A federal judge in Anchorage has ruled that the U.S. Department of the Interior may take land into trust on behalf of Alaska Native tribes, a decision that could allow tribes to create “Indian country ...

If you were speeding across the Navaho Reservation in New Mexico you could be stopped by a Navaho cop, given a citation, and you'd pay your fine to a Navaho Nation court. The same could happen on most ...

Wind turbines on Fire Island across Turnagain Arm, a branch of Cook Inlet in Alaska. In the last 25 years, reported oil spills sent a total of 7,980 gallons of crude oil into Cook Inlet. Credit: ...