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Trump administration to investigate New York's funding threat over Long Island tribal school mascot

The U.S. Department of Education says it plans to investigate whether New York education officials are being discriminatory by threatening to withhold funding if a Long Island school district doesn’t stop using a Native American-themed logo

The Independent UK

Thousands gather in New Mexico for the largest powwow in North America

Thousands of people are gathering in New Mexico for a celebration showcasing Native American and Indigenous dancers, musicians and artisans from around the world

The Independent UK

Trump administration makes major cuts to Native American boarding school research projects

At least $1.6 million in federal funds for projects meant to capture and digitize stories of the systemic abuse of generations of Indigenous children in boarding schools at the hands of the U.S. government have been slashed due to federal funding cuts under President Donald Trump’s administration

The Independent UK

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RFK Jr. wants to help tribal communities get healthy. Trump gutted a program that was doing just that

Native leaders say they are having trouble grasping the dissonance between Kennedy's words and his actions

The Independent UK

Education Department withdraws from plan to address discipline disparities for Native students

The Education Department has withdrawn from an agreement to address disparities in discipline for Native American students at a South Dakota school system, saying it was wrongly rooted in efforts to promote diversity, equity and inclusion

The Independent UK

Wildfire smoke and prescribed burns caused 20,000 early deaths and billions in damages in just one year

Elderly, Native Americans, and Black communities suffered the greatest harm from the smoke

The Independent UK

New Mexico creates turquoise alert for missing Indigenous Americans

State is fourth in the US to create such a system, recognizing a crisis of missing and murdered Indigenous people

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Unsolved violent crimes in Native American communities to get more attention with FBI surge

The FBI is sending extra agents, analysts and other personnel to field offices in 10 states over the next six months to help investigate unsolved violent crimes in Indian Country

The Independent UK

‘We play for Indian country’: how the Bilingual Basketball league is preserving Indigenous languages

Despite drastic cuts by the Trump administration, Native American coaches are teaching and defending traditions

The Guardian - US

As federal environmental priorities shift, sovereign Native American nations have their own plans

Long before the large-scale Earth Day protests on April 22, 1970 – often credited with spurring significant environmental protection legislation – Native Americans stewarded the environment. As sovereign nations, Native Americans have been able to protect land, water and air, including well beyond their own boundaries.

The Conversation

Blood test for ovarian cancer misses some Black and Native American patients, study finds

A new study finds that a common blood test for ovarian cancer may miss some Black and Native American patients, delaying their treatment

The Independent UK

Pentagon restores histories of Navajo Code Talkers, other Native veterans after public outcry

The Pentagon has restored some webpages highlighting the wartime contributions of Navajo Code Talkers and other Native American veterans

The Independent UK

Articles about Native American code talkers removed from military websites

Pages about Native Americans who helped US send messages in world wars removed in Pentagon ‘DEI’ purge

The Guardian - US

Airman charged in killing of Native American woman who went missing 7 months ago in South Dakota

A 24-year-old airman has been charged with killing a Native American woman who went missing in South Dakota about seven months ago

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What If Native American Tribes Had Gotten Their Own State?

Historian Donald L. Fixico explores a forgotten moment in Oklahoma history and its lessons about liberty.

The Independent UK

San Carlos Apache teenager's death reverberates throughout Indian Country

A San Carlos Apache teen who was reported missing and then found dead marks one of the latest tragedies as Native American communities continue to grapple with the epidemic of people being killed or going missing at high rates

International Business Times UK

Here's Why Trump Calls Elizabeth Warren 'Pocahontas': Her Controversial 'Native Ancestry' DNA Test

President Trump mocked Elizabeth Warren as 'Pocahontas' during his Congress speech, reviving controversy over her Native American ancestry.

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Native American Activist Leonard Peltier Released After Decades

Leonard Peltier, Native American activist, released from prison after serving time for FBI agents' killings. Supporters eagerly await his return in North D...

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The Independent UK

Native American activist released from prison will be welcomed to North Dakota home

Supporters plan to welcome Native American activist Leonard Peltier back to his North Dakota community after his release from a Florida prison where he had been serving a life sentence in the 1975 killings of two FBI agents

Al Jazeera

Native American activist Leonard Peltier released from US prison

Supporters celebrate the release of an Indigenous activist imprisoned for killing of FBI agents after a flawed trial.

The Guardian - US

Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier released from prison: ‘Finally free’

Native American activist moves to home imprisonment after Joe Biden commuted sentence at end of presidency

International Business Times

Trump Blasts 'Pocahontas' Sen. Warren, Says Reporter Has 'More Indian Blood Than She Has'

Donald Trump on Monday revived talks around Sen. Elizabeth Warren's Native American ancestry, calling the Democratic lawmaker a "fake," and accusing her of using the CFPB to "go around and destroy people."

Latin Times

Native American Woman Reportedly Questioned By ICE In Arizona As Tribes Warn Members About Racial Profiling

A state senator detailed that an account from a member of the Navajo Nation, who said several people who were lined up during an ICE raid were Native American

Latin Times

Native American Tribes Warn Members About Confronting ICE Following Reports They Are Being Targeted During Deportation Roundups

Navajo Nation reps said that Certificates of Indian Blood (CIBs) and state-issued IDs are not being recognized by ICE agents as valid proof of citizenship

The Independent UK

Shipments of uranium ore can resume under agreement reached with the Navajo Nation

The Navajo Nation has reached a settlement with a mining company that clears the way for transportation of uranium ore across the largest Native American reservation in the U.S. The agreement announced Wednesday settles a dispute over trucking ore from a mining operation just south of the Grand Canyon to…

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