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The statue of an Indigenous woman will replace a Christopher Columbus statue in Mexico City (Photo: artist’s rendering of “La Joven de Almajac”placement)

The Blackfeet Nation’s Chief of over 40 years, Earl Old Person is remembered as a respected leader and culture bearer

Fawn Sharp was re-elected to a second term as president of the National Congress of American Indians

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The Association of Indigenous Anthropologists wants a reconsideration of Native land acknowledgements

The CEO of Minnetonka footwear company apologizes for appropriating and profiting from Native culture

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Valley of the Gods and Cedar Mesa in Utah, within Bears Ears National Monument (photo: Bob Wick, U.S. Bureau of Land Management)

The Biden Administration is restoring environmental protections to three national monuments, including Bears Ears in Utah

A report claims the Indian Health Service willfully ignored sexual abuse of children by a doctor working for the agency

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A painting from the sacred Picture Cave in Missouri set to go on the auction block. It’s expected to sell for between $1 million and $3 million.

An archaeological site in Missouri with hundreds of ancient cave paintings is slated to be auctioned this week to the highest bidder

At least 16 U-S Senators have signed onto legislation to protect voting rights for Native Americans and Alaska Natives

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Drought forces leaders of the Hopi Tribe in northeastern Arizona have ordered a reduction in the number of cattle grazing on the reservation

A new petition to the U.S. Supreme Court seeks a review on the constitutionality of the Indian Child Welfare Act

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DaGinaa Hít, “The Far Out House,” was built by Kanóosgu Eesh Frank Kitka in the early 20th century. Now it’s collapsing. (Robert Woolsey/KCAW

Minnesota loses bid to halt suit in Tribal court over pipeline

One of only nine remaining clan houses in Sitka, Alaska, is on the verge of collapse

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Opponents of the Line 3 oil pipeline gathered outside the Minnesota Capitol (Photo: from video by @RootsAction)

The Minnesota Supreme Court delivered a legal blow to the opponents of Enbridge Energy’s Line 3

Two federally recognized East Coast tribes plan to open cannabis mega-dispensaries

The Chickasaw Nation Department of Health will exclusively offer the FDA-approved Pfizer vaccine. to help address public concerns. “Widespread vaccination is the single most effective way to control the COVID-19 virus.”

A South Dakota Native tourism group hopes to improve Native-owned tourism

The Chickasaw Nation will offer FDA approved Pfizer vaccine exclusively

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Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez during a town hall meeting on Covid-19 protections. Navajo Nation is implementing new safety measures, including mandatory vaccinations for tribal employees, to combat the Delta variant.

A Connecticut Tribe is restricted to $2 million in insurance relief for a claimed $76 million in virus-related losses

President Biden approves Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe emergency declaration following tropical storm Henri

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Minnesota agency hopes to stop pipeline-related suit from proceeding in tribal court

The bodies of Paiute children believed to be buried at the site of a former Indigenous boarding school in Utah