/tags/tribal-sovereignty tribal sovereignty en-US Copyright Thu, 10 Apr 2025 23:56:12 GMT /local-news/2025-04-10/cherokee-journalist-says-native-american-history-has-been-erased Cherokee writer and audio journalist Rebecca Nagel’s recently published book “By the Fire We Carry: The Generations-Long Fight for Justice on Native Land” explores the forced removal of Native people and the Supreme Court case that resulted in the largest restoration of tribal land in U.S. history. Thu, 10 Apr 2025 23:56:12 GMT /local-news/2025-04-10/cherokee-journalist-says-native-american-history-has-been-erased Jeanette DeDios /local-news/2024-05-02/if-you-are-not-at-the-table-you-are-on-the-menu-tribes-submit-ideas-to-manage-colorado-river A group of tribes that use Colorado River water sent a list of principles to the federal government amid contentious talks about how to share the shrinking supply. Thu, 02 May 2024 21:20:51 GMT /local-news/2024-05-02/if-you-are-not-at-the-table-you-are-on-the-menu-tribes-submit-ideas-to-manage-colorado-river Alex Hager /show/university-showcase/2024-01-16/national-award-recognizes-unm-law-professors-contributions-to-native-american-rights On this episode we talk with Professor Emerita Gloria Valencia-Weber. She recently received the Pierce-Hickerson Award from the National Legal Aid and Defenders Association. The award honors law professionals who have made outstanding contributions to the advancement or preservation of Native American rights. Tue, 16 Jan 2024 17:29:24 GMT /show/university-showcase/2024-01-16/national-award-recognizes-unm-law-professors-contributions-to-native-american-rights Megan Kamerick /local-news/2023-06-16/new-mexico-lawmaker-says-homelessness-responses-lack-native-american-perspectives Homelessness in New Mexico has risen 48 percent according to a 2023 preliminary report by the Legislative Finance Committee. And while Native Americans made up 11% of the state’s population in 2021 they represented 17% of people experiencing homelessness. Democratic Representative Derrick Lente of Sandia Pueblo highlighted these disparities during a recent LFC committee hearing. He said this is an on-going issue on both urban and Native lands. Fri, 16 Jun 2023 14:37:48 GMT /local-news/2023-06-16/new-mexico-lawmaker-says-homelessness-responses-lack-native-american-perspectives Jeanette DeDios /news/2020-06-28/tribe-accuses-white-house-of-veiled-threat-in-covid-19-checkpoint-dispute This story was powered by America Amplified , a public radio initiative. As Native American tribes across the country struggle to contain the... Fri, 26 Jun 2020 23:25:44 GMT /news/2020-06-28/tribe-accuses-white-house-of-veiled-threat-in-covid-19-checkpoint-dispute Nate Hegyi, Nate Hegyi /local-news/2017-03-23/the-encampment The Encampment Friday 3/24 8a: For almost a year, hundreds of people continuously occupied a strip of land along the Missouri River in North Dakota, in… Thu, 23 Mar 2017 19:49:55 GMT /local-news/2017-03-23/the-encampment Inside Energy