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Scientists attending a conference marking the 75th anniversary of the Naval Arctic Research Laboratory walk on the beach at Utqiagvik’s iconic whalebone arch during an Aug. 2 tour of the city. (Photo by Yereth Rosen/Alaska Beacon)

Indigenous knowledge entwined with Arctic research

The anniversary of the Naval Arctic Research Laboratory spotlights community involvement in science

By Alaska Beacon5 hours ago

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The Wrap: Fossil fuel tradeoff

Mental health resources for Native vets

Fifty years later and Congress is ready to act on climate change

The Wrap: Record year for Indian gaming

Tribe builds tsunami refuge tower

Fight over copper mine drags on

Native votes count

First Native woman in space

GLOBAL INDIGENOUS: Logging victory, land payback and world tattoo expo

A call for human rights on International Day of the World’s Indigenous People

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Pictured: Cherokee Nation was recently awarded a $50,000 National Tribal Broadband Grant that could implement and expand broadband capabilities to Cherokee homes in rural northeast Oklahoma.
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$1B added to tribal broadband program

The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law continues to invest millions for tribal broadband access

Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation Chairman Joseph Rupnick, a direct descendant of Chief Shab-eh-nay, stands at the podium on Thursday, Aug. 11, 2022, to discuss a new bill in Congress that would help the tribe acquire more than 1,100 acres of land illegally auctioned off by the U.S. government in 1849. Just behind Rupnick is U.S. Rep. Jesús “Chuy” Garcia, D-Illinois, who filed the bill, and Illinois state Rep. Tom Demmer. (Photo by Amelia Schafer for ICT)
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Prairie Band Potawatomi take historic step toward reclaiming land

A bill filed in Congress would clear the way for the tribe to reacquire Illinois homelands with $10 million in compensation

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NASA Astronaut Nicole Mann becomes familiar with the spacecraft and its displays during a training at SpaceX in Hawthorne, California. (Photo courtesy of NASA)

First Native woman in space

Workers walk in front of logs waiting to be transported deep in the forest of Baram region in Sarawak state, Malaysia, in this file photo from Dec. 12, 2007. In 2022, however, the Penan Indigenous community apparently convinced at least one logging company to pull out of the area. The Penan people had filed a police complaint against Samling Timber and was preparing to blockade the area when, on July 15, 2022, they realized Samling had pulled out the area. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)

GLOBAL INDIGENOUS: Logging victory, land payback and world tattoo expo

On this International Day of the World’s Indigenous People global human rights organizations are calling for the immediate release of all Indigenous land defenders including Kenia Inés Hernández Montalván. She's been detained in a maximum security prison in Mexico since Oct. 18, 2020. (Courtesy of IM-Defensoras)

A call for human rights on International Day of the World’s Indigenous People

An image on a door inside CRITFC’s Portland offices representing the organization’s four treaty tribes, whose combined reservation and ceded lands cover 25 percent of the Columbia River Basin across Washington, Oregon and Idaho. (Photo by Leah Nash, Underscore.news)

The Wrap: Tribes object proposal

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Ezra Miller charged with felony burglary

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Leading America's lawyers

Remembering the Pueblo Revolt

Tribe: Wildfire causes fish deaths

Tribes want governor to reject clean energy project proposal

The Wrap: Emerging Indigenous filmmaker

Navajo Nation presidential candidates announce their running mates

Grounded in clay

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Pictured: United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), official portrait 114th Congress.

Warren opens investigation into state-imposed abortion restrictions and their impacts on women’s access to health care

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2021 Indian gaming revenue jumps to record high $39 billion, increases 40%

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Biden administration announces key actions and implementation plan to increase monkeypox vaccine supply

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Navajo Nation Nez-Lizer Administration, Office of the President and Vice President

President Nez signs bill to develop assisted living center for elders and disabled and to expand the Navajo Nation’s first cancer treatment center

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Chief Hoskin, Deputy Chief Warner propose $10 million ‘Career Readiness’ campus

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A strategic workshop with Native@. (Photo courtesy of Natasha Moore, Meta)

The diversity of Native identity in the metaverse

By Natasha Affia MooreAug 3, 2022
Mary Kathryn Nagle, Cherokee. (Photo by Justin Gellerson)

Castro-Huerta decision ‘flips federal Indian law on its head’

By Mary Kathryn NagleAug 2, 2022
Clan Mother Louise McDonald, from Akwesasne, holding the Empty Cradle Board. (Photo by Katsitsionni Fox)

'The empty cradle board that only we can fill'

By Katsi CookJul 28, 2022

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A hot issue that's on the November ballot in California is Proposition 27, which would allow on-line sports betting. Daniel Salgado, the Chairman of the Cahuilla Band of Indians relates its implications for Native Nations.
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Sports betting in California

Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan, White Earth Band of Ojibwe, and Gov. Tim Walz are working to secure another four years in office. She cast her ballot on August 1.
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Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan heads to the general election

The sweet baidaj fruit has ruby red pulp that can make juice, syrup, and jellies. The saguaro fruit harvest marks the beginning of the O’odham New Year and the arrival of the monsoon storms. (Courtesy: Arizona Historical Society)
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‘Time honored’ harvesting knowledge altered by climate change

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'Defining' legislation of 21st century

RESERVATION DOGS “Uncle Brownie” Episode 3 (Airs, Monday, August 16) Pictured: (l-r) D’Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai as Bear, Gary Farmer as Uncle Brownie, Paulina Alexis as Willie Jack. CR: Shane Brown/FXCopyright 2021, FX Networks. All rights reserved.
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Gary Farmer talks acting career

Actor and emerging filmmaker Ajuawak Kapashesit is working on his latest short film, the "Language Keepers" documentary, for release in 2023. He was born and raised on the White Earth Ojibwe Nation and is of Ashinaabe, Cree and Jewish descent. He has also wrote directed "Seeds," (2022), with Morningstar Angeline, and "Carrying the Fire," (2021) and has acted in "Indian Horse” (2017), “Once Upon a River” (2019) and “Indian Road Trip” (2020), and in the “Bad Blood” and “Outlander” series. (Photo courtesy of Mark Binks)
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Emerging filmmaker moves from acting to directing

Virginia Beavert, also known as Tuxámshish, is a Yakama Nation elder and one of NILI’s original founders. Beavert, who turned 100 years old in November, has been a key figure in helping shape the institute for the last 25 years. (Photo courtesy of NILI)
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Oregon language institute celebrates 25 years

Vincent Walker, #22, left, of the Seminole Nation of Oklahoma, and Corben House, #33, Oneida Nation, were among 50 Indigenous high school baseball players who participated in the first-ever Native American All-Star Baseball Showcase on July 16-17, 2022, at Truist Park, home of the Atlanta Braves. The Braves hosted the showcase in partnership with the 7G Foundation for top players who are looking to play at the next level.  (Photo courtesy of the Atlanta Braves)
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All-Star Baseball Showcase puts spotlight on high school players

An art installation, "The Indian Congress," (2021), by multimedia artist Wendy Red Star, Apsáalooke (Crow), is included in an exhibition, "This is Not America's Flag," that explores the works of 20 artists as they explore the American flag. "The Indian Congress" recreates the 1898 gathering of more than 500 Indigenous leaders in Omaha, Nebraska, during the Trans-Mississippi and International Exposition. The vintage photos are drawn from the Omaha Public Library’s collection of photos by Frank Rinehart (1861–1928). The exhibit continues at The Broad Museum in Los Angeles through Sept. 25, 2022. (Photo by Joshua White, courtesy of The Broad Museum)
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Trump says he took the Fifth in New York civil investigation

By Associated PressAug 10, 2022

Sesame Place to train workers on diversity after lawsuit

By Associated PressAug 10, 2022

Social media offers parents more controls. But do they help?

By Associated PressAug 10, 2022

WHO: COVID-19 deaths fall overall by 9%, infections stable

By Associated PressAug 10, 2022

Wisconsin primary may shape elections in key battleground

By Associated PressAug 9, 2022

US inflation will likely stay high even as gas prices fall

By Associated PressAug 9, 2022

Biden signs $280B CHIPS act in bid to boost US over China

By Associated PressAug 9, 2022