Land & Water

A groundbreaking bill could provide local communities, including Native nations, the legal tools to protect their waters from pollution and industrial exploitation.

A Sicangu Lakota leader guides ILTF toward ancestral land return and tribal sovereignty

2025 Tyler Prize winner’s research highlights the vital role of Indigenous peoples and local communities in conservation efforts

Indigenous leaders wield time-tested agreements to protect water, land and voting rights across America

The Chickasaw Foundation in Oklahoma said it will help affected Chickasaw citizens.

Pro-fossil fuel mailer raised concerns in Dakota Access Pipeline case

Native use of the sacred cactus under threat from over harvesting by advocates of peyote decriminalization, as well as agriculture, housing and wind farm developments

Interior Department safeguards sacred waters for 20 years; tribes seek broader security for area watersheds

The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe wants a federal court to order that the pipeline be shut down

Tribe’s lawsuit argues Army Corps is unlawfully allowing the pipeline to operate without an easement

The direct mailer resembles a print newspaper

North Dakota to receive more than $32 million toward projects for 4 tribal communities

Will Burgum prioritize the interests of all tribes and Indian people, or will his policies favor wealthy oil-rich tribes and perpetuate the exploitation of individual Allottee landowners?