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Photo: Margaret Scott testifies before the Salix City Council meeting in Iowa on September 9, 2026. (Courtesy Kevin Hurley / Riverbend Video Production / YouTube) The Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska is fighting to stop a potential Google data center in Salix, Iowa, just across the state line near the Missouri River. Chrystal Blair explains. Google is considering a site spanning about 900 acres. Tribal...

An opera performed entirely in Lingít finished its run in Juneau, Alaska on Sunday. The opera is about a series of battles in Sitka between Southeast Alaska Native peoples and Russian invaders. One Lingít clan was especially involved in that history, and texts about the battles say this is their story, but members of that clan say they were never asked for permission to tell this story in the fi...

A new NOVA documentary is highlighting Indigenous science and knowledge developed over thousands of years. “Knowledge Keepers” explores how Native communities have used observation, experimentation, and relationships with the natural world to sustain their people. The film features communities across North America and the knowledge they are working to carry forward. For filmmaker Daniel Golding, a...

A decade after thousands of Native activists and allies protested at Standing Rock against the North Dakota Pipeline Project, anniversary celebrations, tributes, and remembrances are being shared by many participants. A Mni Wiconi reunion gathering was recently livestreamed by the Indigenous Environmental Network, while those “Water Protectors” who have died in the last decade have been memorializ...

An Alaska Native corporation’s proposed mining project near Lake Clark National Park is drawing opposition over potential impacts to fish, wildlife, and nearby ecosystems, as Mark Moran reports. Conservation activists are pushing back on a proposed gold mine in Alaska’s interior that threatens wildlife habitat, sensitive ecosystems, and a crucial sector of the state’s economy in...

A new NOVA documentary is highlighting Indigenous science and knowledge developed over thousands of years. “Knowledge Keepers” explores how Native communities have used observation, experimentation, and relationships with the natural world to sustain their people. The film features communities across North America and the knowledge they are working to carry forward. For filmmaker Daniel Golding, a...

The City of Seattle is holding its inaugural Indigenous Civic Engagement Day for urban Natives Friday. As Brian Bull of Underscore Native News reports, the goal is to help the city’s Native population connect with officials, services, and funding opportunities. Since 2023, Seattle has held a bi-annual Tribal Summit for members of recognized tribes within the state of Washington, but feedback from...

Photo: Flooding in Chinle on the Navajo Nation prompted evacuations this week. (Courtesy Shawna Ann Claw / Facebook) Three people are dead after they were washed away in a flood on the Navajo Nation just after midnight on Wednesday. As KNAU’s Chris Clements reports, several communities are dealing with damage from the recent rainfall. Navajo police responded to reports that two adults and a juveni...

  NARF report finds voter disenfranchisement in Native areas   Kingikmiut Dance Festival celebrates 25 years in Alaska  

  Gulf South has plenty of Indigenous students, but no TCUs   Navajo water supplies threatened by abandoned uranium mines  

  Alaska Native candidate for US House seat emerges as contender   Hualapai Tribal Council passes data center moratorium on reservation   On this day 300 years ago, 3 Nations sign agreement with British King  

  WTC beam stops at SRPMIC as part of Steel Across America tour   NAU professor maps safe drinking water across Navajo Nation   Arizona school district approves land acknowledgment video  

  Wind River protestors remain despite apology from Wyoming pastor   First Alaska Native female pilot inspires new rural aviation nonprofit  

  Final push towards November for Native congressional candidates   New Alaska nonprofit aims to train more rural aviation workers  

  IHS hands Alaska Native Medical Center over to ANTHC   Navajo Nation formally recognizes Confluence as sacred site   On this day in 1815, 8 Native Nations sign Treaty of Spring Wells  

  Native team beats heat to win World Series in debut  

  SD senate candidates clash on Wounded Knee Medals of Honor   Sealaska residency program places Native artist in Sitka National Park   On this day in 1838, Potawatomi Trail of Death begins in Indiana  

  US approves plan to extend Navajo coal mining into next century   Native owned horse ranch in Oregon deals with Bench Fire fallout   Tribes, voters file amended complaint about 2021 ND legislative districts  

  Remains of 12 Native children at Carlisle begin journeys home   New UIHI report shows stark impact of cuts in Trump's second term  

  New Alaska Native health report shows mixed results   Indigenous allies in ND seek MMIP action beyond FBI rewards  

  Kenai Silver Salmon Derby canceled due to poor runs in river   NCAI VAW task force to host meetings ahead of federal consultation   On this day in 1830, Chickasaw leaders sign Treaty of Franklin  

  US Attorneys attend Four Corners Indian Country Conference   Logging plan for old growth forest in Alaska faces resistance   On this day in 1863, Confederate Choctaw troops battle Union soliders  

  Native pro golfer Begay wins coveted Payne Stewart Award   Energy Fuels misses deadline to turn over alleged insider trading emails   On this day in 1763, Amherst calls for destruction of Native resisters  

  $26.82 per gallon: Why the gas price spiked in this Iñupiaq village   Two Y-K Delta schools hit hard by ex-typhoon Halong not ready to reopen  

  Lewis responds to ICE arrests in Gila River this month   Logging plan for old growth forest in Alaska faces resistance   On this day in 1828, US signs treaty at Green Bay's Fort Howard