Native Americans
Coverage of Native Americans in the Nexus archive.
- Trump dramatically cuts size of two national monuments held sacred by tribes
Donald Trump approved reducing the size of Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments in Utah by nearly 1.5 million acres each, opening the land to developers and the oil industry. The action reverses protections established by former presidents and affects areas sacred to Native Americans.
- Trump dramatically cuts size of two national monuments held sacred by tribes
Donald Trump approved reducing the size of two Utah national monuments, Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante, by nearly 1.5 million acres each. The move opens land to developers and the oil and gas industry, undoing protections established by previous presidents. The monuments are held sacred by many Native Americans.
- Bone found by YouTuber searching for Nancy Guthrie was around 750 years old
A YouTuber searching for Nancy Guthrie discovered a bone estimated to be approximately 750 years old. The bone is believed to have belonged to a member of the Hohokam people, an ancient civilization considered ancestral to modern Native Americans in Arizona.
- Minnesota Democrats push bill to cut state aid to cities that fly the original state flag
Minnesota Democrats introduced a bill to reduce state aid to cities and counties that fly the original state flag instead of the redesigned version. The new flag, adopted in 2024, replaced the 1893 design criticized for being racist to Native Americans. Republican House Speaker Lisa Demuth dismissed the bill as 'dead on arrival.'
- Navajo-Language Posters Aim to Reach Critical Audience
The FBI has launched an initiative to translate missing and murdered indigenous persons posters into Navajo language to reach Native American communities more effectively. This effort represents collaborative work between the FBI and Native Americans to solve critical cases affecting indigenous populations.