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Wednesday, October 24, 2018

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Sarah Kastelic, Executive Director of the National Indian Child Welfare Association, speaks at the 2018 National Congress of American Indians Annual Convention. (Photo-National Congress of American Indians, Twitter)

Tribes across the country support opioid lawsuit

Leaders vow to fight for Indian Child Welfare Act

Agencies to connect tribes to national crime data

Tuesday, October 23, 2018

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Tribal leaders gather for the 2018 National Congress of American Indians Annual Convention. (Photo-Rhonda LeValdo)

Tribal leaders express concerns over alleged sexual harassment at NCAI

Indigenous groups look to marijuana industry after Canada legalizes drug

Monday, October 22, 2018

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Alaska Federation of Natives leaders and delegates honor Gov. Bill Walker (Photo: screenshot of KNBA video)

NCAI’s annual convention begins with it’s leader on administrative leave

The race for Alaska’s governor tightens to a two-way battle after incumbent Bill Walker suspends his campaign

A Lakota museum re-opens in a new location

Friday, October 19, 2018

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Alaska Governor Bill Walker formally apologizes to Alaska Natives for past wrongs

The head of the National Congress of American Indians speaks out about her own personal sexual abuse experiences

The U.S. Interior Department reverses course on replacing its internal watchdog

 

Thursday, October 18, 2018

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Newly appointed Alaska Lt. Gov. Valerie Nurr’araaluk Davidson (left) and Gov. Bill Walker at this the 2018 Alaska Federation of Natives Convention (Photo: Nola Daves Moses)

The new lieutenant governor of Alaska is the first Alaska Native woman to hold statewide executive office

Native families in Washington state displaced by the construction of dams on the Columbia River could see creation of a new tribal village

A new art space is planned for the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota

Wednesday, October 17, 2018

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Alaska Lt. Gov. Byron Mallott (right, shown with Gov. Bill Walker in this 2014 photo) abruptly resigned over ‘inappropriate comments’ (Photo: James Brooks via Flickr/CC)

Alaska Lt. Governor Byron Mallott abruptly resigns after making inappropriate comments

The top internal watchdog at the U.S. Department of Interior is replaced

Tribal radio station KYNR on the Yakima Nation is trying to get back on the air after a burglary

Tuesday, October 16, 2018

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Tribes, Native scholars and activists are criticizing the use of a DNA test by U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren to claim Native American ancestry

A new documentary showcases the life of longtime activist Madonna Thunder Hawk

Monday, October 15, 2018

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Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) turns to DNA to confirm Native heritage (Photo: Warren speaks to the 2017 NCAI Winter Session/video screenshot)

U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren releases a video with DNA analysis suggesting distant Native ancestry

A mountain states non-profit is helping establish a Northern Arapaho Tribe health center and a 24-hour child care center for casino workers

Friday, October 12, 2018

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The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe says North Dakota’s voter ID law requiring physical addresses disenfranchises members’ voting rights (Photo: USPS)

NCAI’s president works to assure members after mounting pressure over an employee’s sexual misconduct allegations

 The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe chairman slams North Dakota’s voter ID law

 An organization pushes for an Amber Alert system on Wind River

Thursday, October 11, 2018

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A walk is held in South Dakota to recognize children who died at the Rapid City Indian Boarding School. (Screenshot-South Dakota Public Broadcasting)

British Columbia First Nation files lawsuit against barge company

Walk held for children who died at boarding school in South Dakota

Kansas Republican resigns after comments about Native candidate

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