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INDIGENOUS IDENTITY: Big old auntie earrings

As a journalist I’m no stranger to criticism. I’ve dealt with it since I first began reporting. One of my earliest examples comes from my 2021 internship with the Times Citizen in Iowa Falls, Iowa, ...
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Oglala Sioux Tribe leaves two major Native advocacy organizations

The Oglala Sioux Tribe, one of the largest tribes in the United States, has decided to leave two national tribal advocacy organizations, asserting those groups no longer represent its interests. In a ...
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University of Alaska Anchorage taps veteran Alaska medical professional as new College of Health dean

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X The Health Sciences Building at the Universty of Alaska Anchorage is seen on Oct. 31, 2025. The ...
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Lumbee call for federal recognition during Senate hearing despite opposition

Leaders from the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina appeared before the U.S. Senate Committee on Indian Affairs on Wednesday, Nov. 5, to argue for federal recognition for the state-recognized tribe. The ...
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Tribes that restored buffalo are killing some to feed people because of the shutdown

WOLF POINT, Mont. — On the open plains of the Fort Peck Reservation, Robert Magnan leaned out the window of his truck, set a rifle against the door frame and then “pop!” — a bison tumbled dead in its ...
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New pro-nuke group advocated to New Mexico lawmakers

With growing energy demands in New Mexico for developments ranging from housing to data centers, a new advocacy group posits nuclear power as a solution. The New Mexico Nuclear Alliance, a registered ...
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Increased ICE presence takes a toll on Oregon’s Latino businesses

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Latino-owned businesses in Oregon, like Los Compadres market in Albany as seen in the image above, ...
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Arizona colleges face ‘devastating impact’ after Trump slashes grant funds to minority-serving institutions

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Suresh Garimella spoke in front of Old Main in Tucson on his first day on campus as University of ...
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New online art directory seeks to promote, connect Alaska Native artists across the state

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Britt'Nee Brower of Utqiagvik peers through hanging jewelry at her table at the Alaska Federation ...
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Longest government shutdown in history strains already thin reserve funds for many tribes

Tribal nations, Native people mobilize to fulfill broken treaty obligations as SNAP and heating assistance program funds take a hit ...
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Native people killed by police 3-5 times more than others

Lee Enterprises’ Public Service Journalism team has spent more than a year digging into the causes and implications of Native Americans’ disproportionately high rates of fatal encounters with law ...