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Friday, December 3, 2021

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Haskell women’s basketball returns to competition facing a Division 1 team, the University of Missouri Kansas City. (Photo-Rhonda LeValdo)

Navajo environmental advocate testifies about proposed EPA methane rules

Haskell Indian Nations University women’s basketball is back on the court

California state lawmaker advocates for federal accreditation for tribal college

Thursday, December 2, 2021

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Navajo Nation Police Chief Phillip Francisco is stepping down. Deputy Chief Daryl Noon has been named as his replacement. (Photo-Navajo Nation)

Juneau education board approves Tlingit oral narrative standards

Navajo Nation’s police chief to step down at end of December

 

Wednesday, December 1, 2021

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The Dr. Phil television show focuses on missing and murdered Indigenous women. (Screenshot)

Navajo officials monitor Omicron variant, urge citizens to continue COVID-19 precautions

Parents share their painful experience of daughter’s MMIW case on Dr. Phil television show

Monday, November 29, 2021

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Southern Ute Indian Tribe staff members. The tribe is among new NPS Tribal Historic Preservation partners.  (Photo-Lindsay Box)

Filmmakers document story of boarding school descendant

Seven tribes sign preservation agreements with park service

Election materials translated in three Native languages

Friday, November 26, 2021

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The work of Ojibwe artist George Morrison will be featured on a series of U.S. postage stamps in 2022 (Photo: Morrison in 1990. Photo by Tom Attridge via Wikimedia Commons)

A Washington university adopts a consultation and consent policy

A renowned Ojibwe artist is honored by the U.S. Postal Service

Dave Anderson shares his key to happiness

Wednesday, November 24, 2021

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The Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Review Committee finds there is a ‘preponderance of evidence for cultural affiliation’ between ancestors’ remains held by the University of Alabama and seven tribes working to have them returned
(Photo: by Altairisfar (Jeffrey Reed) via Wikimedia Commons)

A federal panel rules ancestors’ remains held by the University of Alabama are connected to tribes wanting them returned

Tribes are urging caution over COVID-19 heading into the holidays

Joy Harjo attributes her success to family

Tuesday, November 23, 2021

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Lakota elder and health advocate Marcella LaBeau died on Nov. 21. She is seen here in 2019 holding a picture of her great-grandfather, speaking on behalf of the effort to rescind medals from solders who participated in the Wounded Knee Massacre (Photo: RepDebHaaland Twitter post).

The Department of Interior tackles derogatory place names

So far, Savanna’s Act, adopted to combat the Missing and Murdered Indigenous People crisis, has not met a mandated deadline

Noted Lakota Elder Marcella LaBeau is remembered as a war hero and dedicated health policy advocate

Monday, November 22, 2021

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Sarah Wheelock (Meskwaki) is the first Native American appointed to the Minnesota Court of Appeals.

Tribes say years of bureaucratic red tape are hindering repatriation of remains from the University of Alabama

One tribal leader is critical of the Biden Administration’s Tribal summit

Minnesota appoints its first Native American Appellate judge

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