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SANTA FE, N.M.—On Friday, August 18, the U.S. Department of the Interior will host its final public meeting on efforts to change regulations to the Indian Arts and Crafts Act. The Act protects the authenticity and marketability of products claiming to be Indian-made.
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National Park Service Awards $3.4 million for the Return of Native American Remains & Sacred Objects
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The National Park Service (NPS) has announced a grant allocation of $3.4 million to benefit 16 American Indian Tribes and 28 museums. These grants are designed to provide support for activities related to consultation, documentation, and the repatriation of ancestral remains and cultural artifacts, all in accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA). This funding represents the most substantial appropriation for NAGPRA grants since the Act's enactment in 1990 and the inception of the funding program in 1994.
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The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) last week announced a $30,000 funding opportunity available to tribal nations, nonprofits, and states working with tribal communities for projects “that expand the reach and impact of the federal Indian boarding school initiative,” according to an agency press release.
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For the first time in nearly 30 years, Michigan’s largest federally recognized Tribe is opening its membership to adults.
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The Fort Belknap Indian Community is suing the federal government for not providing adequate law enforcement services on Indian lands.
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OKLAHOMA CIRY — Republican Governor Kevin Stitt has filed a lawsuit against the leaders of the Oklahoma state legislature, alleging they’ve overstepped their bounds in shunting him out of negotiations over tribal compacts.
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OKLAHOMA CITY — On Monday July 31, the Oklahoma House of Representatives preserved an extension on existing tribal compacts regarding tribal tobacco revenues through December 2024, overriding an attempted veto by Republican Governor Kevin Stitt.
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Oklahoma tribes have emerged temporarily victorious in another scrap with the state’s Republican governor Kevin Stitt following the Oklahoma senate’s override of Stitt’s vetoes on tribal compact extensions.
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The Muwekma Ohlone Tribe of the San Francisco Bay called upon Interior Secretary Deb Haaland (Laguna Pueblo) this week to make the National Eagle Feather Repository, maintained by the Fish and Wildlife Service Department of the Interior, accessible to the Tribe. Current published policy guidelines prevent faithkeepers of the Tribe from acquiring Eagle Feathers for religious and spiritual use.
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The Interior Department’s inspector general blamed both school administrators and federal supervisors for poor accounting and oversight
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