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August 22, 2026 12:13 AM EDT

Tribal leaders call for federal funding overhaul as officer shortages leave reservations 'spread thin'

August 20, 2026 04:00 PM EDT

KOTA Territory News

Tribal leaders are calling for an urgent $3.5 billion federal overhaul to reservation public safety as critical understaffing reaches crisis levels.

Tribal leaders call for urgent action on public safety crisis | Buffalo's Fire

August 20, 2026 12:00 PM EDT

the Buffalo Fire Department

Buffalo’s Fire: Native-led news covering Indigenous communities in North Dakota — tribal sovereignty, environmental justice, and cultural preservation.

Senator Lisa Murkowski introduces S. 5354: Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Modernization Act of 2026 | Stock News

August 20, 2026 11:40 AM EDT

Quiver Quantitative

We have received text from S. 5354: Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Modern

Remains of famed eagle Jackie will go to tribes. Some fans are fighting it

August 20, 2026 06:00 AM EDT

Los Angeles Times

Jackie brought millions together in life. In death, the beloved bald eagle's final resting place has ignited a bitter clash where internet fame and tribal rights collide.

Much of state's tribal, pueblo land ripe for geothermal power

August 19, 2026 06:30 PM EDT

Taos News.

The majority of New Mexico’s tribal, pueblo land could be ripe for exploring geothermal energy, an energy expert told a panel of state lawmakers Aug. 10. Stair’s presentation to the

Some voters on the Wind River Reservation say transportation to the polls is an issue

August 18, 2026 05:10 PM EDT

Wyoming Public Media

Likely voters WPR spoke to at the Black Coal Senior Center hope to see more Native American culture in schools, more tribal candidates and for tribal programs to receive more support.

Tohono O'odham vows to fight on after border wall ruling

August 17, 2026 12:30 PM EDT

Tucson Spotlight.

A federal judge denied the Tohono O'odham Nation's bid to block border wall construction on its reservation, prompting tribal leaders to vow further action amid a wave of online racist commentary.

New generation of Native entrepreneurs building an economic future grounded in culture, history

August 17, 2026 05:00 AM EDT

Minnesota Public Radio News

For centuries, tribal trade fueled culture and commerce. The reservation system severed those ties, but they never died. A new generation is reclaiming that entrepreneurial spirit as tribes work to diversify their economies beyond casinos.

Improving Cancer Data on American Indian and Alaska Native People

August 17, 2026 12:00 AM EDT

cdc

CDC takes steps to identify American Indian and Alaska Native people accurately in cancer data.