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8-year-old Navajo Nation girl may have been struck, killed by a truck: FBI

  • Feb 26
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How the government shutdown is impacting Native American tribal nations

  • Oct 22, 2025
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Judge rejects plea agreement in case of missing Navajo elder Ella Mae Begay

A federal judge in Phoenix has rejected a plea agreement that would have allowed a man who acknowledged beating a Navajo elder and leaving her for dead to avoid more prison time

  • Apr 9
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Meet the Native American tribe that beat the Trump administration in court -- for now

  • Aug 9, 2025
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‘A torture chamber’: NY apologizes for Native American school atrocities

  • May 21, 2025

RFK Jr. warned that HHS cuts could hurt Indian Health Service

  • May 7, 2025

Native Americans fight to bring 128,000 ancestors home from US museums, universities

  • Nov 26, 2024

These plants and animals will benefit from Biden's protected land declaration

  • Jan 7, 2025

Activist leads horseback ride to mobilize Native American voters

  • Nov 5, 2024

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'The Indian Card' reveals the complexities of claiming Native identity

Carrie Lowry Schuettpelz explains systematic challenges Native Americans face.

  • Oct 15, 2024

Educators say they fear Oklahoma law restricts 'Killers of the Flower Moon' lesson

The true story is of white settlers who murdered wealthy Osage tribe members.

  • Mar 10, 2024

Teacher wants to preserve Navajo language for future generations

"I am saving my people's language from extinction."

  • Nov 28, 2023

Members of Congress seek clemency for Native American leader convicted of murder

Leonard Peltier was convicted of shooting and killing two FBI agents.

  • Oct 13, 2023

Filmmaker chronicles Lakota fight to regain Black Hills

"Lakota Nation vs. United States" director Jesse Short Bull spoke to ABC News.

  • Jul 28, 2023