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'Thank you, for your ‘commitment to protecting sacred lands and the Gwich’in’s way of life’'

Even before the coronavirus shuttered schools and businesses, many Americans reported struggling with a lack of connectedness

WASHINGTON — In her first month in Congress, New Mexico lawmaker Yvette Herrell (R-N.M.), a member of the Cherokee Nation, is decrying President Biden’s efforts to halt construction of President Trump’s border wall. 

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. — On Friday, the Navajo Department of Health, in coordination with the Navajo Epidemiology Center and the Navajo Area Indian Health Service, reported 143 new Covid-19 positive cases for the Navajo Nation and 14 more deaths.

Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders’ cozy inauguration outfit lit social media on fire

'President Biden’s action is the result of the relentless work and dedication from tribes and grassroots organizers'

Under the timeline, the House will transmit the impeachment article against Trump late Monday, with initial proceedings Tuesday

Replaced with a portrait of Benjamin Franklin and art from Apache sculptor Allan Houser

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday asked the U.S. Department of Justice to pause all litigation over regulations issued under former President Donald Trump, writing in a letter that the agency's new administration would be reviewing the underlying rules.

Leaders across the country share their concerns of the Biden-Harris administration and reflect on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. Maureen Lomaheptewa and Drew Landry share their work on human trafficking awareness and missing and murdered Indigenous people.

The tribe has reported a total of 26,782 virus cases and 940 known deaths

The Washington Indian Gaming Association opposed the proposal last year and will oppose it again this year

The Tribal Educational Agency Center is giving a grant to the Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College to make their engineering program more interactive.

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On her first day of freedom after 23 years of incarceration, LaVonne Roach, 56, was mind blown by simple things: watching the prison shrink smaller in the car’s rear view mirror; racks of clothing choices at Walmart; the plushness of a couch; using a key; gum.

The Yakama Nation General Council has hit winemakers and sellers with a suit in Washington federal court, claiming the companies have been illegally using the tribe's name and that of 19th-century tribal chief Kamiakin on wines.

A dispute between a coastal Washington tribal nation and the U.S. Department of the Interior over access to funds held in trust by the federal government is heading back to the agency for review, following an order in Washington federal court.

With the Biden administration pledging to consider environmental justice across all agencies and in all federal decisions, companies must candidly assess their operations in order to make sure their statements on environmental justice are backed by measurable results, say attorneys at King & Spalding.

Former President Donald Trump's midnight pardon for former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon covers existing charges in his border wall fund fraud case, according to language released by the U.S. Department of Justice on Thursday, but experts say it does not shield him from further prosecution — even in the same case.

A recent D.C. Circuit decision in Shawnee Tribe v. Mnuchin, ruling that the U.S. Department of the Treasury's allocation of virus relief funds under the CARES Act likely shortchanged the tribe, illuminates important administrative law issues concerning when discretionary agency decisions are exempt from judicial review, and when reliance on imperfect data is considered arbitrary, says Steven Gordon at Holland & Knight.