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Friday, August 27, 2021

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Opponents of the Line 3 oil pipeline gathered outside the Minnesota Capitol (Photo: from video by @RootsAction)

The Minnesota Supreme Court delivered a legal blow to the opponents of Enbridge Energy’s Line 3

Two federally recognized East Coast tribes plan to open cannabis mega-dispensaries

Thursday, August 25, 2021

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The Chickasaw Nation Department of Health will exclusively offer the FDA-approved Pfizer vaccine. to help address public concerns. “Widespread vaccination is the single most effective way to control the COVID-19 virus.”

A South Dakota Native tourism group hopes to improve Native-owned tourism

The Chickasaw Nation will offer FDA approved Pfizer vaccine exclusively

Wednesday, August 25, 2021

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Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez during a town hall meeting on Covid-19 protections. Navajo Nation is implementing new safety measures, including mandatory vaccinations for tribal employees, to combat the Delta variant.

A Connecticut Tribe is restricted to $2 million in insurance relief for a claimed $76 million in virus-related losses

President Biden approves Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe emergency declaration following tropical storm Henri

Monday, August 23, 2021

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A new report documents the lack of accurate data on death records for Native people

A move in Congress would withhold federal housing funds from tribes that do not give Freedmen tribal citizenship

A new study is reinforcing fears that COVID-19 death rates among Indigenous communities are even higher than previously estimated

Friday, August 20, 2021

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A press conference with Pima County, Ariz. Recorder Gabriella Cazaras-Kelly (right) and Pascua Yaqui Tribal Chairman Peter Yucupicio announcing a settlement reinstating early voting site on the reservation.

Pascua Yaqui Tribe scores a reservation voting rights victory

President Joe Biden nominates a Umatilla tribal citizen to lead the National Park Service

Thursday, August 19, 2021

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Tribal gaming operations counted a collective loss of almost 20 percent in 2020.

Tribal gaming suffers major revenue decline–the first in a decade

Oregon health advocates welcome National Congress of American Indians support for equity and access for gender diverse Natives

Wednesday, August 18, 2021

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The Blackfeet Nation institutes mask mandate as a safety measure. This poster from Indian Health Service encourages vaccines against COVID-19.

A First Nations chief in Nova Scotia was arrested after launching a treaty lobster fishery.

Blackfeet nation issues mask mandate As COVID cases rise in Montana

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