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Of particular concern was a late January Office of Management and Budget memo that temporarily froze federal payments, and sowed ongoing uncertainty across the country.

Invasive species are among the biggest drivers of biodiversity losses around the world. They鈥檙e also increasingly affecting tribal lands, and climate change is making it worse.

Two representatives from our region are seeking to strip presidential powers to designate national monuments and historic landmarks. But Indigenous communities caution the effort could remove a safeguard for sacred lands and pave the way for development.

The Missing and Murdered Indigenous People Crisis is an ongoing issue of national concern. Now, tribes are hoping new measures will get bipartisan support in Congress to help tribal law enforcement solve these cases.

In the Western U.S., extreme wildfires are damaging tribal lands. Climate change has only made the situation more dire. That鈥檚 why the Washoe Tribe of Nevada and California is working to reintroduce intentional, cultural fire. These are once-banned burning practices they use to restore the health of their forests and plants.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has a new plan to strengthen its collaboration with tribes and help them build more sustainable food systems.

Early polling suggested heavy Native support for Republican President-elect Donald Trump. The Indigenous Journalists Association, one of several groups to criticize the methodology, called it 鈥渕isleading and irresponsible.鈥� In the newly released poll, 57% of respondents said they supported Democrat Kamala Harris compared to just 39% for Trump.

A new report reveals Indigenous-owned businesses contribute more than $46 billion to the U.S. economy each year. A lot of that activity is happening in the Western U.S.

America's golden eagles face a rising threat from a black market for their feathers used in Native American powwows and other ceremonies. The government's response has been to crack down on illegal poaching rings while distributing feathers and other eagle parts legally to tribal members through a federal repository in Colorado.

The Interior Department is spending another $90 million on restoring rivers and wetlands across the Western U.S., including several in the Mountain West region.