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Nation Nov 22

Bison’s relocation to Native lands reconnects Indigenous people to tradition

By Bobby Ross Jr., Associated Press

Nation Sep 10

Native Americans trained in solar power
Oglala and Cheyenne River Sioux tribes buy land near Wounded Knee massacre site

Two American Indian tribes in South Dakota have joined forces to purchase 40 acres around the Wounded Knee National Historic Landmark, the site of one of the deadliest massacres in U.S. history.

By Stephen Groves, Associated Press

Politics May 12

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WATCH: Abuse common at government boarding schools for Indigenous children, survivors say

The Indigenous House subcommittee holds a hearing on Thursday on the Indian Boarding School Act.

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Nation May 11

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Interior Department report identifies more Native American boarding schools and burial sites

A new federal study shows the U.S. government supported more than 400 Native American boarding schools aimed at assimilating Native children.

By Felicia Fonseca, Associated Press

Arts Nov 05

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Louise Erdrich’s ‘The Sentence’ explores racial tensions in a divided Minneapolis

2020 was a time of upheaval in Minneapolis — from the pandemic, to the police killing of George Floyd. A new novel, ‘The Sentence,’ by Pulitzer Prize-winning author and Minneapolis resident Louise Erdrich, reflects on that tumultuous period. Jeffrey Brown…

By Jeffrey Brown, Sam Lane

Oct 12

WATCH: Vice President Harris pledges investment in Native communities

By Associated Press

Vice President Kamala Harris addressed the annual convention of the National Congress of American Indians Tuesday, underscoring the Biden administration's commitment to tribal sovereignty and pledging investment in Indigenous communities.

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Oct 11

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How Native Americans view Biden’s restoration of national monuments Trump shrank

By William Brangham, Courtney Norris

The Biden administration recently restored the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument, Utah's Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument and Bears Ears National Monument just ahead of Indigenous Peoples Day. The White House said the move protects land sacred to Native…

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Jul 23

‘Fire is medicine’: How Indigenous practices could help curb wildfires

By Casey Kuhn

These techniques are resurfacing in local fire management collaborations between tribes, U.S. Forest Service and non-governmental organizations to help prevent now-common calamities.

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Jun 25

Supreme Court sides with Alaska Natives in COVID-19 relief money case

By Jessica Gresko, Associated Press

The question for the court was whether Alaska Native corporations, which are for-profit companies that provide benefits and social services to more than 100,000 Alaska Natives, count as "Indian tribes." The high court answered yes.

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