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Earlier this year, the Federal Bureau of Investigation launched a data collection project to gather more information about missing and murdered cases involving Native Americans throughout Wyoming. Over a 90-day period, the agency received 35 tips, including four homicide cases and three missing persons cases. They鈥檇 all been previously reported to law enforcement and investigated already.

A report published by a Native American-led nonprofit examines in detail the dispossession of Indigenous homelands in Colorado, quantifies the value of the land and resources taken and outlines the state education system's omission of that history in its curriculum.

A short film titled 鈥淗ow the Land Remembers Us鈥� premiered at the Mountains of Color Film Festival in Jackson on June 9. The film documents efforts to shine a light on ongoing Indigenous connection to what is now called Yellowstone National Park through the Yellowstone Revealed project, which first took place in 2022 during the park鈥檚 150th anniversary.

The U.S. Supreme Court on June 6 ruled the federal government has been underfunding Native American tribes that run their own health care programs. It鈥檚 a victory for tribes in the Mountain West and beyond.

State, federal, and tribal leaders tasked with managing the Colorado River met last week in Boulder. They can't agree on a set of new rules to manage the shrinking water supply 鈥� and despite a looming deadline, they don't seem to be in a hurry to get there. KUNC's Alex Hager has the details from that conference on In The NoCo.

State, federal and tribal leaders met in Boulder, Colo. to talk about the Colorado River's next chapter. They don't appear close to an agreement.

The White Buffalo Recovery Center is a culturally-informed outpatient treatment center that supports Native community members who are recovering from addiction and substance abuse. This June, they鈥檙e launching a new version of Mending Broken Hearts, a bimonthly, three-day workshop that provides healing around grief, loss and intergenerational trauma. In the past, the program has been just for adults, but now the workshop is expanding to include the whole family.

The town of Vail made headlines recently when it canceled a planned residency with Native American artist Danielle SeeWalker. SeeWalker had painted a piece called 鈥淕 is for Genocide鈥� as a statement in support of Palestinians during the conflict in Gaza. SeeWalker talks about why she created the painting and whether this experience will change her approach to art, on In The NoCo.

Many Indigenous peoples in North America have long standing traditions of cultural burning, the deliberate ignition of fires for a wide array of purposes. With the robust participation of tribal members, a new paper tries to quantify the scale of past burning by the Karuk people of Northern California.

The Commission on Native Children presented its report to a U.S. Senate committee. It highlighted the struggles that Native children face and also recommended ways to help fund critical resources, such as Tribal juvenile justice programs, job training and after-school programs, and early childhood learning.