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Indian Country artist Walter Roy “Bunky” Echo-Hawk Jr. (Pawnee Nation/Yakama Nation) appeared in court in Pawnee County, Oklahoma last Tuesday, March 15, for his preliminary hearing announcement date. He faces a criminal charge of lewd or indecent acts to children under 16.
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Prince William, Duke of Cambridge with his wife Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, are visiting the Caribbean. Their first stop was Belize, where they met with Mopan Maya chocolatier and cacao farmer Julio Saqui and his Che'il [Wild] Mayan Chocolate business.
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She also wrote that she "can’t tell who is a bad Native or a good Native.”
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Tributes for long-term Rep. Don Young (R-AK), who served as Alaska’s congressman for almost 50 years came in over the weekend. Rep. Young, 88, passed away on Friday with his wife Anne at his side.
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A Native American student in the first-grade had his long hair forcibly cut off by two other students while attending school at Del City Elementary in Oklahoma.
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Dubbed the “happiest place on Earth,” Disney World would probably not rank high on Native Americans’ list of desirable places to vacation with their families after a video went viral this week of a Texas high school drill team marching down a Magic Kingdom street and chanting “scalp ‘em Indians, scalp ‘em.”
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WASHINGTON — The biggest news in the nation’s capital this past week for Native Americans was the signing of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) Reauthorization Act of 2022 on Wednesday by President Joe Biden in the East Room of the White House.
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Congressman Don Young, the longest-serving Republican in House history and a longtime supporter of Native rights, passed away on Friday. Young was pronounced dead at the Seattle Airport. His death was announced by his congressional office on Friday evening. He was 88.
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Shortly after 2pm on Wednesday, President Joe Biden addressed the nation after signing into law the Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization Act (VAWA) of 2022, legislation with specific provisions to enhance protections for Indigenous women. The updated legislation contains a major win for Indian Country sovereignty.
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