Quapaw Nation land affirmed as Indian Country
'The Quapaw Nation is Indian Country. Our reservation still exists, and our sovereign rights are what we have always known them to be'
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National Park Service nominee faces questions in Senate hearing
Charles “Chuck” F. Sams III, who would become the first Indigenous person to lead the National Park Service, told senators that he would prioritize hiring more staff, addressing maintenance backlogs and consultation with tribal nations
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MIT grapples with early leader's stance on Native people
The school's president wrote in a recent column that addressing Francis Amasa Walker’s legacy is an 'essential step' in the school’s commitment to its Native community
Longtime Indian Country Today contributor Steve Russell dies
Russell, Cherokee, was an Air Force veteran and a high school dropout who worked to become one of Indian Country’s most reputable attorneys
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Apaches ask court to back bid to save Oak Flat
The mountainous area in Arizona has ancient oak groves and traditional plants that tribal citizens say are essential to their religion and culture
‘Marvel’s Voices: Heritage #1’ coming this November
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'Being chairman is a very humbling experience'
Lummi Nation Chairman Lawrence Solomon shares his culture, language and how he’s leading the tribe through COVID
Study: Canada criminal courts stacked against Indigenous accused
Indigenous offenders were 30 percent more likely to be imprisoned than White offenders, says the report
Modoc feet back on ancestral lands
The run is a grassroots effort to 'put our feet on the ground where our people haven’t been since contact, since the Indian Wars and forced relocation'
Project aims to preserve tribe’s cultural history
The petroglyphs are a reminder that the history of the Colorado River extends long before Davis Dam made its mark on the landscape
Line 3 opposition lives on, clean-up begins
Enbridge deftly tries to reframe years of citizen opposition to so-called replacement pipeline
The Wrap: Michigan temporarily stops Enbridge
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Joe Biden move could block Minnesota copper mine
The Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa has been fighting another proposed copper-nickel mine. Although the Twin Metals mine is not connected to the Polymet mine, opponents see the Interior actions as a win
Artist Bunky Echo-Hawk injured, daughter killed in crash
The father and daughter were headed to Pawnee, Oklahoma, for a ceremonial dance when they were hit by a wrong-way driver
Oklahoma Indigenous activists urges climate emergency declaration
The People vs. Fossil Fuels weeklong rally brought hundreds of Indigenous, Black and Latino environmental activists and allies from across the country to demand the government take action against the climate crisis
GLOBAL INDIGENOUS: Apologies, attacks, artifacts
Coverage around the world on Indigenous issues for Oct. 10-17, 2021
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