Thorny questions of indigenous rights and tribal identity spilled into view this week when the House Committee on State Government heard testimony on several bills that would affect descendants of ...

“Every place you walk, you are on native land,” Cassius Spears Jr., a Narragansett Indian Tribe leader, told members of the town council at Monday night’s meeting. “Giving this one ability to walk ...

Members of the Narragansett Indian Tribe will be able to walk onto Narragansett Town Beach for free this summer despite the objections of some residents who voiced concerns about overcrowding. The ...

For a brief time a few years ago, a ray of optimism and goodwill broke through the long, sad history between Rhode Island and the Narragansett Indian Tribe. Rhode Island had agreed to buy and return ...

The Navy will name a new ship in honor of the Narragansett Indian Tribe of Rhode Island. The USNS Narragansett will be a Navajo-class Towing, Salvage, and Rescue (T-ATS) ship, according to a Navy news ...

The University established an official land acknowledgment statement recognizing the University’s location “on lands that are within the ancestral homelands of the Narragansett Indian Tribe,” ...

NARRAGANSETT, R.I. (WJAR) — A proposal to allow the Narragansett Indian Tribe of Rhode Island free beach access is three days away from going before the Town Council. NBC 10 News has obtained a ...

The 12-member House study commission studying coastal access does not include someone representing the Narragansett Indian Tribe, which historically used the shore for summer encampments but now faces ...

(WJAR) — The Narragansett Tribe has attempted to build a casino a number of times. In this report from September 28th, 2004 the alleged comments of the then-governor were being questioned as the tribe ...