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It has been about a year and a half since Earl Old Person, the Blackfeet chief, passed away at age 92 from cancer. The tribal leader, politician, and language holder left behind a lifetime legacy that beckoned for recognition from Montana leaders.
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WASHINGTON — Last month, after Charles “Chuck” Sams III participated in a panel discussion at the National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) executive committee winter session in Washington D.C., he spent twenty minutes taking photos with admirers and well-wishers who were excited to get their picture taken with him.
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The Houston Cougars men’s basketball team, led by head coach Kelvin Sampson, are heading to the NCAA’s men’s basketball Sweet Sixteen. The Cougars beat the Auburn Tigers 81-64 to reach the Sweet Sixteen on Saturday night in Birmingham, Alabama.
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WASHINGTON — In addition to articles already covered by Native News Online, here is a roundup of other news released from Washington, D.C. that impacts Indian Country last couple weeks.
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St Patrick’s Day is a day to remember the death of St. Patrick, Ireland’s patron saint. It is also a day to remember the close relationship the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma has with the people of Ireland.
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A California tribe and one of its members are suing Humboldt County and the State of California for discriminating against tribal youth in the foster care system.
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This story was originally co-published by Montana Free Press and ICT. Used with permission.
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An Alaska Native civil rights leader, Elizabeth Peratrovich (Tlingit) was before her time. She was instrumental in passing the Anti-Discrimination Act of 1945 that ended legal discrimination against Alaska Native people—two decades before Martin Luther King Jr.'s influential Civil Rights Act of 1964.
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WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai‘i), chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, released a discussion draft of proposed legislation that would strengthen enforcement of laws against fake Native art.
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