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Selected Native American News Stories

Last updated: January 28, 2026

Next update should be ready by: February 4, 2026

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Boarding School Healing

Michigan spent $1.1M probing Tribal boarding schools, then buried the results (Bridge Michigan) 1/21/2026

Education

Federal cuts strip funding that supports Native American students (Utah Public Radio) 1/23/2026

Hunting and Fishing

More than a fish: stories of salmon and sovereignty in the PNW (Columbia Gorge News) 1/27/2026

The Endangered Species Act meets the Klamath River basin, with wretched results (PBS SoCal) 1/23/2026

Mascots, Hate & Native Representation

Long Island school district must reinstate Native American mascot or face funding cuts, Trump administration says (CBS News) 1/23/2026

Native Lands & Sacred Places

Tribes and environmental groups sound alarm about fate of one of Utah’s national monuments, Grand Staircase-Escalante (Salt Lake Tribune) 1/23/2026

Rights of Indigenous Peoples

Greenland is a global model for Indigenous self-governance. Trump’s demands for the island threaten that. (Grist) 1/22/26

Tribal Sovereignty and Jurisdiction

The Northern Cheyenne Tribe reclaims sovereignty through solar energy and buffalo restoration (Daily Yonder) 1/28/2026

Oxford Casino sues to block Tribal iGaming (Portland Press Herald - Maine) 1/27/2026

Lumbee Tribe buys land off I-95 for possible casino (WUNC News - North Carolina) 1/26/2026

The Pentagon is reviewing a program that helps Alaska Native corporations get federal contracts (Alaska Public Media) 1/23/2026

Violence Against Native People

Montana to release MMIP awareness license plate (Char-Koosta News) 1/22/2026

Water Rights

Wisconsin, Tribes would have less power to review projects under proposed water rule (Wisconsin Public Radio) 1/28/2026

The EPA wants to eliminate one of the few ways that Tribes can protect their water (Grist) 1/27/2026

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