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The Wabanaki Nations have expanded authority to prosecute more serious offenses committed on tribal territory by tribal members under a law that took effect Friday. However, the state will still retain those responsibilities for the Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians and the Mi’kmaq Nation until the tribes have established full court systems.
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A new federal report recommends that the U.S. government strengthen ties with countries that share similar histories of Indigenous child removal as a key step in healing from two centuries of destructive Indian boarding school policies.
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The National Park Service (NPS) has allocated $3 million in grants to support the consultation, documentation, and repatriation of Native American ancestral remains and cultural items. These grants, awarded to 13 Tribes and 21 museums, are part of the ongoing efforts under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA).
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The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has announced over $7 million in new funding awards for Native language projects. In 2024, ACF’s Administration for Native Americans (ANA) will fund eight projects under the Native American Language Preservation and Maintenance program and one project under the Esther Martinez Immersion program. These new awards are in addition to $10,218,134 for 37 continuing language projects, for a total ANA FY 24 investment of $17,316,599 in Native languages.
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WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. — A peaceful demonstration against the illegal hauling of uranium ore took place in Cameron, Arizona, on Friday on the Navajo Nation. The event, led by Navajo Nation First Lady Jasmine Blackwater-Nygren, drew attention to the recent actions of Piny Plain Mine, which reportedly failed to provide the required notification to the Navajo Nation regarding its transport of uranium ore.
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A group of Shinnecock Nation grave protectors on Long Island, New York, will hold a rally at the Southampton Town hall next Monday, August 5, to ask city officials to better preserve and protect their sacred lands, according to the group.
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WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. — Navajo Nation President Buu Nygren called the semi trucks hauling uranium ore through the Navajo Nation “illegal smugglers.”
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Pacific Northwest hatcheries that produce Pacific salmon and steelhead just received a $240 million boon, thanks to Thurday’s announcement from the U.S. Departments of the Interior and Commerce.
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Chikasha Bak Bak (Chickasaw Woodpecker) is one of seven teams currently playing in the Choctaw Nation’s Stickball League. With a similar culture and intertwined histories, the Choctaw Nation invited Chickasaws to participate in their league in 2014. Numerous Southeastern First American tribes of North America are working to preserve the heritage of this traditional game.
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