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At least 196 uncontacted Indigenous groups remain, half of which could be wiped out in under 10 years, according to a new ...

The Washington Temple of Justice. The Washington Supreme Court says tribes can't be sued in state courts. The case stemmed from a dispute over 2 acres between the Stillaguamish Tribe of Indians and ...

The Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation (ODWC) says tribal members must purchase state hunting and fishing licenses and cannot use their tribal IDs for those activities, even if they are ...

Indonesia take on Saudi Arabia in the fourth round of Asian Football Confederation (AFC) qualifiers for the FIFA 2026 World Cup on Wednesday, October 8 at the Alinma Bank Stadium at King Abdullah ...

The Colorado River Indian Tribes, along Arizona's western edges, would become the third Indigenous government in North America to grant a river personhood rights. The move is part of a worldwide ...

Sidoarjo, Indonesia — Indonesian rescue workers were racing against the clock Wednesday to try to find survivors from a school collapse in the province of East Java. At least 91 students were still ...

ELMORE COUNTY, Idaho — The Shoshone-Paiute Tribes announced Tuesday their Business Council has approved an application to the U.S. Department of the Interior to develop a tribal resort and casino. The ...

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 ...

Nigeria tops the list as Africa’s most culturally diverse nation, with more than 370 tribes. The Hausa-Fulani dominate the north, the Yoruba are prominent in the southwest, and the Igbo hold sway in ...

A foggy morning at Calispell Meadows on the Colville National Forest in northeast Washington. (Photo courtesy of U.S. Forest Service) Tribal lands in the Pacific Northwest are earning national ...