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Thursday, October 22, 2020

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Protesters against the Keystone XL pipeline in 2013 (Photo: 350 .org via Flickr/CC)

A  judge rejected tribes’ request for a temporary hold on construction of the Keystone XL pipeline

President Donald Trump has joined Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden in supporting federal recognition for the Lumbee Tribe

Wednesday, October 21, 2020

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Millions of acres of Tongass National Forest in Alaska would be opened up for logging and other development if the Trump Administration lifts Roadless Rule protections (Photo: Forest Service photo by Paul A. Robbins)

Southeast Alaska tribes are protesting the Trump administration’s move to strip the Tongass National Forest of Roadless Rule protections

The Standing Rock Sioux and other tribes are once again trying to stop the flow of oil in the Dakota Access Pipeline

The Bay Mills Indian Community in Michigan is asking the state to reject a permit for an underwater pipeline

Friday, October 16, 2020

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Lobster fishermen in Nova Scotia are at odds over Native fishing rights (Photo: Dennis Jarvis via Flickr/CC)

A Montana county settles lawsuit by the Blackfeet Nation by agreeing to open a satellite voting office on the reservation

A First Nations leader calls on the prime minister for help as confrontations over the Nova Scotia lobster fishery become increasingly violent

The Lummi Nation is withdrawing from a COVID-19 vaccine trial conducted by AstraZeneca

Thursday, October 15, 2020

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The push is on for Native Americans to complete the U.S. Census form (Photo: PaulSh via Flickr/CC)

Native American leaders urge tribal members to immediately complete the U.S Census form following the U.S. Supreme Court decision halting the 2020 count

An Arizona congressman calls for an investigation into the police use of force against protesters at the U.S.-Mexico border on Indigenous Peoples Day

Wednesday, October 14, 2020

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Tribal organizations warn of an undercount of Native citizens following the U.S. Supreme Court decision upholding the Trump Administration’s decision to end Census data collection Oct. 15 (Photo: Tony Webster).

Native American groups condemn U.S. Supreme Court decision that halts the 2020 Census count early

Alaska’s Supreme Court rules against state requirement for witness’s signature on mail-in ballots

Southeast Alaska tribes see promise in wireless broadband to overcome infrastructure deficiencies

Tuesday, October 13, 2020

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Police and Arizona State Patrol troopers in riot gear confront Indigenous Peoples Day demonstrators in southern Arizona. Officials arrested at least 12 people after demonstrators blocked a highway leading to a U.S. – Mexico border crossing (Photo: still from video by Rafael Samanez).

The Pascua Yaqui Nation is suing to reinstate the reservation’s only early in-person voting site

Police arrest at least 12 people during demonstrations by southern Arizona tribal members at the U.S.-Mexico border

Demonstrators topple monuments at Indigenous Peoples Day protests

Monday, October 12, 2020

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In a video announcement, Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam added his state to those recognizing Indigenous Peoples Day (Photo: video screen shot)

Virginia and Arizona are among the growing number of states and municipalities celebrating Indigenous People’s Day for the first time this year

Protesters in Portland, OR, target presidential statues in ‘Indigenous Peoples Day of Rage”

The former longtime chairman of the Seminole Tribe of Florida has died from COVID-19

Friday, October 9, 2020

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Joy Harjo, U.S. poet laureate, will speak at Montana State University as part of Indigenous Peoples Day celebrations. (Photo-Antonia Gonzales)

Native leaders say childcare funds threatened in bill

Biden-Harris meet with tribal leaders in Arizona

Indigenous Peoples Day virtual celebrations planned

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