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The Cherokee Nation is criticizing the way Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., has characterized her Native American heritage. Photo by Jonathan Ernst/Reuters

Politics Oct 16

Cherokee Nation says Warren is ‘undermining tribal interests’ with DNA test

By Associated Press

The Cherokee Nation wants to reverse the ‘silent epidemic’ of hepatitis C

The Cherokee Nation, one of the largest Native American tribes, has become the first community in the U.S. to set a goal of eliminating hepatitis C from its population. Tribe officials plan to screen 300,000 members, whose prevalence of infection…

By Stephen Fee, Mori Rothman

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Supreme Court Hears Custody Case for Child of Native American Descent

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