Native Americans

Historically, museums across the U.S. have taken a detached, scholarly, and archaic view of Native Americans. But over the past decade especially, there’s been a push by Native advocates and their supporters to “decolonize” -- or alternately, “Indigenize” – these institutions, including here in Oregon.

Tribes across Oregon are reigniting their relationship with tobacco. Not just any tobacco, but the very kind their ancestors grew and used before colonization and the fur trade.

More than $9 million has been approved for a project incorporating Native American management practices for oak habitat restoration in Oregon.

The Bailey Hill area of west Eugene resonated Saturday with the pounding of a rawhide drum and Native American singing. It was from a “back to school” pow-wow organized by the 4-J School District’s NATIVES program.

The nine federally-recognized tribes in Oregon and state agencies that regulate water are working towards a mutual partnership.

Native American tribes – including those in the Pacific Northwest – that are contending with the impacts of climate change can soon apply for $120 million in federal aid.

Long before the U.S. government made plutonium for bombs at the Hanford Site in southeast Washington [state], the land belonged to native peoples. For the Yakama Nation, the area was vital for hunting and fishing. Tribal leaders want young people to know about their legacy, and the fight that lies ahead.

Climate change disproportionately affects communities of color, the elderly, people with disabilities, and low-income households.

An accounting for the U.S. government’s Indian Boarding School system is the focus of legislation that’s been reintroduced in the U.S Senate.

After a pandemic hiatus of several years, a major Native American cultural event is coming back to Oregon State University.

It’s been a busy season for firefighters, and that includes those affiliated with the nine federally-recognized tribes in Oregon. The Bureau of Indian…

The Native American Journalists Association (NAJA) has announced its winners from more than 730 print, web, TV, and radio entries from across the U.S. and…