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FILE PHOTO: A sign in front of the U.S. Interior Department is shown in Washington, September 10, 2008. The U.S. Interior Department employees who oversaw oil drilling on federal lands had sex and used illegal drugs with workers at the energy companies they regulated, an internal government report said on Wednesday. Photo by Jason Reed/REUTERS

Economy Jan 23

Tribes, environmental groups ask U.S. court to block $10 billion energy transmission project in Arizona

By Susan Montoya Bryan, Ken Ritter, Associated Press

Politics Dec 07

U.S. President Joe Biden signs an executive order to usher in the next era of tribal self-determination during the White House Tribal Nations Summit at the Department of the Interior in Washington, U.S., December 6, 2023. Photo by Kevin Lamarque/REUTERS
U.S. touts new era of collaboration with Native American tribes to manage public lands

Hundreds of tribal leaders gathered in Washington this week for an annual summit where the Biden administration is celebrating nearly 200 new agreements to boost cooperation with the tribes.

By Susan Montoya Bryan, Associated Press

Nation Nov 13

FILE PHOTO: A sign in front of the U.S. Interior Department is shown in Washington, September 10, 2008. The U.S. Interior Department employees who oversaw oil drilling on federal lands had sex and used illegal drugs with workers at the energy companies they regulated, an internal government report said on Wednesday. Photo by Jason Reed/REUTERS
$10 billion renewable energy project paused over concerns for Native American historic sites

In a letter to the Bureau of Land Management, the Tohono O'odham Nation says federal land managers allowed for bulldozers to begin clearing a stretch of the San Pedro Valley and demolishing at least one historic site.

By Susan Montoya Bryan, Associated Press

Nation Sep 14

Lengths of pipe wait to be laid in the ground along the under-construction Mountain Valley Pipeline near Elliston, Virginia, U.S. September 29, 2019. Picture taken September 29, 2019. Photo by Charles Mostoller/Reuters
Biden administration restores power of states, Native American tribes to block projects that endanger waterways

States and Native American tribes will have greater authority to block energy projects such as natural gas pipelines that could pollute rivers and streams under a final rule issued Thursday by the Biden administration.

By Matthew Daly, Associated Press

Science Aug 29

Rocks are added to an eroding Island Road, which is the only way onto Isle de Jean Charles, Louisiana, U.S., April 8, 2021. The Biloxi-Chitimacha-Choctaw tribe has lived on Isle de Jean Charles for nearly 200 years and they are now in the process of resettlement, which will be the nation's first federally-funded HUD climate resilience grant to relocate a Louisiana community affected by climate change. Picture taken April 8, 2021. Photo by Kathleen Flynn/REUTERS
Native nations on front lines of climate change share knowledge and find support at intensive camps

Tribes suffer some of the most severe impacts of climate change in the U.S. but often have the fewest resources to respond. This makes the intensive camps an important training ground and community-building space.

By Hallie Golden, Associated Press

Jul 06

Tribal sovereignty bill falters after Maine lawmakers fail to override governor veto

By David Sharp, Associated Press

The outcome on Thursday is a bitter blow to tribes that are bound by a land claims settlement that puts them on different footing than the nation's other 570 federally recognized tribes.

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Jun 23

Restaurants in New Orleans are recycling oyster shells to save precious coastline

By Roby Chavez

New reefs being made from recycled shells in Louisiana not only protect historic heritage sites and the coast from erosion, sea level rise, and storm damage, but they also offer other benefits to the ecosystem.

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May 20

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Native communities in Louisiana fight to save their land from rising seas

By Melanie Saltzman

In Louisiana, coastal erosion is claiming an average amount of land equivalent to a football field every hour. Some Native American communities in the southeastern part of the state are the hardest hit. Special correspondent Megan Thompson brings us the…

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Apr 15

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Native tribe in Louisiana highlights challenges of climate-driven relocation

By Megan Thompson, Melanie Saltzman

In 2022, the Biden administration announced it would pay to help several Native American tribes move away from coastlines and rivers, where waters are rising due to climate change. Special correspondent Megan Thompson reports on an earlier relocation effort in…

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Feb 02

15 Native American tribes to receive $580 million in federal money for water rights settlement

By Suman Naishadham, Associated Press

The Biden administration on Thursday said 15 Native American tribes will get a total of $580 million this year to fund settlements that ensure access to water that's legally theirs.

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