Selected Native American News Stories
Last updated: September 17, 2025
Next update should be ready by: September 24, 2025
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Education
Trump administration terminates University of Alaska grants for Alaska Native, Indigenous students (Alaska Beacon) 9/12/2025
Why we must fully fund Tribal colleges and universities (Forbes) 9/11/2025
Environmental Protection & Climate Change
What Native-held lands in California can teach about resilience and the future of wildfire (The Conversation) 9/15/2025
California Tribe secures $5M through first Tribal-led forest resilience bond (Tribal Business News) 9/8/2025
Federal Recognition of Tribal Status
US House backs Lumbee Tribe, tying its status to a military spending bill (The News & Observer - Raleigh, North Carolina) 9/10/2025
Hunting and Fishing
Oregon resumes legal battle after Trump administration abandons historic Columbia River agreement (Oregon Live) 9/11/2025
Native Lands & Sacred Places
New Mexico Tribal leaders push to protect Chaco (Source New Mexico) 9/15/2025
How a profit-sharing agreement could be a new model for mining on Indigenous land (Grist) 9/15/2025
Nez Perce Tribe lawsuit to halt Central Idaho gold mine clouds federal approval (Idaho Statesman) 9/12/2025
Religious and Cultural Rights
Prairie Island Indian Community welcomes home ancestral remains (Minnesota Public Radio) 9/12/2025
Tribal Child Welfare
California state legislature passes bill aimed at keeping Native American children out of foster care (KRON 4 San Francisco) 9/16/2025
Tribal Sovereignty and Jurisdiction
Navajo Council Law & Order Committee Chair Charles-Newton, Tribal leaders press federal officials on delayed funding reports, public safety crisis (Native News Online) 9/15/2025
