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Thursday, March 30, 2017

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Actor Martin Sensmeier and Alton Villegas pose for a picture after testifying before a U.S. Senate committee about diabetes prevention efforts in Indian Country. Lawmakers are examining risk factors for diabetes among Native young people and seeking solutions. (Photo-Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community, Facebook)

Fifth grader tells Senators how diabetes prevention camp helped change his health

Native woman’s play exploring racial purity set for first performance in Wyoming

Native American man from Oregon is this year’s world elk calling champion

Wednesday, March 29, 2017

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President Trump signs an energy executive order on Tuesday, March 28, 2017. (Photo-U.S. Department of the Interior)

Trump administration moves forward with its energy plan, executive order lifts restrictions

Two Los Angeles city council members introduce motion to divest from Wells Fargo Bank

Families of missing and murdered Indigenous women raise concerns about Canadian inquiry

Native American radio and diversity in media mentioned during public broadcasting hearing

Tuesday, March 28, 2017

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Family members hold a photo of Loreal Tsingine as they march in Winslow, Arizona in July 2016. Tsingine was shot and killed by a Winslow police officer in March 2016. Family members are remembering her life on the anniversary of her death. (Photo-Antonia Gonzales)

Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe continues legal fight against Dakota Access Pipeline as oil flows under water

Family members remember life of Navajo woman year after she was shot and killed by Winslow police officer

St. Regis Mohawk Tribe in New York petitions federal government to make more land part of its reservation

Canadian politician under pressure to step down after comments she made about Indian residential schools

Monday, March 27, 2017

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Tribal college students take part in a hand games competition at the 2017 American Indian Higher Education Consortium conference in Rapid City, South Dakota. Students from the country’s 37 tribal colleges and universities show their skills in both athletic and academic competitions at the annual gathering. (Photo-Rhonda LeValdo)

Group from Fort Peck reservation starts prayer walk as permits approved for Keystone XL Pipeline

Senator McCain questions why no charges filed against federal workers for Gold King Mine waste spill

Tribal college students from across the country show skills in both academic and athletic competitions

Friday, March 24, 2017

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Energy Fuels is trying to remove the excess water from an especially wet winter at Canyon Mine, which is not currently operating. (photo: Laurel Morales, KJZZ’s Fronteras Desk)

An Oregon school district is the first to get state approval to keep its Native mascot

Water from a uranium mine near Grand Canyon National Park raises concerns for tribes and environmental groups

The Osage Nation votes to allow same-sex marriage

Advocates praise federal court decision reaffirming tribal custody rights under the Indian Child Welfare Act

Thursday, March 23, 2017

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The Salish Kootenai College Lady Bison after their national championship win (photo courtesy of coach Juan Perez)

A man charged with the murder of a Navajo Nation police officer is being held pending a trial

Native American activist Leonard Peltier is suing the state of Washington for removing artwork from a display in Olympia

A Montana convenience store ordered to pay a fine after refusing to accept a tribal ID

Salish Kootenai College women’s basketball team win national tournament in Rapid City

Wednesday, March 22, 2017

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

A major financial company pulls its support from the Dakota Access Pipeline

U.S. Senators have reintroduced a bill to federally recognize six Virginia tribes

Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke expected to visit Utah’s Bears Ears National Monument this month

Two Native Americans selected as 2017 Bush Fellows

Tuesday, March 21, 2017

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U.S. Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch testifies to the Senate Judiciary Committee (Photo: screen shot)

A Native American legal group is encouraged by U.S. Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch’s record

Dakota Access Pipeline backers are keeping the project’s status under wraps

The Nez Perce tribe expresses concerns over sovereignty and other interests

Monday, March 20, 2017

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Native Americans gather around Lakota drum group and join in singing during “Welcome Back the Thunders” ceremony at Black Elk Peak (photo by Jim Kent)

Norway’s second largest pension fund is divesting millions from companies involved in the Dakota Access Pipeline

Nez Perce tribal group in Idaho advocates removing dams to revive salmon populations

Newly renamed Black Elk Peak in South Dakota was the site of the Lakota spring celebration

Friday, March 17, 2017

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Congressional Gold Medal honors code talkers of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe

Landmark ruling reaffirms the Yakama tribe’s right to transport goods freely in Washington state

New law requires Wyoming schools to teach Eastern Shoshone and Northern Arapaho history and culture

Ceremony honors code talker veterans of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe

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