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Selected Native American News Stories

Last updated: August 26, 2026

Next update should be ready by: September 2, 2026

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Boarding School Healing

New exhibition surfaces Indian boarding school records (Montana Free Press) 8/21/2026

Education

State agrees to accountability for Indigenous education (Montana Free Press) 8/25/2026

Environmental Protection & Climate Change

Kiowa Tribe plans to clean up orphaned oil and gas wells on its land (KGOU NPR Oklahoma) 8/25/2026

Gov. Tim Walz signs executive order banning nonferrous mining near Boundary Waters (Minnesota Reformer) 8/18/2026

Hunting and Fishing

Tribal native nursery in Eastern Oregon aids in salmon habitat restoration, recovery [audio] (Oregon Public Broadcasting) 8/19/2026

Mascots, Hate & Native Representation

Progress is slow to replace dozens of offensive place names in Oregon (Oregon Public Broadcasting) 8/24/2026

Native Lands & Sacred Places

A rare win in Indian Country: how Tribes drove out a mining company in one week (The Guardian) 8/25/2026

Religious and Cultural Rights

California Tribal leaders rally at state capitol for religious freedom protections (Native News Online) 8/26/2026

Tribal Sovereignty and Jurisdiction

Indian Gaming Association leadership meets with Calif. Tribal leaders on sovereignty, gaming & advocacy (Native News Online) 8/24/2026

Native businesses in WA navigate ‘very complex’ tax system, red tape (Yakima Herald-Republic) 8/19/2026

Violence Against Native People

FBI sets $25,000 minimum reward for dozens of unsolved Indian Country cases (Seattle Times) 8/24/2026

Voting and Civil Rights

Some rural Alaska polling stations opened late on election day, a sign of continuing problems (Alaska Beacon) 8/18/2026

Water Rights

What is at stake for Indigenous Nations along the Colorado River? [audio] (Boise State Public Radio News) 8/24/2026

Tribes push back on federal plan for Colorado River water cuts (ICT) 8/21/2026

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