PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Lawyers for conservation groups, Native American tribes, and the states of Oregon and Washington are returning to court Friday to seek changes to dam operations on the Snake and Columbia Rivers, following the collapse of a landmark agreement with the federal government to help recover critically imperiled salmon runs.

UCLA’s Fowler Museum is repatriating hundreds of Native American artifacts to the Yuhaaviatam of San Manuel Nation, raising concerns among some scholars about potential impacts on research.

Tribal communities across Oklahoma are responding to Governor Stitt's remarks concerning tribal sovereignty in his 'State of the State' address on Monday.

President Trump’s massive spending bill, signed into law last July, strips tribes of billions in clean energy spending and could have devastating effects on Native communities’ access to healthcare and food assistance.

Gerald D. Skelton Jr., a member of the Klamath Tribes and former director of the Tribes Cultural and Heritage Department, has been named Portland’s new tribal government relations manager.

At least five Michigan tribes have warned their members to carry tribal ID, and to know their rights when approached by ICE agents.

A new Brookings report examines how the One Big Beautiful Bill Act and IRA rollbacks impact Native American communities, tribal funding, and SNAP benefits.

In 2024, the most recent year for which data for the population is available, Native American and Alaska Native people had the highest pregnancy-related mortality ration among major demographic groups,