Native leaders at the NCAI convention lay out the stakes in midterm elections, including the future of federal funding, ...

The November midterm election could lead to 17 states with Native candidates elected to local leadership positions ...

Brookings report found that the Department of Government Efficiency trimmed 1,597 federal contracts and awards from tribes and Native organizations.

Rocky Shore area, early September 2026. Photo by Andrea Taylor. The largest Dungeness crab ever caught in Oregon was rumored to be from a stretch of coastal land south of Yachats back around the 1930s ...

A person puts their ballot in a drop box on Oct. 27, 2020, at a library in Seattle. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File) Affirming Identities: This is part of an ongoing Underscore Native News series on how ...

Volunteers remove weeds and debris from the Seven Generations Children's Teaching Garden at the Daybreak Star Indian Cultural Center on September 10, 2026. (Photo by Brian Bull) Like many activities ...

Julie Johnson, Lummi Nation, co-chair of the Native Vote committee at the Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians (ATNI), addresses those gathered to vote on resolutions at the ATNI annual convention ...

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Jason Smith and Kremena Doust pose for a photo at their ranch on the Warm Springs Reservation on Sept. 30, 2026. (Photo by Brian Bull, Underscore Native News) On a sunny and calm afternoon in late ...