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Anticipation builds as Indian Country calls for shutdown of Dakota Access Pipeline (August 9, 2017)

A year after the #NoDAPL movement burst onto the scene, Indian County remains united in calling for the shutdown of the controversial crude oil pipeline.

White Earth Nation looks to diversify economy with first hemp crop on reservation (August 9, 2017)

The White Earth Nation is looking to diversify its economy by growing hemp.

Miccosukee Tribe can't be sued by attorneys who received $4 million settlement (August 9, 2017)

The Miccosukee Tribe can't be sued by two of its former attorneys, an appeals court in Florida ruled.

Brian Lightfoot Brown: Welcome to the oldest recorded powwow in North America (August 9, 2017)

Powwow is among the most common words associated with Native Americans but do you know its origin?

Mary Annette Pember: School offers safe place for girls on Pine Ridge Reservation (August 9, 2017)

The Anpo Wicahpi Pine Ridge Girls’ School is getting ready for its second year of educating girls on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota.

Nooksack Tribe loses federal health care funds as disenrollment drama drags on (August 9, 2017)

A clinic operated by the Nooksack Tribe is losing $2.5 million in federal health care funds amid a long-running disenrollment dispute.

Crow Tribe weighs stronger response after site of triple homicide burns to ground (August 9, 2017)

Leaders of the Crow Tribe continue to look for ways to address violent crime after a shooting left three citizens dead and two others injured.

Mapuche activists evicted from land protest on ancestral territory in Argentina (August 9, 2017)

Mapuche activists and their allies were evicted by military police in Argentina last week and one supporter has gone missing.

Cronkite News: Backlogs at immigration courts reach a record high in Trump era (August 9, 2017)

Immigration court cases waiting to be heard hit an all-time high in June despite the hiring of more judges and a Trump administration directive to expedite cases.

Muscogee Nation welcomes decision affirming the boundaries of its reservation (August 9, 2017)

The Muscogee (Creek) Nation is welcoming a federal court decision that confirms the boundaries of its reservation in Oklahoma remain intact.

Alex Jacobs: Beware the new 'tribalism' in American politics with Donald Trump (August 9, 2017)

Political figureheads are using tribalism as a form of deflection, Alex Jacobs writes on Indian Country Media Network.
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