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Suzan Harjo says she’s twice tested positive for coronavirus

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by Christine Trudeau First tested on May 19, prominent Native American rights advocate Suzan Harjo says she’s tested positive for Covid-19Suzan Harjo has recently tested again and came up positive a second time for the coronavirus. Harjo is currently making her way through her second round of quarantine. “I have been reading and writing and […]

White Mountain Apache Tribe is upping strict safety measures as positive Covid-19 cases rise

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by Christine Trudeau The White Mountain Apache Tribe reached 1,259 reported positive COVID-19 cases. The sudden surge, according to Tribal Chairwoman Gwendena Lee-Gatewood, is likely due an increase in testing and contact tracing. The tribe is on stay-at-home orders, with an 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. curfew, and is closed to non-tribal citizens and tribal […]

Overcoming potential COVID-19 barriers to voting

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by Christine Trudeau The Native American Rights Fund has outlined ways to avoid potential voting barriers as states consider safety options during the COVID-19 pandemic. NARF organizers say any move to an entirely vote-by-mail system would be a big problem for Native voters, with the potential to disenfranchise many. Staff attorney Jacqueline DeLeon says inconsistent […]

Protecting Human Rights and sovereignty during the pandemic

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by Christine Trudeau The Native American Rights Fund and the University of Colorado Law School have teamed up and launched a new online legal resource to help Tribal self-determination efforts during the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. The new site hosts resources for applying human rights protections through the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous […]

Native domestic abuse line adds service to help survivors during pandemic

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by Christine Trudeau A Native America domestic abuse helpline is offering a new way for survivors to reach out during the pandemic. StrongHearts Native Helpline launched a new online chat function to better assist Native American and Alaska Native people experiencing abuse. As Covid-19 safety restrictions amped up across the country in March, StrongHearts initially […]

Thursday, July 12, 2018

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Native woman sentenced to 57 months in federal prison for Standing Rock charges Prayer camp set up near US-Canada border to oppose Line 3 replacement project New report explores how Native Americans are perceived in the United States Horse riders make way to Navajo Nation council chambers to honor past leaders

Law enforcement officials work to clear out pipeline resistance camp

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Law enforcement officers arrested at least 10 people Wednesday (2/22) during a short confrontation with those left in the former Oceti Sakowin camp on federal land in North Dakota.

Most of the remaining protesters—about 150 people—marched out of the camp accompanied by singing, drumming and prayers before the 2 p.m. deadline. Among those leaving was Dan Nanamkin (Nez Perse Umatilla and Lakes Okanogan). He had been at the camp since September. He says leaving was a sad event.

“We decided among ourselves, if we were to be peacefully removed, we were going to do so with dignity, we are going to leave with dignity and in a respectful, prayerful way,” Nanamkin said. “So we could have our heads help up high in regards that we did the best that we could and there’s no shame in leaving. So we took care of ourselves in that way.” He said he has set up for now at the nearby Eagle Nest camp and is deciding whether to stay on.

Deadline day at Oceti Sakowin

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Dozens of people participated in ceremonies and left on foot from the Oceti Sakowin camp under threat of deadlines by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the state of North Dakota. Others stayed to risk arrest by authorities clearing the land to continue construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline under Lake Oahe.

The state provided travel assistance and other services for those voluntarily leaving the main camp for people opposing the pipeline. Buses came to take people to an assistance center in Bismarck.

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