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LATEST NEWS FROM THE NETWORK
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Muscogee Nation pushes back against standard Oklahoma tribal boundary signs
September 06, 2024
The Oklahoma Department of Transportation (ODOT) is standardizing tribal boundary signs across the state, but not all Indigenous nations welcome this one-size-fits-all approach.
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Geriatrics workforce grant to focus on Maine’s rural and tribal communities
August 04, 2024
The nearly $5 million in federal funds will support tribal health centers and a program that connects medical students with rural communities.
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J.D. Vance’s ‘fake holiday’ and ‘two-spirit’ comments raise concerns
July 18, 2024
Native leaders speak out about the GOP vice presidential nominee’s perspectives on Indigenous issues.
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On the Chopping Block
July 10, 2024
The Bureau of Land Management plans to raze 380,000 acres of pinyon-juniper forests vital to Nevada tribes.
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100 years of citizenship – tribal advocates press citizens to vote
July 04, 2024
Oklahoma tribes have also made efforts in the past four years to increase Native voter registration.
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A Biden effort to conserve oceans is leaving out Indigenous peoples, report finds
July 03, 2024
U.S. Pacific territories bear the burden of marine protected areas while missing out on economic benefits.
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Potawatomi Fire close out undefeated season with TBL crown
June 25, 2024
The Potawatomi Fire made history as the first two-time champions in the history of The Basketball League, sweeping the Saint Louis Griffins in a best-of-three series. KOSU first introduced you to the team in a 2022 RNN collaboration.
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Four-year-old Oregon report identifies missing Native American women as a ‘emergency’ — but progress has been limited
June 14, 2024
Main recommendations remain unfinished, governor has not read the report, and critics say Indigenous voices have been left out.
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Cherokee Nation recognizes first official Pride Month
June 13, 2024
The Cherokee Nation took another step toward 2SLGBTQ+ equity this week, as Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. declared the month of June as Pride Month.
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Ojibwe costume designer for ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ sues Apple Studios following racial discrimination complaint
May 28, 2024
On the heels of a previous dispute over racial discrimination, Kristi Marie Hoffman says she is not receiving proper recognition for her work as First Assistant Costume Designer on Killers of the Flower Moon.
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Seventh tribe bans South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem
May 16, 2024
The bans follow the governor’s accusations that Mexican drug cartels are operating on tribal land in South Dakota. Noem also accused tribal governments of benefiting from the alleged cartel presence and of failing their people, particularly youth.
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100-year-old basket returns home to the Modoc Nation
May 15, 2024
The Modoc Nation celebrated gembli — meaning coming home in Modoc — after leaders from the Peoria Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma returned a culturally significant basket.
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Dispute over Abenaki identity in Vermont grows more entrenched
May 03, 2024
“We’re going to keep on pushing this,” said the chief of an Abenaki tribe in Canada that maintains many members of Vermont’s state-recognized tribes aren’t Indigenous.
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Indigenous midwives and doulas provide critical support to maternal health
April 26, 2024
Both professions have been shown to improve birthing outcomes in Indigenous communities, where women are more likely to die during pregnancy or birth, or within one year of birth, than women of other groups.
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Food and Environment Reporting Network
The whole dam truth
April 25, 2024
Hydropower projects are celebrated as tools to address the climate crisis. But they are far from climate neutral and the downstream threats to biodiversity and Indigenous sovereignty are significant and growing.
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