WASHINGTON — Some of the country’s most prestigious colleges are enrolling record numbers of low-income students — a growing admissions priority in the absence of affirmative action. America’s top ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Allison Haro, pictured Nov. 21, achieved sobriety and now works to provide services for relatives ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Jean Roach, Mnicoujou Lakota, sells jewelry at the Black Hills Winter Market in Rapid City on Dec.

Tribes aren't allowed to apply for a share of the Rural Health Transformation Program, which is the largest-ever U.S. investment in rural health care, and must rely on states to share funds with them ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X From left: Deputy Regional Forester Mary Moore of the U.S. Forest Service; Arkansas Gov. Sarah ...

SANTA FE, N.M. — A new conservation agreement will preserve land with breathtaking desert vistas that inspired the work of 20th century painter Georgia O’Keeffe and ensure visitors access to an ...

WASHINGTON — The Senate on Thursday rejected legislation to extend Affordable Care Act tax credits, essentially guaranteeing that millions of Americans will see a steep rise in costs at the beginning ...

WASHINGTON – This won’t be an easy conversation: Can tribal nations love mining? Or at least accept mining as a necessary step in the creation of a clean economy? And can governments and international ...

Lee Enterprises’ Public Service Journalism team has spent more than a year digging into the causes and implications of Native Americans’ disproportionately high rates of fatal encounters with law ...

LAC DU FLAMBEAU RESERVATION —The billboard glows ghostly white in the moonlight. But the outlines of Suzy Poupart’s face are still visible, gazing stubbornly out at the world, demanding justice for ...