In a region scarred by coal mining, a new research center at Chief Dull Knife College is helping the Northern Cheyenne Reservation of...

South Dakota State University’s “Expanding the Circle” program is helping tribal college STEM faculty gain credentials needed to teach...

Federal money is available to tribes interested in purchasing electric vehicles. Weekly listening sessions held by the Institute for...

Fewer American Indians and Alaska Natives are pursuing STEM degrees, according a new federal report, but more are employed in...

It’s the first doctoral program offered by a tribal college. By Melanie Lenart Navajo Technical University President Elmer Guy stands...

The 2023 Tribal Colleges and Universities Program Research Symposium, held at the National Science Foundation’s headquarters, highlighted...

A congressional roundtable convened by Arizona Rep. Raúl Grijalva proposed legislation to create a Climate Heritage Office and called for...

The Biden administration is hoping to strengthen understanding of tribal treaty and reserved rights among federal employees through...

Extreme weather, long driving distances and a shortage of charging stations can discourage use of electric vehicles on many reservations....

The National Science Foundation will soon require researchers to gain prior approval from tribal governments for any proposal that “may...

Native ranchers could profit from Americans’ insatiable appetite for beef By Melanie Lenart Photo by Scott Bauer, courtesy of USDA...

During a May 7 webinar, representatives of multiple federal agencies shared information about programs supporting student research,...

Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack, speaking at the NCAI’s Mid-year Convention, said co-stewardship agreements will be a “false...

At the First American Land-Grant Consortium annual conference, tribal educators learned about a new USDA program that will bring millions...

The largest award ever made to a tribal college will investigate the impact of climate change on coastal regions from Alaska to Puerto...

Oglala Lakota College is using the power of big data to develop flood maps that will help protect the reservation in a changing climate...

Federal grants to reservations and tribal colleges are accelerating the development of “microgrids”— small-scale electrical systems that...

At the recently concluded Tribal Nations Summit, President Biden signed an executive order directing agencies to streamline grant...

When a river flowing through the Navajo Nation turned toxic from the 2015 Gold King Mine spill, scientists turned to tribal members for...

By sharing information and working together, tribes can learn to thrive in a hotter, more arid world, according to speakers and...

The Caxcan tribe of central Mexico is barred from carrying out traditional ceremonies on a mountain that the Mexican government now...

To counteract climate change and decades of wrongheaded federal policy, Native nations must become active participants in the stewardship...

As genetic engineering advances, Indigenous activists are working to protect ancient seeds from exploitation. By Melanie Lenart The...

Once ignored, traditional Indigenous knowledge is now valued. How much should tribes actually share? By Melanie Lenart Billy Adams...