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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. — Within the past two weeks, virtually all tribal casinos have voluntarily closed their doors to help reduce the spread of the deadly COVID-19 (novel coronavirus). Tribal leaders cited the closures were for the well-being of their staffs, tribal community citizens and the general public.
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WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. — The Navajo Nation released an update late Wednesday night of 20 additional cases of Navajo Nation citizens testing positive for COVID-19, which means the total numbers of cases on the nation’s largest American Indian reservation has risen to 69.
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WASHINGTON — The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe earned a “significant legal win” today when a federal court judge struck down a permit for the controversial Dakota Access Pipeline, ordering an environmental impact study and calling for legal arguments about an interim shutdown of the pipeline.
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A federal judge’s decision earlier today to strike down federal permits for the Dakota Access Pipeline gave the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe a “significant legal win” and brought a swift reaction from supporters and environmentalists around the country.
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RED ROCK, Okla. — On March 9, Otoe-Missouria Tribal Council Member Myra L. Pickering went to work at the tribal complex. As the day progressed, she started to feel ill with flu-like symptoms. She told the front office receptionist she was headed home and would be out the rest of the day.
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LOS ANGELES — Earlier this week, Elder Saginaw Grant issued a statement on dealing with social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Two Native American tribes have reported their first cases of the COVID-19 virus, while the Navajo Nation reported Tuesday that an additional 20 individuals tested positive for the virus.
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WASHINGTON — A new exhibition series highlighting the striking work of Native photojournalists Russel Albert Daniels and Tailyr Irvine was set to open today at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian.
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Oglala Sioux Citizen Will Wait a Year to Return to City Where His “Journey” Began
SACRAMENTO — With the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic threatening lives worldwide, Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach announced Tuesday morning that the Tokyo 2020 Olympics will be postponed by about one year.
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