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Supreme Court upholds federal law on Native American children

Justices say Congress has power to prioritize Native American families for foster homes or adoptions

By Michael Macagnone
Posted June 15, 2023 at 11:40am

Geneva Black, of the Navajo Nation, dumps out dirty water after doing dishes in July 2022 at her home on the Navajo Reservation in Cameron, Ariz.

Policy

Supreme Court to hear arguments on Navajo Nation water needs

By Michael Macagnone
Posted March 16, 2023 at 5:00am
The Census Bureau released another report Tuesday on the accuracy of the 2020 U.S. Census.

Policy

Census missed housing units in rural, Native American areas

By Michael Macagnone
Posted August 16, 2022 at 11:49am
The Supreme Court is seen as the sun sets.

Policy

Supreme Court rules Oklahoma can prosecute more tribal crimes

By Michael Macagnone
Posted June 29, 2022 at 11:49am
“Much of this authority went unused over the last four years,” Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm told Congress last year. “But I’m ready to rev those engines back up.”

Fees are hurdles for decades-old, unused tribal energy program

By Benjamin J. Hulac
Posted January 20, 2022 at 1:39pm
Charles Sams III, shown last month, will face many challenges at the National Park Service, including park overcrowding, sexual harassment of employees and a backlog in repairs.

Senate confirms first Native American to direct park service

By Benjamin J. Hulac
Posted November 19, 2021 at 1:47pm
The wolf is integral to the land-based identity of Native Americans and should be relisted as an endangered species, Allis writes.

Biden breaks pledge to Indian Country by keeping wolves off endangered list

By Kevin Allis
Posted September 2, 2021 at 6:00am
A Navajo doctor and patient pose for photos after receiving their COVID-19 vaccines at Northern Navajo Medical Center on Dec. 15, 2020, in Shiprock, N.M.

Tribes see progress in COVID-19 fight

By Sandhya Raman
Posted April 19, 2021 at 10:01am
Rep. Deb Haaland gives a gift to Rep. Don Young before her confirmation hearing to be secretary of the Interior.

Why pro-drilling Don Young came to back Haaland for Interior

By Benjamin J. Hulac
Posted February 25, 2021 at 7:00am
Rep. Deb Haaland, nominee to be Secretary of the Interior, arrives for her confirmation hearing bearing a gift for Rep. Don Young of Alaska.

Republicans still skeptical of Haaland after first session

By Joseph Morton and Benjamin J. Hulac
Posted February 23, 2021 at 5:38pm