While the Gulf of America will be applied to federal references, other nations will not be required to recognize the name.

Trump also renamed Denali, North America’s tallest peak, as Mount McKinley, despite objections from Alaska’s senators.

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Cherokee Nation and the U.S. Department of the Interior are partnering to utilize film and media to help preserve and advance Native languages.

The Interior Department announced Friday that ... Nation's commitment to preserving the extraordinary heritage of the United States and ensuring that future generations of Americans celebrate ...

President Trump directs the Interior Department to develop a plan for federal recognition of 55,000-member Lumbee Tribe within 90 days, amid opposition from Eastern Cherokee.

Lawsuits filed by North Dakota give some insight into former Gov. Doug Burgum's worldview as he prepares to take over Interior.

President Donald Trump has the power to rename the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America, but whether people will call it that is an open question.

Experts fear the president will replace the fired inspectors general with loyalists who will turn a blind eye to malfeasance.

President Donald Trump's executive order to rename the Gulf of Mexico and Alaska's Denali, the tallest peak in the country, has resulted in lots of discussion. While for some, such renaming might seem less important than the big problems the country faces,

Under the heading of “Ending the subsidization of California’s mismanagement,” Trump ordered a full review of all federal “programs, projects and activities” related to land management, water and disasters in the state. That’s a threat to withdraw certain federal funding if things don’t change.

U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday will sign an executive order to promote school choice that would also end "funding for public schools that support critical race theory and other divisive measures in their curriculums,