Indigenous

Several regional native tribes gathered on Friday for the 13th annual Return of the Boise Valley People to celebrate their cultures and traditions.

The $135 million will go towards building and maintaining residential solar installations on a number of reservations.

A national center for Native radio and TV broadcasters is leading an effort to establish a national alert code for missing and endangered adults.

Thanks to the success of her beadwork business, owner Mikailah Thompson was able to start a creative agency for Native artists.

At a press conference in Fort Washakie on February 8, the FBI announced a new initiative to gather more data about Native Americans who’ve gone missing or been murdered in cases that haven’t been closed. The agency is seeking tips from the public to better understand what the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Peoples (MMIP) crisis looks like in the state and what resources the agency can contribute to solving cases.

At a meeting held earlier this week in Washington, D.C., Indigenous leaders discussed ways to bring in federal support to develop tourism on native lands. Organizers also discussed tools and resources available to Indigenous entrepreneurs looking to get involved.

Tribal and federal leaders gathered in Washington, D.C., to discuss protecting tribal lands from the effects of climate change. The topic was part of the 2023 White House Tribal Nations Summit on Dec. 6 and 7.

Statues of historic figures have sparked controversy in states like New Mexico, Nevada and Colorado. Now Denver officials say they will not reinstall statues dedicated to Christopher Columbus and Kit Carson.

Dr. Yvette Running Horse Collin is a Lakota scientist who studies the history of Native Americans and horses. Through her research, she is challenging the dominant narrative that horses went extinct on this continent in the last ice age and did not reappear until European explorers came to the New World. Ashley joins Dr. Running Horse Collin on her ancestral lands in the Black Hills of South Dakota during the time of the Sundance Ceremony. Meanwhile, back at the ranch, Boo and Ashley nap in the sun and reflect on trust and love and adventures to come.

The Indian Health Service is working to provide tens of thousands of children’s books to Indigenous families across the U.S., including parts of the Mountain West.