U.S. Interior Department

Interior Secretary Deb Haaland’s selection as the first Native American to serve in the position has opened the door for tribes who point to a history fraught with broken promises by the U.S. government. Since her appointment, Haaland has met with nearly 130 of the nation’s 574 federally recognized tribes as she seeks to overhaul a federal system that has limited Native American relations.

Interior Secretary Deb Haaland says her department is on the verge of releasing a report on its investigation into the federal government's past oversight of Native American boarding schools.

The Navajo Nation Council is opposing a Biden administration plan to ban new oil and gas drilling within 10 miles of Chaco Culture National Historical Park for 20 years. Lawmakers say it could have negative economic effects on tribal communities within the area.

Last week President Joe Biden hosted a signing ceremony at the White House restoring protections to hundreds of thousands of acres in Bears Ears National…

Tribal leaders are applauding President Joe Biden’s restoration of Bears Ears National Monument in southern Utah. The area has deep ancestral and cultural…

A coalition of tribes and environmental groups are urging the federal government to overhaul how it regulates mining in the West and Alaska. They say…

The American Bar Association’s policymaking body is supporting the U.S. Interior Department as it works to uncover the troubled legacy of federal boarding…

The Biden administration is making available $1 billion in federal grants to expand the availability of high-speed internet on tribal lands. Vice…

President Joe Biden has nominated Tracy Stone-Manning of Missoula, Montana, to direct the Interior Department’s Bureau of Land Management. She will…

U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland toured two national monuments last week in southern Utah. The Biden-Harris administration is considering restoring…