When Salmon Do Not Come Back Home
Alaska was built on salmon. Now, in parts of Western and Interior Alaska, the fish are disappearing—and salmon people are asking how much of…
Gii Máksá Geatkki Ovddas? — Who Pays For The Wolverine? — Vem Betalar För Järven?
Read this article in: Northern Sámi · English · Swedish · About these translations DAVVISÁMEGIELLA | NORTHERN SÁMI Ruoŧŧa veahkehii geatkki, ovtta Eurohpá stuorra…
Okó Waŋží Ohlóka K’uŋ — Savaiññiġum Akunniŋa Atausiq Puturiñiq — The Drill That Lasted A Week
Read this article in: Lakota · Iñupiaq · English · About these translations LAKOTA Pe’ Sla, Alaska graphite, na America wówaši thóka kiŋ mahél…
Twelve Thousand Years, One Senate Seat
by James Edward Petersen, Yup’ik Inuit/Norwegian/UKish August 21, 2026 Mary Peltola Leads the Incumbent We count history strangely in Alaska. The United States Senate first…
Four Corners and the Long Wait
Congress is considering the return of 557 acres to Pit River tribal trust. The acreage is small. The history attached to it is not.…
Rare-Earth Mine Near Mato Tipila Moves Into Federal Review With Public Comments Due This Month
A proposed rare-earth project promises jobs and strategic minerals, while the federal review identifies possible effects on water, air, public health, wildlife and places…
Mark Cruz Takes Charge of Indian Health Service With a 30 Percent Vacancy Rate and Decades-Old Facilities Backlog
The Klamath Tribes citizen has now been confirmed to lead IHS. His confirmation testimony provides unusually clear benchmarks by which Native communities can judge…
One Fifth for Now. Four Fifths for the Future.
Native Forward received $50 million with no instructions attached. It decided most of the money should still be helping Native students long after everyone…
Closure of Osage Language School Opens Deeper Dispute Over Money, Government and Cultural Responsibility
Daposka Ahnkodapi closed almost overnight after the Osage Nation executive declared a financial emergency. The disagreement that followed has become as much about government…
Prediction Markets Put Tribal Gaming Sovereignty Into a New Federal Jurisdiction Fight
Sports-event contracts sold as federally regulated financial products have created a question Congress can no longer easily avoid: when does a prediction market stop…
Federal Grant Overhaul Replaces Long-Running SEDS Program With New Native Economic Priorities
The Administration for Native Americans has opened $27.5 million in new funding, but replacing the decades-old SEDS programme changes the rules governing what kinds…
