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EPA moves to reverse decision giving Oklahoma control over some tribal issues
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Wednesday proposed the withdrawal of a Trump-era rule that gave the state of Oklahoma jurisdiction over certain environmental issues on…
Native American communities lashed by Covid, worsening chronic inequities
Pandemic deepened disparities in infrastructure, education and health care, non-profit leader says Amid the Covid-19 pandemic the president of one of the largest Native American–…
CNN cuts ties with Rick Santorum over disparaging comments
NEW YORK — CNN is cutting ties with former Republican senator and current TV analyst Rick Santorum over disparaging comments he made about Native American…
Native American tribe gives surplus vaccines to First Nations relatives in Canada
Effort by Blackfeet tribe illustrates the disparity with which the US and its northern neighbors are distributing doses The Blackfeet tribe in northern Montana has…
How Black Lives Matter helped Native Americans and Latinos
Protests over the killing of George Floyd generated a racial reckoning across the U.S. that also helped Native Americans and Latinos bring attention to their…
Ripe for extortion? Navajo Nation hospital targeted by large-scale ransomware hack
Publicly available details about the hack are scarce but the attack highlights how hospital staff are often caught in the middle of ransomware attacks. Source:…
Minnesota returns land to Lower Sioux Indian Community after decades-long battle
The Minnesota Historical Society (MNHS) officially returned 114 acres of land to the Lower Sioux Indian Community, four years after the transfer was approved by…
The First USPS Stamp Designed by an Alaska Native Artist Features a Trickster Raven as It Steals the Sun
“Raven Story.” Image courtesy of USPS When it’s released later this summer, a new stamp from the U.S. Postal Service will illuminate a piece of…
Philadelphia to recognize Indigenous Peoples’ Day in place of Columbus Day
Philadelphia has announced it will recognize Indigenous Peoples’ Day this year in place of Columbus Day, joining a number of cities and states across the…
Navajo Nation outpaces much of US in delivering COVID vaccines
Indigenous Navajo Nation has used 94 percent of allocated vaccines and is to receive another 29,000. Source: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/2/9/navajo-nation-to-receive-29k-more-vaccines-has-used-94-percent Droolin’ Dog sniffed out this story and…
How a Coal Mine in Montana Could Screw the Navajo Nation
The overwhelming economic consensus is that coal is out, renewables are in. Yet one company, associated with the Navajo Nation, doesn’t seem to have gotten…
Sioux Tribe prioritizing vaccine for speakers of native language
The Standing Rock Sioux tribe is prioritizing speakers of its native languages for its COVID-19 vaccine distribution, The Associated Press … Source: https://thehill.com/homenews/news/532392-sioux-tribe-giving-vaccine-priority-to-speakers-of-native-language Droolin’ Dog sniffed out this…
Tribes make new move to shut down Dakota Access Pipeline
Native American tribes opposed to the Dakota Access Pipeline once again have asked a federal judge to stop the flow of oil while the legal…
Columbus Day: Why some Americans celebrate Indigenous People’s Day instead
<p>The holiday has been made in reaction to the atrocities carried out by Columbus and European settlers against Native American people in the Americas</p> Source:…
Supreme Court rules that large swath of Oklahoma belongs to Indian reservation
The Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that a large swath of Oklahoma belongs to Native American tribes in a huge win for a reservation that…
Judge Shuts Down Dakota Access Pipeline
In a stunning win for the environmental justice movement, a court just ordered that the Dakota Access Pipeline must be shut down. Read more… Source:…
Oglala Sioux vote to ban Trump from Mount Rushmore – hours before controversial fireworks event
‘The people are angry. All I can do as a leader is stand back and support them’ Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/oglala-sioux-donald-trump-mount-rushmore-fourth-of-july-event-a9601041.html Droolin’ Dog sniffed out this story…
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