A land return ceremony on Oct. 29 also celebrated the reintroduction of native elk and other wildlife into the area.

Jenny McKellips, 89, crosses over a creek next to her home in the Red Hill area of the Owens Valley. The valley's Paiute people call their homeland Payahuunadü, "the land of flowing water." (Carlin ...

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The Trump Administration continues to ramp up immigration enforcement, with ICE agents and National Guard troops deployed to cities across the country. And federal efforts to crack down are not solely ...

The Bureau of Indian Affairs furloughed more than 1,100 employees on the first day of the government shutdown, leaving questions about what services will be available. Tribal schools overseen by ...

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Hundreds of homes built by the Miami-based Lennar Corporation on tribal land over the last five years are in such shoddy condition that no one can safely live in them, according to a lawsuit against ...

A new report from Portland State University found that budget cuts under President Donald Trump’s new spending bill threaten nearly half of federal funding allocated to federally recognized Native ...

The Scotts Valley Band of Pomo Indians announced last Friday that it has broke ground for sitework and initial tribal government offices in Vallejo. Related Articles Bay Area developer on what ...

The Scotts Valley Band of Pomo Indians announced Friday morning that it has broke ground for sitework and initial tribal government offices in Vallejo. According to Patrick Bergin with Scotts Valley, ...