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Selected Native American News Stories

Last updated: September 30, 2026

Next update should be ready by: October 7, 2026

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Boarding School Healing

After 131 years of being buried in an Indian school cemetery, a Comanche child’s remains are returned to her homelands (Smithsonian Magazine) 9/29/2026

At least a dozen graves of Milwaukee Indian boarding school students uncovered (ICT) 9/28/2026

‘Patient, gentle and brave’: An unexpected clue leads to family for an Alaska Native student who died at the Carlisle school (ICT) 9/24/2026

Education

Take action: Tell HHS to rescind proposed changes to Head Start that violate Tribal sovereignty (Native News Online) 9/30/2026

Montanans are demanding better Indian education, setting an example for other Western states (High Country News) 9/28/2026

Indigenous Peacemaking

Indigenous language revivals in the U.S. and Ireland (Barn Raiser) 9/24/2026

Native Lands & Sacred Places

Eleven Ninth Circuit judges urge Supreme Court to protect Oak Flat (Native News Online) 9/29/2026

Trump signs bill letting Miami Tribe pursue Illinois land claim in court (The Telegraph - Illinois) 9/28/2026

Tribal Sovereignty and Jurisdiction

Border wall threatens Tohono O'odham Tribe’s way of life (ICT) 9/25/2026

Indian gaming and prediction markets: Circuit split raises the stakes (JD Supra) 9/25/2026

The data center debate taking over Native American Tribes (Time) 9/25/2026

Prediction markets threaten Tribal sovereignty and critical funding, lawmakers hear (New Mexico In Depth) 9/24/2026

Native American Tribes wanted to join the Chesapeake Bay partnership. Not anymore. (Maryland Matters) 9/21/2026

Water Rights

A focus on maintenance and administrative fixes would improve Tribal water service, report says (Alaska Beacon) 9/24/2026

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