The most recent attempt to pass legislation that would create an independent statewide jail oversight body has faltered after facing opposition from law enforcement groups and city and county ...

Benjamin Brockie, Aaniiih of the Fork Belknap Reservation, served over 22 years of a 67 year sentence for two robberies. As a college student right out of prison, in October 2024, he learned first ...

The Cherokee citizen will be the first Native American person to lead the Homeland Security Department if confirmed by the Senate.

On Wednesday, U.S. District Court Judge Michael Simon ordered federal defendants to change Columbia Basin hydropower operations to protect endangered salmon and steelhead populations.

Rye Development seeks to build the Goldendale Energy Storage Project. (Contributed by Rye Development) Federal energy regulators last Thursday greenlit a roughly $2 billion renewable energy ...

Building off of a world created in his debut novel, “X-Indian Chronicles: The Book of Mausape,” Thomas Yeahpau drew from the experience of his own healing journey with the release of “Native Love: An ...

Trigger warning: This story contains graphic descriptions and testimony of sexual assault, violence, and suicidal ideations. If you or someone you know is in need of support, the following are ...

This article is part of an ongoing series of stories by ICT examining the complicated issues of Indigenous identity. Native nations have stepped up to provide their tribal citizens with proper ...

The broken front doors of the Coleman Federal Corrections Complex in Florida, where Leonard Peltier was imprisoned prior to his release on Feb. 18, 2025, can be seen in this screenshot from the film ...

The first Native American director of the park service spoke on OPB’s “Think Out Loud” about the impacts of the Trump administration on the country’s national parks.

Chuck Sams, former National Park Service director, stands for a portrait at Willamette Park in Portland, Ore., on Feb. 11, 2026. Credit: Eli Imadali / OPB In January 2025, after four years directing ...