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Monday, September 23, 2019

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Cheyenne and Arapaho artist Harvey Pratt speaks at the groundbreaking ceremony for the National Native American Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. (Photo-Paul Morigi for Smithsonian)

Child sex abuse trial in South Dakota begins for former IHS doctor Stanley Weber

Groundbreaking ceremony held for National Native American Veterans Memorial

Tribes work to protect wild rice as food and cultural resource in Northern Wisconsin

Friday, September 20, 2019

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Minnesota Lt. Governor Peggy Flanagan speaks at a signing ceremony to create a task force on missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls. (Photo-Lt. Governor Peggy Flanagan, Twitter)

Federal injunction stops South Dakota’s riot boosting laws

Minnesota law signed to create MMIW task force

Thursday, September 19, 2019

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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

Wednesday, September 18, 2019

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Organizers say the first tribally-operated casino in Las Vegas, Nev. will open in late 2020 (Photo: rendering courtesy Virgin Hotels and Rockwell Group)

A new documentary focuses on how the high rate of missing and murdered indigenous women affects tribes, families and communities in Montana

A new deal will bring the first tribally-operated casino to Las Vegas

Tuesday, September 17, 2019

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Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez signs the $1.25 billion fiscal year 2020 budget at a signing ceremony (Photo: @NNPrezNez Twitter photo)

The Crow Legislature is considering a bill that would allow alcohol on the tribe’s Reservation.

Officials with the University of Wisconsin Eau Claire say they are investigating after a student found a racist message written on a door.

Monday, September 16, 2019

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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

Friday, September 13, 2019

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Rosebud Sioux tribal delegation. The Rosebud Sioux Tribe is fighting the Keystone XL Pipeline in court. (Photo-Rosebud Sioux Tribe Attorney General’s Office, Facebook)

Tribes sue President Trump over Keystone XL Pipeline project

Congressman advocates for federal recognition of Little Shell Tribe

Thursday, September 12, 2019

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A rally for the Violence Against Women Act is held in front of the U.S. Capitol. (Photo-Representative Betty McCollum, Twitter) 

Native people rally for Violence Against Women Act

Rock found in Canada sacred to Blackfeet people

Wednesday, September 11, 2019

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Hate crime amendments recently passed the Oglala Sioux Tribal Council with LGBTQ protections, but not without pushback. (Photo-South Dakota Public Broadcasting)

Couple reacts to hate crime ordinance passed on Pine Ridge reservation

Métis veterans receive official apology and promise of compensation

Canada ordered to pay Indigenous children denied welfare services

Tuesday, September 10, 2019

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Misty LaPlant and Tina Chamberlain are Montana’s specialists named to work on the issue of missing and murdered Indigenous and women and girls. (Photo-Montana Department of Justice)

Montana hires specialists to help address missing and murdered Indigenous women

Seattle approves resolution to address missing and murdered Indigenous women

Seminole Tribe of Florida assists in Hurricane Dorian relief efforts for Bahamas

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