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Thursday, October 18, 2018

October 18, 2018 By Art Hughes

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Newly appointed Alaska Lt. Gov. Valerie Nurr’araaluk Davidson (left) and Gov. Bill Walker at this the 2018 Alaska Federation of Natives Convention (Photo: Nola Daves Moses)

The new lieutenant governor of Alaska is the first Alaska Native woman to hold statewide executive office

Native families in Washington state displaced by the construction of dams on the Columbia River could see creation of a new tribal village

A new art space is planned for the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota

Wednesday, October 17, 2018

October 17, 2018 By Art Hughes

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Alaska Lt. Gov. Byron Mallott (right, shown with Gov. Bill Walker in this 2014 photo) abruptly resigned over ‘inappropriate comments’ (Photo: James Brooks via Flickr/CC)

Alaska Lt. Governor Byron Mallott abruptly resigns after making inappropriate comments

The top internal watchdog at the U.S. Department of Interior is replaced

Tribal radio station KYNR on the Yakima Nation is trying to get back on the air after a burglary

Tuesday, October 16, 2018

October 16, 2018 By Art Hughes

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Tribes, Native scholars and activists are criticizing the use of a DNA test by U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren to claim Native American ancestry

A new documentary showcases the life of longtime activist Madonna Thunder Hawk

Monday, October 15, 2018

October 15, 2018 By Art Hughes

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Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) turns to DNA to confirm Native heritage (Photo: Warren speaks to the 2017 NCAI Winter Session/video screenshot)

U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren releases a video with DNA analysis suggesting distant Native ancestry

A mountain states non-profit is helping establish a Northern Arapaho Tribe health center and a 24-hour child care center for casino workers

Friday, October 12, 2018

October 12, 2018 By Art Hughes

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The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe says North Dakota’s voter ID law requiring physical addresses disenfranchises members’ voting rights (Photo: USPS)

NCAI’s president works to assure members after mounting pressure over an employee’s sexual misconduct allegations

The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe chairman slams North Dakota’s voter ID law

An organization pushes for an Amber Alert system on Wind River

Thursday, October 11, 2018

October 11, 2018 By Antonia Gonzales

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A walk is held in South Dakota to recognize children who died at the Rapid City Indian Boarding School. (Screenshot-South Dakota Public Broadcasting)

British Columbia First Nation files lawsuit against barge company

Walk held for children who died at boarding school in South Dakota

Kansas Republican resigns after comments about Native candidate

Wednesday, October 10, 2018

October 10, 2018 By Antonia Gonzales

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Sandbags are placed along a dam in Arizona. Recent rain impacted the Tohono O’odham Nation. (Photo-Office of the Chairman and Vice Chairman, Tohono O’odham Nation, Facebook)