US officials cite ‘balance’ as goal for Chaco oil plan
ALBUQUERQUE, N .M. (AP) — U.S. land managers on Friday made public a list of possible alternatives for managing developm...
Movement to highlight missing Native women expands to males
TUBA CITY, Ariz. — Margaret Bitsue's days are filled with prayer: that her son has a clear mind and that he remembers home, a traditional Navajo hogan...
Covington Catholic bus involved in fatal crash in Kentucky
CALIFORNIA, Ky. — A charter bus carrying students from a Catholic high school collided with a car Saturday morning in northern Kentucky, killing the c...
Sports editor apologizes for tweeting ‘scalps’ after game
WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. — A sports editor for a New Mexico newspaper apologized this week after using “scalps” in a tweet to describe a high school basketb...
Warren, back in Oklahoma, sees tribal leaders in private
OKLAHOMA CITY — Returning to the state where she was born, Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren met privately with Native American triba...
Collaboration key to assembling Native American photo trove
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Of the roughly 1,000 images of Native Americans from the 19th through the early 20th century, Eric Hemenway kept returning to one: ...
No thanks: Native Americans to hold 50th gathering of grief
PLYMOUTH, Mass. — Happy Thanksgiving to you in the land your forefathers stole.
Attorney general unveils plan on missing Native Americans
PABLO, Mont. — Attorney General William Barr announced a nationwide plan Friday to address the crisis of missing and slain Native American women as co...
Syracuse U, shaken by racism, welcomes the holiday break
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Benny Callahan didn’t leave her dorm for two straight days this week.
Native Americans honor 50th anniversary of Alcatraz takeover
SAN FRANCISCO — For Eloy Martinez, returning to Alcatraz Island meant a joyous reunion with people he hadn’t seen in decades. It also brought a renewe...
Drive behind occupation of Alcatraz lingers 50 years later
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — On a chilly November night 50 years ago, a 7-year-old Peter Bratt and his four siblings accompanied their single mother from their ...
AP Was There: Native Americans take over Alcatraz Island
On Nov. 20, 1969, dozens of Native Americans took over Alcatraz in the San Francisco Bay to demand that the U.S. government recognize longstanding agr...
Native American shield returned to New Mexico from France
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — When a ceremonial Native American shield was returned last week to New Mexico, tribal leaders were there to greet the sacred piece...
Football brings some peace to Sioux family after suicide
VERMILLION, S.D. — Teenagers Jashawn and Jayton Pease embraced in the end zone while celebrating the 74-39 victory that made their Crow Creek Chieftai...
Tribe members: Ancient bison kill site desecrated by mining
SARPY CREEK, Montana — When a coal company contractor working under federal oversight used a backhoe to dig up one of the largest known Native America...
People of color make gains in mayoral races across the US
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — People of color made history this week by winning municipal races in places their families were once ignored or prevented from vot...
US House OKs protections near historical park in New Mexico
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Walls of stacked stone jut up from the canyon floor, some perfectly aligned with the seasonal movements of the sun and moon. Circu...