New guidelines require federal agencies to include Indigenous knowledge in research, policy and decision making. What does this newfound...

Tribes were once criticized for failing to “develop” their land. Now their sustainably managed forests are generating income through...

Participants at the recently concluded National Tribal and Indigenous Climate Conference focused on the resilience of Native peoples...

The $250 million NEXTGEN program will help minority-serving colleges and universities recruit and support students interested in ...

Bringing more Native Americans into mental health professions. So many aspects of the Indigenous experience in the United States are...

Salish Kootenai College’s new graduate program in natural resources emphasizes fire ecology After an early start to fire season in New...

At the Institute of American Indian Arts, gardening is both an art and a science. At the Institute for American Indian Arts in Santa Fe,...

A partnership between the University of Arizona and Diné College is studying the connection between arsenic-contaminated drinking water...

Diné College is testing a new solar powered greenhouse that grows food hydroponically. Higher yields and year-round harvests are the ...

The Biden administration is pledging to incorporate traditional ecological knowledge into federal policy making. Tribal leaders support...

As the desert southwest becomes hotter and drier, the Gila River Indian Community of Arizona is showing how it’s possible to both restore...

In a climate many outsiders find inhospitable, Iḷisaġvik College science instructor Linda Nicholas-Figueroa, a transplant from the...

Federal funding to tribal colleges for agriculture-related programs will grow, but not as much as hoped, according to speakers at the ...

Students at the College of the Muscogee Nation in Oklahoma are using plants to remove heavy metals from wetlands contaminated by oil ...

In a state where oil is king, North Dakota’s tribal colleges are putting their bets on renewable energy. North Dakota isn’t the first...

Inspired by South Dakota State University’s Wokini Initiative and supported by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture’s New ...

A phenology project at College of Menominee Nation is monitoring the impact of climate change on the region’s forests. . If plants could...

To attract and support Native students in science, STEM faculty can—and should—more fully integrate western and Native worldviews,...

Leech Lake Tribal College’s growing forestry program will help the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe manage a recently expanded land base. After...

Free tuition, bigger Pell grants, and more support for STEM research, healthcare, and broadband are among Biden administration policy...

The National Science Foundation’s Small Grants for Research program promotes faculty recruitment and retention within tribal colleges,...

Scholars from mainstream institutions too often see Native peoples simply as a source of data. A recent webinar outlined the problem...

Native communities must become leaders in the fight against climate change. “I see this as a crisis,” said Winona LaDuke in an address...

Salish Kootenai College’s new Indigenous Research Center draws on the expertise of Native scholars nationwide. What makes scholarly...