Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch has hired Chickasaw Nation citizen Tobi Merritt Edwards Young, making her the first enrolled citizen of a Native American tribe to clerk for a justice on the Supreme Court.
Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren (Mass.) on Wednesday made a surprise appearance at the National Congress of American Indians, delivering a speech in which she insisted that she is in fact part Native American.
In response to increased pressure from the Major League Baseball Association, the Cleveland Indians announced Monday that the team will remove its Chief Wahoo logo, a caricature of a Native American chief, from team uniforms and hats by 2019.
The NFL’s Washington Redskins dismissed various hoax news stories on Wednesday that claimed the NFL team decided to change its name to the “Washington Redhawks.”
Federal Emergency Management Agency grants meant for disaster relief ended up going to unauthorized casino repairs and a $300,000 “bonus” to a contractor, according to a new audit by the inspector general.
A Navajo code talker and U.S Marine Corps veteran said on Tuesday that he was not offended by President Donald Trump’s “Pocahontas” remarks about Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D., Mass.), but he was “puzzled” by them.
The Los Angeles City Council voted on Wednesday to change the name of the holiday Columbus Day to “Indigenous Peoples Day.”
