Although American Indian and Alaska Native (AIAN) adults make up 5% of California's adult population, they shoulder a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The California State Capitol in Sacramento, Calif. (Photo/Levi Rickert) A package of bills authored by James C. Ramos, the first ...

Arizona, California, Oregon, and New Mexico became the first states approved to offer Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) coverage ...

Today, on California Native American Day, tribes celebrate in communities across California and gather at the state Capitol to honor their diversity and unity. But this day is about more than ...

Shasta County Superior Court in Redding and other California courts will close on Friday, Sept. 26 in observance of the California Native American Day state holiday. A sign taped to the door of the ...

California recently gave back a beloved stretch of California’s rugged coastline to a group of Native American tribes — and it may not be the last time it happens. In March, the state launched its ...

It took decades, stacks of legal paperwork and countless phone calls, but, in the spring of 2025, a California Chuckchansi Native American woman and her daughter walked onto a 5-acre parcel of land, ...

California’s casino-owning Native American tribes have flexed their political power yet again, getting legislation passed that directly attacks their business rivals and protects their own interests.

Each fall, when the oak trees turn color in the foothills above Highland, I think about my grandparents, my parents James and Rowena Ramos, and the generations who lived and prayed on this land long ...

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. When Celestina Castillo filled out the ethnicity forms at her children’s school, she’d always check Latino and Native ...