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

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