A vast Indigenous American genome map exposes lost migrations, ancient ancestry and more than a million new variants

Research into human genomic diversity has a number of applications in biomedicine, evolution, and history. However, many ...

Bonta, San Pasqual tribe sue Poway over handling of Kumeyaay remains found at construction site

They say the city should have insisted on more review of the Hidden Valley Ranch project and didn’t disclose considerable ...
The Hill

Gorsuch asks Sauer if Native Americans are birthright citizens

Solicitor General D. John Sauer seemed to struggle when pressed by Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch on Wednesday on whether Native Americans should be considered birthright citizens. The question ...
Wall Street Journal

Gorsuch Asks if Native Americans Are Birthright Citizens

Justice Neil Gorsuch pressed the government on its argument that the 14th Amendment’s citizenship clause requires a child’s parents to be lawful permanent residents to obtain birthright citizenship.
Idaho State Journal

Here First, Invited Last: Idaho's Native Tribes Had to Ask to Be Part of America250 Celebrations

Idaho state officials have been meeting since late 2024 in preparation for celebrating America’s 250th anniversary of independence. But until this February, those discussions did not include leaders ...
New York Post

California plots return of 7.5 million acres of land and coastal waters to Indigenous tribes

California is making waves with a jaw-dropping plan to settle a 175-year-old score — returning stewardship of a staggering 7.5 million acres of land and coastal waters to Native tribes. That’s 7% of ...
NPR

Native Americans react to Sen. Markwayne Mullin's DHS appointment

Many tribes are encouraged by Trump's choice of Sen. Markwayne Mullin, a member of the Cherokee nation, as the new DHS Secretary. ICE agents have been accused of racially profiling Native Americans.
WHYY

How Native Americans came to Philadelphia in 1776 to navigate the American Revolution and almost won statehood

From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Let us know! When America’s founders were walking the cobblestones of Philadelphia in 1776 while ...
Snopes.com

Texas GOP candidate Bo French called for deporting several Native Americans

In an emailed statement, a spokesperson for French said he didn't mean all Native Americans, but rather only the ones in the photograph he shared with his comment on X. In February 2026, a rumor ...
Time

'A State of Panic’: Native Americans Left in the Dark Weeks After ICE Arrests

Native American jingle dancers and ribbon dress dancers dance in front of the site where Alex Pretti was killed by federal agents, during a healing ceremony in Minneapolis, Minn. on Feb. 1, 2026. For ...
WUNC

Triangle Native American Society preparing its members for potential ICE encounters amid reports

A local group that represents Native American tribes in the Triangle is working to help them prepare for possible ICE encounters, following recent reports of Native Americans being detained alongside ...
NJ.com

Fearing ICE, Native Americans rush to prove their right to belong in the US

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — When U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement flooded Minneapolis, Shane Mantz dug his Choctaw Nation citizenship card out of a box on his dresser and slid it into his wallet. Some ...