/tags/native-american-news Native American News en-US Copyright Thu, 08 May 2025 17:53:02 GMT /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2025-05-08/fri-9-am-indian-tribe-sues-california-feds-to-sell-medford-courthouse-crowded-race-for-fire-district-5-board The JPR news team gathers for a roundtable discussion of the top news stories they've been working on this week. Thu, 08 May 2025 17:53:02 GMT /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2025-05-08/fri-9-am-indian-tribe-sues-california-feds-to-sell-medford-courthouse-crowded-race-for-fire-district-5-board JPR News Team /law-and-justice/2025-05-07/round-valley-indian-tribe-sues-california-and-county-law-enforcement-after-cannabis-raids A recent lawsuit alleges law enforcement has terrorized reservation cannabis growers. That complaint raises questions about police authority on tribal land. Wed, 07 May 2025 13:08:37 GMT /law-and-justice/2025-05-07/round-valley-indian-tribe-sues-california-and-county-law-enforcement-after-cannabis-raids Justin Higginbottom /race-and-ethnicity/2025-04-20/trump-administration-makes-major-cuts-to-native-american-boarding-school-research-projects At least $1.6 million in federal funds for projects meant to capture and digitize stories of the systemic abuse of generations of Indigenous children in boarding schools at the hands of the U.S. government have been slashed due to federal funding cuts under President Donald Trump’s administration. Sun, 20 Apr 2025 14:08:21 GMT /race-and-ethnicity/2025-04-20/trump-administration-makes-major-cuts-to-native-american-boarding-school-research-projects Hallie Golden /environment-energy-and-transportation/2025-04-13/proposed-federal-cuts-jeopardize-pacific-salmon-habitat-restoration-tribal-rights The Trump administration wants to eliminate several programs that benefit Pacific salmon, the iconic but widely threatened species of the Pacific Northwest. Sun, 13 Apr 2025 13:28:19 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2025-04-13/proposed-federal-cuts-jeopardize-pacific-salmon-habitat-restoration-tribal-rights John Ryan /environment-energy-and-transportation/2025-04-06/salmon-return-to-the-klamaths-oregon-waters-but-the-rivers-headwaters-are-still-blocked After decades of conflict, farmers and tribes say they’re working in concert to restore salmon habitat in the Klamath Basin. But two dams remain. Sun, 06 Apr 2025 14:47:02 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2025-04-06/salmon-return-to-the-klamaths-oregon-waters-but-the-rivers-headwaters-are-still-blocked Cassandra Profita /npr-news/2025-03-04/rural-schools-in-alaska-are-crumbling-the-state-is-the-likely-culprit Rural school districts depend on the state to fund construction and maintenance projects. But over the past 25 years, Alaska lawmakers have ignored hundreds of requests for public schools that primarily serve Indigenous children. Tue, 04 Mar 2025 10:00:00 GMT /npr-news/2025-03-04/rural-schools-in-alaska-are-crumbling-the-state-is-the-likely-culprit Emily Schwing /environment-energy-and-transportation/2025-02-18/klamath-tribes-push-to-restore-wetlands-and-wocus-in-southern-oregon Restoration projects on farms and federal lands support wocus plants, which produce a prized first food. Tue, 18 Feb 2025 15:00:27 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2025-02-18/klamath-tribes-push-to-restore-wetlands-and-wocus-in-southern-oregon Cassandra Profita /economy-and-finance/2025-02-13/some-tribes-are-using-sovereign-immunity-to-skirt-regulations-around-payday-lending The unique legal status of Native American tribes creates an opportunity that some use to host high-interest, online lending companies. Thu, 13 Feb 2025 14:46:07 GMT /economy-and-finance/2025-02-13/some-tribes-are-using-sovereign-immunity-to-skirt-regulations-around-payday-lending Justin Higginbottom /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2024-09-13/mon-9-am-truth-and-healing-commission California's Secretary of Tribal Affairs discusses the federal report on abuses of Native children in California boarding schools. Fri, 07 Feb 2025 18:03:00 GMT /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2024-09-13/mon-9-am-truth-and-healing-commission Mike Green, Natalie Golay /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2025-02-07/mon-9-25-what-does-it-mean-to-be-native-american Author explores why over the past 20 years, Native identity on Census forms has ballooned from 4 million to nearly 10 million. Fri, 07 Feb 2025 18:02:00 GMT /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2025-02-07/mon-9-25-what-does-it-mean-to-be-native-american Mike Green, Natalie Golay