The Washoe believe that Tahoe is where life began for them as a people, and although it is the sacred center of their world, ...
In October, a federal judge dismissed a lawsuit from the Southern Ute and Ute Mountain Ute Tribes against Gov. Jared Polis and the Colorado Division of Gaming over online sports betting. The tribes ...
Composer Kino Benally visited Fort Lewis College, inspiring students with a workshop on using natural sounds to create musical compositions. Attendees witnessed a live demonstration at the Center of ...
The Trump administration has announced its intention to rescind a 10-mile buffer zone prohibiting future oil and gas drilling around Chaco Culture National Historical Park. The buffer zone was ...
A protest grew outside the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) office in Bodo Park yesterday, sparked by the detention of an adult and two children. According to the Durango Herald, the ...
In June, President Trump withdrew the US government from an agreement designed to protect salmon and renewable energy in the Columbia River Basin. In the aftermath of that move, Our Living Lands ...
Every new moon and full moon, a small group of Native American Church members gathers in San Antonio’s sprawling Brackenridge Park for a ceremony called Midnight Waters. They meet at a specific bend ...
KLAMATH, Calif. — In a thick forest along the remote northern California coast earlier this month, a group of mostly young Indigenous kayakers pushed off into the clear-emerald waters of the recently ...
Farrell Hayes represents something that veteran firefighters say is harder to come by these days: a young person who wants to get involved in firefighting. Farrell Hayes wanted to fight fires last ...
The rural healthcare shortage has hit some tribal nations especially hard. One tribe in Nevada has found a solution: a doctor’s office on wheels. Editor’s note: This story was produced for Our Living ...
Nationwide, tens of thousands of Indigenous households use firewood to help heat their homes. That’s why the Washoe Tribe of Nevada and California is making sure their elders have the chopped wood ...
The annual Hozhoni Days Powwow took place recently at Fort Lewis College in Durango, bringing participants from around the country. “Hozhoni,” a Navajo word meaning “beauty,” also conveys a deeper ...