A proposal by the Crow tribal chair could dramatically change who counts as a Crow tribal member under the “blood quantum” standard, a concept created by White settlers and rooted in assimilation ...

Indian Country faced a multitude of challenges in 2025, but also saw some big wins. On the horizon for 2026 is the ...

RED LAKE, Minn. — Residents of the Red Lake Nation in northern Minnesota are wrestling with questions of identity, culture, and the possibility of losing their lands or even disappearing completely.

A new book, "Beyond Blood Quantum: Refusal to Disappear," explores the concept of Indigenous identity and the impact of blood quantum requirements on tribal membership. Blood quantum, a system imposed ...

In Minnesota, the Chippewa tribe is weighing whether to change what is known as a blood quantum rule. It requires enrolled members to have at least 25% tribal blood. Tribal nations are grappling more ...

Members of the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe have voted in a historic advisory referendum to eliminate a requirement that enrolled members must have 25% tribal blood. Out of nearly 7,800 ballots cast, 64% ...

A Sealaska corporate logo adorns the roof of the Southeast Alaska Native corportation's headquarters in Juneau on May 2, 2018. The logo has representations of the Eagle and Raven moieties of the ...

Mi’kmaw filmmaker Jeff Barnaby, who received critical acclaim for his films Rhymes for Young Ghouls and Blood Quantum, has died at 46 after a year-long battle with cancer. The writer-director was ...