Nation Feb 27 Man to plead guilty for role in killing 3,600 birds, including eagles, to sell feathers By Matthew Brown, Associated Press
Nation Apr 26 Oklahoma wants the Supreme Court to pull back part of its historic ruling on Native rights Oklahoma is taking its case again to the Supreme Court to challenge a part of the 2020 McGirt v. Oklahoma decision that gave power and jurisdiction to the tribes. Native leaders see a threat to sovereignty and say the state… By Adam Kemp
World Oct 21 Watch 8:18 Uganda’s Batwa tribe, considered conservation refugees, see little government support The Batwa people are one of the oldest surviving Indigenous tribes in Africa. They live high in the mountain forests, straddling several East African countries. The Batwa are now also called conservation refugees, as governments scramble to cope with the… By Fred de Sam Lazaro, Sarah Clune Hartman
Nation Oct 20 Why some Indigenous tribes are being left behind in Louisiana’s Ida recovery Only four of the state’s 15 tribes have met the federal criteria to be recognized as sovereign powers. By Roby Chavez
Nation Oct 11 Watch 6:09 How Native Americans view Biden’s restoration of national monuments Trump shrank The Biden administration recently restored the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument, Utah's Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument and Bears Ears National Monument just ahead of Indigenous Peoples Day. The White House said the move protects land sacred to Native… By William Brangham, Courtney Norris
Jul 14 Western fires threaten parched American Indian tribal lands By Sara Cline, Nathan Howard, Associated Press Fierce wildfires in the northwest are threatening American Indian tribal lands that already are struggling to conserve water and preserve traditional hunting grounds in the face of a Western drought. Continue reading
Apr 01 Justice Department working with tribes on missing persons By Michael Balsamo, Iris Samuels, Associated Press The Justice Department has finalized its first plan to help address the problem of missing and murdered Native people on one of the largest reservations in Montana. Continue reading
Mar 18 Flood of Capitol riot, tribal cases swamps U.S. prosecutors By Alanna Durkin Richer, Sean Murphy, Michael Balsamo, Associated Press The U.S. Justice Department's to-do list is always intense. And now two very different legal controversies -- insurrection cases and tribal lands disputes -- are threatening to swamp a department already flooded with pandemic-delayed cases. Continue reading