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Denver donates 35 bison to Native American tribes

The transfers marked another example of Indigenous people reclaiming stewardship over the land and animals that their ancestors managed for thousands of years.

WEKU

Tribe to reopen Lac du Flambeau roads in temporary deal

A Native American tribe and a northern Wisconsin town have reached an agreement to temporarily reopen four barricaded roads that are the subject of a decadelong dispute and a recent lawsuit

The Independent UK

Ex-Navajo President Zah guided by love for people, family

Peterson Zah, who guided one of the largest Native American tribes in the U.S. through a politically tumultuous time, has died

The Independent UK

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Sacheen Littlefeather’s sister says including her in Oscar’s In Memoriam would ‘keep pushing the lie’

A month after Littlefeather’s death, her sisters claimed she had lied about her Native American ancestry

The Independent UK

Nomination of Native American leader in New Mexico in limbo

New Mexico’s Democratic governor says she believes vetting of her Cabinet members is crucial

The Independent UK

US to focus bison restoration on expanding tribal herds

U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland says her agency will work to restore more large bison herds to Native American lands

The Independent UK

New Mexico nomination spurs concerns among Native Americans

New Mexico’s governor isn't backing down on her decision to nominate a former tribal leader who once faced sexual assault charges to head the state’s Indian Affairs Department

The Independent UK

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Native Americans seized Wounded Knee 50 years ago. Here's what 1 reporter remembers

Fifty years ago, Oglala Lakota activists took over the village of Wounded Knee in an occupation that lasted 71 days. Journalist Kevin McKiernan reflects on the standoff and the legacy it leaves.

WEKU

Casinos and consulting? Pandemic spurs tribes to diversify

Hit hard by COVID-19 shutdowns, Native American tribes with casinos are taking a closer look at diversifying their portfolios to help keep their sovereign nations economically strong for future generations

The Independent UK

The rights to a famed PSA of a crying Native American now held by an Indigenous group

The anti-pollution ad debuted in 1971 and showed a man in Native American attire shed a single tear at the sight of pollution over a once unblemished landscape.

WEKU

Native American group to retire ‘Crying Indian’ anti-pollution ad after being given rights to it

Since its debut in 1971, advert has become an indelible piece of TV pop culture

The Independent UK

Rights to 'Crying Indian' ad to go to Native American group

Since its debut in 1971, an anti-pollution ad showing a man in Native American attire shed a single tear at the sight of smokestacks and litter taking over a once unblemished landscape has become an indelible piece of TV pop culture

The Independent UK

Offshore wind halt urged by Native Americans seeking sway

The National Congress of American Indians on Thursday called for a moratorium on offshore wind development along U.S. coasts, insisting the Biden administration do a better job protecting tribal interests.

Tribune News Service

Indianapolis Indians will keep team name and partner with local tribe

The Indianapolis Indians, the Triple-A affiliate of the Pittsburgh Pirates, will not change their team’s nickname, the organization announced

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Sage, sacred to Native Americans, is being used in purification rituals, raising issues of cultural appropriation

White sage, which is sacred to a number of Native American tribes in the southwest United States, has been adopted by both some contemporary Pagans and New Age practitioners for purification rites. As Emily McFarlan Miller reported in a recent Religion News Service article, this is resulting in overharvesting and…

Tribune News Service

It takes a village: Foster program is a new model of care for indigenous children

LA PLANT, S.D. — Past a gravel road lined with old white wooden buildings is a new eight-acre village dotted with colorful houses, tepees and a sweat lodge.

The Independent UK

Native Americans grapple with Chiefs Super Bowl celebrations

Native Americans are bracing for what they say are racist traditions as the Super Bowl-winning Kansas City Chiefs embarked Wednesday on a victory lap with a hometown parade

The Independent UK

Post-Roe, Native Americans face even more abortion hurdles

Getting an abortion has long been extremely difficult for Native Americans and has become even tougher since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade

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The Independent UK

Interior secretary hires Native American as legal counsel

An attorney who oversaw New Mexico’s Indian Affairs Department has been tapped to serve as a top legal advisor to U.S. Department of the Interior Secretary Deb Haaland

The Guardian - US

Kansas City Chiefs face new call to drop ‘insulting’ name and symbol

Group gathered outside Arizona stadium to protest the team’s name and the insulting gesture and chant performed by its fans

The Guardian - UK

How one Derbyshire museum took initiative in returning Indigenous artefacts

Buxton Museum returned entire collection of Native American and First Nation artefacts to their original communities

The Independent UK

Native dancers want Arizona gallery owner held on hate crime

Native American dancers who were the target of a suburban Phoenix gallery owner’s racist rant as they were being filmed for Super Bowl week are pushing for hate crime charges

The Independent UK

Native Americans renew protests of Kansas City Chiefs mascot

As the Kansas City Chiefs return to the Super Bowl, the movement to change their name and logo will be there again

The Denver Post

A 1990 law mandated Native American remains be returned to tribes. Colorado led the charge — but some museums still haven’t followed

DENVER — The remains of Native American ancestors showed up in boxes on the doorsteps of Colorado museums and at yard sales in Denver neighborhoods.

The Independent UK

LOCALIZE IT: States seek safeguards for tribal child welfare

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