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Monday, August 7, 2017

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A group from Acoma Pueblo holds a banner at the New Mexico Senior Olympics. People from tribes across the state competed in summer games. (Photo-New Mexico Senior Olympics, Facebook)

Crow Nation leadership points to meth use as factor in deadly incident on reservation

Program being revised, which consolidates privately owned tribal land with multiple owners 

Northwest tribe sees delisting of Yellowstone grizzly bear differently than other tribes

New Mexico Native American senior athletes say healthy living helps in competition

Friday, August 4, 2017

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EPA chief Scott Pruitt is in Colorado on the two-year anniversary of the Gold King Mine spill that contaminated the Animas and San Juan Rivers (Photo: Jonathan Thompson)

A federal appeals court upholds a domestic violence conviction against a Northern Cheyenne man

A Navajo Head Start official is under investigation for misuse of funds

The new head of the EPA is scheduled to tour the Gold King Mine to mark the two-year anniversary of a devastating toxic spill

Thursday, August 3, 2017

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Protesters lie in the street attempting to block a truck convoy carrying telescope equipment to Haleakala on Maui, Hawaii in this screenshot of video by Maui Now.com

Police in Hawaii arrest protesters trying to stop telescope construction

A Navajo Nation employee is charged with bringing a handgun onto the grounds of the U.S .Capitol

A report details the perspectives of Canadian indigenous women who say they were coerced to undergo sterilization procedures

Wednesday, August 2, 2017

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A guilty plea in the death of Ashlynne Mike in May 2016 (Photo: Antonia Gonzales)

The Trump administration is scaling back the Cobell land buy-back program

A man admits to abducting and murdering a Navajo girl last year

First Nations leaders push for a new approach in Canada’s missing and murdered women inquiry

Tuesday, August 1, 2017

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Ekwok community members arrive for a wellness camp graduation ceremony.  For 30-days, participants tackled alcohol and drug addition with fishing and berry picking. (Photo- Avery Lill/KDLG)

Indian Health Service to close emergency and inpatient services in Rapid City

Fate of Native American style pole at Oregon County Fair still being decided

Yupik village teaches subsistence skills to those struggling with addiction

Monday, July 31, 2017

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Rapid City’s “Club For Boys” is now providing free meals to parents of members as a result of local sponsorship. (Photo-courtesy of Club For Boys)

Killing of whale in Alaska stirs controversy and raises legal questions

Man accused of murdering girl on Navajo land expected to change plea

South Dakota organization expands summer meal program for parents

Friday, July 28, 2017

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Conceptual design for 5,200 square-foot business incubator building planned for the Cheyenne River Sioux Reservation. (Image-Four Bands Community Fund)

Tribal leaders among those concerned about fight over health care 

Navajo college student examines ways to extract chemicals from water 

Four Bands Community Fund receives grants to establish business center

Thursday, July 27, 2017

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The journal Science recently published a letter from an Associate Professor of Environmental Resources at NC State University, which says the Atlantic Coast Pipeline route cuts through tribal land. (Screenshot)

Court rulings in Canada warn companies to consult with Native people on development projects

Two Omaha, Nebraska police officers face assault charges in death of Native American man

NC State University professor says tribal concerns not fully heard in proposed pipeline project

Wednesday, July 26, 2017

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A map shows the proposed path of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline, which includes North Carolina. (Image- Dominion Power)

Lumbee professor says proposed natural gas pipeline would impact Native Americans

Court rejects seismic testing in Nunavut, lacked adequate consultation with Inuit people

Assembly of First Nations National Chief discusses racism against Indigenous people

Legislation signed into law in New York expands Saint Regis Mohawk police jurisdiction 

Tuesday, July 25, 2017

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Prescription drugs. (Image-U.S. Health and Human Services, www.hhs.gov/opioids)

First Nations in northern Ontario respond to mental health issues

Red Lake Tribal Council declares opioid abuse health emergency

Cherokee Nation sues drug distributors and pharmacies

Ute Indian Tribe leaves Utah’s annual Native American summit

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