Northwest Native leaders gathered at the annual NCAI convention discuss top issues from protecting the environment, gaming, ...

Native leaders at the NCAI convention lay out the stakes in midterm elections, including the future of federal funding, ...

With DNA testing confirming her identity, Oregon officials have returned Marion Vinetta Nagle McWhorter’s remains to her last surviving sibling.

The November midterm election could lead to 17 states with Native candidates elected to local leadership positions ...

A collaborative coloring wall at the National Association of Science Writers’ annual convening which was held in Corvallis, Oregon in September 2026. (Photo by Lyric Aquino, Underscore Native News + ...

Brookings report found that the Department of Government Efficiency trimmed 1,597 federal contracts and awards from tribes and Native organizations.

With DNA testing confirming her identity, Oregon officials have returned Marion Vinetta Nagle McWhorter’s remains to her last surviving sibling.

A person puts their ballot in a drop box on Oct. 27, 2020, at a library in Seattle. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File) Affirming Identities: This is part of an ongoing Underscore Native News series on how ...

Se-ah-dom Edmo, Shoshone-Bannock, Nez Perce and Yakama, executive director of Seeding Justice tables for the No Hate in Washington State campaign opposing two anti-2SLGBTQIA+ initiatives on the ...

Volunteers remove weeds and debris from the Seven Generations Children's Teaching Garden at the Daybreak Star Indian Cultural Center on September 10, 2026. (Photo by Brian Bull) Like many activities ...

People embrace during the annual Memorial Walk hosted by Chief Seattle Club to honor members the organization serves who have passed on. (Hillary Cagey / Sheoletze Media for Chief Seattle Club) A new ...

Jason Smith and Kremena Doust pose for a photo at their ranch on the Warm Springs Reservation on Sept. 30, 2026. (Photo by Brian Bull, Underscore Native News) On a sunny and calm afternoon in late ...