A new documentary - “Stewart Udall and the Politics of Beauty” - paints the former Interior secretary, who died in 2010, as a uniting force revered for pushing forward the environmentalist movement in addition to promoting desegregation and tribal sovereignty. Read more» 
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The Indian Child Welfare Act - a decades-old law governing the adoption of Native American children passed in response to the systematic separation of children from tribes - is on thin ice after scrutiny by the Supreme Court. Read more»
The 2022 Sovereignty Run - inspired by Olympic athlete Jim Thorpe - a 1,785-mile journey from Oklahoma to California passing through Arizona, hopes to unite tribal nations, partners, and allies to heighten awareness of tribal sovereignty on a national level and celebrate Thorpe’s life. Read more»
Indigenized Energy Initiative - a nonprofit established to help guide further solar development on Native lands - is working "to developing renewable energy as a means to mitigate climate change, eliminate poverty and restore sovereignty in Tribal communities." Read more»
U.S. lawmakers re-introduced legislation to provide more resources for tribal law enforcement, an issue they say has become more urgent as Congress considers how to respond to a case that complicated criminal jurisdiction. Read more»
Indigenous leaders called on Congress Tuesday to reverse a Supreme Court ruling that expands states’ ability to prosecute crimes on tribal land, a ruling they said threatens their sovereignty and their ability to protect their citizens. Read more»
