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Indigenous artifacts returned by the Vatican are now at a Canadian museum

Paul Irngaut, Acting President of Nunavut Tunngavik Inc., left to right, Duane Smith, Chair and CEO of the Inuvialuit Regional Corp., Darrel Nasogaluak, Elder and Chair of Tuktoyaktuk Community Corp., ...
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Scenes from NCAI’s annual convention celebrating Native leadership

Former Secretary of the Interior, Deb Haaland, (Pueblo of Laguna) waves to the cheering crowd during the first general assembly on Nov. 17, 2025. Haaland is currently running for Governor of New ...
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Minnesota Native groups expand efforts to protect unhoused women

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Allison Haro, pictured Nov. 21, achieved sobriety and now works to provide services for relatives ...
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The Navajo Nation said no to a hydropower project. Trump officials want to ensure tribes can’t do that again.

Early last year, the hydropower company Nature and People First set its sights on Black Mesa, a mountainous region on the Navajo Nation in northern Arizona. The mesa’s steep drop offered ideal terrain ...
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Mni Sota Fund receives Bush Foundation grant, expanding support for economic self-determination

Andrea Reese, Mni Sota Fund’s interim executive director, told MPR News the organization is taking a holistic approach to money and personal finance that reflects Indigenous values Mni Sota Fund, a ...
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ICE detention center contract concerns lead to Kansas tribe firing employees

A tribe in Kansas is facing backlash after its economic development corporation, Prairie Band LLC, approved a $30 million contract to design an immigrant detention facility for the federal government.
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North Arkansas’ Blanchard Springs Caverns set to become state park

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X From left: Deputy Regional Forester Mary Moore of the U.S. Forest Service; Arkansas Gov. Sarah ...
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Georgia O’Keeffe’s views of the New Mexico desert will be preserved with conservation plan

SANTA FE, N.M. — A new conservation agreement will preserve land with breathtaking desert vistas that inspired the work of 20th century painter Georgia O’Keeffe and ensure visitors access to an ...
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Economic shifts affecting holiday shopping in Indian Country

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Jean Roach, Mnicoujou Lakota, sells jewelry at the Black Hills Winter Market in Rapid City on Dec.
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Republicans left tribes out of their $50B Rural Fund. Now it’s up to states to share

Tribes aren't allowed to apply for a share of the Rural Health Transformation Program, which is the largest-ever U.S. investment in rural health care, and must rely on states to share funds with them ...
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Native American kids less likely than others in Washington state to be offered second chance in juvenile court, data shows

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Gabe Galanda, an Indigenous rights lawyer and citizen of the Round Valley Tribe, says systemic ...
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The Pacific won a landmark climate case at the world’s top court. Now they want countries to act.

In January 2004, Cyclone Heta pummeled the shores of the island nation of Niue, uprooting trees and flooding homes with 184 mile-per-hour winds and 164-foot waves. As dawn approached, after an intense ...