With COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations reaching a new record high, the U.S. Supreme Court put the Biden administration’s vaccine-or-test mandate for large employers on hold, while litigation continues over its legality.
A trial has opened into the long-unsolved case of Sophie Sergie, an Alaska Native woman who was killed at the age of 20 nearly three decades ago.
A supporter of federal recognition for the Lumbee Tribe made a special presentation during a hearing on Capitol Hill.
The U.S. Supreme Court heard nearly four hours of oral arguments over the Biden administration’s COVID-19 vaccine requirements.
Groups claiming to be tribal sovereigns has reached a new level of concern for the Shawnee Tribe.
Native political watchers are giving their insights into the major issues likely to make waves in the coming year.
Indian boarding schools were established in the 19th and 20th centuries with the primary objective of assimilating Native youth by denying the use of their languages, dress and other cultural aspects.
Join Native America Calling to learn more out the barriers for people with a criminal past and ways to overcome them.
In response to ongoing tragedies and increased reports of human trafficking attempts, the Yurok Tribe declared a missing and murdered Indigenous women emergency.
Some residents of the Passamaquoddy Pleasant Point Reservation have either hauled water or used bottled water for years, even decades.
Tribes and their advocates are studying ways to strengthen state laws as the Indian Child Welfare Act remains in limbo in the courts.
The U.S. Supreme Court decision in the McGirt case is forcing significant changes in Oklahoma.
The Cherokee Nation has outlasted many who tried to take away our sovereignty and destroy our identity as a people.
The Department of the Interior will hold tribal consultations to discuss the infrastructure bill that was recently signed into law by President Joe Biden.
“We thank President Biden for standing behind his policy to honor our Nation-to-Nation Relations,” said President Scott Herman of the Rosebud Sioux Tribe.
The Biden administration won’t be appealing a treaty rights victory secured by the Rosebud Sioux Tribe, attorneys involved in the closely-watched case said.
With all due respect, we call upon the Biden administration to honor the U.S. Court of Appeals decision in Rosebud Sioux Tribe v. United States.
The Bureau of Indian Affairs has finalized changes to federal probate regulations that are aimed at streamlining the process.
Tribal leaders are welcoming the historic nomination of Sunshine Suzanne Sykes, a citizen of the Navajo Nation, to the federal bench.
A deadline is fast approaching for the Biden administration to live up to its promise to improve the federal government’s relationship with tribes and their citizens.
President Joe Biden continues to make history with his judicial nominations, announcing another Native woman to serve on the federal bench.
Vanita Gupta, the Associate Attorney General at the Department of Justice, addresses the Alaska Federation of Natives on December 14, 2021.
The court order temporarily bars a COVID-19 vaccine requirement for federal workers in Montana and nationwide.
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs holds an oversight hearing titled “Restoring Justice: Addressing Violence in Native Communities through VAWA Title IX Special Jurisdiction” on December 8, 2021.
A draft discussion of legislation to help tribes protect Native women has been released by the leaders of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs.
Indian Country is making another push to restore tribal jurisdiction over non-Indians who commit violence in their communities.
Republican state officials have succeeded in blocking a COVID-19 vaccine mandate for health care workers.
The U.S. House of Representatives meets on December 1, 2021, to consider Indian Country legislation.
Protesters rallied outside the Supreme Court as the justices considered a strict Mississippi law that could lead to the reversal of longstanding abortion rights precedents.
The U.S. House of Representatives considers H.R.4352, a legislative fix to the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Carcieri v. Salazar, on December 1, 2021.
The U.S. House of Representatives considers H.R.2930, the Safeguard Tribal Objects of Patrimony Act, on December 1, 2021.
Determined right-wing forces have piled onto a critical court case in order to overturn the hard-won Indian Child Welfare Act.
The so-called “QAnon Shaman” who based his persona on a twisted view of Native beliefs is preparing for a possible appeal for his role in the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.
Lawmakers are set to approve another round of Indian Country bills, including a long-anticipated yet controversial measure that will help tribes restore their homelands.
It is with deep sadness that I write this small tribute to my friend of 80 years, Pat Lee.
Native children continue to be overrepresented in state foster care systems, taken from their homes at high rates.
A Washington man who claims to be a Native artist has been charged with violating the Indian Arts and Crafts Act and for illegally possessing eagle feathers and other bird parts.
A bipartisan bill to enable the Seminole Tribe to exercise greater control over its lands has finally become law.
The self-described ‘QAnon Shaman’ who became the face of the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol was sentenced to 41 months in prison for his role in the assault.
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs meets for a legislative hearing on November 17, 2021.
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