Native News

The Native News Project is a new initiative from MPR News.

Stay informed with the latest news about local and national Native American communities, highlighting stories and issues important to Native American communities in Minnesota and beyond.

Our coverage includes cultural events, policy updates, community stories and more to provide a platform for Native voices, perspectives and important news.

Outgoing Interior Secretary Deb Haaland hands off closer ties with Indian Country
Deb Haaland, the country's first Indigenous cabinet secretary, used her term at the Interior Department to make what activists say is irreversible impact in recognizing the painful history of the government's treatment Native Americans.
Fond du Lac artist explains the importance of pipestone and the area where it is found
Jeff Savage has worked with pipestone for 50 years to make sculptures and ceremonial pipes. Pipestone National Monument, where he and other members of tribal nations extract the stone, is near two proposed routes for a gas pipeline.
Minnesota regulators require studies along possible routes before pipeline construction near sacred site
Members of the Public Utilities Commission revised the conditions of a permit for a gas pipeline near Pipestone National Monument, after more than a dozen tribal nations urged regulators to reverse it.
Land return, voting rights and fashion: 2024 Native News coverage through photos
Throughout 2024, MPR News and the Native News team covered Indigenous stories ranging from government policies to the arts. Let’s look at the year in photographs, highlighting some of the reporting.
An overview of Minnesota’s cannabis industry in 2024 and what to expect in 2025
Ahead of the new year and the start of another legislative session, MPR News reporters Dana Ferguson, Hannah Yang and Melissa Olson joined Morning Edition host Cathy Wurzer with updates on the budding enterprise.