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Judge dismisses drug charge against alleged cult leader

LAS VEGAS — A Las Vegas judge has dismissed a drug trafficking charge against an alleged cult leader accused of sexually assaulting and grooming Native American women and girls.

Tribune News Service

Environmental defenders reel from Mexico and Central America attacks

At least two dozen activists in Indigenous and rural areas murdered, disappeared and jailed in wave of attacks

The Guardian - US

More states allow residents with felony convictions to vote

Last month, thousands of people with felony convictions regained the right to vote in New Mexico, the latest in a growing number of states seeking to reintegrate residents into society by allowing them to participate in elections upon leaving prison.

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Blockade lifted at Colombia coal mine Cerrejon

Protesters in Colombia's northern La Guajira province have lifted a four-day blockade of a rail line and the entrance to an export terminal used by coal miner Cerrejon, the company said on Friday.

Reuters

US judge orders man held in case of missing Navajo woman

A New Mexico man will remain in federal custody pending trial on charges that stem from the 2021 disappearance of a Native American woman

The Independent UK

Tribe warns US government against moving ahead with mine

Native American tribal members fighting plans for an enormous copper mine on land they consider sacred say they are increasingly worried U.S. officials will move forward on the project even as they await a federal appellate court ruling in the case

The Independent UK

Tribe, US officials reach deal to save Colorado River water

A Native American tribe in Arizona has reached a deal with the U.S. government not to use some of its Colorado River water rights in return for $150 million and funding for a pipeline project

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3 Alaska Native tribes sue to block major gold mine project

Three Alaska Native tribes have sued to block what they say would be one of the largest gold mines in the world

The Independent UK

Indigenous Peruvians condemn US ambassador’s visit to palm oil company

Indigenous communities condemned Lisa Kenny’s visit, claiming company is operating on illegally deforested land

The Guardian - US

Yemen Insurgents Approve Confiscation of Entire Neighborhood West of Sanaa

The Houthi insurgents began confiscating the western neighborhood of Sanaa, claiming they were built on endowment lands, after imposing a 20 percent levy for the "Zakat of Rikaz." Although a year has passed since the Houthis announced their intention to confiscate large areas of land in the Asr region on…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Judge weighs request to toss Chasing Horse's sex abuse case

A “Dances With Wolves” actor accused of sexually abusing Indigenous women and girls for decades is asking a judge in Nevada to dismiss a 19-count indictment against him

The Independent UK

Horror in Winnipeg as another Indigenous woman’s body found in landfill: ‘It keeps happening’

Remains of Linda Mary Beardy, 33, spotted by staff at Canadian garbage dump amid crisis of missing and murdered Indigenous women

The Guardian - US

Canada unveils revised C$23 billion compensation deal for Indigenous children

Canada's federal government and a group of Indigenous people have reached a revised C$23.34 billion ($17.35 billion) agreement to compensate First Nations children and families for the decades of harm caused by a discriminatory welfare system.

Reuters

Commentary: Nevada can’t shed its ugly past while continuing to exploit Native people and lands

Today, tourists from all over the world flock to Nevada to experience selective amnesia. “What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas,” the slogan goes. But Las Vegas’ culture of forgetting is more than drunken hijinks. The city’s existence depends on forgetting the colonial violence that made the Southwest. Since becoming…

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The Independent UK

US rolls out funding for wildlife crossings along busy roads

U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg is in New Mexico to roll out details of what federal officials are billing as the first-of-its-kind pilot program to prevent wildlife-vehicle collisions and improve connections between habitats

The Independent UK

Montana judge upholds suit over Native education requirement

A judge in Montana refused to dismiss a lawsuit that alleges the state’s unique constitutional requirement to teach students about Native American history and culture has not been upheld

Tribune News Service

Energy loan program for tribal lands remains untapped

WASHINGTON — A federal tribal energy loan program that has never been used is getting bipartisan attention from the leaders of the Senate Indian Affairs Committee.

Tribune News Service

Cities and tribes navigate new landscape as Indian Country in Alaska slowly grows

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — A lawsuit over a driveway-sized parcel in Juneau and a sales tax disagreement involving a food truck in Craig both highlight the learning curve facing city, state and tribal officials in Alaska as the federal government slowly accepts tribal lands into trust in the state.

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Bringing Lolita home: How to release a long-captive orca?

An ambitious plan announced last week to return Lolita, a killer whale held captive for more than a half-century, to her home waters in Washington’s Puget Sound thrilled those who have long advocated for her to be freed from her tank at the Miami Seaquarium

The Guardian - US

Manhunt for people-smuggling suspect after eight drown at US-Canada border

The Akwesasne Mohawk police service continue a search for resident Casey Oakes as new details of victims emerge

The Guardian - UK

Gordon Brotherston obituary

Other lives: Scholar of Native American literature whose many books celebrated the writing of peoples across the continent

Inverse

Pink Moon 2023: You Need to See April's Full Moon This Week

The first full Moon after the Spring equinox is known as the Pink Moon or Pesach Moon. Here's how to see it on Thursday, April 6.

Los Angeles Times

Amid a disastrous flood, interpreters are a lifeline for Indigenous farmworkers

WATSONVILLE, Calif. — Inside an evacuation center at the Santa Cruz County Fairgrounds, Maria Adolfo-Morales and a disaster service volunteer listened to a woman describe her concerns in the Mixteco language.

Inverse

April 2023 Sky Guide: Rare Hybrid Eclipse, Lyrid Meteor Shower, and More

Don't miss the rare hybrid eclipse, Lyrid meteor shower, Pink Moon, and more skywatching events in April 2023.

The Guardian - US

‘Heartbreaking’: eight bodies recovered from waters at US-Canada border

Two more people found on Friday as authorities says dozens of Indian and Romanian migrants have been crossing through Mohawk territory

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