Beyond the Cherokee and Lumbee: Here are the other American Indian tribes NC recognizes

The Eastern Band of Cherokee is the only NC tribe with full federal recognition. But NC recognizes seven others.
WPXI

History of Western Pennsylvania American Indian tribes explored in new Fort Pitt Museum exhibit

The Fort Pitt Museum takes visitors on an exploration of the history and culture of American Indian tribes who once called Western Pennsylvania home with its new exhibition, “Homelands: Native Nations ...
The Daily Gazette

Western tribes have new authority over non-Indians

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — Three American Indian tribes in the West soon will have the power to prosecute non-Indians for a limited set of crimes, becoming the first group of native communities to get such ...
Grist

Western states opposed tribes’ access to the Colorado River 70 years ago. History is repeating itself.

This story was originally published by ProPublica, a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up for Dispatches, a newsletter that spotlights wrongdoing around the country. In the ...
Iowa Public Radio

Western tribes' last-ditch effort to stall a large lithium mine in Nevada

PASADENA, Calif — The fate of what would be the largest lithium mine in the U.S. on federal land in Nevada is now in the hands of a federal appeals court. It's the latest development in a more than ...
KJZZ

In the shadows of Phoenix, tribe is letting crumbling internment camp fade into history

The Gila River Indian Community has strict rules about accessing the abandoned 16,500-acre site, originally known as the ...
OPB

Western tribes’ last ditch effort to stall a large lithium mine in Nevada

It's the latest development in a more than two year legal battle over a plan by the Canadian firm, Lithium Nevada, to build an open pit mine near Thacker Pass, along a remote stretch of ...