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Monday, August 23, 2021

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A new report documents the lack of accurate data on death records for Native people

A move in Congress would withhold federal housing funds from tribes that do not give Freedmen tribal citizenship

A new study is reinforcing fears that COVID-19 death rates among Indigenous communities are even higher than previously estimated

Friday, August 20, 2021

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A press conference with Pima County, Ariz. Recorder Gabriella Cazaras-Kelly (right) and Pascua Yaqui Tribal Chairman Peter Yucupicio announcing a settlement reinstating early voting site on the reservation.

Pascua Yaqui Tribe scores a reservation voting rights victory

President Joe Biden nominates a Umatilla tribal citizen to lead the National Park Service

Thursday, August 19, 2021

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Tribal gaming operations counted a collective loss of almost 20 percent in 2020.

Tribal gaming suffers major revenue decline–the first in a decade

Oregon health advocates welcome National Congress of American Indians support for equity and access for gender diverse Natives

Wednesday, August 18, 2021

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The Blackfeet Nation institutes mask mandate as a safety measure. This poster from Indian Health Service encourages vaccines against COVID-19.

A First Nations chief in Nova Scotia was arrested after launching a treaty lobster fishery.

Blackfeet nation issues mask mandate As COVID cases rise in Montana

Thursday, August 12, 2021

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Salish Kootenai College on the Flathead Reservation starts its first expanded four-year nursing class (Photo: U.S. Dept of Education via Flickr/CC)

Wild rice is the lead plaintiff in a lawsuit against Enbridge filed in White Earth tribal court

College on the Flathead Reservation welcomes its first class of nursing students to an expanded four-year program

Wednesday, August 11, 2021

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Military leaders are reviewing whether medals awarded to Native service members should be upgraded (Photo: Alexeinikolayevichromanov via Wikimedia C/C)

The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act bill is passed by U.S. Senate, heads to House

The U.S. military will review whether to upgrade some service awards to Medals of Honor for Black and Native American veterans

Monday, August 9, 2021

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U.S. Senate confirms Bryan Newland as assistant secretary of Indian Affairs

The U.S. Senate confirmed former Bay Mills Indian Community President Bryan Newland to serve as Assistant Secretary-Indian Affairs at the Department of the Interior.

U.S. Senate confirms Bryan Newland as assistant secretary of Indian Affairs

Manitoba province’s Metis Federation has signed a recognition and implementation agreement

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