Tag: Native Americans
US agency seeks to speed up Native American land decisions
BILLINGS, Mont. — U.S. Interior Department officials on Tuesday moved to reverse actions taken under President Donald Trump that they said had hindered efforts...
Racist message found on ancient Utah petroglyph
SALT LAKE CITY — Racist graffiti has been found covering ancient Native American petroglyphs in Utah on one of the most popular rock art...
SUPREME COURT NOTEBOOK: David faces Goliaths over pipeline
WASHINGTON — On one side of an upcoming Supreme Court case over a proposed natural gas pipeline in New Jersey are two lawyers with...
Powwows across US adapt to pandemic for a second year
The coronavirus pandemic brought powwow season largely to a screeching halt last year.
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Jill Biden to visit Navajo Nation, once floored by COVID-19
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — Jill Biden is traveling to the country's largest Native American reservation, the Navajo Nation, which was hit hard by the coronavirus...
‘Rutherford Falls’ mixes comedy, culture wars, native voices
LOS ANGELES — In Sierra Teller Ornelas’ family, those who could spin a good tale earned a seat at her grandmom’s expansive dining table,...
Former Oregon U.S. Rep. Elizabeth Furse dies at age 84
PORTLAND, Ore. — Elizabeth Furse, who represented northwestern Oregon in Congress for three terms in the 1990s, has died from complications related to a...
Oklahoma seeks coordination on Indigenous peoples cold cases
OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt on Tuesday signed into law a bill intended to coordinate state and federal law enforcement efforts when...
Remote Alaska villages boast high vaccination rates
JUNEAU, Alaska — John Waghiyi remembers rushing his cousin to the clinic in the Bering Sea city of Savoonga in December, worried he was...
High court seems ready to send virus funds to Alaska Natives
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court seemed inclined Monday to say that hundreds of millions of dollars in coronavirus relief money tied up in court...