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Republicans left tribes out of their $50B Rural Fund. Now it’s up to states to share

Tribes aren't allowed to apply for a share of the Rural Health Transformation Program, which is the largest-ever U.S. investment in rural health care, and must rely on states to share funds with them ...
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Pebble Mine, halted by EPA order, gets support from national development groups

Braided wetlands and tundra in the Bristol Bay watershed are seen from the air on July 26, 2010. Seen here is Upper Talarik Creek, which flows into Lake Iliamna and then the Kvichak River before ...
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Crow Tribe looks to ‘reset the clock’ on blood quantum requirements, expand enrollment

A proposal by the Crow tribal chair could dramatically change who counts as a Crow tribal member under the “blood quantum” standard, a concept created by White settlers and rooted in assimilation ...
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Native American kids less likely than others in Washington state to be offered second chance in juvenile court, data shows

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Gabe Galanda, an Indigenous rights lawyer and citizen of the Round Valley Tribe, says systemic ...
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Makah Tribe’s treaty-protected whaling rights remain blocked more than two decades later

SEATTLE — Despite the Makah Tribe’s success in getting a waiver to carry out their exclusive treaty right for whaling, the permitting process that had dragged on for over 20 years has now been ...
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Longest government shutdown in history strains already thin reserve funds for many tribes

The 2025 government shutdown has reached a new record, and tribal leaders are beginning to run out of patience and funds, with many dipping into their own already strained reserve funding with no ...
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OBITUARY: Gaming icon Ernie Stevens Jr. oversaw record-breaking growth in tribal gaming

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Ernest L. "Ernie" Stevens Jr., Oneida Nation of Wisconsin and chairman of the Indian Gaming ...
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‘Indian Country can’t afford a shutdown’

The federal government’s fiscal year ends at midnight Sept. 30, meaning the government will shut down and dozens of services to tribal nations will be cut off if a new spending deal isn’t reached in ...
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GLOBAL INDIGENOUS: Sámi gather to fight for language

Around the world: Skolt Sámi fight to save language and reclaim culture; Amazon study links Indigenous lands to public health; Kwanlin Dün harvest strengthens food sovereignty in Canada’s North; ...
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Hidden secrets: Domestic violence in Native communities

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Domestic violence research found that more than 80 percent of Native American women have ...
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For Indigenous communities, AI brings peril — and promise

When the United Nations marked the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples last week, it signaled a growing recognition of a new kind of extraction. Artificial intelligence, or AI, systems ...