The Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina has finally received full federal recognition, which it has sought since 1888. Tribal leaders were moved to tears after President Trump signed the measure.
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New teen thriller ‘Sisters in the Wind’ finds drama in hidden identities
Angeline Boulley, author of the hit Firekeeper’s Daughter, writes thrillers set in Native American communities in northern Michigan, like the ones where her family has lived for generations.
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Native Americans are on ballots at a record high, but more representation is needed
At least 170 Native American, Native Hawaiians, and Native Alaskans are on ballots this fall, an all-time high. But a group tracking Indigenous candidates says more work needs to be done.
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Biden promised to visit a Native American tribe. He’s finally going, in a swing state
Biden visits Arizona on Friday to apologize for the horrors of the federal Indian boarding schools that ran for over 150 years, and also trumpet the administration’s policies to help Native American communities.
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A tribe in Maine is using opioid settlement funds on a sweat lodge to treat addiction
Hundreds of Native American tribes are getting money from lawsuit settlements with opioid companies. Some are investing the new funds in traditional healing practices to treat addiction.
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Tribal courts can’t prosecute non-Native drug suspects. Tribes say it’s a problem
As the fentanyl crisis ravages Native American communities, some of their leaders want tribal police and courts to go after non-tribal dealers. But they can’t without getting permission from Congress.
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Native Youth Activists Speak Out Against Oppression During Indigenous Peoples’ Day Weekend
While many people celebrated the explorer Christopher Columbus on Monday and over the weekend, some New Englanders paused to mark the impact Columbus’s voyage has had on native people. Brown University kicked off a weekend celebration of indigenous peoples with a panel discussion of young Native activists. Byron Shorty from the Navajo Nation in Arizona […]
