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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Klamath Tribes NewsMany tribes operate a news and information service. That could include a newspaper, radio station or website. But only a handful of tribes have codified free press protections to insure editorial independence for those services. -
Adam Burke/KSUTFour weeks of flooding washed out roads and sent thousands fleeing their homes on the Navajo Reservation. But many worked hard to get to polling places and voting day became part of the recovery process.
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Five alternative designs could reconnect the Klamath River and Lower Klamath refuge, restoring water flows and improving habitat for birds and fish. -
A sought-after flour will soon be produced in Oregon's Umatilla Indian Reservation. It could be a boon for local Pacific Northwest wheat farmers reeling from disruptive U.S. trade polices. -
Chip Thomas, a retired physician on the Navajo Reservation, is well known for his large photograhpic murals. Now, he's been recognized with a MacArthur "genius" grant. -
Prediction market company Kalshi is expanding partnerships with tribes amid legal disputes. -
Organizers and attendees at the twice-yearly sunrise ceremony criticized the governor’s vetoes of bills on water, sacred sites and missing and murdered Indigenous people. -
A canoe equipped with solar-powered sensors brings environmental science and tribal traditions together in a project designed to support Native youth. -
To rebuild the Coquille River’s struggling run, the tribe and state are removing invasive predators and raising young salmon. -
In the 1860s, war split the Modoc of the Klamath Basin — some exiled to Oklahoma, others absorbed into the Klamath Tribes. Now, the descendants of the exiled band are returning to reclaim that lost homeland. -
September 25 is the National Day of Remembrance for Murder Victims. The Klamath Tribes used the occasion to bring attention to murdered and missing indigenous people. -
Sunflower sea stars are critically endangered in the Pacific Ocean. University of Washington researchers are working with the Samish Indian Nation to bring this 24-armed creature back from the brink of extinction. -
The Alturas Indian Rancheria has only a handful of members but has taken in millions of dollars as years of lawsuits, allegations and shifting alliances divide the Northern California tribe. -
Many Native American languages are endangered. With the help of his mentor, a 12-year-old in Michigan hopes to help preserve his language through robotics.
