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Wednesday, April 20, 2016

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Harney Peak in South Dakota will keep it's name, at least for now. The U.S. Board on Geographic Names delayed any decision on a name change until at least June (Photo: blucolt via Flickr/CC)

Harney Peak in South Dakota will keep it’s name, at least for now. The U.S. Board on Geographic Names delayed any decision on a name change until at least June (Photo: blucolt via Flickr/CC)

A federal panel delays a decision to rename Harney Peak in the Black Hills

A solution is near for an ICWA lawsuit in South Dakota

Leech Lake’s wellness court is seeing success

Tuesday, April 19, 2016

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A clothing project by Moenkopi Developers Corporation honors Native Olympians. (Photo-Antonia Gonzales)

A clothing project by Moenkopi Developers Corporation honors Native Olympians Lewis Tewanima and Billy Mills. (Photo-Antonia Gonzales)

Finnish bill threatens reindeer herding traditions of Indigenous people

Native radio stations learn how to share public emergency information

Native American athletes run with deep meaning of history and culture

Monday, April 18, 2016

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Cocopah Indian Tribe Emergency Manager Mike Fila. The tribe (Photo-Cocopah Tribe)

Cocopah Indian Tribe Emergency Manager Mike Fila. The tribe is the first in Arizona and the nation to be authorized by the Federal Emergency Management Agency to create alerts in times of crisis for a public warning system.  (Photo-Cocopah Tribe)

Canada’s Supreme Court recognizes rights of Métis and non-status Indians in recent decision

Federal Emergency Management Agency approves Cocopah Tribe to create emergency alerts

Indigenous people from U.S. and Canada hold water ceremony and unity gathering in Flint

United Tribes Technical College to begin tuition waiver program for Native students in the fall

Friday, April 15, 2016

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U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, at a Senate hearing on the Interior Dept.'s decision to deny a new road in King Cove, AK.

U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, at a Senate hearing on the Interior Dept.’s decision to deny a new road in King Cove, AK.

A reward offered for a missing Yakima Nation woman

The push for a life-saving road on the Alaska Peninsula

An Oregon tribe offers a lifeline for one high school’s mascot

Thursday, April 14, 2016

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Haskell Indian Nations University president was inducted into the University of Kansas Women’s hall of fame

Haskell Indian Nations University President Dr. Venida Chenault is inducted into the University of Kansas Women’s Hall of Fame. (Photo-Rhonda LeValdo)

Senate Indian Affairs Committee issues subpoena over Gold King Mine waste spill

Haskell Indian Nations University president inducted into KU Women’s Hall of Fame

Peabody Energy, years-long operator on the Navajo Nation, files for bankruptcy

Wednesday, April 13, 2016

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Mohican artist, activist and author Bill Miller. (Photo-Bill Miller, Facebook)

Canadian parliament holds rare emergency meeting about First Nation’s suicide crisis

Navajo and Hopi tribes attempt to revive Little Colorado River water rights settlement 

Mohican artist, activist and author Bill Miller recovering from life threatening condition

Tuesday, April 12, 2016

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Savoonga’s second whale of the season, harpooned by whaling captain Carl Pelowook Jr. Photo courtesy of Brianne Gologergen.

Savoonga’s second whale of the season, harpooned by whaling captain Carl Pelowook Jr. (Photo- KNOM, courtesy of Brianne Gologergen)

Mental health workers travel to remote Ontario First Nation community to help with suicide crisis

Yup’ik whalers talk about politics of whaling after landing second bowhead of the season in Alaska

U.S. Senate Committee on Indian Affairs to authorize issuance of subpoena for EPA administrator

Monday, April 11, 2016

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The Kenaitze Indian Tribe's Tyotkas Elder Center. PHOTO BY SCOTT MOON/COURTESY OF KENAITZE INDIAN TRIBE.

The Kenaitze Indian Tribe’s Tyotkas Elder Center. (Photo-Scott Moon/courtesy Kenaitze Indian Tribe)

Ontario First Nation declares state of emergency after rash of attempted youth suicides

Kenaitze tribal elders center part of efforts to restore old village site and increase services

Friday, April 8, 2016

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Lakota elder Marcella LeBeau received the “Women in American History” award from The Daughters of the American Revolution Spirit of the Prairie Chapter. (Photo courtesy-Kathy Aplan)

Lakota elder Marcella LeBeau received the “Women in American History” award
from The Daughters of the American Revolution Spirit of the Prairie Chapter.
(Photo courtesy-Kathy Aplan)

Navajo Nation seeks to rebury human remains taken from Canyon de Chelly

Wisconsin tribes invest in breastfeeding programs to improve child health

Cheyenne River Sioux elder honored for contributions to American History

Thursday, April 7, 2016

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U.S. Arizona Senator John McCain calls for the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs to subpoena the EPA leader. (Photo-screenshot)

U.S. Arizona Senator John McCain calls for the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs to subpoena U.S. Environmental Protection Agency leader Gina McCarthy to appear at a committee field hearing on the Gold King Mine waste spill. (Photo-screenshot)

Group of Standing Rock Sioux citizens protest proposed pipeline 

Senate Committee on Indian Affairs calls for subpoena of EPA leader

Minnesota tribe takes steps to improve nutrition of American Indians

Comedian Ralphie May criticized for jokes about American Indians

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