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Thursday, August 12, 2021

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Salish Kootenai College on the Flathead Reservation starts its first expanded four-year nursing class (Photo: U.S. Dept of Education via Flickr/CC)

Wild rice is the lead plaintiff in a lawsuit against Enbridge filed in White Earth tribal court

College on the Flathead Reservation welcomes its first class of nursing students to an expanded four-year program

Wednesday, August 11, 2021

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Military leaders are reviewing whether medals awarded to Native service members should be upgraded (Photo: Alexeinikolayevichromanov via Wikimedia C/C)

The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act bill is passed by U.S. Senate, heads to House

The U.S. military will review whether to upgrade some service awards to Medals of Honor for Black and Native American veterans

Tuesday, August 10, 2021

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An illustration of the Donlin Gold Mine site included in a company video (Photo: video screenshot)

A court in Ontario has ruled against a First Nation’s claim to land and part of the Lake Huron lakebed

Six tribes appealed 12 water rights permits granted to Donlin Gold, the company trying to build a large gold mine in Southwest Alaska

Interior Department clears the way for gaming compact between Florida and the Seminole Tribe of Florida

Monday, August 9, 2021

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U.S. Senate confirms Bryan Newland as assistant secretary of Indian Affairs

The U.S. Senate confirmed former Bay Mills Indian Community President Bryan Newland to serve as Assistant Secretary-Indian Affairs at the Department of the Interior.

U.S. Senate confirms Bryan Newland as assistant secretary of Indian Affairs

Manitoba province’s Metis Federation has signed a recognition and implementation agreement

Friday, August 6, 2021

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The Canadian Government and First Nations agree to record $8 billion settlement over drinking water

Canadian government and First Nations reach an agreement to settle two class action lawsuits over drinking water advisories

U.S. Interior and Justice departments open commission nominations and plan tribal consultations for next steps in Not Invisible Act progress

Thursday, August 5, 2021

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Protesters hold signs opposing exploratory drilling for a proposed gold mine near Death Valley National Monument by K2 Gold (Photo: from Friends of Inyo Facebook)

The Passamaquoddy tribe hopes new solutions can help address longstanding water problems

The public comment period opens for a controversial mining project in California

Tuesday, August 3, 2021

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The Rocky Boy Bison Project secured additional funding to restore bison herds from Yellowstone Park (Photo: John Carr, USFWS via Flickr/CC)

D.C. Circuit Court rules Indian Health Service wrongfully withheld funds from Fort McDermitt Paiute and Shoshone Tribes

Rocky Boy secures additional funding to bring Yellowstone bison back this fall

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s first tribal research coordinator aims to build partnerships with Indigenous communities

Monday, August 2, 2021

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The World Eskimo Indian Olympics celebrates culture and althleticism (Photo: Screenshot)

A federal judge grants tribes’ motion to join lawsuit to stop lithium mine development at Thacker Pass

The state of Idaho claims hunting and fishing rights don’t apply to Northwestern Band of Shoshone Nation

Skill and tradition honored at 60th anniversary World Eskimo-Indian Olympics in Fairbanks, Alaska

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