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Tuesday, August 1, 2017

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Ekwok community members arrive for a wellness camp graduation ceremony.  For 30-days, participants tackled alcohol and drug addition with fishing and berry picking. (Photo- Avery Lill/KDLG)

Indian Health Service to close emergency and inpatient services in Rapid City

Fate of Native American style pole at Oregon County Fair still being decided

Yupik village teaches subsistence skills to those struggling with addiction

Monday, July 31, 2017

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Rapid City’s “Club For Boys” is now providing free meals to parents of members as a result of local sponsorship. (Photo-courtesy of Club For Boys)

Killing of whale in Alaska stirs controversy and raises legal questions

Man accused of murdering girl on Navajo land expected to change plea

South Dakota organization expands summer meal program for parents

Friday, July 28, 2017

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Conceptual design for 5,200 square-foot business incubator building planned for the Cheyenne River Sioux Reservation. (Image-Four Bands Community Fund)

Tribal leaders among those concerned about fight over health care 

Navajo college student examines ways to extract chemicals from water 

Four Bands Community Fund receives grants to establish business center

Thursday, July 27, 2017

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The journal Science recently published a letter from an Associate Professor of Environmental Resources at NC State University, which says the Atlantic Coast Pipeline route cuts through tribal land. (Screenshot)

Court rulings in Canada warn companies to consult with Native people on development projects

Two Omaha, Nebraska police officers face assault charges in death of Native American man

NC State University professor says tribal concerns not fully heard in proposed pipeline project

Wednesday, July 26, 2017

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A map shows the proposed path of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline, which includes North Carolina. (Image- Dominion Power)

Lumbee professor says proposed natural gas pipeline would impact Native Americans

Court rejects seismic testing in Nunavut, lacked adequate consultation with Inuit people

Assembly of First Nations National Chief discusses racism against Indigenous people

Legislation signed into law in New York expands Saint Regis Mohawk police jurisdiction 

Tuesday, July 25, 2017

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Prescription drugs. (Image-U.S. Health and Human Services, www.hhs.gov/opioids)

First Nations in northern Ontario respond to mental health issues

Red Lake Tribal Council declares opioid abuse health emergency

Cherokee Nation sues drug distributors and pharmacies

Ute Indian Tribe leaves Utah’s annual Native American summit

Monday, July 24, 2017

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Shoni and Jude Schimmel pose for a picture at a basketball clinic on the Kickapoo reservation in Kansas. (Photo-Rhonda LeValdo)

Native leaders in Canada boycott gathering with provincial and territorial leaders

Shoni and Jude Schimmel inspire young people on the Kickapoo reservation

Friday, July 21, 2017

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A publicity still picture from the movie “Chickasaw Rancher” (Photo courtesy Chickasaw Nation Productions)

A federal judge ruled a Utah county’s election maps violate the constitutional rights of Navajo citizens

A study finds rates of uninsured Native Americans are down in the last decade

Actors from a dozen tribes appear in a new film produced by the Chickasaw Nation

Thursday, July 20, 2017

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The state of Nebraska still refers to the Blue Water Creek Massacre as the “Battle of Blue Water.” Lakota descendants of the massacre’s survivors are gathering nearby this weekend to educate the public about the site’s history.

The Oregon Tribal Fairness Act clears a hurdle on Capitol Hill

Sherman Alexie cuts his book tour short after falling ill with depression

Lakota family seeks to educate Nebraskans about the Blue Water Creek Massacre

Hundreds of Catholics gather in Rapid City in honor of first female Native American saint

Wednesday, July 19, 2017

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Leola Bear Runner completed a 30-year journey when she graduated from Oglala Lakota College last month.

Alaska approves exploration of Groundhog copper mine prospect near proposed Pebble Mine

Zuni musician Fernando Cellicion to be honored with lifetime achievement award

Lakota elder overcomes decades of challenges to graduate college

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