"It was unfair at the time, and we've lived with it all these years." The Siletz Tribe, a confederation of more than 20 bands and tribes, traditionally occupied lands across western Oregon ...

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The acquisition of 1,327 acres is part of a larger effort in Maine to restore access and ownership of tribal lands to the Wabanaki people.

Minnesota’s 11 tribal nations each would be allowed to license up to five retail cannabis dispensaries outside their ...

(CBS DETROIT) — An effort is underway to reintroduce Arctic grayling to Michigan rivers following an 89-year hiatus. The Michigan Department of Natural Resources and the Little River Band of ...

Nevada is home to the Great Basin Tribes of the Numu (Northern Paiute), Newe (Western Shoshone), Nuwu (Southern Paiute) and the Wašiw (Washoe). These communities are comprised of 28 separate ...

The Pokagon Band of Potawatomi has established a new business to add revenue opportunities in commercial gaming, hospitality ...

Chuck Edwards' (R-N.C.) introduction of the Stop Pot Act last September, citing the band's plans to legalize marijuana on tribal land. If passed, the bill could ban states and tribes that permit ...

and the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians during a May 12 ceremony at the Oden State Fish Hatchery Visitor Center in Alanson. The Native American tribes then will reintroduce the ...