NCAI Leads Tribal Opposition to Proposed Federal Changes to Historic Preservation Rules.

August 27, 2026.  WASHINGTON — The National Congress of American Indians is leading a broad Tribal Nations response to proposed changes to the federal rules governing historic preservation, warning that the revisions could weaken government-to-government

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Top Issues Facing Canadian First Nations This Week.

August 27, 2026.  First Nations communities across Canada are confronting several major issues this week, from wildfire emergencies and treaty rights to child-welfare reform, economic development and the growing impact of the Canada-U.S. trade dispute.

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Twenty-Nine Palms Band Sues Riverside County Over $12 Million Airport Land Investment.

August 27, 2026.  Tribe alleges county changed course after land purchase, blocking proposed airport access and undermining planned development. The Twenty-Nine Palms Band of Mission Indians has sued Riverside County California accusing the county and

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Army Corps Fast-Tracks Plan to Protect Juneau From Mendenhall Floods.

August 26, 2026. JUNEAU, Alaska — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is moving ahead with an unprecedented effort to find a permanent solution to the increasingly severe glacial lake outburst floods threatening Juneau, while

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Semi-Truck Strikes Enbridge Line 5 Pipeline, Releasing Natural Gas Liquids in Iron County.

August 25, 2026.  SAXON, Wisconsin. — An unoccupied semi-truck rolled into an open excavation Tuesday morning and struck an Enbridge pipeline in northern Wisconsin, releasing natural gas liquids and prompting the precautionary evacuation of nearby

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Tohono O’odham Nation Weighs Next Legal Steps After Judge Rejects Border Wall Injunction.

August 24, 2025.   The Tohono O’odham Nation is considering its next legal steps after a federal judge denied the Nation’s request to temporarily halt construction of a planned 62-mile border wall along its southern

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Sault Tribe to Host Hand Drum Workshop October 17 in St. Ignace.

August 22, 2026.  The Sault Tribe Health Division will host a Unit 3 Hand Drum Workshop on October 17 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the McCann Building, 399 McCann Street in St. Ignace.

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Canada’s Pipeline Push Raises Questions About Cost, Climate and First Nations Rights.

August 22, 2026.  Canada is once again debating whether a new oil pipeline to the West Coast is worth the enormous financial, environmental and political costs. The debate intensified in July when Alberta formally proposed

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Wild Horse Debate: Public Lands, Animal Welfare and Tribal Perspectives.

August 22, 2026.   Wild horses remain at the center of a contentious debate over how America's public lands should be managed. Federal land managers, ranchers, conservationists, animal-welfare advocates and U.S. First Nations often have

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