It’s the holiday season, time to gather with loved ones, celebrate traditions and eat food. Many staple holiday foods, like ...

Drummond’s binding opinion comes as three Tribal Nations — the Cherokee, Chickasaw, and Choctaw Nations — are pursuing a ...

In a binding opinion, Attorney General Gentner Drummond says federal law bars Oklahoma from prosecuting tribal members who hunt on their reservations.

Reporters Dana Hedgpeth and Erin Patrick O’Connor were invited to observe the Sunrise Dance. They spent four days camping in heavy rain and flood waters to document a ceremony that is rarely seen by ...

The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected an appeal from Apaches who are fighting to halt a massive copper mining project on federal land in Arizona that they hold sacred. The justices left in place lower ...

Flames started by Melinda Adams as part of a demonstration of cultural fire Nov. 2, 2024, at the University of Kansas Field Station outside Lawrence. There is a conceptual thread connecting Australia ...

The Kiwanis Club of Laredo recently hosted Hector Soliz, a native of Encinal and longtime resident of Laredo, as its guest speaker. Soliz, a former educator of Lipan Apache descent, spoke about the ...

They called him Mexican. Then they called him Navajo. But we call him kin. This is Part II of a continuing exploration. If you haven’t read Part I, "Who Was Apache Frank?"—the story of a man misnamed, ...

A history of oppressive policies and legal rulings stacked the deck against tribal sovereignty, helping greenlight Westwin Elements' pathway to operations amid opposition from local tribes. About a ...

Protestors gather at a busy intersection in the southwest Oklahoma city of Lawton on July 17, 2025. They are united in their fight against a nickel refinery in town called Westwin Elements. A history ...

PHOENIX (AZFamily/AP) — A federal judge in Phoenix issued a temporary injunction on Monday that blocks a copper mine land swap in Arizona. “We are grateful that Judge Lanza has provided us an ...

WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected an appeal from Apaches who are fighting to halt a major copper mining project on federal land in Arizona that they hold sacred. The justices left in ...