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At least five states and numerous cities will celebrate Indigenous Peoples Day for the first time

Officials with the Atlanta Braves say they will reach out to Native Americans about whether to keep the ‘tomahawk chop’ at is games

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A billboard promoting the Trans Mountain oil pipeline sponsored by the Province of Alberta. A judge ruled British Columbia must reconsider its environmental assessment for the pipeline (Photo: the government of Alberta via Flickr/CC).

Construction companies with dubious claims of Native ownership are coming under review by federal, state and local officials

A court ordered British Columbia to reconsider an environmental assessment certificate for the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion

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A racist epithet on the door of a University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire student’s dorm prompts concern. (Photo: Wikimedia C/C)

A Navajo man on death row is seeking a stay of execution, claiming jury racial bias

Maine tribes want to change a law that gives the state oversight on tribal issues

A plan to move Bureau of Land Management headquarters draws criticism

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South Dakota Senate passes bill directing law enforcement to collect data on missing and murdered indigenous people

First Nation chief in northern Ontario declares a state of emergency because of toxic mold in homes

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Items AAIA say exemplify the need for stricter control of auctions (Photos: collected by AAIA)

Savanna’s Act moves ahead in Congress

Elizabeth Warren may be considering moves to improve her relationship with tribes

A coalition of tribes and Native organizations unite to limit sale of sacred and cultural patrimony

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U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer in Carpenter v. Murphy: “There are 1.8 million people living in this area. And now, we say really this land belongs to the tribe?” (Photo: U.S. National Archives)

A school district severs ties with an embattled teacher

A trial continues against an Omaha officer in the death of a Lakota man

Logistical concerns versus the letter of the law in a Muscogee U.S. Supreme Court case

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credit: The Frog Bay photo courtesy of the Red Cliff Treaty Natural Resources Division

Democrats host a round table listening session in Washington D.C. on healthcare reform

Lake Superior tribes are making moves to restore lands to their reservations

Naticoke Lenni-Lanape Nation celebrates a New Jersey Appellate Division decision connected to the tribe’s state recognition status

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More public outcry for a complete reboot of Canada’s national inquiry into murdered and missing indigenous women

Negotiations between the state and two Lake Superior tribes over joint management on fish harvests continue in Wisconsin

National Council of Urban Indian Health seeks public input on the needs of urban Native Americans and Alaska Natives living with disabilities