Patrollers worked to decrease police brutality against Native people by limiting interaction between police and community members.

Native Vote. Today, the Spirit Lake Nation, the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians, and several individual Native voters filed a petition for certiorari with the U.S. Supreme Court, formally ...

A U.S. Supreme Court case scrutinized for its potential impact on Black voters and congressional redistricting could also have consequences for the voting rights of Native Americans, according to ...

Native American Heritage Month, observed each November, is a time to honor the rich histories, cultures and contributions of Indigenous peoples across North America. It’s both a celebration and a ...

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A federal appeals court won’t reconsider its decision in a redistricting case that went against two Native American tribes that challenged North Dakota’s legislative ...

With 574 tribes, countless treaties and evolving court decisions, Native American law can be a complex maze. BYU law professor Michalyn Steele has spent her career helping navigate that maze in ...

The state's ban on Native American imagery in public schools violated Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, U.S. Education Secretary Linda McMahon said during a press conference at Massapequa High School ...

Thousands of years before Europeans arrived, Native Americans who lived near San Jose would come to the summit of Mount Umunhum to pray and cultivate medicinal plants. Now, they’ll be able to do that ...

When seven states got together in 1922 to effectively divide up Colorado River usage, their resulting compact declared: “Nothing in this compact shall be construed as affecting the obligations of the ...

Les Riding In’s family and friends call for him during a blessing Monday, Oct. 13, 2025, at the Land Acknowledgement Courtyard. Stephen Silva-Brave, Native American Student Association president, led ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. The Chippewa Cree Tribe and two of its members filed a lawsuit against Chouteau County last week ...

The U.S. Supreme Court has been asked to intervene in a case that could significantly limit the scope of the Voting Rights Act (VRA), the 1965 law that prohibits racial discrimination in elections. On ...