daily Chronicle) 1/11/2026
Water Rights
EPA proposes limiting power of states and Tribes to block major projects over water concerns (ABC News) 1/13/2026
