Coverage of issues facing Native people, here in our region and around the country.
JPR's studios are on the campus of Southern Oregon University (SOU), which is located within the ancestral homelands of the Shasta, Takelma, and Latgawa peoples. In recognition of this history, SOU has adopted a Land Acknowledgement Statement that honors the sovereignty and rich cultural heritage of indigenous people.
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This year's Smithsonian Folklife Festival featured "Indigenous Voices of the Americas" and was full of surprises — like Bolivian women skateboarding in traditional garb — bowler hats and poofy skirts.
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The parole commission says Peltier, 79, will be eligible for another parole hearing in 2026. He's serving life in prison for killing two FBI agents during a standoff on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation.
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This month, the college in Eureka, California, began the process of returning over 200 Native American objects in its collection to local tribes.
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A new report acknowledged the ongoing damage done by dams on the Columbia River. But that’s only part of the story.
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The agreement marks a significant moment for the tribe, which has been without a land base for over 100 years.
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The U.S. government on Tuesday acknowledged for the first time the harms that the construction and operation of dams on the Columbia and Snake rivers in the Pacific Northwest have caused Native American tribes.
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Main recommendations remain unfinished, governor has not read the report, and critics say Indigenous voices have been left out.
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A federal official has given the green light for members of the Makah tribe, who inhabit the northwest tip of Washington State's Olympic Peninsula, to resume exercising their treaty right to whaling.
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Tribal Histories of the Willamette Valley, Oregon Indigenous historian David G. Lewis highlights Native perspectives about the region.
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Coquille Tribe is set to open Oregon's first tribal distillery.
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Wave energy experts from Oregon State University and Cal Poly Humboldt will contribute to research, public information around marine ecosystem impacts.
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Hundreds of Native American tribes are getting money from lawsuit settlements with opioid companies. Some are investing the new funds in traditional healing practices to treat addiction.
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New research documents how many children lost a parent to an opioid or other overdose in the period from 2011 to 2021. Bereaved children face elevated risks to their physical and emotional health.
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The Biden administration announced Tuesday it’s preparing to accept proposals for the area. This is the first step in a multiyear process before any wind developer could begin construction.