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Kinzua Dam’s construction displaced Seneca communities in the 1960s: 61 years after its completion, Allegheny Reservoir anchors one of the Northeast’s biggest outdoor recreation complexes

The Kinzua Dam, completed in 1965, resulted in the displacement of Seneca families and flooded vast landscapes. This federal undertaking has offered crucial flood control advantages for surrounding communities. Today, it serves dual purposes of hydroelectric generation and water management, while the reservoir stands as a hub for outdoor recreation…

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Alaska Native villages have few options and little US help as climate change devours their land

Storms that battered Alaska’s western coast this fall have brought renewed attention to low-lying Indigenous villages left increasingly vulnerable by climate change

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The ground is swallowing homes in this Native village in Alaska. Residents have no choice but to move

The climate crisis is causing the permafrost to melt in Alaska, forcing the village of Nunapitchuk to relocate

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What Native-held lands in California can teach about resilience and the future of wildfire

It took decades, stacks of legal paperwork and countless phone calls, but, in the spring of 2025, a California Chuckchansi Native American woman and her daughter walked onto a 5-acre parcel of land, shaded by oaks and pines, for the first time.

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San Carlos Apache teenager's death reverberates throughout Indian Country

A San Carlos Apache teen who was reported missing and then found dead marks one of the latest tragedies as Native American communities continue to grapple with the epidemic of people being killed or going missing at high rates

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A woman disappeared without a trace 23 years ago. But a new ‘significant’ tip is giving her friends hope

Melissa Montoya disappeared after a night out in Dulce, New Mexico on March 9, 2001. For 23 years, there was no movement in the case but Darlene Gomez, an advocate for MMIW cases, never gave up the search for her friend. She tells Andrea Cavallier how a new tip could…

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These Native tribes share a history. A conflict steeped in colonialism is tearing them apart

A complicated legal fight between the Muscogee (Creek) Nation and the Poarch Creek Indians could have ripple effects throughout Indian country

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Many Native Americans Struggle With Poverty. Easing Energy Regulations Could Help.

A significant percentage of Native Americans don't even have electricity—thanks in part to reservations being subject to overwhelming bureaucracy.

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A tiny tribe is getting pushback for betting big on a $600M casino in California's wine country

A Northern California tribe's chances of owning a Las Vegas-style casino seemed like a dream as unlikely as hitting the jackpot

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New Mexico Bureau of Land Management Office Scraps Proposed Fossil Fuel Regulations

Ten years of meetings and plans abruptly dumped; future plans uncertain.

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South Dakota tribe to declare state of emergency due to rampant crime on reservation

The leader of a South Dakota tribe says he will declare a state of emergency on a reservation because of rampant crime including gun violence, drug offenses and rapes

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Scorsese’s Killers of the Flower Moon describes the struggles of the Osage people. Here’s why they are still fighting

Hundreds of Native Americans were murdered for their oil in the 1920s. But they’re still battling the US government for what is theirs, says journalist and film-maker Greg Palast

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Husband of Rep. Mary Peltola dies in Alaska plane crash - Roll Call

Eugene Peltola Jr. was a former regional director of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, and he “simply adored Mary,” staff says.

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Prof. Todd Henderson (Chicago) on Arizona v. Navajo Nation

"[T]he Court held that despite being a 'trustee' for the Navajo Nation and despite having promised the Navajo water sufficient to make its lands productive, the United States does not have an obligation to help the Navajo obtain that water."

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Ada Deer, influential Native American leader from Wisconsin, dies at 88

An esteemed Native American leader who was the first woman to lead the Bureau of Indian Affairs has died

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US has treaty duty to fund policing on Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota, judge rules

A federal judge has ruled that the U

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Inmates continue to die in tribal jails despite promises of reform

At least four inmates died and 46 others attempted suicide from July 2021 through June 2022, according to a new report. It is the most yearly deaths and attempted suicides recorded since 2016.

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