Selected Native American News Stories
Last updated: July 9, 2025
Next update should be ready by: July 16, 2025
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Boarding School Healing
Committee on Indian boarding schools in WA releases first report (Yakima Herald-Republic) 7/8/2025
Environmental Protection & Climate Change
‘The money won't bring anybody back’ | Payments will increase for radiation victims, but compensation still falls short (Native News Online) 7/7/2025
Clean energy projects on Tribal lands were booming. Then came Trump’s tax bill. (Grist) 7/3/2025
Hunting and Fishing
Nez Perce Tribe asks Congress to ‘avert a financial crisis,’ warns Trump administration is withholding fish hatchery funds (The Spokesman-Review) 7/7/2025
Mascots, Hate & Native Representation
Native American Rights Fund criticizes U.S. Department of Education over mascot ban ruling (New Mexico Sun) 7/1/2025
Native Lands & Sacred Places
Unearthed bones, land swap, expedited review: Enbridge Line 5 tunnel review leaves Tribes behind (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel) 7/3/2025
Tribal Sovereignty and Jurisdiction
Choctaw Nation Chief reflects on the impact of McGirt ruling, five years later (Native news Online) 7/8/2025
University of Montana preserves legal history of Montana's Tribes (Missoula Current) 7/4/2025
Violence Against Native People
Alert for missing Native people launches, but key detail is unclear (Source NM) 7/7/2025
Voting and Civil Rights
Appeals court rules against North Dakota Tribes in voting rights case that could go to Supreme Court (ABC News) 7/7/2025