Native Americans

October 22, 2026 Guardian staff and agencies

Chiricahua monument in Arizona is now the 64th US national park

New designation of the Land of Standing-Up Rocks, known for its historic rock spires, passed with bipartisan supportAn area of towering rock spires in south-eastern Arizona known among Native Americans as the Land of Standing-Up Rocks has become the na…

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October 13, 2026 Matthew Shaer

Sterlin Harjo’s Oklahoma Is a ‘Land of Secrets.’ He’s Revealing Them One by One.

How the creator of “The Lowdown” and “Reservation Dogs” is telling the stories of America with a little help from his friends, family and heroes.

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September 22, 2026 Sophie Sullivan in Standing Rock

Activists and leaders reflect on Standing Rock a decade on: ‘I would do it again’

Tribal leaders and organizers return to reservation 10 years after demonstrations against Dakota Access pipelineTen years after major demonstrations against the Dakota Access pipeline, tribal leaders and Native American organizers returned to the Stand…

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September 18, 2026 Michael J. de la Merced

Native American Tribe Teams Up With Kalshi on New Prediction Market

The Tunica-Biloxi of Louisiana plan to release a platform that uses infrastructure by Kalshi, the industry leader. Other tribes have taken aim at the company.

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September 17, 2026 Reis Thebault and Anna Watts

For a Border Tribe, Trump’s Wall Is a Betrayal: ‘They Want to Erase Us’

An escalating confrontation on Native land southwest of Tucson threatens to upend decades of uneasy cooperation between the Tohono O’odham Nation and the United States.

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September 2, 2026 David Treuer

I Went to Princeton to Become a So-So Indian

I realized that in this country Indians were not supposed to be happy or to pursue happiness. We were supposed to suffer and to pursue suffering.

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August 23, 2026 Reis Thebault and Rebecca Noble

America’s Desert Metropolis Is on the Short List to Lose Water

Decades ago, Arizona won funding for a massive Colorado River project by agreeing to be first in line for cuts at a time of deep drought. The Trump administration says that time has come.

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August 9, 2026 Reis Thebault

Lake Mead, the Nation’s Largest Reservoir, Is Smaller Than Ever

Water levels in the reservoir, which sits behind the Hoover Dam, are at record lows. A continued drop would imperil water supplies for millions of people and cut electricity from the dam.

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August 4, 2026 John Yoon and Jun Michael Park

How the Mohegan Tribe Lost a Billion-Dollar Casino in South Korea

Inspire Entertainment Resort — an alternative to Macau, the world’s gambling capital — was supposed to be a “transformational” project for the Native American tribe.