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The Wrap: SCOTUS wraps term rejecting EPA authority
Indian Country headlines for Thursday, June 30, 2022
Supreme Court’s impact on Indian Country
A busy court term included multiple opinions affecting Native people
Havasupai tribe: Uranium mine threatens our existence
The tribe and several conservation groups have opposed the Pinyon Plain Mine for years and were involved in a legal battle that sought to close the mine, but a judge ruled against them. But that hasn’t stopped the Havasupai
A clearer roadmap for federal funding for tribes
‘Chronic underfunding leaves many basic needs in the Native American community unmet’
Supreme Court rejects EPA authority
Will tribes be the ‘last line of defense’ or opt for more coal development?
‘It’s the next step toward freedom’
California court grants Doug Stankewitz's request for new hearing on life without parole in 1978 murder
The Wrap: Tribal sovereignty in Oklahoma weakened
Indian Country headlines for Wednesday, June 29, 2022
Feds looking at finances of boarding school
The audit came in response to lawmakers requesting an inquiry
Supreme Court limits historic McGirt ruling
UPDATED: ‘The Court failed in its duty to honor this nation’s promises’
GLOBAL INDIGENOUS: An Aboriginal Supreme Court judge, school abuse and wrestling
Coverage around the world on Indigenous issues for the week ending June 26, 2022
Indigenous candidates head to US Senate runoff
Markwayne Mullin, Cherokee, and T.W. Shannon, Chickasaw, advance in Oklahoma; Rep. Tom Cole, Chickasaw, and Gov. Kevin Stitt, Cherokee, easily won primaries. #NativeVote22
Indigenous candidate runs for Utah state House
Davina Smith, Diné, is running to represent Utah’s 69th district. She could be the first Navajo woman to be elected to that seat. #NativeVote22
Oklahoma Native candidates seeking state office
Nearly a dozen Native candidates are on the state ballot yet most are already looking ahead at November’s general election. #NativeVote22
Grand Canyon won't seek volunteers to kill bison
The park used skilled volunteers selected through a highly competitive and controversial lottery last year
Continuing Oklahoma’s stronghold of Indigenous leadership
Six Indigenous candidates are vying for the top seats in Oklahoma’s governor, Senate and House races #NativeVote22
This Lakota grandma rocks
Heavy metal singing, black leather wearing Lakota matriarch follows her own warrior path
Why Indian Country won’t become safe harbors for abortions
Analysis: Indigenous law professors say there are many reasons
Court sides with federal agencies in subsistence lawsuit
‘Kuskokwim Chinook and chum salmon populations are in decline, and face risk of overharvest‘
Alaska high court keeps Alaska Native candidate off ballot
The court did not elaborate on its reasoning but said a full opinion will follow at a later date. #NativeVote22
California AG: Court should deny inmate’s petition for new hearing
Monache man maintains innocence in 1978 fatal shooting
Museum celebrates Pride Month with all-Native drag show
The Heard Museum in Phoenix showcased Indigenous talent with a free event
Native furniture manufacturer launches showrooms across nation
'I want to help keep the Native American spirit and artistry alive for the next generation'
Harvard returns Standing Bear's tomahawk
'This is a good homecoming and a good step in the many steps we have to do to get back to our identity, to our ways of our people'
Indigenous people, organizations react to overturn of Roe
Many are organizing rallies and support services across the country
Lawsuit says Tara Sweeney should advance in Alaska race
The special primary was the first election under a system approved by Alaska voters that ends party primaries and institutes ranked-choice voting. #NativeVote22
Navajo Nation presidential candidates tackle forum questions
Eleven of the 15 Navajo candidates running showed up to the forum. #NativeVote22
‘We will never, ever stop having abortions’
The Supreme Court struck down Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pa. v. Casey that affirmed the right for people who birth to access abortion
California court considers new hearing for long-serving Monache inmate
Douglas ‘Chief’ Stankewitz believes a new hearing will result in his release from San Quentin Prison
INDIGENOUS A&E: High fashion, award-winning video game, environmental art
A biweekly column from Indian Country Today with the latest news from the arts and entertainment world
The Wrap: A push for boarding school commission
Indian Country headlines for Thursday, June 23, 2022
Vatican releases pope's Canada itinerary
Pope Francis is due to visit Canada in late July to apologize to Indigenous peoples for abuses they suffered at Catholic-run residential schools
Native leaders push for boarding school commission
Interior Secretary Deb Haaland offers emotional testimony to Senate Committee
Lummi tribe awarded $595,000 for salmon pen collapse
The Lummi Nation sued in 2020, saying that while the fishers themselves had been compensated for their efforts, the company had not reimbursed the tribal government for responding to the spill
Oregon tribe, state leaders enter historic agreement
Amid drastic declines in Chinook salmon in the Coquille River watershed, the Coquille Indian Tribe began pushing the state for more authority in managing natural resources, culminating in a state commission approving an agreement
The Wrap: Indian Country’s thorny coal problem
Indian Country headlines for Wednesday, June 22, 2022
Man accused of illegal dig at Native site
The illegal excavation caused more than $300,000 in damage, the U.S. Attorney's office in Kansas City said
Only path: ‘dismantle coal infrastructure’
How does a nation unwind its current coal operations – and the jobs that it provides. And just as important: What resources are available to make that transition work?
Treasury secretary makes ‘historic’ visit to Rosebud
Janet Yellen and newly appointed U.S. Treasurer Lynn Malerba meet with tribal leaders
Tempers flare over definition of tribes, Alaska Native corporations
‘We would have no problem if we had…just tribal governments’
Native candidate may be missing from Alaska US House ballot
Name not getting moved up after another candidate drops out
GLOBAL INDIGENOUS: Sacred items, a ‘sham’ investigation and school abuse
Coverage around the world on Indigenous issues for the week ending June 19, 2022
Another first: Indigenous woman named US treasurer
Biden Administration taps Mohegan Chief Lynn Malerba for treasury post
Army: Disinterred remains do not match Native boy
The discovery came as the Army disinters the remains of eight Native children who died at Carlisle Indian Industrial School
Bears Ears Commission reestablished
President Joe Biden restored Bears Ears national monument in 2021 reversing a decision by President Donald Trump
SEC urged to measure Indigenous risks
A development project could lose money if investors don't have information about Indigenous concerns. The Dakota Access Pipeline as a case in point