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Monday, April 9, 2018

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Members of the Leech Lake Band of the Ojibwe harvest rice on Mud Lake in Minnesota in this 2015 photo. Tribes oppose proposals to do away with rules to protect wild rice waters (Photo: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers via Flickr/CC).

Federal officials are investigating after three eagles were found with gunshot wounds

Officials in Canada want more time to work on the inquiry into Missing and Murdered women.

Bills to do away with wild rice protections move through the Minnesota legislature

Friday, March 30, 2018

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The FCC is in the process of creating a task force to advise the agency on improving broadband access on tribal land.

The Navajo Nation is suing the federal government for wrongful death in the 2016 shooting of a Navajo woman in Winslow, Arizona

The Penobscot Nation criticizes Maine’s Attorney General for siding with another state against tribal fishing rights

The FCC taps new task force members to look at how to improve internet access in tribal communities.

Documenting Hate against Native Americans

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There’s growing concern among Native advocates that rhetoric from our nation’s top leaders is fueling an increase in racially-biased crimes against Native Americans and other people of color. But there’s little evidence other than individual reports to document that. National Native News is joining ProPublica’s Documenting Hate project to collect, analyze and report on hate crimes.

National Native News Documenting Hate submission form

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There is a long history of prejudice against Native Americans in border towns, on city streets, in the workplace, and in official policy. At times that prejudice culminates in violence or other criminal acts.

Documenting hate crimes is problematic. There are no reliable data on their nature or prevalence.

National Native News is joining ProPublica’s Documenting Hate project, working to collect, analyze and report on crimes motivated by hate and bias. The project is building a database of tips for use by journalists, researchers and civil-rights organizations.

You can help. If you’re a victim or a witness to a hate crime, fill out the form below. The information will be shared with partners in the Documenting Hate project, but no one else will see the information you share without your permission.

Friday, March 9, 2018

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Yup’ik musher Pete Kaiser is among the those vying to be the first Alaska Native Iditarod winner since John Baker (Photo: kaiserracing.com)

Protest over ANWR drilling greets Department of Interior officials in Fairbanks

The Native American Rights Fund documents Indian Country voting barriers

Alaska Native mushers reach for the Iditarod finish line

Thursday, March 8, 2018

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The FBI is joining the search for Ashley Loring Heavyrunner, who’s been missing since June 13, 2017 (Photo: from Find Ashley Loring Heavyrunner Facebook).

The FBI joins the search for a missing Blackfeet woman in Montana

The Canadian government considers an extension of their inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women

Northwest tribal members plan to appeal a ruling in a court case over the destruction of a spiritual site near Mount Hood

Wednesday, March 7, 2018

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Native artists at the Reservation Economic Summit in Las Vegas, Nev., say business skills improve their reach (Photo: Antonia Gonzales).

A Navajo filmmaker is out on bond following sexual assault charges

Business skills make for better Native artists.

Veterans Affairs launches outreach to fill benefit claims

Tuesday, March 6, 2018

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Bears Ears sunrise. (Photo-Tim Peterson)

Sherman Alexie’s accusers speak out on the record

Tribes condemn the Trump Administration’s motives for redrawing Bears Ears National Monument boundaries

Navajo Nation officials praise progress on bill to improve tribal Amber Alerts

Monday, March 5, 2018

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The U.S. Interior Dept. cancelled lease sales near Chaco Canyon National Monument in New Mexico (Photo: James Q. Jacobs; Wikimedia Commons)

Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke postpones oil and gas lease sales near Chaco Canyon in New Mexico

An artist highlights Alaska’s missing and murdered Indigenous women

The book “The Round House” sparks conversation about sexual assault of Native American women in Wisconsin

Friday, March 2, 2018

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Haskell Indian Nations University students participate in the institution’s first two-spirit powwow (Photo: Rhonda LeValdo)

The National Congress of American Indians revives Indian Country Today with editorial hands-off promise

Haskell Indian Nations University hosts a two-spirit powwow

The Academy Awards welcomes its first Native American presenter in memory

 

 

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