Measures passed this midterm election cycle impact trans and 2SLGBTQIA+ rights, abortion access, environment and more.

An initiative in Washington that intends to ban transgender girls competing in girls’ school sports, and which Native leaders ...

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

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

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

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

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 + ...

"I voted on Native land" sticker created by Urban Native Era. (Jourdan Bennett-Begaye/ICT, file) As the country ramps up for midterm elections, voters will see 117 Indigenous candidates across 17 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...