Facing the Storm: Mazaska Talks by Rae Rose

Formed in 2016 during the fight against the Dakota Access Pipeline, Mazaska Talks seeks to leverage economic power to fight repression of Indigenous rights and the desecration of Mother Earth.

Hoopa Valley Tribe Reclaim over 10,000 Acres

The Hoopa Valley Tribe announced today the acquisition of 10,395 acres of land bordering the western boundary of the Tribe’s Reservation. The return of the Hupa Mountain property brings the Tribe’s landholdings to a total of over 102,000 acres.

Current affairsLast Real IndiansDecember 20, 2023Hoopa, Hoopa Valley Tribe, land back, Last Real Indians

Cannonball-Missouri River Confluence History Meets National Criteria by Dakota Goodhouse

The Cannonball-Missouri River confluence is host to over a dozen archaeological and historical occupations and events over the course of the past one thousand years.

FeaturedLast Real IndiansDecember 11, 2023Last Real Indians

11 Tribes Unite for Yellowstone Buffalo on National Bison Day

Many indigenous languages-- Shoshone, Ute, Crow, Arapahoe, Northern Cheyenne, Cree, Nez Perce, Lakota/Dakots, and English—were used to speak in solidarity on the sacredness and importance of buffalo to the people and ecosystems of Turtle Island (North America).

EventsLast Real IndiansNovember 6, 2023bison, Last Real Indians, Yellowstone

Facing the Storm: New Docuseries to Highlight the Indigenous Response to the Climate Crisis by Rae Rose

Mikayla is a born storyteller, finding the inspiration for her stories in both the real world and the created worlds weaving them into the dreams and possibilities we all need to hear.

Tribes to Consider Asserting Primary Jurisdiction over Yellowstone Bison

In an effort to invoke the sovereign supremacy accorded only to Tribes and the federal government under the U.S. Constitution, Holt and Buffalo Field Campaign are calling for a Tribal Summit to be held in Fort Hall this November. The invitation to 31 Tribes calls for replacing “the existing failed bison management plan with a historic agreement that appropriately honors the fiduciary responsibility of the United States to Tribes.”

Current affairsLast Real IndiansOctober 6, 2023Last Real Indians, Buffalo

Blackfeet Nation statement on Badger-Two Medicine court settlement

After these many years of struggle, our People are relieved that agreement finally has been reached between the U.S. government, tribal and conservation partner organizations, and the leaseholder—Solenex, LLC—to retire the last Badger-Two Medicine oil and gas lease.

FeaturedLast Real IndiansSeptember 1, 2023Blackfeet, Badger-Two Medicine, Last Real Indians

Ramona Bennett Named in Forbes 50 Over 50 List by Frank Hopper

Ramona Bennett, the Puyallup elder who for nearly 60 years has been a leader of the Native rights movement in the Pacific Northwest, was listed last week in Forbes Magazine’s list of the 50 most impactful women over 50.

Current affairsLast Real IndiansAugust 8, 2023Ramona Bennett, Puyallup, Frank Hopper, Last Real Indians

Gathering for Indigenous Water Justice & Global Collaboration to Take Place

Gathering for Indigenous Water Justice & Global Collaboration to Take Place on August 15-17 in Rapid City, South Dakota, USA

Last Real IndiansJuly 30, 2023water, Last Real Indians, Black Hills, mni wiconi

The Truth About the Lies Students Learn Or the Case for Ethnic Studies at Every School, in Every State by Oriel María Siu, PhD

As a settler nation, the United States has necessitated the invention and sustained dissemination of various lies in order to negate, hide, and distort the truth about its past and present. These lies get taught to children as fairy tales at schools -as stories with sweet beginnings and happily-ever-after endings- and these fictions form the backbone of the history and social studies curricula of most K-12 classrooms in the U.S.:

FeaturedLast Real IndiansJune 13, 2023ethnic studies, Last Real Indians, Oriel María Siu

Gathering for Indigenous Water Justice & Global Collaboration to be held on August 15-17

On August 15-17, MKW Co-conveners and partners will convene the Mni Ki Wakan (Water is Sacred) Summit, themed, “Indigenous Water Justice, Global Collaboration, & Dismantling Water Colonialism,” occurring in Rapid City, South Dakota

Bison Restoration to be led by Tribes

The American bison is inextricably intertwined with Indigenous culture, grassland ecology and American history. While the overall recovery of bison over the last 130 years is a conservation success story, significant work remains to not only ensure that bison will remain a viable species but also to restore grassland ecosystems, strengthen rural economies dependent on grassland health and provide for the return of bison to Tribally owned and ancestral lands

EventsLast Real IndiansMarch 10, 2023Last Real Indians, department of interior, Deb Haaland, Buffalo, bison

Defining Genocide and America’s selective memory when it comes to atrocities committed against American Indians by Gadudage

“They turned their guns, Hotchkiss guns, etc. upon women who were in the lodges standing under a flag of truce, and of course as soon as they were fired upon they fled…. There was a women with an infant in her arms who was killed as she almost touched the flag of truce, and women and children of course were strewn all along the circular village until they were dispatched”(

FeaturedLast Real IndiansMarch 9, 2023Last Real Indians

My people don’t need to be saved, we want to be respected! by Rachel Heaton

I’ve always thought from the get go when outsiders/non-natives are coming into our community’s… there should be a protocol in place… like an orientation, or even bigger than that.

FeaturedLast Real IndiansFebruary 23, 2023Rachel Heaton, Muckleshoot, Last Real Indians

Black History – Native History: Shared Connections by Matt Remle

The colonizer, slave master could only suppress, and never erase, this knowledge this genetic memory. Through our dreams, visions and communications with other nations we are reminded of who and what we are

FeaturedLast Real IndiansFebruary 20, 2023Matt Remle, Last Real Indians, Black history month, Native history

What does Indigenous reclamation mean? by Manola Secaira

In the past year alone, the movement led by Native communities to reclaim lands and spaces — sometimes called the “Land Back” movement — saw huge gains in mainstream momentum.

Last Real IndiansJanuary 23, 2023Matt Remle, Last Real Indians, Crosscut, Charolette Coe, Seattle, Land back, racism, Indigenous

University of Washington Students Protest Fossil Fuel Involvement in Campus Career Center

Members of ICA call on the University of Washington to declare the climate crisis an emergency and cut all ties with the Fossil Fuel industry. ICA asks that the leaders of University of Washington take a stance, take action, and show students they care about their futures.

DivestmentLast Real IndiansJanuary 14, 2023Last Real Indians, university of washington, Seattle, divestment

Disenrollment: an Overstep of Tribal Sovereignty by Keshia Talking Waters De Freece Lawrence and Zach Galehouse

Disenrollment functions as a tool of colonization when used for bilateral violence, considering the direct attack on a person’s identity, genealogy and spiritual relationship to kin and land.