California could give Indigenous tribes stewardship of 7.5M acres of land, coastal waters under sweeping policy

California recently gave back a beloved stretch of California’s rugged coastline to a group of Native American tribes — and ...

California returns stretch of coast to Indigenous tribes. 'This is beyond huge'

State transportation officials recently approved the transfer of Blues Beach and the surrounding bluffs to Kai Poma, a nonprofit founded by representatives of the Sherwood Valley Band of Pomo Indians, ...
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Gavin Newsom hands over 136 acres of spectacular California coastline to Indigenous tribes

The historic June 26 move is the first time the California Department of Transportation has returned landed back to the Indigenous people.

A Medicaid Waiver That Reimburses Traditional Healing for Native Americans in California Is Up for Renewal This Year. Here’s Why It Matters.

Arizona, California, Oregon, and New Mexico became the first states approved to offer Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) coverage ...
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15 Native American tribes honored for their part in battling January’s LA County fires

It seems appropriate on Thanksgiving weekend, when settlers sat down and broke bread with the indigenous people of America, to talk about the contributions from Native American tribes during the Eaton ...
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Five Native tribes are coming together to protect a California cultural landscape

The Ladder and Painted Canyon Trail inside Chuckwalla National Monument, a protected area in Southern California established in January 2025 by President Biden. (Tecpatl Kuauhtzin / For The Times) ...
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Tribes want Cal State to return Native remains and artifacts. Here’s why it’s not so easy

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. All but one Cal State campus have Native American remains and cultural items that federal and state laws require them ...

Native American nations divided over America's 250th anniversary

Some Native nations are skipping America 250 festivities. Others are showing up to explain their side of history.
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California’s ban on Native American-themed mascots has been a conversation starter in schools

This week marked the deadline for California schools to comply with a state law that prohibits the use of culturally insensitive terms for Indigenous groups as school names or mascots. Over two dozen ...