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Investigation finds at least 973 Native American children died in US government boarding schools
Read full article: Investigation finds at least 973 Native American children died in US government boarding schoolsA federal investigation has found that at least 973 Native American children perished in the U.S. government’s abusive boarding school system over a 150-year period.
Judge dismisses Native American challenge to $10B SunZia energy transmission project in Arizona
Read full article: Judge dismisses Native American challenge to $10B SunZia energy transmission project in ArizonaA U.S. district judge has dismissed claims by Native American tribes and environmentalists who sought to halt construction along part of a $10 billion energy transmission line.
Choctaw artist Jeffrey Gibson confronts history at US pavilion as its first solo Indigenous artist
Read full article: Choctaw artist Jeffrey Gibson confronts history at US pavilion as its first solo Indigenous artistJeffrey Gibson’s takeover of the U.S. pavilion for this year’s Venice Biennale contemporary art show is a celebration of color, pattern and craft.
Biden administration taps $366M to fund clean energy for Native American tribes and rural areas
Read full article: Biden administration taps $366M to fund clean energy for Native American tribes and rural areasPresident Joe Biden's administration is announcing funding for 17 projects to expand renewable energy access on Native American reservations and in other rural areas.
Arizona gallery owner won't be charged in racist rant against Native American dancers
Read full article: Arizona gallery owner won't be charged in racist rant against Native American dancersAuthorities in the Phoenix suburb of Scottsdale say they won't charge a gallery owner whose racist rant was caught on video last February while Native American dancers were being filmed.
A famed NYC museum is closing two Native American halls. Harvard and others have taken similar steps
Read full article: A famed NYC museum is closing two Native American halls. Harvard and others have taken similar stepsNew York City’s American Museum of Natural History is closing two halls featuring Native American objects.
Pharrell Williams’ sophomore collection at Louis Vuitton showcases Americana, Native American spirit
Read full article: Pharrell Williams’ sophomore collection at Louis Vuitton showcases Americana, Native American spiritAt Paris Fashion Week, Pharrell Williams unveiled his sophomore collection for Louis Vuitton, a stunning fusion of Americana and Native American influences.
Judge orders new North Dakota legislative district for 2 Native American tribes
Read full article: Judge orders new North Dakota legislative district for 2 Native American tribesA federal judge has ordered a new legislative district for two Native American tribes who successfully challenged North Dakota’s 2021 redistricting map as violating the Voting Rights Act in diluting Native American voters’ strength.
Nevada tribe says coalitions, not lawsuits, will protect sacred sites as US advances energy agenda
Read full article: Nevada tribe says coalitions, not lawsuits, will protect sacred sites as US advances energy agendaA Nevada tribe is gearing up for a different kind of fight against the U.S. government as it tries to build more public support for protecting Native American sacred sites.
Court ruling backs tribes’ effort to force lawmakers to redraw North Dakota legislative boundaries
Read full article: Court ruling backs tribes’ effort to force lawmakers to redraw North Dakota legislative boundariesThe 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals denied a request from North Dakota's secretary of state to delay a federal judge's ruling that found the state's 2021 redistricting map violated the Voting Rights Act in diluting the voting strength of two Native American tribes.
Survivors say trauma from abusive Native American boarding schools stretches across generations
Read full article: Survivors say trauma from abusive Native American boarding schools stretches across generationsSurvivors of government-backed Native American boarding schools and their descendants have shared their experiences as U.S. officials made a final stop in Montana on their yearlong tour to confront the institutions that regularly abused students to assimilate them into white society.
Oak Flat Timeline: Native American vs. pro-mining interests
Read full article: Oak Flat Timeline: Native American vs. pro-mining interestsOak Flat is a piece of national forest land in central Arizona that has been at the heart of a years long struggle between Native American groups and mining interests that both see it as important to their future.
Things to know about the Supreme Court ruling upholding the Indian Child Welfare Act
Read full article: Things to know about the Supreme Court ruling upholding the Indian Child Welfare ActThe Supreme Court has preserved a federal law giving preference to Native American families when it comes to adopting Native children in foster care.
Supreme Court preserves law that aims to keep Native American children with tribal families
Read full article: Supreme Court preserves law that aims to keep Native American children with tribal familiesThe Supreme Court has preserved the system that gives preference to Native American families in foster care and adoption proceedings of Native children.
Judge: School district can bar student from wearing Mexican and American flag sash at graduation
Read full article: Judge: School district can bar student from wearing Mexican and American flag sash at graduationA federal judge has ruled that a Colorado school district can bar a high school student from wearing a Mexican and American flag sash at her graduation after the student sued.
Oakland University becomes 1st US campus to return land use to Native American community
Read full article: Oakland University becomes 1st US campus to return land use to Native American communityMichigan's Oakland University is the first in the U.S. to return taken land to the Native American community.
Montana acts to protect Native American priority in adopting Native children
Read full article: Montana acts to protect Native American priority in adopting Native childrenMontana Gov. Greg Gianforte has signed a law that gives Native American families preference in fostering and adopting Native children involved with child protective services.
At graduations, Native American students seek acceptance of tribal regalia
Read full article: At graduations, Native American students seek acceptance of tribal regaliaFor Native American students, tribal regalia is often passed down through generations and worn at graduations to signify connection with the community.
Should school use 'Warrior' nickname? Tribe to have last say
Read full article: Should school use 'Warrior' nickname? Tribe to have last sayStudents and administrators in one New York school district are wrestling with how to respond to the state’s newly approved ban on the use of Native American-themed logos and names.
Interior: $580M headed to 15 tribes to fulfill water rights
Read full article: Interior: $580M headed to 15 tribes to fulfill water rightsThe 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.
US renames 5 places that used racist slur for a Native woman
Read full article: US renames 5 places that used racist slur for a Native womanThe 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.
Native child welfare law faces major Supreme Court challenge
Read full article: Native child welfare law faces major Supreme Court challengeThe U.S. Supreme Court is set to hear arguments Wednesday on the most significant challenge to a law that gives preference to Native American families in foster care and adoption proceedings of Native children.
A look behind the story of Michigan’s Idlewild, its nightlife and its healing waters
Read full article: A look behind the story of Michigan’s Idlewild, its nightlife and its healing watersIt was a safe haven for Black families that became famous for its nightlife. In the early 1900s, Idlewild was a resort town where Black people could legally buy property.
Native groups seek to repair lands damaged by colonization
Read full article: Native groups seek to repair lands damaged by colonizationThe Wampanoag Common Lands project is among efforts by tribes and other Native groups from the Great Plains to the Pacific Northwest seeking to repair lands altered by European colonization.
60 curators, 1 show: Native Americans pick favorite pottery
Read full article: 60 curators, 1 show: Native Americans pick favorite potteryNative American artists, political leaders and storytellers are the final arbiters of taste and style for a traveling exhibition of pottery from the Pueblo Indian region of the Southwestern U.S. They've plucked their favorite pieces from institutional collections in New Mexico and New York that didn’t always defer to Indigenous perspectives.
Army: Disinterred remains do not match Native American boy
Read full article: Army: Disinterred remains do not match Native American boyThe military says that remains exhumed from a U.S. Army base in Pennsylvania do not belong to the Native American teenager recorded to have been buried there more than a century ago.
Yellowstone National Park celebrates its 150th year
Read full article: Yellowstone National Park celebrates its 150th yearIt is easily one of the most recognized and beautiful national parks in all of the United States and this year Yellowstone celebrates being the named the first national park 150 years ago. You know about Old Faithful, you’ve seen the wildlife, and now it is very popular because of the series “Yellowstone.”
Supreme Court reinstates Trump-era water rule for now
Read full article: Supreme Court reinstates Trump-era water rule for nowThe Supreme Court has reinstated, for now, a Trump-era rule that had curtailed the power of states and Native American tribes to block pipelines and other energy projects that can pollute rivers, streams and other waterways.
Joni Mitchell, Amy Tan, N. Scott Momaday join arts academy
Read full article: Joni Mitchell, Amy Tan, N. Scott Momaday join arts academyJoni Mitchell has received honorary membership in the American Academy of Arts and Letters, the century old institution where general inductees have ranged from Henry James and Georgia O’Keeffe to Sonny Rollins and Jasper Johns.
Podcast: Meet Abby Roque, the first Indigenous woman on U.S. Olympic hockey team
Read full article: Podcast: Meet Abby Roque, the first Indigenous woman on U.S. Olympic hockey teamAbby Roque, who will become the first Native American woman to play on the U.S. Olympic women's hockey team, was featured on the "My New Favorite Olympian" podcast.
Cannabis bust on Indigenous land highlights legal divide
Read full article: Cannabis bust on Indigenous land highlights legal divideA federal raid on a small household marijuana garden on tribal land in northern New Mexico is sowing confusion and resentment about U.S. drug enforcement priorities on Native American lands, as more states roll out legal marketplaces for recreational pot.
US: oil, gas leases on hold around New Mexico's Chaco park
Read full article: US: oil, gas leases on hold around New Mexico's Chaco parkThe U.S. Department of the Interior says oil and gas leasing within 10 miles of Chaco Culture National Historical Park in New Mexico will be prohibited for the next two years.
Harris releases strategy to tackle migration’s root causes
Read full article: Harris releases strategy to tackle migration’s root causesVice President Kamala Harris says efforts to address root causes of migration from Central America won't produce immediate results as she unveils a broad strategy that avoids detailed targets and deadlines.
Tribe claims remains of kids who died at assimilation school
Read full article: Tribe claims remains of kids who died at assimilation schoolThe remains of nine Native American children who died more than a century ago while attending a government-run school in Pennsylvania meant to assimilate them into white culture have been returned to their South Dakota tribe for burial.
Indigenous children's remains turned over from Army cemetery
Read full article: Indigenous children's remains turned over from Army cemeteryThe disinterred remains of nine Native American children who died more than a century ago while attending a government-run school in Pennsylvania are headed home to Rosebud Sioux tribal lands in South Dakota.
Navajo students describe pandemic struggles to Jill Biden
Read full article: Navajo students describe pandemic struggles to Jill BidenStudents on the largest Native American reservation spoke with first lady Jill Biden on Friday about challenges they've faced during the coronavirus pandemic, including poor internet access and feelings of isolation.
NASA uses Navajo language to name interest points on Mars
Read full article: NASA uses Navajo language to name interest points on MarsAs a way to honor Native Americans -- and, particularly, a Navajo engineer on the Mars Rover Perseverance team -- NASA is naming points of interest on Mars using the Navajo language. The latest NASA rover to land on Mars is currently focusing on a rock named after the planet it’s on -- but in Navajo. The rock is called “Maaz,” which means “Mars” in the Navajo language. The Navajo engineer on the Perseverance team helped get permission and collaboration from his tribe to use the names. Listen: NASA Perseverance rover captures audio from MarsAdNASA’s Mars Rover Perseverance successfully landed on Feb. 18 near an ancient river delta in the Jezero Crater to search for signs of ancient microscopic life.
Wayne-based Rush Trucking founded by prominent businesswoman sold amid pandemic woes
Read full article: Wayne-based Rush Trucking founded by prominent businesswoman sold amid pandemic woesWAYNE, Mich. – A very well known Metro Detroit trucking company was officially sold to Lavalle Transportation as of Tuesday. The company sold, Rush Trucking, is owned by well known businesswoman Andra Rush. Thirty-five years ago she started a trucking company and grew it into a group of companies making $500 million a year in revenue. But time marched on and the trucking company had to change. With Covid-19′s impact and the continual driver shortage, it became even clearer that the automotive focused segment of the trucking industry required consolidation.
Cherokee chief: Time for Jeep to end use of tribe's name
Read full article: Cherokee chief: Time for Jeep to end use of tribe's nameFILE - In this Aug. 22, 2019 file photo, Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr., speaks during a news conference in Tahlequah, Okla. The chief of the Cherokee Nation says it's time for auto maker Jeep to stop using the tribe's name on its Cherokee and Grand Cherokee models. Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. said in a statement he believes corporations and team sports should stop using Native American names, images and mascots on their teams and products. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki, File)TAHLEQUAH, Okla. – It is time for Jeep to stop using the Cherokee Nation's name on its Cherokee and Grand Cherokee SUVs, the chief of the Oklahoma-based tribe said. The controversy comes amid a national reckoning over the use of Native American names and images, particularly in sports.
Goade becomes first Native American to win Caldecott Medal
Read full article: Goade becomes first Native American to win Caldecott Medal(Random House Books for Young Readers/Roaring Brook Press/Nancy Paulsen Books via AP)NEW YORK – Illustrator Michaela Goade became the first Native American to win the prestigious Randolph Caldecott Medal for best children's picture story, cited for “We Are Water Protectors," a celebration of nature and condemnation of the “black snake” Dakota Access Pipeline. "I am really honored and proud," the 30-year-old Goade told The Associated Press in a telephone interview. The Newbery medal was established in 1922, the Caldecott in 1937. Goade, whose other books include “Encounter,” is the first Native American to win in either category. The Stonewall Book Award for best LGBT literature was given to Archaa Shrivastav for “We Are Little Feminists: Families."
Biden introduces his climate team, says 'no time to waste'
Read full article: Biden introduces his climate team, says 'no time to waste'President-elect Joe Biden announces his climate and energy team nominees and appointees at The Queen Theater in Wilmington Del., Saturday, Dec. 19, 2020. The incoming Biden team will try to undo or block many of the current administration’s initiatives. In his remarks, Biden stressed the diversity of an emerging team that he described as “brilliant, qualified, tested and they are barrier-busting." The nominees Biden introduced Saturday had compelling personal stories that they cited as guiding them if confirmed by the Senate. Two other members of the team introduced Saturday do not need Senate confirmation.
In wake of Indians' decision, Blackhawks stay with team name
Read full article: In wake of Indians' decision, Blackhawks stay with team nameThe Chicago Blackhawks are going to remain the Blackhawks and there is no sign of any change coming anytime soon. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty, File)CHICAGO – The Chicago Blackhawks are going to remain the Blackhawks and there is no sign of a change coming anytime soon. Washington ended up dropping the “Redskins” name, logo and all Native American imagery. The Indians announced their decision this week, while the NFL's Kansas City Chiefs and baseball's Atlanta Braves have said they have no plans to change their name. The team announced later in July that they were banning headdresses at home games as part of their pledge to honor the Native American community.
U.S. poet laureate Joy Harjo to serve third 1-year term
Read full article: U.S. poet laureate Joy Harjo to serve third 1-year termNEW YORK – U.S. poet laureate Joy Harjo will serve a third, one-year term and has launched an online project that celebrates Native American poets around the country. Her reappointment was announced Thursday by the Library of Congress, and her new term begins in September. Poetry has provided doorways for joy, grief and understanding in the midst of turmoil and pandemic,” Harjo, the first Native American to be named poet laureate, said in a statement. “I welcome the opportunity of a third term to activate my project and visit communities to share Native poetry. It features a digital map of 47 contemporary writers, including Harjo, Louise Erdrich and Natalie Diaz.
Trump lawyer: Census could be done if not for court meddling
Read full article: Trump lawyer: Census could be done if not for court meddlingBut the 2020 census deadline remains in flux, making it uncertain if census takers will finish counting the vast, rural state. An attorney for the Trump administration urged the panel of three Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals judges in San Francisco to suspend U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh's injunction from last month. The Trump administration says the judge's decision ignores the congressionally-mandated deadline requiring the Census Bureau to turn in apportionment numbers by Dec. 31. The Census Bureau reported that, as of Sunday, 99.6% of households nationwide have been counted, although seven mostly southern states haven't crossed the 99% threshold yet. The Trump administration is appealing that case to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Judge: Census violated order; demands mass text to workers
Read full article: Judge: Census violated order; demands mass text to workersBut the 2020 census deadline remains in flux, making it uncertain if census takers will finish counting the vast, rural state. Judge Koh wrote in Thursday's decision that the Census Bureau and Commerce Department, which oversees the agency, had violated her injunction “in several ways." “Defendants’ dissemination of erroneous information; lurching from one hasty, unexplained plan to the next; and unlawful sacrifices of completeness and accuracy of the 2020 Census are upending the status quo, violating the Injunction Order, and undermining the credibility of the Census Bureau and the 2020 Census," the judge wrote. The Census Bureau said it sent out the mandated message Friday afternoon. Contact your supervisor with any questions.”The Census Bureau reported that 99.1% of the nation's households had been counted, though several states in the South were trailing that figure.
Only Native American on federal death row set to be executed
Read full article: Only Native American on federal death row set to be executed(AP Photo/Jonathan J. Cooper)CHICAGO The only Native American on federal death row is set to die Wednesday for the slayings of a 9-year-old and her grandmother nearly two decades ago, though many Navajos are hoping for last-minute intervention by President Donald Trump to halt the execution. The first three federal executions in 17 years went ahead in July after similar legal maneuvers failed. If Mitchells execution goes ahead as planned, it would happen on the third night of the GOP convention. There are currently 58 men and one woman on federal death row, many of whose executions have been pending for over 20 years. Several relatives had said they opposed Mitchell's execution.
Long-running coal plant on Navajo Nation stops production
Read full article: Long-running coal plant on Navajo Nation stops productionThis Aug. 19, 2019, image shows the coal-fired Navajo Generating Station near Page, Ariz. (AP Photo/Felicia Fonseca)FLAGSTAFF, AZ A coal-fired power plant in the Navajo Nation has shut down after operating for nearly 50 years. The Navajo Generating Station near the northern Arizona community of Page stopped producing electricity on Monday. The closure had been expected by years end, but the exact day wasnt certain as the plant depleted a coal stockpile. The plant employed mostly Native American workers who were offered transfers to other sites in Phoenix.
N. Scott Momaday remembers 1969 Pulitzer, promises memoir
Read full article: N. Scott Momaday remembers 1969 Pulitzer, promises memoirIn this Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2019, photo, Kiowa writer N. Scott Momaday, who won a Pulitzer Prize in 1969 for his groundbreaking novel "House Made of Dawn," sits in his Santa Fe, N.M., home between writing sessions. In a rare interview with The Associated Press, the 85-year-old Native American author says he's excited about a new PBS American Masters documentary about his life. (AP Photo/Russell Contreras)Kiowa writer N. Scott Momaday, who won a Pulitzer Prize in 1969 for his groundbreaking novel House Made of Dawn, said hes not done writing and vows to finish his long-anticipated memoir. Scott Momaday: Words from a Bear on most PBS stations Monday. Palmer also interviewed actors including Jeff Bridges and James Earl Jones, who said Momadays work touched them.
Purdue Pharma in settlement talks over 2,000 lawsuits
Read full article: Purdue Pharma in settlement talks over 2,000 lawsuitsCopyright 2019 CNN(CNN) - Purdue Pharma told CNN it is involved in settlement talks with regards to a trial in Ohio where over 2,000 municipalities and Native American governments are suing the company. Purdue did not confirm a specific monetary amount for the potential settlement. NBC first reported the settlement talks. It is unclear if these two northeastern Ohio counties are part of current settlement negotiations with Purdue. Oklahoma previously reached settlements with two other opioid drugmakers: a $270 million settlement with Purdue Pharma, the maker of OxyContin, and an $85 million settlement with Teva Pharmaceuticals, one of the world's leading providers of generic drugs.
Have you tried Native American cuisine?
Read full article: Have you tried Native American cuisine?We are talking about Native American foods. He's taking American cuisine back to its roots by giving people a taste of authentic Native American Cuisine. A Native American diet is based on regional, indigenous and seasonal foods. He brought with him wild rice cakes, nettles, cattails, a variety of wild blossoms and smoked trout to make a Native American dish. Sherman is joining Ji Hye Kim owner of the restaurant Miss Kim in Ann Arbor for an event to bring awareness to Native American food and culture.
Missing Native American Woman Found Dead in Freezer Nearly a Year After Vanishing
Read full article: Missing Native American Woman Found Dead in Freezer Nearly a Year After Vanishing"We are at this moment still trying to cope with the devastating news," cousin Roxanne White told InsideEdition.com. The Yakima County Coroners Office and its staff offer our condolences to the family and friends of Rosenda Strong, Yakima County Coroner Jim Curtice said in a news release. White is also an advocate for Native American women subjected to violence. "We know we're not alone and we want to send prayers and acknowledge the other native women that are still missing and those that have been murdered. RELATED STORIESSchool Won't Allow Teen to Wear Native American Regalia to GraduationLaura Ingalls Wilder's Name Removed From Children's Book Award Over Racism ConcernsFoster Parents Vow to Reclaim Girl, 6, Taken From Their Arms Because She's Part Native American