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Jody Folwell (Santa Clara Pueblo) is a 2014 Community Spirit Award honoree, a potter and community leader.
(Photo- courtesy First Peoples Fund)

First Nations people call on prime minister to address racial discrimination

Native American filmmaker shines light on 1970s high school football team

Community Spirit Awards to provide support to artists and culture bearers

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Haskell Indian Nations University students take part in Highlight Night hosted by Haskell Student Activities. (Photo-Haskell Indian Leader, Facebook)

New provincial report shows Native girls in government care are victims of sexual violence rates higher than non-Native Canadians

Some members of Congress try to force federal government to fully fund road maintenance on tribal lands through legislation 

City of Lawrence recognizes contribution of Haskell Indian Nations University, proclaims first week in October for tribal college

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Lakota veterans may have to travel 290 miles to receive health care as a result of the VA closure of some clinics in South Dakota. (Photo-Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Honor Guard, Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe)

Tribes on Umatilla reservation among those to benefit from federal land management settlement

Native veterans among those expected to be impacted by closure of some South Dakota VA clinics

Sisters in Spirit vigils planned across Canada to honor missing and murdered women and girls

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Chickasaw Governor Bill Anoatubby discusses the state of the tribal nation. (Photo-Chickasaw Nation)

Advocates call for sensitivity training at Montana school after students wear white power shirts

Chickasaw Nation leader touts tribal sovereignty, language initiatives and economic development

U.S. Supreme Court declines to hear Washington football team’s appeal involving trademarks

First Nations in Canada take part in British royal visit, which wrapped up over the weekend

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A dance group performs at the 2016 White House Tribal Nations Conference. (Photo-Bureau of Indian Affairs, Twitter)

Tribal leaders and federal officials focus on presidential transition

Northwest tribes celebrate bill, includes return of ancestor’s remains

Bill to establish commission on Native children heads to president

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Tribal leaders pose for a photo at the 2016 White House Tribal Nations Conference. (Photo-Navajo Nation Office President/Vice President)

Tribal leaders discuss budgets with members of Congress and federal officials

Canadian court approves settlement for former residential school students

Santa Fe city councilors approve recognizing Indigenous Peoples Day

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People gather for the 2016 White House Tribal Nations Conference. (Photo-National Congress of American Indians, Twitter)

Tribal leaders discuss sovereignty, see encroachment by federal government

Montana’s Indian health director outlines work to improve tribal health care

Lincoln city council votes to recognize Indigenous People’s Day in October 

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President Obama honored at White House Tribal Nations Conference. (Screenshot)

Tribal leaders express concerns about administration change after presidential election

First Nations in Canada among communities hosting members of British royal family

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U.S. Department of the Interior Secretary Sally Jewell addresses tribal leaders. (Photo-Secretary Jewell, Twitter)

Obama administration MOU seeks to protect treaty rights

Weekend storms destroy homes on Pine Ridge reservation

Bill seeks to settle Hualapai Colorado River water rights