Judge allows Trump administration to build border wall along tribal land
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge refused on Friday to block the Trump administration from taking steps to…
US Senate confirms Mark Cruz to lead Indian Health Service
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The U.S. Senate voted Friday to confirm Mark Cruz, a citizen of the Klamath…
Gold prices spark mining rush in Brazil’s Amazon, fueling deforestation
SAO PAULO (AP) — The surge in gold prices in recent years has fueled a renewed mining rush…
‘Dances With Wolves’ actor gets life sentence for sexual assault
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A Nevada judge sentenced “Dances With Wolves” actor Nathan Chasing Horse on Monday to…
Habitat Loss Is Eroding Tribal Sovereignty
Spanning seven U.S. states and one Canadian province, the Columbia River Basin was once the largest salmon-producing river…
Legal fight over SpaceX beach closures hits Texas Supreme Court
The Texas Supreme Court pondered how far the state can go in limiting access to a public beach…
This Amazon tribe was headed for extinction. An unexpected birth brings hope
SAO PAULO (AP) — Pugapia and her daughters Aiga and Babawru lived for years as the only surviving…
Trump’s climate health rollback likely will hit vulnerable communities the most, experts say
In a stretch of Louisiana with about 170 fossil fuel and petrochemical plants, premature death is a fact…
Indian Health Service to end use of mercury dental fillings
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The federal agency that provides health care to Native Americans and Alaska Natives has…
How a ‘Powerful Vision’ on Whales and Oceans Could Change Worldviews
As governments struggle to halt biodiversity loss and protect the world’s oceans using legal systems largely built by…
‘Dances With Wolves’ actor convicted of sexual assault
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A Nevada jury on Friday convicted “Dances With Wolves” actor Nathan Chasing Horse of…
Oglala Sioux Tribe president says three tribal citizens transferred to ICE facility
The president of Oglala Sioux Tribe in South Dakota on Tuesday called for the immediate release of tribal…