Selected Native American News Stories
Last updated: July 30, 2025
Next update should be ready by: August 6, 2025
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Environmental Protection & Climate Change
State attorneys object Miccosukee Tribe's move to join Alligator Alcatraz environmental lawsuit (WLRN NPR South Florida) 7/28/2025
Trump funding cuts hinder Indigenous-led efforts to address legacy pollution on Tribal lands (Prism) 7/22/2025
Federal Recognition of Tribal Status
Lumbee tribe of North Carolina sees politics snarl recognition by Washington (ABC News) 7/25/2025
Native Lands & Sacred Places
'So much has been taken': Apache women sue to halt land swap for Oak Flat copper mine (AZ Central) 7/29/2025
On the Lake Superior shoreline, Tribal national park holds special meaning (Wisconsin Public Radio) 7/23/2025
Tribal Child Welfare
When it comes to laws to keep Minnesota Native families intact, effectiveness depends on geography (Minnesota Star Tribune) 7/26/2025
Feds want input on ICWA, family first clearinghouse (The Imprint) 7/24/2025
Tribal Sovereignty and Jurisdiction
Native leaders push back on gender-affirming care restrictions for Tribal citizens (The 19th) 7/25/2025
Muscogee high court rules 1866 treaty requires Freedmen citizenship, strikes ‘by blood’ language (NonDoc) 7/23/2025
Voting and Civil Rights
Supreme Court blocks rule that blocks Voting Rights Act for now (NPR) 7/24/2025
Water Rights
The Southern Ute Tribe has finally tapped into Animas-La Plata water. Why did it take 60 years? (Colorado Sun) 7/27/2025
Tribal water settlement aims to repair generations of exclusion (Arizona Center for Investigative Reporting) 7/22/2025
