The case centers on redrawn legislative maps that the Turtle Mountain and Spirit Lake Tribes say dilute the Native vote.

The Spirit Lake Nation and Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa asked the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals not to reinstate a North ...

A federal appeals court has upheld its decision against two Native American tribes challenging North Dakota's redistricting ...

A celebration of life for Arlan Melendez, who served as the tribal chairman of the Reno-Sparks Indian Colony (RSIC) for 32 ...

Northern California tribe sues sheriff over cannabis farm raids, alleging jurisdictional overreach and destruction of property on tribal land.

Shoshone and Paiute Indians were under pressure from advancing white settlers pouring into the broad swath of high desert that includes present-day Idaho and northern Nevada.

Nevada law says Indigenous Peoples Day falls on Aug. 9, but a lawmaker is trying to change that with AB144, which would set the observation on the second Monday in October — the same day as Columbus ...

The tribes won – and soon after, the Inter-Tribal Council of Nevada sought additional satellite polling places for nine additional tribes. Those efforts proved largely successful.

Several tribes in Owens Valley in the eastern Sierra Nevada see hope in small property transfers that have become part of a growing “Land Back” movement.

A map of Nevada's Native American tribes, as provided by the Nevada Indian Commission.

Community benefits The mining reform report recommended that mining companies negotiate community benefits agreements with impacted tribes. One tribe impacted by the Thacker Pass mine did negotiate an ...

Myron Smart remembers stories told by his father and other tribal elders about the connection between Thacker Pass in Nevada, where a new lithium mine is under construction, and a tragic moment for ...