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Wednesday, March 1, 2017

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Father Innocent Dresdow performs service on remains at the Alutiiq Museum in Kodiak, Alaska. (Photo-April Laktonen Counceller, Alutiiq Museum)

Advocates ask Congress and Trump administration to protect Native women

Senate approves Montana Congressman to serve as Secretary of the Interior 

Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe waits for court ruling on Dakota Access Pipeline 

Ancestral remains taken decades ago from Alaska community return home

Tuesday, February 28, 2017

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Tribal leader lobbyist bill passes South Dakota House committee

Dakota Access Pipeline hearing to take place in Washington D.C.

Company and New Mexico tribe plan to build medical plant facility

Some First Nations welcome calls for moose hunting restrictions

Monday, February 27, 2017

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United Nations Special Rapporteur Victoria Tauli-Corpuz is holding tribal consultations in the U.S.

Native American student in Kansas questions high school mascot 

UN gathers input on U.S. energy projects and Indigenous people

Indigenous women’s group supports Standing Rock Sioux Tribe

Wednesday, February 22, 2017

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Oceti Sakowin Camp in North Dakota. (Photo-December 2016, Antonia Gonzales)

Travel assistance provided for campers, opposing the Dakota Access Pipeline, who choose to leave

Navajo Nation leader tells Senators federal agencies failed tribe after Gold King Mine waste spill

Controversy continues over proposed dismantling of Black Hills Veterans Administration facility

Tuesday, February 21, 2017

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Indian Health Service clinical positions are exempt from the federal hiring freeze. (Photo-Indian Health Service)

Native leaders hope to steer federal dollars to Indian Country infrastructure projects 

Navajo lawmakers urge Congress to protect Indian Health Care Improvement Act

Group of Senators say Indian Health Service clinical staff exempt from hiring freeze

Standing Rock Sioux Tribe calls for peace and safety as eviction nears for campers

Friday, February 17, 2017

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People opposing the Dakota Access Pipeline demonstrate in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Demonstrations have been held in cities across the country. (Photo-2016, Antonia Gonzales)

South Dakota’s governor seeks to control pipeline protests

Native leaders express concerns over Trump’s cabinet

Thursday, February 16, 2017

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A campsite is cleaned up at Oceti Sakowin Camp in North Dakota after a blizzard hit the area in December. (Photo-Antonia Gonzales)

North Dakota issues an evacuation order for people camped in a flood zone opposing the Dakota Access Pipeline

U.S. South Dakota Senator reintroduces bill to eliminate outdated laws related to federal government’s relationship with tribes

Tribal leaders and U.S. lawmakers discuss protecting Indian health care from threats of Affordable Care Act repeal

Wednesday, February 15, 2017

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U.S. North Dakota Senator John Hoeven addresses tribal leaders in Washington, D.C. (Photo-National Congress of American Indians, Twitter)

Canadian judge rules in favor of Native people in “Sixties Scoop” lawsuit 

Tribal leaders say officials can learn lessons from Dakota Access Pipeline

Tuesday, February 14, 2017

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U.S. Senate Committee on Indian Affairs business meeting.  The committee has advanced a proposal for a Montana tribe’s federal recognition status.  (Photo-U.S. Senate Committee on Indian Affairs)

Tribal leaders express mixed feelings about Trump administration at State of Indian Nations

Senate committee advances proposal to grant federal recognition to Little Shell in Montana

Tribes’ pipeline order denied, preliminary injunction hearing date set for end of February 

Friday, February 10, 2017

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A group from Haskell Indian Nations University attend American Indian Higher Education Consortium Day in Washington D.C. (Photo-Haskell Indian Nations University)

U.S. lawmakers divided on Dakota Access Pipeline

U.S. Senate recognizes tribal colleges and universities

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