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SCOTUS to Hear Gun Lake Trust Land Case

By Suzette Brewer
Jennifer Easton
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Jennifer Easton, Founder of First Peoples Fund and Sumasil Foundation, Walked On

By Suzette Brewer
Every Part Of, Cattails, issue #3
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Cattails: Pride of the Marshland

By Suzette Brewer
Life and Death of An American Chestnut, Feature, issue #3, Illustration, Gwen Coleman Lester
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The Life & Death (and Life) of the American Chestnut

By Suzette Brewer
Indian Law Practitioners, Hot List, Indian Country magazine, issue #3, Left to right: Arlinda Locklear, Bryan Newland, V. Heather Sibbison, Paul Moorehead
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Hot List: Indian Law Practitioners

By Suzette Brewer
Kanuche balls are shaped by hand into balls ranging in size from golf balls to softballs and stored.
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Kanuche : An Ancient Dish for Modern Times

By Suzette Brewer
Foster Care, Adoption, ICWA, Native Children, Native Foster Care
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Tribal Nations Shift ICWA Focus During National Foster Care Month

By Suzette Brewer
Cherokee Nation, Lawsuit, Opioid Addiction
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Cherokee Nation Sues Walmart, Drug Companies Over Opioids

By Suzette Brewer
ICWA - Goldwater case
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ICWA: Goldwater Case Thrown Out of Federal Court

By Suzette Brewer
StrongHearts Native Helpline
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StrongHearts Launches New Crisis-Line for Native Survivors of Domestic Violence

By Suzette Brewer
Haudenosaunee Smoke Dancer at Buffalo Bandits halftime on Native American Night
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Celebrating Native American Night, Buffalo Bandits Style

By Suzette Brewer
Fantasy Springs Casino Resort owned and operated by the Cabazon Band of Mission Indians
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Cabazon: The Raid That Changed Gaming History

By Suzette Brewer
U.S. Supreme Court denied hearing disenrollment case
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Supreme Court Denies Hearing in Pala Enrollment Case, More Disenrollment Cases Expected

By Suzette Brewer
ICWA was upheld by the Supreme Court
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ICWA: Supreme Court Denies Hearing in Lexi Case

By Suzette Brewer
The Mormon chapel located in Window Rock, Arizona.
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Navajo Nation Has Jurisdiction in Mormon Sex Abuse Case, Judge Rules

By Suzette Brewer
The Mormon chapel located in Window Rock, Arizona.
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‘I am X’: Mormon Church Faces Growing Sex Abuse Scandal, Pt. 1

By Suzette Brewer
The San Juan River still turns a muddy orange after a heavy rain, as sediments from the Gold King Mine spill are stirred up from the bottom.
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Poisoned Waters: Navajo Communities Still Struggle After Mining Disaster

By Suzette Brewer
From left, Native American Rights Fund attorneys John Echohawk (Pawnee) and Matthew Campbell (Native Village of Gambell) look over a voting-rights complaint just filed in I.S. District Court in North Dakota.
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Huge Victory for Tribes: Federal Courts Overturn Voter ID Laws

By Suzette Brewer
Peggy Flanagan, White Earth citizen and Minnesota State Representative became first Native Woman to address DNC from the podium.
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Peggy Flanagan, White Earth, Addresses DNC

By Suzette Brewer
Shawn Bordeaux. (File photo)
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Cheers for Lakota Speaking South Dakota Delegate at DNC

By Suzette Brewer
Native youth were in attendance for the DNC showing their support for Sen. Bernie Sanders. They were disappointed when he called for Hillary Clinton to be nominated by acclamation.
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Tribal Nations React to First Woman Presidential Nominee

By Suzette Brewer
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Five for Fighting Indian Law Practitioners: 2016 Hot List

By Suzette Brewer
Panel speakers at the Native American Council on the first day of the Democratic National Convention included, from left, Charles Galbraith (Navajo), Rion Ramirez (Saquamish), Jodi Gillette (Standing Rock Sioux) and Kimberly Teehee (Cherokee).
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Native American Council Kicks Off the DNC

By Suzette Brewer
The final preparations on Friday ahead of the kick off of the Democratic National Convention this morning.
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Tribal Nations Turn Out in Record Numbers at DNC

By Suzette Brewer
Donald Trump speaking at Republican National Convention in Cleveland, Ohio.
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Trump, GOP Platform Bad News for Tribal Nations

By Suzette Brewer
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#NativeVote2016: Republican National Convention Opens in Cleveland

By Suzette Brewer
On March 21, foster parents Summer and Russell Page ignited a worldwide firestorm of publicity when they initially refused to turn Lexi over to her biological relatives because of their objections to the Indian Child Welfare Act. On Friday, the California Second District Court of Appeals ruled unanimously that she will be staying in Utah with her family.
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ICWA: Lexi to Remain with Utah Family in Appeals Court Ruling

By Suzette Brewer
“Judge McKeig will be a tremendous addition to the Minnesota Supreme Court.”
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Historic: Native Woman Appointed to the Minnesota Supreme Court

By Suzette Brewer
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SCOTUS Upholds Gun Ban for Domestic Abusers in Victory for Tribal Women

By Suzette Brewer
“Today, all of Indian country congratulates the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians and shares in the good news from Washington, D.C.”
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Breaking: Victory for Tribes as SCOTUS Ties in Dollar General

By Suzette Brewer
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Breaking: SCOTUS Overturns Ninth Circuit, Upholds Tribal Court Convictions

By Suzette Brewer
Acting Assistant Secretary - Indian Affairs Lawrence S. Roberts today announced that the agency has published an updated final rule in the implementation of the Indian Child Welfare Act.
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Breaking: BIA Publishes Final ICWA Rule

By Suzette Brewer
U.S. Supreme Court denied hearing disenrollment case
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Breaking: Supreme Court Hears Arguments in US v. Bryant

By Suzette Brewer
Native rapper Drezus (Alias: Jeremiah Manitopyes) has had a massive year.
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10 Questions: Rapper Drezus on Ice Cube, Hoops and Time Travel

By Suzette Brewer
The roots of the present case arose in the 1850s, when the slave and non-slave states competed for control of the first transcontinental railroad to the Pacific.
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Dollar General: Railroading The Tribes

By Suzette Brewer
Administration on Children, Youth and Families Commissioner Raphael Lopez discusses the agency's data collection and proposed rule at the annual NICWA conference in St. Paul.
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Breaking: Federal Agency Publishes Proposed Rule, Announces Major Grant to Implement ICWA

By Suzette Brewer
Hillary Tompkins, Solicitor General at Interior, Lawrence S. Roberts, Acting assistant secretary for BIA, Commissioner Raphael Lopez from the Administration on Children, Youth and Families; and Sam Hirsch, deputy assistant attorney general for the Department of Justice are seen at the opening session of the 34th annual National Indian Child Welfare Association.
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Federal Agencies Launch Initiative to Support the Implementation and Enforcement of ICWA

By Suzette Brewer
On March 21, foster parents Summer and Russell Page ignited a worldwide firestorm of publicity when they initially refused to turn Lexi over to her biological relatives because of their objections to the Indian Child Welfare Act.
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Breaking: California Supreme Court Denies Appeal in Lexi Case

By Suzette Brewer
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Supreme Court Denies Review In Ute Tribe v. Utah Case

By Suzette Brewer
Omaha Tribal leaders at the Supreme Court on January 20, 2016.
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Omaha Tribe Wins Unanimous Decision at SCOTUS

By Suzette Brewer
On Monday, March 21, pandemonium broke out in Santa Clarita, California, at the home of foster couple Summer and Russell Page as social workers from the Department of Children and Family Services arrived to pick up a 6-year-old girl who was being held by the couple in defiance of a court ordering her returned to relatives after a five-year custody battle.
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Breaking: California Returns Child to Family in ICWA Case

By Suzette Brewer
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Will Natives Get a Fair Chance to Vote in 2016? Not According to Many Lawsuits

By Suzette Brewer
"For too long, needless hurdles have blocked families in Indian country from making their voices heard at the ballot box.”
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Legislation For Native Voting Rights Stalled In Congress

By Suzette Brewer
Pictured are clients and their attorneys in the Oglala Sioux Tribe v. Luann Van Hunnik case.
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ICWA: Victory for Tribes as Judge Reaffirms South Dakota Decision

By Suzette Brewer
"OMAHA" As Peyton Manning leads the Denver Broncos into Sunday's 50th Super Bowl against the Carolina Panthers, the Omaha have extended an invitation to Manning to visit the tribe's homeland in Nebraska.
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Orange Crush: Omaha Tribe Issues Invitation to Peyton Manning for Superbowl 50

By Suzette Brewer
The Supreme Court recently ruled against the Menominee Tribe of Wisconsin and declined to hear arguments in a NAGPRA case involving 12 Kumeyaay tribes.
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Supreme Court Rules Against Menominee Tribe, Denies Cert on NAGPRA Claim

By Suzette Brewer
Former Omaha tribal chairman Mitch Parker (left), the named defendant in Nebraska v. Parker, attended the Supreme Court hearing with his brother, Clifford Wolfe.
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Squatter’s Rights: SCOTUS Hears Arguments in Fight Over Omaha Tribal Land

By Suzette Brewer
Daniel Kennedy has been hired by the Swinomish Tribe of Washington as the first dental therapist in the lower 48 states.
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Swinomish Hires Dental Aide Therapist in Washington State, ADA Objects

By Suzette Brewer
Hans Walker Jr., Mandan, was among the first American Indians to become a licensed lawyer in 1960. He walked on December 20.
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Hans C. Walker Jr., Trailblazing Native American Lawyer, Walks On at 89

By Suzette Brewer
Pictured (from left) are: Michael S. Black, Director of the Bureau of Indian Affairs; Dr. Susan V. Karol, Chief Medical Officer, Indian Health Service; Michael Botticelli, Director of National Drug Control Policy at the White House and Charles Addington, Deputy Associate Director of Field Operations, Bureau of Indian Affairs.
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Drug Overdose Victims Can Be Saved by New Multi-Agency Effort

By Suzette Brewer