Mary Hudetz

Lawmakers say U.S. law prohibits the trafficking of certain items domestically but does not explicitly ban dealers from exporting them.

Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski joined other lawmakers and representatives of the Urban Indian Health Institute to review the report’s findings Wednesday in Washington.

The announcement comes amid increased focus on the deaths and disappearances of Native American women and girls in the United States.

Federal raids on tribal cannabis operations in California followed by a South Dakota tribe's move this month to burn its crop amid fears it could be next have raised questions over whether there's more to complying with DOJ standards than a department memo suggested last December.

More cities are recognizing Native Americans on Columbus Day this year as they revive a movement to change the name of the holiday to celebrate the history and contributions of indigenous cultures around the country.

The Obama administration has agreed to pay hundreds of Native American tribesnearly $1 billion to settle a decades-old claim that the government failed to adequately compensate tribes while they managed education, law enforcement and other federal services.