Native American /tags/native-american Native American en-US SA¹ś¼Ź“«Ä± Tue, 05 May 2026 14:30:04 GMT DeSantis signs bill barring local rules on Chickees /government-politics/2026-05-05/seminole-chickees-hut-law A prohibition on local governments imposing certain regulations over traditional Seminole Tribe homes known as ā€œchickees,ā€ now more often used as shaded garden or poolside structures, was among four bills signed into law Wednesday by Gov. Ron DeSantis. Tue, 05 May 2026 14:30:04 GMT /government-politics/2026-05-05/seminole-chickees-hut-law News Service of Florida ā€˜Not relics of the past' —Traveling Native American art exhibition arrives to Palm Beach /arts-culture/2024-11-21/native-american-art-palm-beach A traveling exhibition representing thousands of years of Native American art is making a stop to Palm Beach County, challenging and reflecting on the nation's complex history during Thanksgiving. Thu, 21 Nov 2024 20:48:40 GMT /arts-culture/2024-11-21/native-american-art-palm-beach Wilkine Brutus Miami museum set to return over 100 remains from indigenous burial sites to Seminole Tribe /local-news/2023-01-27/miami-museum-set-to-return-over-100-remains-from-indigenous-burial-sites-to-seminole-tribe HistoryMiami museum has remains and funerary artifacts from 132 Tequesta and Calusa tribe individuals. Those tribes are considered extinct, but the Seminole Tribe of Florida has long claimed to be their descendants - now the items are finally in the process of being returned to them under a 1990 federal law. Fri, 27 Jan 2023 15:52:45 GMT /local-news/2023-01-27/miami-museum-set-to-return-over-100-remains-from-indigenous-burial-sites-to-seminole-tribe Joshua Ceballos Florida gambling regulators delay sale of Magic City Casino /local-news/2022-12-02/florida-gambling-regulators-delay-sale-of-magic-city-casino Florida gaming regulators refuse to sign off on the sale of Magic City Casino, one of the state’s oldest pari-mutuels, to an Alabama-based Native American tribe. Fri, 02 Dec 2022 13:30:00 GMT /local-news/2022-12-02/florida-gambling-regulators-delay-sale-of-magic-city-casino Dara Kam | News Service Florida Supreme Court struggles with a case dealing with the rights of Native American Tribes /news/2022-11-10/supreme-court-struggles-with-a-case-dealing-with-the-rights-of-native-american-tribes In the court Wednesday, lawyers for the state of Texas and for non-Native adoptive parents told the justices that ICWA violates the Constitution by discriminating based on race Thu, 10 Nov 2022 20:00:00 GMT /news/2022-11-10/supreme-court-struggles-with-a-case-dealing-with-the-rights-of-native-american-tribes Nina Totenberg Supreme Court considers fate of landmark Indian adoption law /news/2022-11-08/supreme-court-considers-fate-of-landmark-indian-adoption-law At issue is whether the the Indian Child Welfare Act — aimed at preventing Native American children from being separated from their tribes — is tribal protection or racial classification. Tue, 08 Nov 2022 10:01:08 GMT /news/2022-11-08/supreme-court-considers-fate-of-landmark-indian-adoption-law Nina Totenberg Nicole Mann becomes first Native woman to go to space with latest SpaceX mission /news/2022-10-05/nicole-mann-becomes-first-native-woman-to-go-to-space-with-latest-spacex-mission Mann is a Marine Corps pilot, NASA astronaut and member of the Wailacki tribe of the Round Valley Indian Tribes. Wed, 05 Oct 2022 14:00:00 GMT /news/2022-10-05/nicole-mann-becomes-first-native-woman-to-go-to-space-with-latest-spacex-mission Jaclyn Diaz Sacheen Littlefeather, who gave Marlon Brando's Oscar rejection speech, dies at 75 /culture/2022-10-03/sacheen-littlefeather-who-gave-marlon-brandos-oscar-rejection-speech-dies-at-75 In 1973, Littlefeather provided one of the most dramatic moments in Oscar history: Offering Brando's regrets for refusing the award because of Hollywood's treatment and portrayal of Native Americans. Mon, 03 Oct 2022 15:00:00 GMT /culture/2022-10-03/sacheen-littlefeather-who-gave-marlon-brandos-oscar-rejection-speech-dies-at-75 NPR Staff One suspect found dead, the other remains at large, following mass stabbing in Canada /news/2022-09-04/one-suspect-found-dead-the-other-remains-at-large-following-mass-stabbing-in-canada The stabbings took place across 13 locations in the James Smith Cree Nation and in the village of Weldon in Canada's Saskatchewan province. Sun, 04 Sep 2022 22:36:08 GMT /news/2022-09-04/one-suspect-found-dead-the-other-remains-at-large-following-mass-stabbing-in-canada Emma Bowman The Biden administration says Seminole sports betting deal should get the go-ahead /news/2022-08-19/the-biden-administration-seminole-says-sports-betting-deal-should-get-the-go-ahead The Biden administration is urging an appeals court to reinstate a deal that gave the Seminole Tribe control of sports betting throughout Florida. Fri, 19 Aug 2022 13:00:00 GMT /news/2022-08-19/the-biden-administration-seminole-says-sports-betting-deal-should-get-the-go-ahead Dara Kam | News Service Florida