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Energy Fuels is trying to remove the excess water from an especially wet winter at Canyon Mine, which is not currently operating. (photo: Laurel Morales, KJZZ’s Fronteras Desk)

An Oregon school district is the first to get state approval to keep its Native mascot

Water from a uranium mine near Grand Canyon National Park raises concerns for tribes and environmental groups

The Osage Nation votes to allow same-sex marriage

Advocates praise federal court decision reaffirming tribal custody rights under the Indian Child Welfare Act

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A man charged with the murder of a Navajo Nation police officer is being held pending a trial

Native American activist Leonard Peltier is suing the state of Washington for removing artwork from a display in Olympia

A Montana convenience store ordered to pay a fine after refusing to accept a tribal ID

Salish Kootenai College women’s basketball team win national tournament in Rapid City

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A major financial company pulls its support from the Dakota Access Pipeline

U.S. Senators have reintroduced a bill to federally recognize six Virginia tribes

Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke expected to visit Utah’s Bears Ears National Monument this month

Two Native Americans selected as 2017 Bush Fellows

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A Native American legal group is encouraged by U.S. Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch’s record

Dakota Access Pipeline backers are keeping the project’s status under wraps

The Nez Perce tribe expresses concerns over sovereignty and other interests

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Norway’s second largest pension fund is divesting millions from companies involved in the Dakota Access Pipeline

Nez Perce tribal group in Idaho advocates removing dams to revive salmon populations

Newly renamed Black Elk Peak in South Dakota was the site of the Lakota spring celebration

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Landmark ruling reaffirms the Yakama tribe’s right to transport goods freely in Washington state

New law requires Wyoming schools to teach Eastern Shoshone and Northern Arapaho history and culture

Ceremony honors code talker veterans of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe

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Members of the Cherokee Nation troubled by President Trump’s decision to honor Andrew Jackson

Montana’s Rocky Boy reservation shuts down some services due to a lawsuit

Lumbee tribal members walk to protest the Atlantic Coast Pipeline in North Carolina

Rosebud Reservation team returns to South Dakota state basketball tournament

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Authorities name a suspect in the fatal shooting of a Navajo Nation police officer

A federal appeals court rejects claims that a California tribe denied members land access and casino revenues

Native organizations work with Congress and the Trump administration to advance Indian Country

The appointment of Ryan Zinke as U.S. Interior Secretary has landless Montana tribe optimistic about federal recognition

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Tribes opposed to the Dakota Access Pipeline continue their legal fight

South Dakota lawmakers approve an emergency measure to restrict protests

Business leaders want to modernize regulations to boost economic development

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A suspect is in custody after the fatal shooting of a Navajo Nation police officer

Indigenous activists promise continued vigilance in protesting oil and gas pipelines after Friday’s rally in Washington, D.C.

A Palm Springs tribe won a water rights victory in an appeals court

A new campaign by Amnesty International seeks to defend the human rights of peaceful protesters