Native American

Native American artists call for an end to counterfeits

By Omar Etman

Native American artists say that a flood of counterfeit Native art jeopardizes their livelihoods.

‘We, as a people, still exist’ — artist illuminates Native American history with family photos

By Corinne Segal

The Gabrielino-Tongva Tribe is one of hundreds of Native American tribes that remain unrecognized by the federal government.

What’s next for the Dakota Access Pipeline?

By Courtney Norris

In the standoff over the Dakota Access Pipeline, neither side is calling it quits after a recent decision by the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers to halt a final leg of the project.

America, I sing you back

By Mary Jo Brooks

Allison Adelle Hedge Coke says her poem, "America, I Sing You Back", was born not out of anger but out of concern and a love for her country.

Native American candidates hope for pipeline protest boost

By James Nord, Associated Press

Since April, there's been a tribal protest at the confluence of the Cannonball and Missouri rivers in southern North Dakota, and it has grown considerably.

Meet the Native Americans fighting against the North Dakota pipeline

By News Desk

One man told the NewsHour he had never seen a greater assembly of Native Americans than at the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation.

Standing Rock Sioux tribe claims small victory in pipeline battle

By Jenni Monet

As a modern-day battle against the Dakota Access Pipeline unravels on the plains of North Dakota, the Standing Sioux tribe has embraced an order to halt the pipeline.

Native Americans turn to ballot box for empowerment

By Bobby Caina Calvan, Associated Press

Native American activists are increasingly turning their focus inward, working to persuade their fellow tribal members to seize the ballot box as a weapon against oppression.

Supreme Court weighs law aimed at domestic violence on tribal lands

By Mark Sherman, Associated Press

The Obama administration asked the Supreme Court Tuesday to uphold a federal law aimed at people who have been convicted of repeated acts of domestic violence on Indian lands.

These comics put Native American stories at the front and center

By Rocky Mountain PBS

Native American comics are working to bring fresh attention to Native cultures and people in a country where many people have limited or inaccurate knowledge about them.