Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians tribal members in Michigan are considering a resolution to formally grant legal rights to the natural world. IPR environment reporter Ellie Katz has more. The rights of nature resolution, if passed, would give legal standing to non-human life, including water, land, animals, and plants. It’s part o…

In California, the Yurok Tribe’s justice system is providing a path for healing. Yurok Tribal Chief Judge Abby Abinanti says they’re also focusing on helping people off the reservation – other tribes and the urban Native population – through their close connection with the social service organization the Friendship House in San Francisco. “We need …

In California, the Yurok Tribe’s justice system is providing a path for healing. Yurok Tribal Chief Judge Abby Abinanti is well-known for her work in the legal field.She’s the first Native American woman to be a member of the California State Bar. Judge Abby, as she’s commonly referred to, recently joined tribal leaders, advocates, law enforcement,…

The Qawalangin Tribe of Unalaska is launching a new program to provide fresh, organic, Alaska-sourced foods to the entire Aleutian community – and to some regional partners. KUCB’s Andy Lusk spoke with tribal staff to learn more. Organizers did a distribution trial run last month. At the event, Unalaskans came to the tribe’s food bank and received …

A coalition of tribes in the Northern Plains-Northern Rockies is receiving more than $135 million to bring solar energy to more than a dozen tribal communities in five states. Danielle Kaeding reports the funding is part of $7 billion in federal grants announced by President Joe Biden on Earth Day. The Mandan Hidatsa Arikara (MHA) Nation will work …

The Kobuk River runs through the Ambler Mining district. (Photo: Berett Wilber / Alaska Public Media) The U.S. Interior Department effectively rejected Alaska’s proposal to build the Ambler Road, a 200-mile industrial road that would have run west from the Dalton Highway through Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve to access copper and zi…

As high school and college students plan for their graduations, some Native students could face resistance for wanting to wear tribal regalia with their caps and gowns. The Mountain West News Bureau’s Kaleb Roedel has more. For Native communities, an eagle feather is a symbol of wisdom and strength. And given in times of great honor – like a gradua…

In Canada, the government of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has unveiled its budget for the year with nearly $53 billion in new federal spending. But as Dan Karpenchuk reports, First Nations leaders say the omission of reconciliation in the budget speech was alarming. After criticizing this year’s budget, many First Nations leaders are looking for a…

A coalition of tribes and Western conservationists are working to protect more public lands before the November presidential election. The Mountain West News Bureau’s Kaleb Roedel has more. On Tuesday, the coalition was joined by members of Congress in front of the U.S. Capitol. They called on the Biden-Harris Administration to expand and designate…

On Monday, Apache Stronghold, a coalition of Apache people and their allies, asked all 29 judges on the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals to review its case to protect Oak Flat in Arizona from a mining project. In March, the group received a blow in its efforts to protect the site after a panel of 11 judges on the court ruled 6-5 that the federal…

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Haskell community lends support in search for missing studentSD researchers work to understand Native maternal health care divideBởi Antonia Gonzales

SCF using federal funds for behavioral health in rural AK schoolsLand back victory for Yurok Tribe as part of new redwoods gatewayNative archivist to teach solar eclipse traditions at AR eventBởi Antonia Gonzales

Navajo Nation waiting for matching funds from UT for critical road$2m of Amazon wealth to be redistributed to Nebraska Winnebago TribeMore than 250 athletes to compete in Traditional Games in JuneauBởi Antonia Gonzales

Kalispel plan to return bull trout to Sullivan Lake open for commentHouse bill banning transgender athletes worries WY LGBTQ advocatesTribal Community Protection act to facilitate MMIP record sharingBởi Antonia Gonzales

MMIP protestors want AK musician charged in Brian Smith caseWA legislature approves $25m for Quinault purchase of 11,000 acresBởi Antonia Gonzales

Remembering The Children memorial construction starts soonMT Supreme Court rules in favor of tribes, Native groups in vote caseOSU global hemp center gets $10m to work with 13 tribes in western USBởi Antonia Gonzales

New sovereign-to-sovereign agreements for wildlife managementSymposium celebrates 20 years of UNM's Native American Studies BABlackfeet Nation hosts 'Lily Gladstone Day' for lauded actressBởi Antonia Gonzales

Water and sewer bill support program ending despite ongoing needBears Ears monument management plans available for public feedbackNative veteran presented with service medals stolen in the 1970sBởi Antonia Gonzales