Native American nations divided over America's 250th anniversary

Some Native nations are skipping America 250 festivities. Others are showing up to explain their side of history.

California returns stretch of coast to Indigenous tribes. 'This is beyond huge'

State transportation officials recently approved the transfer of Blues Beach and the surrounding bluffs to Kai Poma, a ...
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Native American tribes came together to secure their rights to Colorado River water. 4 states are stalling the deal

By Alex Hager/KJZZ and Mark Olalde/ProPublica; Photography by Sharon Chischilly for ProPublica; June 29, 2026 This story was ...
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A Virginia tribe says racism wiped their Native identity from historic records. Nearly a century later, they’re still fighting for recognition

Brad Hatch takes pride in his work as a Patawomeck Indian Tribe master eel pot maker. When Hatch works to weave split white oak into baskets used to capture the slippery creatures, he’s helping ...
Los Angeles Times

Indigenous tribes pitted against each other over a state bill to redefine land protection in California

In the last year, the Gabrieleño Band of Mission Indians – Kizh Nation has worked to protect its cultural sites from more than 850 land development projects around the Los Angeles Basin, thanks to a ...
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The rights of Indians and tribes / by Stephen L. Pevar

Machine generated contents note: -- INTRODUCTION: John Echohawk, Executive Director, Native American Rights Fund -- Preface -- Map: Indian Reservations and Communities in the United States -- I. A ...
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Indianapolis Indians will keep name, partner with local tribe: 'We want to be respectful'

INDIANAPOLIS – Sitting in a suite high above Victory Field, Indianapolis Indians chairman and CEO Bruce Schumacher talked about the two years leading to the decision he was about to reveal to IndyStar ...
Forbes

How The Mardi Gras Indians Honor The African And Indigenous Cultures Of New Orleans

Big Chief Demond Melancon wears his Red Cloud suit amongst other members of Mardi Gras Indian tribes during Mardi Gras 2014. In February 2021, the usual bustle of New Orleans’ Canal Street stopped ...
Digital Journal

Biggest Native American tribes in the US today

Stacker used 2020 estimates from the Census to compile a list of the 50 largest Native American tribes in the country today. – Elizabeth Flores/Star Tribune via Getty Images It’s commonly believed ...
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Beyond the Cherokee and Lumbee: Here are the other American Indian tribes NC recognizes

Across North Carolina, roughly 125,000 people identify as American Indian or Alaskan native alone - a statewide total that ranks among the highest east of the Mississippi River. Add those who identify ...

L.A. County high school partners with Native American tribe to keep team nickname

A local high school has partnered with a Native American tribe to ensure they can keep their nickname while connecting with ...