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Last updated: July 29, 2026

Next update should be ready by: August 5, 2026

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Environmental Protection & Climate Change

Shinnecock Indian Nation receives nearly $1 million EPA grant for environmental cleanup (Native News Online) 7/28/2026

Muscogee Nation opposes Inola smelter intended within reservation (KGOU NPR Oklahoma) 7/28/2026

Environmentalists, Tribes sue feds over renewed approval of Mojave Desert pipeline (Courthouse News Service) 7/28/2026

There’s never been a Native American on Colorado’s wildlife commission. State Tribes want that changed. (Colorado Sun) 7/27/2026

Lawsuits seek to overturn permit for road construction through Alaska wildlife refuge (Alaska Beacon) 7/24/2026

The Colville Tribes are grieving thousands of acres of sacred land torched in a raging wildfire: ‘Something happened to Mother Earth’ (Spokesman-Review - Spokane, Washington) 7/22/2026

Intellectual Property

Data sharing agreements must be led by Tribal voices, according to Pew report (Native News Online) 7/27/2026

Native Lands & Sacred Places

New Redwood National Park gateway puts Indigenous history front and center (SF Gate) 7/28/2026

Their land was taken centuries ago. Now the Pamunkey Tribe is getting it back. (Washington Post) 7/28/2026

Days after slashing Bears Ears, Trump administration removes Tribal seals from monument signs (Salt Lake Tribune) 7/23/2026

Lummi Nation granted small win in sacred burial site lawsuit (Native News Online) 7/23/2026

Rights of Indigenous Peoples

Indigenous leaders give the UN a roadmap for protecting their peoples (IndigiNews) 7/24/2026

Tribal Sovereignty and Jurisdiction

US Senators Murkowski, Schatz urge CFTC to consult Tribes and extend comment period on Prediction markets rule (Native News Online) 7/28/2026

Trust Fund Matters

Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium to get $400 million in federal settlement (Alaska Beacon) 7/22/2026

Violence Against Native People

Alaska Native communities prepare for man camps driven by new mining boom (High Country News) 7/23/2026

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