The FBI, in an effort to improve the reporting of missing persons on Indian Country, is releasing a list of more than 170 Native Americans it has verified as missing throughout New Mexico and the Navajo Nation. The list was last updated on July 21, 2022.
Native American athlete Jim Thorpe has been reinstated as the sole winner of the 1912 Olympic pentathlon and decathlon in Stockholm - nearly 110 years after being stripped of those gold medals for violations of strict amateurism rules of the time.
Chief Lynn Malerba will become the first Native American to serve as Treasurer of the United States and will lead the newly established Office of Tribal and Native Affairs.
As of June 29, 2022, the Supreme Court has ruled 5-4 that Oklahoma has jurisdiction to prosecute non-Indians who commit crimes against Indians in Indian Country. The ruling marks the first time in U.S. history that a state has concurrent jurisdiction with the federal government.
On Wednesday June 15, the Supreme Court issued a 5-4 decision allowing Ysleta Del Sur Pueblo, located near El Paso, Texas, to offer electronic bingo at its gaming facility.
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California is renaming nearly three dozen geographic locations to remove offensive terms, honoring Native American heritage and fostering inclusivity.
The Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium has received nearly $75 million in federal funding to support Indigenous communities in adapting to climate change impacts across Alaska.
