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Native America Calling: Art from hardship (November 8, 2024)
Native people have a long and rich tradition of producing artwork from behind bars. 
Source New Mexico: Native voter battles state over ballot disenfranchisement (November 4, 2024)
When Virgil Dixon tried to register to vote in his birthplace state of New Mexico, the Navajo veteran was denied and had to go to court. 
After a report on disparities in Hawaii’s criminal justice system, that state has been working on ways to provide more equitable treatment of Native Hawaiians.
Just as Native people are overrepresented in jails and prisons, they make up a disproportionate number of those on supervised release.
Numerous studies over the years point out the overrepresentation of Native women in U.S. prisons. Even Native girls are incarcerated at higher rates.
Chuck Hoskin: Cherokee Nation on path to criminal justice reform (December 25, 2023)
When the U.S. Supreme Court reaffirmed tribal jurisdiction over our reservations in eastern Oklahoma, Cherokee Nation was quick to push forward with a transformative vision for our criminal justice system. 
A large crowd rallied outside the White House, calling on President Joe Biden to free imprisoned American Indian Movement activist Leonard Peltier.
Native America Calling: The hope for Leonard Peltier (February 15, 2023)
As Leonard Peltier enters his 48th year behind bars, his supporters and legal advocates are renewing the push to have him released through whatever means. 
Native America Calling: The over-incarceration of Native Americans (January 24, 2023)
The research on the over-representation of Native people behind bars is long and vast. 
Native prisoners at the Washington State Penitentiary hosted their first powwow in three years, a 50-year tradition temporarily halted by the Covid-19 pandemic.
A citizen of the Oneida Nation just walked free after serving 18 years in prison for a wrongful conviction.
Denying our spiritual practices for more than 100 years has impacted generations of Indian people.
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