President Donald Trump has announced he won't recognize Indigenous Peoples Day and will bring Columbus Day “back from the ashes” — another sign some Native leaders say that advocacy for Indigenous representation must continue during Trump’s second term in the White House.

Buu Nygren has been sworn in as the next president of the vast Navajo Nation.

President Joe Biden is pledging to give Native Americans a stronger voice in federal affairs.

Navajo voters are narrowing the list of candidates for tribal president Tuesday in the primary election.

President Joe Biden has nominated veteran health administrator Roselyn Tso to direct the federal Indian Health Service.

The Navajo Nation has by far the largest land mass of any Native American tribe.

Students on the largest Native American reservation spoke with first lady Jill Biden on Friday about challenges they've faced during the coronavirus pandemic, including poor internet access and feelings of isolation.

Jill Biden spent her first day of a trip to the Navajo Nation listening to female leaders who she referred to as her “sister warriors” on the needs and priorities of the country's largest Native American reservation.

State lawmakers are taking actions to limit the emergency powers of governors — not just during the coronavirus pandemic, but for any future emergencies.

FILE - This July 16, 1945, file photo, shows the mushroom cloud of the first atomic explosion at Trinity Test Site near Alamagordo, N.M. A congressional subcommittee was taking testimony Wednesday, March 24, 2021, about who should be eligible under the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act. The advocacy group has been trying for years to bring awareness to the lingering effects of nuclear fallout surrounding the Trinity Site. Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez testified about the environmental and health effects of decades of uranium mining on tribal land. If Congress doesn't doesn't renew the program, no more claims can be filed after July 2022.

A sign is posted on the door of the hogan, a traditional Navajo dwelling, of Mabel Charley's home-bound uncle, to keep visitors out in Chilchinbeto, Ariz., on the Navajo reservation on April 21, 2020. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. Residents of the Navajo Nation will be under the strictest weekend lockdown yet, with grocery stores and gas stations closed, and even essential workers ordered to stay home. On the Navajo Nation, residents will face citations, with potential fines and jail time, if they leave their homes during the lockdown, which starts Friday night and ends Monday around dawn. Apache County had 948 positive cases, while McKinley County had 928, tribal officials said. Navajo County in Arizona had 757 cases, and San Juan County in New Mexico had 428.