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Native News Update June 1, 2018

Native News Update June 1, 2018

This week's stories: Pilot program to increase homeownership in Indian Country; Mary Annette Member and Mark Trahant receives top honors by NAJA; Tribal hist...

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Pilot program to increase homeownership in Indian Country and more

This week's stories: Pilot program to increase homeownership in Indian Country; Mary Annette Member and Mark Trahant receives top honors by NAJA; Tribal history grants awarded to Tribes across the country; The Morongo Band of Mission Indians receives award for excellence in air quality; 2018 Remember the Removal Bike Ride.

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Navajo woman chosen to head US Indian Energy

‘As the original caretakers of this land … tribes can lead the way’

Joaqlin Estus

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jchissie1

WATCH: Australia's National Indigenous Television hosts 'Sunrise Ceremony'

‘January 26 continues to be a time of reflection and healing for our communities’

Indian Country Today

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lchavezdavis

Navajo Nation reports 89 new COVID cases

Latest figures bring total reported cases on the reservation to 27,573, with 977 known deaths

The Associated Press

The first Indigenous Caldecott Medal winner

A Tlingit illustrator is the winner of the 2021 Caldecott Medal, one of the most prestigious awards in children’s literature

Aliyah Chavez

Salt River asks MLB to delay spring training

The Arizona Diamondbacks and Colorado Rockies play spring games on tribal land

The Associated Press

Joe Biden halts drilling in Arctic refuge

'Thank you, for your ‘commitment to protecting sacred lands and the Gwich’in’s way of life’'

Joaqlin Estus

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Damnjoe

Lakota lawyer to lead Agriculture tribal relations

Heather Dawn Thompson will report directly to the department secretary

Stewart Huntington

Candidate says rethink Seattle. Indigenously.

Colleen Echohawk, affordable housing and nonprofit leader, announces candidacy for mayor of Seattle

Richard Walker

Boarding school stories still echo

'The boarding school experience that many people had in other schools just doesn’t seem reflected quite as much at Carlisle'

Gaylord News

A decade of fending off fossil fuels

Environmentalists, tribes and others join forces to block efforts to export fossil fuels from the West Coast. *This story is part of a yearlong InvestigateWest series

The Associated Press