The Latest Breaking News on Native America

Members of the Ojibwe and other tribes in the northern Great Lakes region have spearfished walleye for centuries, where the practice is a right enshrined in 19th century treaties, a historic part of their culture and an important part of food sovereignty

A Native American tribe in North Dakota is planning a sprawling greenhouse complex on its reservation

Indigenous land is disproportionately affected by wildfire and their isolated nature makes aid access difficult

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They met with President Joe Biden's administration and members of Congress in Washington.

Karima Manji, whose daughters accessed over C$150,000 in benefits for Inuit residents, pleaded guilty in February

In 2022, it was estimated that more than 4,200 cases of missing or murdered Indigenous women remained unsolved in the US. To make a film that explores this injustice with dignity and authenticity is no mean feat. To make a film that does so, and still has the joy of…

Gladstone and young co-star Isabel Deroy-Olson are superb as a Native American aunt and niece kicking against the system in new Apple TV+ drama

Fancy Dance is a powerful, disquieting film. Written, directed and acted by Native Americans, it gives an unflinching view of life on the rez (reservation). Writer and director, Erica Tremblay (of the Seneca-Cayuga Nation) does not shy away from showing the darker side of things, including the frequent murder of…

The Gila River Indian Community near Phoenix has one of the largest shares of Colorado River water flowing through Arizona

Film-maker Erica Tremblay tells a thoughtful tale about a woman’s battle to care for her niece against backdrop of the authorities’ ambivalence towards Native American peoples