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Nation Nov 30

Minnesota gives final green light to disputed oil pipeline

By Steve Karnowski, Associated Press

Nation Sep 08

Battered by the virus, tribes race to boost census count

Millions of federal dollars for impoverished Native American communities are on the line in the U.S. census, and tribes are racing to avoid being undercounted again.

By Matthew Brown, Lindsay Whitehurst, Iris Samuels, Associated Press

Nation May 13

Native American tribe says their sovereignty allows checkpoints in South Dakota

The Republican governor says the checkpoints are illegal and that she asked the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe and Oglala Sioux Tribe to restrict them to tribal roads only. But Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe chairman Harold Frazier made clear to The…

By Stephen Groves, Associated Press

Economy May 05

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U.S. Treasury to begin distributing virus relief money to tribes

The U.S. Treasury Department says it will begin distributing billions in coronavirus relief funding to tribes. The announcement Tuesday comes more than a week after a congressional deadline to get $8 billion to tribal governments.

By Felicia Fonseca, Associated Press

Nation Apr 28

Tribes urge U.S. Treasury to disburse coronavirus relief funding

At least 18 tribes sued the federal government seeking to keep any portion of the $8 billion in funding allocated to tribes out of the hands of Alaska Native corporations. A judge in  Washington issued a ruling late Monday to…

By Felicia Fonseca, Associated Press

Apr 23

U.S. unsure it can meet deadline to disburse funds to tribes

By Felicia Fonseca

The department says it's still working to determine whether Alaska Native corporations are eligible for a share of the funding. Meanwhile, the list of tribes suing the federal government to try and keep the money out of the hands of…

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Mar 31

Disputed Canada-U.S. oil pipeline work to start in April

By Matthew Brown, Associated Press

The project is bitterly opposed by environmentalists and some American Indian tribes.

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Apr 01

Judge rules Oklahoma law on Native American art too restrictive

By Associated Press

A federal judge has struck down an Oklahoma law that requires an artist to be a member of a federally recognized tribe in order to have their artwork labeled as Native American.

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Jan 14

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Native American tribes are ‘starting to feel the impact’ of shutdown funding delay

The government shutdown has affected Native American tribes who rely on federal funds allocated by treaty rights. For the Stockbridge-Munsee Band of Mohican Indians in Wisconsin, funding goes towards services like public safety and elder healthcare. Now the tribe is…

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Dec 28

In a victory for Native American tribes, Obama names new monuments in Utah and Nevada

By Brady McCombs, Associated Press

President Barack Obama designated two national monuments Wednesday at sites in Utah and Nevada that have become key flashpoints over use of public land in the U.S. West.

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