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What Debra Haaland’s confirmation as interior secretary means to Native Americans
Debra Haaland's confirmation in the U.S. Senate Monday as secretary of the U.S. Department of the Interior makes her the first-ever Native American to serve as a Cabinet secretary. She'll oversee energy and climate policy on millions of acres of…
Cleveland baseball team’s owner says name won’t change in 2021
After months of discussions with a variety of groups, including Native Americans who have long protested against the team's use of a moniker and symbols that many deem racist, the American League team is dropping the name it has been…
How the pandemic has complicated voting access for millions of Native Americans
The prioritization of mailed ballots in 2020 creates hurdles for indigenous people -- about 4.7 million of whom are of voting age -- who already faced voting obstacles prior to the pandemic.
Tribe says new border wall harming burial sites; sues Trump
A California tribe whose ancestral lands span across the U.S.-Mexico border is suing the Trump administration to block construction of a section of border wall that the Kumeyaay people say is desecrating sacred burial sites.
COVID-19 has ripped through Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indian families. Almost 10% of the tribe’s roughly 11,000 members have tested positive for the virus. More than 75 have died.
In a fiery speech, President Trump railed against “angry mobs” that were trying to “tear down statues” at a rally at Mt. Rushmore on Friday. Despite warnings, there were few facemasks and little social distancing at the event, which saw…
Some Native American populations are facing disproportionately high COVID-19 infection and mortality rates. Understanding how the disease is affecting these communities is important to mitigating the damage.
Small Native American pueblos across New Mexico are embracing extraordinary isolation measures that turn away outsiders as well as near-universal testing to try to insulate themselves from a contagion with frightening echoes of the past.
COVID-19 is ripping through the Navajo Nation, infecting and killing people at rates that are above U.S. averages. Located across three states, the Navajo population is already vulnerable, with a high prevalence of underlying disease, a lack of infrastructure and…
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