Nation Dec 07 Arrested polygamous leader had 20 wives including some minors, FBI says The leader of a small polygamous group near the Arizona-Utah border had taken at least 20 wives and punished followers who didn't treat him as a prophet.
Politics Aug 15 Drought-stricken Western states face deadline to cut water use from Colorado River Seven Western U.S. states face a deadline from the federal government to come up with a plan to use substantially less Colorado River water in 2023.
Politics May 11 WATCH: Report finds 500 Native American boarding school deaths in ‘terrible system,’ Haaland says A first-of-its-kind federal study of Native American boarding schools that for over a century sought to assimilate Indigenous children into white society has identified more than 500 student deaths at the institutions so far.
Politics May 05 WATCH: Sec. Haaland announces panel to focus on Native American missing, slain cases U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland wants to do more than just put a bandage on a crisis that she says has been decades in the making.
Nation Apr 02 Native American tribes seek more inclusion, action from U.S. officials Native American and Alaska Native groups are seeing change under U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland but some remain frustrated with the pace of action.
Politics Jul 27 WATCH: Harris hosts voting rights conversation with Native American leaders, Secretary Haaland Vice President Kamala Harris hosted a voting rights conversation with Native American leaders and U.S. Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland on Tuesday.
Nation May 05 Families, advocates mark day of awareness for Indigenous victims of violence From Washington to American Southwest Indigenous communities, top government officials, family members and advocates are gathering as part of a call to action to address the ongoing problem of violence against Indigenous women and children.
Nation Mar 10 Western states chart diverging paths as water shortages loom Legislation in Utah is raising concerns as seven Western states prepare to negotiate how to sustain a river that supplies 40 million people and a massive agricultural industry.
Politics Feb 26 Interior Secretary nominee Deb Haaland’s grilling raises questions on bias Those who support the Democratic congresswoman from New Mexico say Haaland is being attacked for her ethnicity and beliefs that are widespread among Native Americans.
Health May 12 ‘The grief is so unbearable’: Virus takes toll on Navajo From one church, COVID-19 took hold on the Navajo Nation, hopscotching across families and clans and churches and towns, and leaving the reservation with some of the highest infection rates in the U.S.