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Tuesday, October 24, 2017

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A mile marker post notes how far people traveled to get to the Dakota Access Pipeline campsite near Cannon Ball, N.D.  It is now part of the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian exhibit “Nation to Nation: Treaties Between the United States and American Indian Nations.” (Photo by Suzanne Hulbrater)

New Alaska Native coalition hosts protest over oil and gas development in the Arctic

Mile marker from Dakota Access Pipeline campsite is installed in a national exhibit

Monday, October 23, 2017

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N. Scott Momaday and his daughter, Jill (Photo: Barb Odell)

The Alaska Federation of Natives changes the way it endorses presidential candidates

A Michigan appeals court rules a former tribal official is not eligible to run for city council

Kiowa writer N. Scott Momaday receives a lifetime achievement award

 

Friday, October 20, 2017

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Jefferson Keel (left) won the run-off election for NCAI President. Fawn Sharp (not pictured) and Harold Frazier (right) were the other candidates. (photo: Facebook, Frazier for NCAI President)

Jefferson Keel of the Chickasaw Nation addresses the National Congress of American Indians as its new president

Tribal casinos help those displaced by fires in California

A Crow man appeals tribal hunting case to the Supreme Court

An Oglala Lakota writer sells Native American sitcom to Fox

Miami University honors relationship with Miami Tribe of Oklahoma with new logo

 

Thursday, October 19, 2017

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A Micmac tribal member is asking Wells High School to investigate an incident of racist behavior at a football game. (photo: MaineToday Media)

National Congress of American Indians presidential election goes to a run-off

The Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe sues Microsoft and Amazon for patent infringement

A judge acquits a journalist on trial in connection with Dakota Access Pipeline protests

A Maine high school investigates allegations of racist behavior at a football game

An Albuquerque gallery owner faces jail time for selling counterfeit Native-style jewelry

Wednesday, October 18, 2017

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Narragansett Indian Tribe elder Darlene Monroe (second from left) organized a protest that included other tribal members. They’re speaking out against a plan to designate water from the tribe as a back-up cooling source for a Burrillville, R.I. power plant. (Photo: Avory Brookins/Rhode Island Public Radio).

A Northern Cheyenne leadership dispute continues after the BIA backs the tribal council that ousted the president

A former tribal chairman in North Dakota is in custody amid accusations of misconduct

A payday lender who partnered with tribes faces prison time for racketeering

Narragansett tribal members protest a proposed water sale to a natural gas company

For an extended version of this story, see Rhode Island Public Radio.

Tuesday, October 17, 2017

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Outgoing NCAI President Brian Cladoosby speaking at the 2017 NCAI Convention in Milwaukee, Wis. (Photo: courtesy NCAI Facebook)

Judge throws out Allergan’s eye drug patents before the St. Regis Mohawk sovereign immunity claim is put to the test

A Cherokee Nation member and an Alaska Native leader are named to top Bureau of Indian Affairs jobs

Native American leaders urge the Trump administration to act on climate change

A milepost from Standing Rock makes it into the Smithsonian museum

Monday, October 16, 2017

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Generic drug research (FDA photo by Michael J. Ermarth, Wikimedia Commons)

Wildfires in Northern California force tribal members from their homes

St. Regis Mohawk Tribe pushes back against congressional challenges to its patent deal with Allergan

Tribes partner with state and Indian Health Service to combat suicide in Montana

Friday, October 13, 2017

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The Lawrence City Commission proclaims Haskell Indian Nations University week.  Students, staff and faculty pose for a picture with the commissioners and Lawrence Mayor Leslie Soden. (Photo-courtesy Rhonda LeValdo)

Klamath Tribes call for name change of Dead Indian Memorial Road

South Dakota school cancels homecoming after racist stunt

City commission proclaims Haskell Indian Nations University week

 

Thursday, October 12, 2017

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Native American participants in the 15th annual Pathstar Alcatraz Swim across San Francisco Bay from Alcatraz Island. (Photo-courtesy Pathstar)

Standing Rock and Cheyenne River Sioux Tribes disappointed Dakota Access Pipeline to continue operations during environmental review

Eastern Shoshone Tribe plans to increase the number of bison on the Wind River reservation through its bison restoration program

Native American swimmers gather in California to take part in an annual swim across San Francisco Bay to address health and nutrition

Wednesday, October 11, 2017

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Hualapai tribal member and graduate student Ka-Voka Jackson in the Colorado River. Jackson is researching methods to remove invasive plants in the area. (Photo-Ka-Voka Jackson)

Charges dropped against Native woman who’s trying to end fiesta, which celebrates Spanish conquistador

Native people from the Grand Canyon urge for the use of tribal knowledge in natural resource management

University on the Northern Plains to use monetary gift to help Native students access higher education

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