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Indigenous Affairs

Return to Kíłááhíí

An elder is restored to the Lipan Apache people more than 750 years after her death.

by Darcie Little Badger

Keep Reading

The Heist

by Alex Hidalgo, Michael Fung, Sofía Gómez Pichardo, Jack Hines, Anthony Peebler, Leonel Rodriguez, Meghan Scott-Chaber, and Jack Emery

Forgotten Keepers of the Rio Grande Delta

by Dylan Baddour

After Dobbs, Native People Face a Web of Obstacles to Reproductive Care

by Jen Deerinwater

Jun 30, 2021

A Place Where Two Things Can be True at Once

Despite the United Methodist Church’s history of violence toward Indigenous people, the Dallas Indian Mission is a place of cultural exchange and community.

by Pauly Denetclaw

May 24, 2021

How the Alabama-Coushatta Use Fire to Save the Longleaf Pine

In an ecosystem that needs fire to flourish, the actions of the tribe could decide the future of the longleaf pine.

by Pauly Denetclaw

Mar 24, 2021

Captivity Narrative

"News of the World" unsuccessfully tries to redeem the Western at its most harmful.

by Adam Piron

Mar 18, 2021

Identity Is A Major Factor In Our Indigenous Affairs Reporting

Two stories this week from our Indigenous Affairs desk dive into the thorny issue of belonging. Here’s why.

by Pauly Denetclaw

"Arapaho Dog Soldier" and it's likely source of inspiration, "Self-portrait". "Arapaho Dog Soldier" is one of approximately 100 pieces displayed at the Lander Pioneer Museum's show "Tribal Warrior Art". Experts say the piece is probably a fake. Oct 20, 2020

F is for Fake

How a dozen possibly fraudulent and forged Indigenous artworks left Texas and ended up on museum walls in Wyoming.

by Chris O'Connell and Savannah Maher

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