tribal governments

By FELICIA FONSECA - Associated Press FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Voters on the vast Navajo Nation have advanced tribal presidential candidates Jonathan Nez and Buu Nygren to the general election in…

By FELICIA FONSECA - Associated Press FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Natalia Sells has a list of qualities she wants to see in the next Navajo Nation president: Approachable. Adaptable. Inspiring. Someone who…

Drugmaker Teva announced Tuesday that it has agreed to contribute more than $4.3 billion in cash and medications to settle lawsuits in the state and local governments and Native American tribes that claimed the company…

By FATIMA HUSSEIN - Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A Native American has been nominated to be U.S. treasurer, a historic first.President Joe Biden's nomination Tuesday of Marilynn “Lynn” Malerba…

By FATIMA HUSSEIN - Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A Native American has been nominated to be U.S. treasurer, a historic first.President Joe Biden's nomination Tuesday of Marilynn “Lynn” Malerba…

Governments across the U.S. can start challenging the counts of prisons, dorms and nursing homes in their jurisdictions starting next week if they believe they are incorrect, the U.S. Census Bureau said Tuesday in mailings…

By JOSH BOAK, DARLENE SUPERVILLE and CHRIS MEGERIAN - Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Flanked by law enforcement officials and local leaders in the Rose Garden, President Joe Biden said Friday his…

By PHILIP MARCELO - Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — A former leader of a Massachusetts Native American tribe was convicted Thursday of bribery and extortion charges related to the tribe's long-planned…

But it's clear that more are on the way.A gleaming new “superstore” called Budders is on track to open along the Mohawk reservation's main strip in mid-April — with a tribal license. CEO Ryan White seemed unfazed by the existing…

The Interior Department said it had no further details when contacted by The Associated Press.The work on boarding schools will include compiling and reviewing records to identify past schools, locate known and possible burial sites at or…