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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 recently.

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This Day in History: December 30, 1890. On the morning of December 29, 1890, approximately 150 Lakota men, women, and children were massacred by the U.S. 7th Cavalry Regiment near Wounded Knee Creek on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. Some estimates place the death toll closer to 300.

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In a letter addressed to President Joe Biden, dated just two days before the 134th anniversary of the Wounded Knee Massacre, Four Directions Native Vote called on the president to rescind the Medals of Honor awarded to members of the U.S. 7th Cavalry involved in the massacre.

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STILWELL – From a cellular “dead spot” in rural Adair County, the Cherokee Nation’s chief signed into law the Cherokee Connect Broadband Initiative, paving the way for high-speed internet and cell coverage for more than 6,000 households lacking service.

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After a one-year hiatus, Dakota horse riders returned to Mankato, Minnesota, to honor the memory of the December 26, 1862, mass execution of Native Americans. Ordered by President Abraham Lincoln, this event remains the largest mass execution in U.S. history.

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President-elect Donald Trump has announced plans to change the name of Mount Denali in Alaska back to Mount McKinley, reigniting a longstanding debate about the cultural and historical significance of place names.

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In this episode of Native Bidaské, Levi Rickert, editor of Native News Online, sits down with Sharon Vogel of the South Dakota Native Homeownership Coalition and veteran advocate Dean Dauphinais to discuss expanding homeownership opportunities for Native American veterans.

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Among the 50 bills signed by President Joe Biden on Christmas Eve was S.4610,  which amends title 36, United States Code, to designate the bald eagle as the national bird of the United States.

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This Day in History: Dec. 26, 1862 — Most commonly revered as the United States President who freed the slaves, Abraham Lincoln is known for something different in Indian Country. On this day 160 years ago, 38 Dakota men were hanged following orders from Lincoln in the largest mass-hanging in U.S. history.