On Monday, Oct. 20, the U.S. Senate failed for an 11th time to advance a House-passed measure and end the shutdown ...

RAPID CITY, South Dakota – For many tribes, access to food is a treaty right, meaning the potential loss of funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program on Nov. 1 is yet another violation ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X The Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indian convened in Suquamish tribal lands for their annual ...

The art of Karen Clarkson never fails to impress with her sweet, powerful, endearing portraits that capture beauty, innocence and deep emotions in lush, vibrant color. A recent show at Blue Rain ...

They want an international human rights body to hold the U.S. accountable — and are spotlighting Indigenous communities on the frontlines. In 2015, nearly two dozen American youth sued the federal ...

Lee Enterprises’ Public Service Journalism team has spent more than a year digging into the causes and implications of Native Americans’ disproportionately high rates of fatal encounters with law ...

This is the first installment in a three-part ICT series examining new rules under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act. Changes to the Native American Graves Protection and ...

The sight of a room full of human cadavers can be off-putting for some, but not for Haley Omeasoo. In fact, Omeasoo’s comfort level and lack of squeamishness convinced her to pursue studies in ...

From Norma Aldredge’s kitchen table, you can hear the cooing of her three-month-old granddaughter and the crying of another grandchild, just 6 months old, in the next room. Two more of Aldredge’s ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X George Little Wound was gravely ill when he was sent home to Pine Ridge from the Carlisle Indian ...