‘Fancy Dance’ with Lily Gladstone balances heartbreak, humor in story of a missing Indigenous woman

LOS ANGELES — LOS ANGELES (AP) — Lily Gladstone knows the gravity stories about what she…

An anti-abortion group in South Dakota sues to take an abortion rights initiative off the ballot

An anti-abortion group in South Dakota has sued to block an abortion rights measure from the…

A few midwives seek to uphold Native Hawaiian birth traditions. Would a state law jeopardize them?

HONOLULU — Ki‘inaniokalani Kahoʻohanohano longed for a deeper connection to her Native Hawaiian ancestors and culture…

Large chunk of Wyoming’s Teton Pass road collapses; unclear how quickly it can be rebuilt

JACKSON, Wyo. — A large chunk of a twisting mountain pass road collapsed in Wyoming, authorities…

Supreme Court sides with Native American tribes in health care funding dispute with government

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court sided with Native American tribes Thursday in a dispute with the…

New Mexico voters oust incumbents from Legislature with positive implications for paid family leave

SANTA FE, N.M. — New Mexico voters have ousted several incumbent lawmakers in the state’s primary…

Book Review: Indigenous author explores charged issue of blood lines in his debut novel `Fire Exit’

Morgan Talty has followed up on the success of his prize-winning story collection “Night of the…

Last year’s deadly heat wave in metro Phoenix didn’t discriminate

PHOENIX — Priscilla Orr, 75, was living in her old white Kia in a supermarket parking…

Indigenous community in the heart of Peru’s Amazon hosts film festival celebrating tropical forests

BELÉN, Peru — In the heart of Peru’s Amazon region, a poor Indigenous community put aside…

UN countries adopt treaty to better trace origins of genetic resources under global patent system

GENEVA — U.N. member countries on Friday concluded a new treaty to help ensure that traditional…