Indigenous

The latest coronavirus relief package includes $20 billion for tribal governments, a potentially transformative infusion of cash. Idaho Matters talks with Mountain West News Bureau reporter Savannah Maher about this issue.

Before white colonizers took land from indigenous people already living in Idaho, the Nimiipuu people occupied much of the north central part of the…

Some Indigenous histories are preserved in stories, songs, ceremonies and elder testimony that are passed down orally - rather than with written records...

It's a Wednesday evening in December. Five o'clock means the end of my work day, and the start of Wampanoag language class. "Wunee wunôq," my language...

Idaho activists shared a round table discussion with civil rights icon Angela Davis this week. Boise State University initially planned it as part of…

The Mountain West News Bureau is reporting on a sobering fact: our region has the highest rate of fatal encounters with police in the U.S. Today, Idaho…

It’s official: more registered voters turned out to vote this year than in any general election since 1980. 81.2% of registered voters cast their ballots,…

This interview originally aired on Sept. 3, 2020.North of Ketchum and south of Stanley is a large alpine lake full of cobalt blue water. The beauty of…

A record 14 Indigenous people ran for Congress this year from both parties, including six candidates in the Mountain West. Most of them were not...

This interview originally aired on Sept. 3, 2020.When white settlers took land from what is now known as the Coeur d’Alene Tribe in North Idaho, the oral…