Native Americans

Cousins Cody Whiterock, who died in 2024, and Kirby Paradise, who died four years prior, were shot by BIA police on remote Idaho-Nevada reservations. Years later, their families are still seeking answers.

The Yakama Nation will co-manage ancestral lands at Springwood Ranch, advancing conservation, water storage and cultural restoration through the Yakima Basin Integrated Plan.

Crowds gathered in Portland to honor Missing and Murdered Indigenous Relatives by raising awareness with signs and speakers while providing space for healing through ceremony.

The commission rules that Oregon’s nine federally-recognized tribes can formally weigh in on legislative matters.

Groups are joining Legacy Health to ask lawmakers to beef up the training and accreditation program for interpreters to help people access care, other services.

Researchers have dubbed it Ca.Electrothrix yaqonensis. That’s in honor of the Yaqona tribal people, whose descendants are now part of the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians, who helped come up with the name.

As the Trump administration looks to ban diversity, equity and inclusion efforts at colleges and universities, an Oregon grant program for tribal communities grows in demand.

Kazsia Connelly — an 18-year-old member of the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde — aims to pursue a career in acting and promote strong Indigenous representation in mainstream media.

At least $1.6 million in federal funds for projects meant to capture and digitize stories of the systemic abuse of generations of Indigenous children in boarding schools at the hands of the U.S. government have been slashed due to federal funding cuts under President Donald Trump’s administration.

The depot is home to deer, songbirds and North America’s largest population of burrowing owls.