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December 16 marked half a century since the passage of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA), a monumental land claim that ultimately set the stakes by which Alaska Natives live in terms of land allotment and shareholder corporations.
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On Tuesday, December 14, the Idaho Attorney General’s Office charged Bingham County Sheriff Craig Rowland with aggravated battery and aggravated assault for a confrontation that happened on November 10, outside of his house. Investigators say Rowland admitted that he aimed a gun at the group of non-Native girls, dragged their non-Native adult chaperone from the car by her hair, and threatened to shoot her.
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Santa wore his long grey braids and traditional red robe-turned-regalia over the weekend, greeting children and adults alike at the newly opened First Americans Museum in the heart of Oklahoma City. Behind him was a digital screen showing a downpouring of snow over his sleigh, pulled by eight bison.
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ALBUQUREQUE, N.M. — Pueblo Governors, donors and community activists joined former New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson and students from the Native American Community Academy (NACA) at Indian Pueblo Cultural where students received 100 pairs of new Nike shoes last Friday. An additional 400 pairs of quality shoes, for a total of 500, are being ordered for Native students in need at other Albuquerque-area schools and will be delivered in January.
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WASHINGTON — Charles F. Sams III ((Cayuse and Walla Walla) was sworn in as the director of the National Park Service by Interior Secretary Deb Haaland (Laguna Pueblo) on Thursday. His swearing in is historic because Sams became the first Native American to serve as the director of the National Park Service.
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On Wednesday, Forbes Magazine hosted an event with First Lady Dr. Jill Biden in New York City honoring the women chosen for its inaugural list of “50 Over 50—Women of Impact”. Of the 50 chosen, two Indigenous women were chosen as part of the inaugural listing of entrepreneurs, leaders and creators—Winona LaDuke and Dr. Margaret Moss—out of more than 10,000 submissions.
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Charles F. “Chuck” Sams III (Cayuse and Walla Walla) was sworn in as Director of the National Park Service (NPS) by Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland (Laguna Pueblo) today. Sams is the first Tribal citizen to lead the agency.
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This story was originally published by KNBA on December 15, 2021. Read the original story at KNBA. Republished by Native News Online with permission.
The second and final day of the AFN convention is packed with guests and big conversations.
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A public comment session before Glastonbury Public Schools board of education meeting grew heated on Tuesday night. At issue was the desire by school alumni who wish to bring back the school's tomahawks name and logo that was dumped in August 2020 by the school board.
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