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Selected Native American News Stories

Last updated: November 4, 2026

Next update should be ready by: November 10, 2026

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Education

New Mexico public schools see decline in Native certified teachers, state education data says (Source New Mexico) 11/2/2026

Environmental Protection & Climate Change

Alaska judge finds Bonanza Channel gold mining proposal unlawful (Courthouse News Service) 11/3/2026

Analysis finds elevated arsenic at uranium mine near Havasupai Tribe’s only water source (Native News Online) 10/29/2026

Tribes and environmental groups ask judge to block Alaska oil leases (Courthouse News Service) 10/29/2026

Indian Law Advancement

Flanagan heads to U.S. Senate, shaped by generations of Native women leaders (Minnesota Public Radio) 11/3/2026

Deb Haaland makes history as first Native American woman elected governor of New Mexico (Native News Online) 11/3/2026

Religious and Cultural Rights

Tribal leaders warned border wall construction would disturb Native American remains. They were right. (ProPublica) 11/2/2026

Klamath River advocates warn federal permitting bill threatens hard-won Tribal protections (Times Standard, California) 10/31/2026

Tribal Child Welfare

Cherokee Nation signs 21st Century Childcare Initiative into law (Fox 23 Tusla Oklahoma) 10/31/2026

Tribal Sovereignty and Jurisdiction

Northern Arapaho Tribe affirms sovereign authority to regulate access and rights-of-way on Tribal lands (County 10, Fremont County, Wyoming) 10/31/2026

Blood quantum, lineal descent and beyond: How do Tribes define citizenship? (Montana Free Press) 10/29/2026

Trust Fund Matters

July 27 trial set in $2.25M Potawatomi suit against feds (Topeka Capital-Journal) 11/1/2026

Voting and Civil Rights

Federal judge rules Native voters can wear “Natives Vote” shirts at South Dakota polling places (Native News Online) 11/3/2026

‘Our votes are important’: Minneapolis Native community rallies voters amid immigration enforcement concerns (Sahan Journal, Minnesota) 10/29/2026

Study: Voter registration in Indian Country down 59 percent (ICT) 10/29/2026

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