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Tuesday, November 1, 2016

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Grassroots groups, community members and the family of Loreal Tsingine march in Winslow, Arizona. (Photo-Antonia Gonzales)

Suicide crisis develops on northern Saskatchewan reserves

Navajo leader discusses endorsement of Clinton for president

Advocates say justice has not been served for Loreal Tsingine

 

Monday, October 31 2016

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Voting information and buttons are handed out in Fairbanks, Alaska as part of efforts to get out the Native vote. (Photo-Antonia Gonzales)

Word change in Montana’s Republican platform has some Native Americans confused

Early voting location on Pine Ridge reservation in South Dakota will remain in place

Friday, October 28, 2016

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Unicorn Riot video screenshot of scene in North Dakota between police and people opposing the Dakota Access Pipeline. (Screenshot-Unicorn Riot, Facebook)

Standing Rock Sioux Tribe calls for peace as militarized officers move in to remove people opposing Dakota Access Pipeline

New Mexico grassroots group disrupts federal consultation meeting with tribes, calls for government accountability

Cheyenne River Sioux chairman says tribal leaders want to make sure their concerns are carried over to next presidential administration

Minneapolis, Minnesota group hopes to get more Native voters to polls, city has large urban Native population

Thursday, October 27, 2016

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An artist performs at an event celebrating Indigenous women in Chile. (Photo-Elizabeth Trovall)

South Dakota tribe rescinds all contact with state for assisting law enforcement at Dakota Access Pipeline site

Thousands of Mapuche activists and their supporters celebrate the contributions of Indigenous people of Chile

Wednesday, October 26, 2016

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Interior Secretary Sally Jewell addresses attendees at the Alaska Federation of Natives Annual Convention. (Photo-KNBA)

Tribal leaders call move by Interior Secretary over land management landmark order

Advocates discuss domestic violence at event at Haskell Indian Nations University

Navajo council speaker clarifies tribal efforts and industrial hemp after news reports

Standing Rock Sioux Tribe to host media tour in North Dakota with Rev. Jesse Jackson

Groups speak out against Indian mascots as World Series includes Cleveland Indians 

Tuesday, October 25 2016

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Protesters gather at a Dakota Access Pipeline construction site (Photo: Rob Wilson Photography)

Protesters gather at a Dakota Access Pipeline construction site (Photo: Rob Wilson Photography)

North Dakota protesters dig in at a new camp site on private property

Members of the pipeline resistance prepare for winter

The Navajo Nation takes a step toward growing industrial hemp

Monday, October 24 2016

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Protesters blacked state Highway 1806 over the weekend. They eventually removed the original barrier but a second group set up a new blockage (Photo: David Lang/Facebook)

Protesters blocked North Dakota state Highway 1806 over the weekend. They eventually removed the original barrier but a second group later set up a new blockage (Photo: David Lang/Facebook).

Police arrest more than a hundred people at the Dakota Access Pipeline site over the weekend.

The Standing Rock Sioux chairman calls for Justice Department intervention

Some Native voters wish the two remaining presidential candidates were more like Bernie Sanders

Friday, October 21 2016

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Jamescita Peshlakai is the unopposed candidate for the Senate seat in Arizona's 7th Legsilative District being vacated by Carlyle Begaye (Photo: Peshlakai for Senate)

Democrat Jamescita Peshlakai is the unopposed candidate for the Senate seat in Arizona’s 7th Legsilative District, being vacated by Republican Carlyle Begay (Photo: Peshlakai for Senate)

The Alaska Federation of Natives breaks with tradition and endorses a presidential candidate

A mostly Native American legislative district in Arizona is set for a new direction

Federal law enforcement officials in South Dakota are appealing to the public for help solving two Pine Ridge shootings

Thursday, October 20, 2016

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The Coeur d'Alene Tribe in Idaho just opened the Northwest's first tribal eagle aviary to care for injured birds and provide a local source of feathers. (Photo: public domain)

The Coeur d’Alene Tribe in Idaho just opened the Northwest’s first tribal eagle aviary to care for injured birds and provide a local source of feathers. (Photo: public domain)

Pipeline protesters prepare for winter

An long-standing Algonquin land claim nears settlement

A northwest tribe establishes a program for a sustainable source of eagle feathers

Wednesday, October 19 2016

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Acoma Pueblo Governor Kurt Riley, Isleta Pueblo Governor Edward Paul Torres and Navajo Nation President Russell Begaye addressed the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs (Photo: Sen. Tom Udall)

Acoma Pueblo Governor Kurt Riley, Isleta Pueblo Governor Edward Paul Torres and Navajo Nation President Russell Begaye addressed the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs (Photo: Sen. Tom Udall)

Southwest tribes express support for efforts to halt the sale of sacred objects

A Montana poll indicates slipping support for a Native American congressional challenger

Alaska’s Lt. Governor encourages Alaska Natives to embrace their culture

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