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Tribes stake their claim on the Colorado River, and help conserve it

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Tribal representatives speak on panel during 2025 Colorado River Water Users Association. (Left to ...
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‘We can do it’: A rural school near two reservations nearly doubles its attendance

NORRIS, South Dakota — As the last round of students filters in from the school van to the main hallway, Principal Brian Brown greets each student by name, with a high five and an “I’ve been waiting ...
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Family hopes for return of Black civil rights activist who disappeared at Wounded Knee

RAPID CITY, S.D. – After a half-century of uncertainty, all Cheryl Buswell-Robinson wants is the body of her husband, Perry Ray Robinson, to be returned. In March 1973, Robinson called home to Alabama ...
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How this small Oklahoma school district became one the state’s top performers

WARNER — The banners stretch along the top of Warner Public Schools’ Event Center wall, each with the letter A as the centerpiece. Every banner celebrates the 16 overall A grades that schools in the ...
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Lumbee Tribe becomes 575th federally recognized tribe

The Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina achieved a goal more than a century in the making on Wednesday, securing full federal recognition after Congress approved the measure as part of the passage of a ...
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ICT’s Playlist of Indigenous Christmas Songs

There is something about Christmas music — sometimes it’s a little too early or a little too familiar. Maybe it’s time to freshen up your Christmas playlist. Here is a list of Indigenous Christmas ...
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First Nations chiefs unite against Canada pipeline

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney’s plan to unite the country behind his Build Canada Strong strategy has hit a snag over a proposed oil pipeline, dividing provinces and causing a member of his ...
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Without affirmative action, elite colleges are prioritizing economic diversity in admissions

WASHINGTON — Some of the country’s most prestigious colleges are enrolling record numbers of low-income students — a growing admissions priority in the absence of affirmative action. America’s top ...
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South Dakota MMIP Office hosting DNA drive to help bring 273 unidentified Indigenous people home

RAPID CITY, South Dakota – There are 273 deceased and unidentified Indigenous peoples across the country. In an effort to return them to their families, the Bureau of Indian Affairs and South Dakota ...
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Minnesota Native groups expand efforts to protect unhoused women

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Allison Haro, pictured Nov. 21, achieved sobriety and now works to provide services for relatives ...
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In Alaska’s warming Arctic, photos show an Indigenous elder passing down hunting traditions

Originally published on the Associated Press. KOTZEBUE, Alaska (AP) — The low autumn light turned the tundra gold as James Schaeffer, 7, and his cousin Charles Gallahorn, 10, raced down a dirt path by ...