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Coordinated response needed to respond to climate change effects on tribes
‘You're looking out, and there's the Bering Sea right there’
Indigenous artists shine in 2022 Juno Awards
Inuit icon Susan Aglukark wins Humanitarian Award for her work with Indigenous youth
Why Indigenous communities need a seat at the table on climate
The Conversation spoke an Anglican Aboriginal pastor based in Australia and an Indigenous elder at NAIITS, an Indigenous learning community
2 tribes closer to recreational cannabis sales
The agreement means that cannabis products can now be sold in the pueblos and taxed by the tribes much like cigarettes and gasoline are sold and taxed now
Indigenous student told to remove feather at graduation
'I want this to never happen to another Native student ... they ruined something she has worked her whole life to achieve'
Fifty years ago: Mount Adams returned to Yakama people
An executive order signed by Richard Nixon in 1972 returned the sacred Pahto mountain to tribal lands, but disputes continue to arise
Diné woman confirmed as first Native federal judge in California
Justice Sunshine Suzanne Sykes is only the seventh Indigenous federal judge ever seated
Red Cloud Indian School begins search for graves
Bryan Newland of the Bureau of Indian Affairs makes unexpected visit to Red Cloud
Lumbee elder credits smiles, laughter for long life
Allie Oxendine, who will turn 102 in August, lived through the Great Depression, World War II and segregation
The Wrap: Lumbee candidate wins North Carolina primary
Indian Country headlines for Wednesday, May 18, 2022
Montana voters must be registered day before primary
Western Native Voice, whose work includes registering Native people to vote, said in recent years its largest voter registration days have been on Election Days
Kansas high court upholds Republican congressional map
Democrats argued that not only was the map drawn to unseat Sharice Davids, but that it also diluted the political clout of Black and Latino voters
Dams on tribal land to get repairs
A pair of dams on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation are high-hazard, meaning lives could be lost if they failed
GLOBAL INDIGENOUS: Auntie laughs, a Papal visit and forests
Coverage around the world on Indigenous issues for the week ending May 15, 2022
Charles Graham wins Democratic nomination
UPDATED: North Carolina could have its first Indigenous person elected to Congress in November #NativeVote22
The Wrap: Oklahoma governor continues to clash with tribes
Indian Country headlines for Tuesday, May 17, 2022
Indigenous LGBTQ+ youth face difficult challenge with new laws
New laws in Florida, Texas put Two-Spirit Native youth at risk
Pueblos again seek inclusion in Rio Grande decision-making
Experts say 2022 looks grim for the river, and irrigation season is likely to be brief and dry
Alaska affirms water certificate for proposed Donlin mine
‘The results have effectively no reliability’
Charles Graham leads early in North Carolina congressional race
Updated: It’s primary election season. #NativeVote22
Indigenous prep football talent ‘show out’
Dozens of Indigenous football players participate in the free Indigenous Football Combine in Arizona
Indigenous justice in Washington state takes leave
The Isleta Pueblo judge is Washington Supreme Court's first Native justice
Renovated NYC museum showcases Indigenous perspectives
The hall includes some iconic pieces including a massive canoe that for decades was placed outside the hall but has now been brought in and suspended from the ceiling along with several giant carvings
Experts: Executioners took too long to insert IV
A professor who has studied executions for more 25 years said executions should take seven to 10 minutes from the beginning of the IV insertion process until the moment the prisoner is declared dead
Lawmakers remain at odds over sports betting bill
Tribes have opposed legalization efforts in the past due to reliance on casino revenues, but the new proposal would allow tribes to keep all profits from in-person betting and 5 percent of revenue from mobile betting
Haudenosaunee Nationals’ quest for Olympic glory continues
In a few months, a major decision by the International Olympic Committee will determine if lacrosse is an Olympic sport. Even if it does, for the Nationals lacrosse teams, it gets complicated
Late Ojibwe artist gets stamp of approval
U.S. Postal Service releases Forever stamp featuring the abstract works of George Morrison
A long road toward healing
Totem pole depicting tale of overcoming domestic violence now being installed at park in Alaska
The Wrap: Indigenous economic opportunities limited
Indian Country headlines for Friday, May 13, 2022
Tribe sues again for federal recognition
The suit seeks declaration by the court that the Duwamish are a federally recognized tribe
Pope to visit Canada to apologize for Indigenous abuses
Francis made a historic apology in April for abuses in Canada’s church-run residential schools
INDIGENOUS A&E: Broadway, language, INDIAN LAND artist
A biweekly column from Indian Country Today featuring the latest news from the arts and entertainment world
‘Metrics of economic well-being’ show Native Americans underserved
Rep. Sharice Davids: ‘This report from the Joint Economic Committee shows how closely related issues of health, economic stability, housing, and education truly are’
Alaska Native corporations: ‘Homegrown engines of the economy’
The Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act changed legal policy, land ownership, and economic structure for Alaska Natives. But it also completely transformed the general Alaskan economy #ancsa50
US reckoning with role in boarding schools
A bill that's previously been introduced in Congress to create a truth and healing commission on boarding schools got its first hearing
Boarding school survivors: Stories will be heard
The Wednesday news conference in Washington was historic, but also a sad reminder of the trauma Indigenous people have experience for over a century
Osage prima ballerina statue to be restored
'You won’t be able to tell that it was ever cut up when I’m done'
North Carolina has never elected an Indigenous person to Congress
This could change with two Indigenous people, Crystal Cavalier and state Rep. Charles Graham, both running for US House of Representatives. #NativeVote22
Native Pulitzer winner ‘honored and humbled’
Raven Chacon becomes first Native person to win in Pulitzer category for music
Navajo man executed in Arizona prison
Clarence Dixon is the sixth inmate to be executed this year and the first Native to be executed since 2020
Climate limit close to being broken, scientists warn
The probability of one of the next five years surpassing the 1.5C global heating limit is now 50 percent, up from 20 percent in 2020
US boarding school investigative report released
The findings show the federal Indian boarding school system consisted of at least 408 federal schools across 37 states and roughly 53 different schools had been identified with marked or unmarked burial sites
Alaska Native Vietnam-era veterans hopeful for new lands
‘I really didn't feel very good about selecting lands there …but I thought that that was the only choice we had’
GLOBAL INDIGENOUS: Promises, knighthood and netball
Coverage around the world on Indigenous issues for the week ending May 8, 2022
