U.S. Interior Department finalizes fossil fuel, mining ban near Chaco Canyon
The federal government will not issue new oil and gas or mining leases on federal lands within 10 miles.
Indigenous Issues
Over 100 behavioral treatment centers, sober living homes in Arizona accused of Medicaid fraud
Arizona state officials say dozens of behavioral health and sober living homes have perpetrated a years-long Medicaid fraud scheme.
Tribal advocates secure settlement for local elections in North Dakota county
For nearly two decades, a North Dakota county elected local commissioners in a way that did not comply with a consent decree.
New Mexico Democrats file bill seeking permanent Chaco Canyon protection
Five Congressmen and Senators from New Mexico introduced a bill that they hope will protect Chaco Canyon.
Navajo Nation rejects proposed Chaco Canyon buffer
The Navajo Nation recently voted to reject a buffer around the Chaco Culture National Historical Park.
In protecting land for wildlife, size matters
Indigenous communities can't and shouldn't be solely responsible for restoring wildlife.
Michigan tribes, others file grievance with UN over Line 5 project
Representatives of 51 tribes and First Nations have presented a demand to the United Nations to call on Canada to end its support for the Enbridge Line 5 oil pipeline.
Report charts a course for mitigating wildfire risk in western United States
As wildfire seasons in Colorado and across the American West become longer, less predictable and increasingly destructive, a new report aims to provide an equitable roadmap for protecting communities, watersheds and wildlife.
In South Dakota, bison restoration part of food sovereignty for natives
South Dakota is home to one of the nation's largest American Indian reservations, and the area is part of a movement among tribal nations to take back control of their food systems.
Grant boosts student parents at Montana tribal college
A grant is helping student parents at a college in northwestern Montana.
