The Colorado River Indian Tribes of Arizona and California voted this month to give their namesake waterway the same legal rights as a person, saying the ‘living being’ deserves more protection while ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A proposed casino in Pasco is being criticized by rivals who say the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation have no right ...

Your donation today will help MinnPost continue to report on the news you need. WASHINGTON — The revenue from American Indian gaming enterprises in Minnesota has grown steadily, peaking last year at ...

India is home to one of the world’s largest and most diverse indigenous populations, with more than 700 officially recognised Scheduled Tribes spread across its forests, hills, plains and islands.

The Mattaponi Indian Tribe on Thursday formally submitted a petition for federal acknowledgment as an Indian Tribe with a government-to-government relationship with the United States. The petition was ...

An urban planner by training, Tovey was appointed by Gov. Tina Kotek as co-chair of the Housing Production Advisory Council in March 2023. The council finished its work with a report released last ...

A lawsuit over a driveway-sized parcel in Juneau and a sales tax disagreement involving a food truck in Craig both highlight the learning curve facing city, state and tribal officials in Alaska as the ...

The Ecological Society of America (ESA) will present its 16th annual Regional Policy Award to the Director for the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation’s (CTUIR) Department of ...

The Cowlitz Indian Tribe announced Friday it’s the official owner of Columbia River Mental Health Services’ NorthStar Clinic, settling negotiations that began last year after the nonprofit faced finan ...