Lani Hotch in her weaving room in Klukwan, Alaska. She was honored with a 2020 United States Artists award. (Photo-Claire Stremple)
Friday, February 28, 2020
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A powwow celebrates the Chemawa Indian School turning 140. (Photo-Brian Bull)
South Dakota bill to amend statute of limitations on child sex abuse rejected
Wyoming legislature considers bill on voter registration for tribal citizens
Powwow celebrates Chemawa Indian School turning 140-years-old
Grand Coulee Dam. (Image-Bureau of Reclamation)
South Dakota Senate committee rejects resolution urging Congress to rescind Wounded Knee medals
Spokane Tribe celebrates legislation to compensate tribe for losses from dam construction decades ago
Law enforcement at a Mohawk camp. (Screenshot-Real Peoples Media, Facebook)
Arrests made at Mohawk camp in support of Wet’suwet’en
South Dakota tribes denied share in riot boosting funding
Featured Stories
Alaska ACLU files suit against Nome on behalf of Nome sexual assault accuser
The American Civil Liberties Union of Alaska filed suit against the City of Nome, former Nome Police Chief John Papasadora, and former Lieutenant Nicholas Harvey on behalf of former dispatcher, Clarice “Bun” Hardy. Read more here.
ICWA appeal goes before Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals for a second time
The closely-watched arguments for and against the constitutionality of the Indian Child Welfare Act are now in the hands of all 16 judges sitting on the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. The judges heard oral arguments Wednesday, January 22, after the court granted plaintiffs’ request for an en banc hearing. Read more here.
Nome rejects ACLU lawsuit settlement, police chief stepping down
Nome rejected an initial offer from the ACLU to settle on behalf of an Alaska Native woman who claims police failed to properly investigate her rape allegations. The ACLU said the city sent what the ACLU calls an “extremely callous deflection” of the ACLU’s initial $500-thousand dollar settlement offer on behalf of Clarice ‘Bun’ Hardy. Read more here.
