First Nations leaders seek solutions to high number of Native children in foster care Native rights advocate Billy Frank, Jr. posthumously awarded the Medal of Freedom Blackfeet Nation hopeful Interior Department will cancel lease in Badger-Two Medicine Los Angeles American Indian Center celebrates 36 years of serving Thanksgiving meals

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South Dakota Congresswoman meets with Native youth Charges against Alaska Native fishermen dismissed

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Canada’s new justice minister to focus on high prison rates among Native people Obama administration seeks ways to get more Native Americans in federal workforce Television miniseries “Saints and Strangers” airs on National Geographic Channel

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Menominee Nation files suit over industrial hemp crop production Northwest tribes hope Congress will approve water agreement  Weather officials warn public of first major Midwest snowstorm 

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Tribal leaders say land into trust still among top priorities Senate committee holds session on tribal economic development Indigenous and Muslim women take part in cup of tea event

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Oklahoma U.S. lawmakers support labor exemption bill for tribal businesses  Arizona Congressman seeks to prevent national monument near Grand Canyon Alaska Native elders say stop talking about climate change and get to work

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Tribal citizen science network tracking climate change in Arctic plans to expand Mobile bank on Pine Ridge reservation also provides financial literacy and art space

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Navajo Nation declares water from San Juan River safe for livestock Tour of code talker Congressional Gold Medals ends in South Dakota  First Nations men switched at birth call for government investigation

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Longtime Eastern Shoshone leader and veteran remembered Wisconsin tribe prepares for construction of cultural center Phase of work finished on Rapid City sculpture project

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Closing arguments heard in exoneration case of the Fairbanks Four Relatives of missing women want to be included in national inquiry People take part in Rock Your Mocs week to show their Native pride