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Frank Pommersheim standing outside the University of South Dakota School of Law (courtesy photo)
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Not one without the other: Reparations for African-Americans and Indigenous peoples

Fawn Gaudet
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Save our planet, save our pollinators

Brooklyn Nets guard Kyrie Irving (11) drives past Boston Celtics guard Marcus Smart as teammate DeAndre Jordan sets a pick during the first half of an NBA preseason basketball game, Friday, Dec. 18, 2020, in Boston. (AP Photo/Mary Schwalm)
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#KickinWithKolby: Bringin’ it back

Thoughts from a Native sports fan #Sportzball

Dr. Gary Ferguson
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Caught up in the shackles of religious dogma as a gay, Two Spirit Indigenous man

Patrice Kunesh
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A more inclusive banking system in Indian Country is possible

Kayla Shaggy
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The struggle to be Nadleehi: A Two Spirit person

President Fawn Sharp (Courtesy image)
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COVID-19 recovery among Native populations points the way forward

Valerie Butterbredt (Courtesy image)
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Foundation recruits Native students, then mistreats them

Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan speaking at an International Women's Day ERA Rally at the Capitol in St. Paul, Minnesota (File photo by Lorie Shaull, Creative Commons)
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'It’s time to see Native women'

Kayla Shaggy
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The monster that lurks in Indian Country: Anti-Blackness

Bill Murrin is the founder and first President of American Falconry Conservancy and presently the organization’s legal liaison. (Courtesy image)
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The reasons our education systems fail us so miserably

Marshall Pierite is the current chairman of the Tunica-Biloxi Tribe of Louisiana (Courtesy image)
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Indian Country can lead in pandemic recovery

Ayyu Qassataq's son, David Paoli graduated from West High School. He was not allowed to wear his sealskin graduation cap, instead he was forced to wear a standard graduation cap. (Courtesy Ayyu Qassataq)
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'They took my sealskin cap, Mom.'

Filmmaker Jeff Spitz and Elsie Mae Begay. Elsie holds a photo of her younger self. (Courtesy Jeff Spitz)
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Film, Advocacy, and Reckoning with the Harm Caused by U.S. Nuclear Weapons

"Sexual violence within teen dating relationships is very real. Oftentimes teens are made to feel as if sexual contact is “no big deal” or is “a part of being in a relationship/dating” by their perpetrators. This couldn't be farther from the truth.” (Courtesy StrongHearts Native Helpline)
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You have the right to deny or accept any type of sexual activity

Justin M.H. Salisbury (Courtesy photo)
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There is danger in calling oppression ‘offensive’

LeNora Fulton (courtesy photo)
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Protect voting rights in Arizona

Tara Sweeney at the U.S. Senate Committee on Indian Affairs in May 2018. (Photo Jason Dixon)
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False narrative dangerously misleading

Ashley Hemmers - courtesy
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Tribal sovereignty a key principle in Biden Administration’s ‘America the Beautiful’

Terry Beckwith
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Trespass activity on Indian allotments is spiraling out of control

Mary and Bernice Pember. (Mary Annette Pember) 2011. for Mother's Day
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A Mother’s Day gift of laughter

Native mothers teach survival

Chris James
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What Joe Biden didn't say about tribes and Native businesses

Annie Belcourt, PhD (courtesy, University of Montana)
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Surviving multiple pandemics in Native American communities

President Joe Biden speaks in the State Dining Room of the White House, in Washington on Friday, Feb. 5. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)
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A Proclamation on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons Awareness Day, 2021

Valerie Phillips (courtesy image)
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What’s lost in the Freedmen debate

Shannon Shaw Duty
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We are part of the culture. We will not be erased

Siqiñiq Maupin
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Misrepresentation of Indigenous peoples of Alaska needs to stop

Pictured: U.S. Rep. Tom Cole (R-OK-04). Cole is a citizen of the Chickasaw Nation and is the Ranking Member of House Rules Committee.
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The Supreme Court is not a political tool

Sexual coercion is the practice of persuading someone to engage in unwanted sexual activity by using force, intimidation or threats. (Photo Jose Chomali)
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Sexual Assault Awareness Month: Sexual coercion is unwanted persuasion

Jules Edwards' daughter enjoys playtime with slime (Courtesy photo)
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Applied Behavior Analysis is abusive to Native children

Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act Regional Association (Courtesy photo)
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Alaska Native people deserve what they were promised

W. Ron Allen, tribal chairman and CEO of the Jamestown S'Klallam tribe. (Courtesy photo)
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President Joe Biden: Promises made, promises kept

Honolulu march against TMT - July 21, 2019 - photo credit Laulani Teale
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Native Hawaiians to Deb Haaland: 'We're not Native Americans'

Peggy Berryhill, Mvskoke, is an award-winning journalist and the founder of the Native Media Resource Center. She lives in Mendocino County and is the owner and operator of community radio station KGUA in Gualala, California.
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Let Native people decide regarding their traditional lands

Bryan Newland, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Indian Affairs, U.S. Department of the Interior (Courtesy image)
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Indian Country has Interior’s commitment to meaningful consultation

Rana Thiele
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Office of Management and Budget: 'OMBig deal' for tribes

April is Autism Awareness Month
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It’s Autism Awareness Month: Native inclusion is critical

Pictured: Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska.
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Alaska Native leaders are proud, yet worried by Deb Haaland

Heather Kendall is a retired attorney and Dena’ina Athabascan, formerly with the Native American Rights Fund. (Photo by Angela Gonzalez, AthabascanWoman.com)
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Alaska’s delegation should support Vanita Gupta

Dr. Bruce Davidson
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Full speed ahead with Johnson & Johnson vaccine for Native communities

Doug George-Kanentiio
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Interior Secretary Deb Haaland is a pathfinder for all Natives

Latisha Casas
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A Native woman’s reflection on National Women’s History Month

This illustration, created at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), reveals ultrastructural morphology exhibited by coronaviruses. Note the spikes that adorn the outer surface of the virus, which impart the look of a corona surrounding the virion, when viewed electron microscopically. A novel coronavirus, named Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), was identified as the cause of an outbreak of respiratory illness first detected in Wuhan, China in 2019. The illness caused by this virus has been named coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).
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'Call for Native people to reject Johnson & Johnson vaccine alarming'

Joint op-ed in response to Dr. Bruce Davidson's op-ed, 'Native communities should avoid the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine for now'

National Indian Gaming Association (NIGA) Chairman Ernie Stevens Jr., a citizen of the Oneida Tribe of Wisconsin
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American Rescue Plan: President Biden is standing by his word

Dr. Bruce Davidson
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Native communities should avoid the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine for now

A single-dose vaccine from Johnson & Johnson was good news for nearly everyone—but not for American Indians, nor Alaska Natives

Wounded Knee - Dwain Camp
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Remembering Wounded Knee: ‘I know our fight was worth it’

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In Native America, the National COVID-19 emergency has hit us hard

Pictured: President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala D. Harris.
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President Biden must confirm climate crisis affecting Indigenous communities

Doreen Garlid
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Deb Haaland is the right choice to steward America’s public lands

Michael Anderson and Elizabeth Homer
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Five things the Biden Administration’s Department of Interior could do to reverse barriers and foster land restoration