Selected Native American News Stories
Last updated: April 24, 2024
Next update should be ready by: April 30, 2024
This page includes news from the most recent update.
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Boarding School Healing
Army seeks extension in lawsuit over return of Native childrens’ remains (Native News Online) 4/19/2024
Environmental Protection & Climate Change
Native American Rights Fund gets $100K for Tribal eco-stewardship legal support (Native News Online) 4/22/2024
Federal Recognition of Tribal Status
Illinois now home to federally recognized Tribal nation in historic Department of Interior decision (Chicago Tribune) 4/19/2024
Native Lands & Sacred Places
UPDATE: Tohono O’odham Nation responds after judge rejects injunction for SunZia transmission project (KOLD Arizona) 4/17/2024
U.S. court rejects a request by tribes to block $10 billion energy transmission project in Arizona (PBS) 4/17/2024
Religious and Cultural Rights
Podcast: As high school and college students plan for their graduations, some Native students could face resistance for wanting to wear Tribal regalia with their caps and gowns (National Native News) 4/19/2024
Rights of Indigenous Peoples
Indigenous advocates at the UN say the green transition is neither clean nor just (Grist) 4/23/2024
Future generations protect UNDRIP (ICT) 4/20/2024
At UN, Indigenous leaders fight for application of rights (Grist) 4/18/2024
UN puts spotlight on attacks against Indigenous land defenders (Mongabay) 4/18/2024
Violence Against Native People
California moves forward with pilot MMIP program (Native News Online) 4/17/2024
Voting and Civil Rights
Tribal advocates keep up legal pressure for fair political maps (Public News Service) 4/19/2024
Water Rights
State water funding includes first tribal agreement (The Bismarck Tribune) 4/18/2024
