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States push to enshrine protections for tribal children

A handful of U.S. states are considering legislation this year to include provisions of the Indian Child Welfare Act in state law

The Independent UK

Meet Skylar Little Soldier: Girls wrestler. State champ. National champ. Proud Native American. Olympian?

MINNEAPOLIS — The most highly regarded high school wrestler in Minnesota began her athletic life the way scores of other 6-year-old girls do: as a dancer.

Tribune News Service

Native Americans have experienced a dramatic decline in life expectancy during the COVID-19 pandemic – but the drop has been in the making for generations

Six and one-half years.

The Conversation

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Interior: $580M headed to 15 tribes to fulfill water rights

The Biden administration on Thursday said 15 Native American tribes will get a total of $580 million this year to fund settlements that ensure access to water that's legally theirs

The Independent UK

Native Americans share trauma of Arizona boarding schools

Native American boarding school survivors of abuse and their descendants shared memories and tears in Arizona on U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland's yearlong “Road to Healing” initiative

The Independent UK

One Small Step for Native American Water Rights

The Colorado River Indian Tribes have just won a victory—but there are a lot more controls that need to be lifted.

Reason

First Native American woman in space steps out on spacewalk

The first Native American woman in space has ventured out on her first spacewalk

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House Republicans united on border policy focus

Tribune News Service

University of Kentucky one of largest holders of Native American remains that haven’t been returned to tribes

LEXINGTON, Ky. — The University of Kentucky is one of the largest holders of Native American remains and artifacts that have not been made available for return to tribes, a report from ProPublica published this week showed.

Tribune News Service

Ancient Siberian DNA upends our understanding of Native American migration

New evidence suggests that Native Americans may have traveled back to North Asia.

Inverse

US renames 5 places that used racist slur for a Native woman

The U.S. Department of the Interior has renamed five places in California, North Dakota, Tennessee and Texas that previously included a racist term for a Native American woman

The Independent UK

Montana lawmaker wants to revisit idea of reservations

A white state lawmaker in Montana is questioning whether land set aside long ago for Native Americans should exist anymore

The Independent UK

The fate of America's largest lithium mine is in a federal judge's hands

West Coast Native American tribes are suing to stop the proposed lithium mine because they consider the land sacred. Proponents of the Nevada mine see it as vital for electric vehicle production.

WEKU

Edward Norton is direct descendant of Pocahontas, records confirm

TV show Finding Your Roots finds Oscar-nominated actor is 12th great-grandson of famed 17th-century Native American

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Edward Norton finds out he is a direct descendant of Pocahontas

The actor said it ‘makes you realise what a small piece of the whole human story you are’

The Independent UK

Law protects export of sacred Native American items from US

A new law increases the penalties for trafficking Native American remains and cultural objects

The Independent UK

Native American man files lawsuit after being tasered by park ranger

Lawsuit calls on agency to adjust cultural practices

Los Angeles Times

Dispute rises over what to do with P-22's remains as Indigenous people fight for Griffith Park burial

LOS ANGELES — Even in death, the mountain lion known as P-22 is caught between two worlds.

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The Independent UK

Spending bill secures funds for Native American health care

Access to health care for Native Americans across the U.S. will be bolstered with funding included in a government spending bill approved by Congress

The Independent UK

Benefits of federal law to remain out of Maine tribes' reach

Congress has halted a bill that would have allowed Native American tribes in Maine to get the same benefits of future federal laws that tribes across the rest of the U.S. do

Los Angeles Times

James Cameron's old comments prompt Native American boycott of new 'Avatar' sequel

If you haven't seen "Avatar: The Way of Water" yet, a social media campaign led by Native Americans hopes it'll stay that way.

The Independent UK

Boy who got new heart inspires tribe to boost organ donation

A boy from the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians has inspired his community to try to boost organ donor numbers

The Guardian - UK

May I have a word about… pogonip and other weather phenomena

Named after a Native American word, this frozen fog can be dangerous in more ways than one

The Independent UK

More questions than answers at Colorado River water meetings

More questions than answers are surfacing at a conference in Las Vegas about what to do about projected shortages of Colorado River water relied upon by seven U.S. states, Native American tribes and Mexico

Al Jazeera

US Native American tribes seek to reintroduce indigenous wildlife

Native American groups in the US are trying to restore local species like ferrets and foxes as extinctions increase.

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